M7.4 Local Environmental Services



Sacramento County's Department of Environmental Services provide many services. Some of the services include:

  •  Food, Pools, and Environmental Health
  • Hazardous Material/Waste CUPA
  • Water
  • Plans & Plan Review
  • Solid Waste
There are also programs within the Department of Public Health. I was surprised to see all the services that the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) is in charge of implementing. There are six statewide environmental programs for Sacramento County.

  • The Underground Storage of Hazardous Substance
  • Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMP) requirements
  • Hazardous Waste Generator requirements
  • California Accidental Release Prevention (CAL-ARP) program
  • Uniform Fire Code Hazardous Materials Management plan
  • Above Petroleum Storage (Spill Prevention Control and Counter Measures Plan only)
I never knew that there was so much that went into waste management. They are required to have a plan for spills, ways in preventing spills and making sure that everything is up to code. It is interesting to see how these places get inspected and investigated whenever something goes wrong or a spill happens. I think that it is very important to have places like these regulated.

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  1. UnknownMarch 14, 2018 at 8:58 PM

    It is interesting to see food, pools, and environmental health all fall into one big category in Sac County. The local public health department in my area was set-up differently and it's interesting to compare them all.

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