Permit Tasks and Tiers Chart

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Use this chart to determine which permit process tasks and permit application elements apply to each regulatory tier.

Also see the Permit Tier Placement Chart which shows the types of facilities and operations that are slotted into each type of permit tier.

Note: This page has been updated to reflect the Permit Implementation Regulations (effective on April 13, 2007). Newly inserted text is shown with a shaded background.

Operator Permit Tasks and Application Elements	Regulatory Permit Tier
Full Title 27, Section 21570	Standardized Title 14, Section 18105	Registration Title 14, Section 18104	Notification Title 14, Section 18103
Prepare and Submit Application for New, Revised, or Modified Permit and/or RFI Amendments	Yes, 180 days prior to operation or changes.	Yes (new permit only)	Yes (new permit only)	Notify LEA
Application Form	Yes (cc Local Planning Agency and cc RWQCB for Landfills)	Yes, (cc Local Planning Agency)	Yes, (cc Local Planning Agency)	Notify LEA (cc Local Planning Agency)
Note: The application form needs to be updated to include "modified permit" as a type of application for full permits. Updating the application form, which is located in the Appendices of Title 27, will require the regulations to be amended in a separate new rulemaking that could take some time. In the meantime, to submit an application for a modified permit, applicants may change the CIWMB E-1-77 form before submitting it to the LEA by crossing out "revision" under "Part 1.C.2." of the form and writing in "Modification."
Report of Facility Information (RFI)	Yes, may be submitted as a Joint Technical Document (JTD) for Landfills	Yes	Yes	No. An operations plan or OIMP are required for some operations.
CEQA Information	Yes	Yes	No (may be required by local agency)	No (may be required by local agency)
Conformance Finding	Yes (Unless the facility is a transfer station which recovers less than 5% of the volume of materials received for reuse or recycling)	Yes (There are no transfer stations in the standardized tier)	Yes (Unless the facility is a transfer station which recovers less than 5% of the volume of materials received for reuse or recycling)	No. (Must provide evidence that local planning department was notified)
List of Public Hearings, Meetings, and Copies of Notices	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
~~CUP~~	~~Yes~~	No	No	No
Complete Closure Plan	Yes, for Landfill	No	No	No
Financial Assurance	Yes, for Landfill	No	No	No
Operating Liability	Yes, for Landfill	No	No	No
Owner/Operator Certification	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Apply for 5-Year Permit Review	Yes, 180 days prior to due date. cc local planning agency	No. Certify no changes or apply for new permit.	No. Certify no changes or apply for new permit.	N/A
LEA Permit Tasks and Application Elements	Full Title 27, Section 21650	Standardized Title 14, Section 18105	Registration Title 14, Section 18104	Notification Title 14, Section 18103
Provide guidance to applicant and local planning agencies on permit, local land use, and CEQA.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Request Assignment of SWIS Facility File Number	Yes (for new sites)	Yes (for new sites)	Yes (for new sites)	Yes (for new sites)
Review Permit at Least Every 5 Years from Date Issued	Yes. LEA notifies operator 180 days prior to due date.	Yes. LEA notifies operator 60 days prior.	Yes. LEA notifies operator 60 days prior.	N/A
Permit Review Report	Yes	No (new permit is reissued every 5 years)	No (new permit is reissued every 5 years)	N/A
Approve Change in Owner and/or Operator	Yes, if certain findings can be made.	New permit if operator change. Notify LEA if owner change.	New permit if operator change. Notify LEA if owner change.	N/A
Process RFI Amendments	Yes, if certain findings can be made.	N/A. Must obtain new permit.	N/A. Must obtain new permit	N/A
Request Application for Modified Permit	Yes, if certain findings can be made.	No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.	No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.	N/A
Request Application for Revised Permit	Yes, if significant change.	No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.	No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.	N/A. Notify LEA of changes.
Review Application Package	Yes	Yes	Yes (Review is limited. No discretionary action)	N/A
Accept or Reject Application	Yes, within 30 days	Yes, within 30 days.	Yes, within 30 days.	N/A
LEA Informational Meeting	Yes, within 60 days of receipt for new or revised permits.	No	No	No
LEA Public Notice (operator is also required to post notice for approved RFI amendments)	Yes for new, revised, or modified permits permits after finding complete and correct; Yes for RFI Amendments within 5 days after approval.	Yes	Yes	No
Pre-Permit Inspection	Yes. Board/LEA	Yes. Board/LEA	As needed by LEA.	N/A
Write Permit	Yes, with terms and conditions for new and revised; no addition of terms and conditions for modified.	No. Permit is in regulation.	No. Permit is in regulation.	No
Submit Permit Package to Board	Yes, within 60 days of acceptance of application.	Yes, within 15 days of acceptance of application.	No. Issue permit within 5 days of acceptance of application.	N/A. Submit notification within 5 days of receipt.
LEA Permit Package Submitted to Board for Approval	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
LEA Certification	Yes	No	No	No
LEA CEQA Finding	Yes	Yes	No	No
RWQCB Information	Yes, if RWQCB enforcement action against landfill.	No	No	No
Permit Review Report	Yes	No	No	N/A
List of Public Hearings, Meetings, and Copies of Notices received from operator.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Any written public comments received and summary of comments received at informational meeting and any steps taken by LEA.	Yes for new and revised permits; no summary of comments for modified permits.	No	No	No
Attend Board Meeting	Yes for new and revised permits (Modified permits can be approved by Executive Director)	Yes	N/A	N/A
Issue (or Deny) Permit	Yes, after Board decision for new and revised permits. Yes, after Executive Director approval for modified permits. Board/Executive Director has 60 days to act.	Yes, after Board hearing. Board has 30 days to act.	Yes, without Board concurrence.	N/A
Enforce Permit	Yes. Monthly inspections.	Yes. Monthly inspections.	Yes. Monthly inspections.	Quarterly inspections.
Board Permit Tasks and Application Elements	Full Title 27, Section 21685	Standardized Title 14, Section 18105	Registration Title 14, Section 18104	Notification Title 14, Section 18103
Provide guidance to applicant and local planning agencies on permit, local land use, and CEQA.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Post LEA informational meeting notice on web site.	Yes for new and revised permits.	No.	No.	N/A
Post LEA notice of approved RFI amendment if requested by LEA.	Yes for RFI amendments.	No.	No.	N/A
Review Permit Package	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Pre-permit Inspection	Yes	Yes	No	No
Submit Title and Write Agenda Item	Yes, approximately 30 days prior to Board meeting for new and revised permits. Modified permits are approved or denied by Executive Director.	Yes, approximately 30 days prior to Board meeting.	No	N/A
Concur or Object to Permit	Yes, within 60 days of receipt of proposed permit.	Yes, within 30 days of receipt of proposed permit.	No	No
Maintain Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) Database	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.

Operator Permit Tasks and Application Elements

Regulatory Permit Tier

Full

Title 27, Section 21570

Standardized

Title 14, Section 18105

Registration

Title 14, Section 18104

Notification

Title 14, Section 18103

Prepare and Submit Application for New, Revised, or Modified Permit and/or RFI Amendments

Yes, 180 days prior to operation or changes.

Yes (new permit only)

Notify LEA

Application Form

Yes (cc Local Planning Agency and cc RWQCB for Landfills)

Yes, (cc Local Planning Agency)

Notify LEA (cc Local Planning Agency)

Note: The application form needs to be updated to include "modified permit" as a type of application for full permits. Updating the application form, which is located in the Appendices of Title 27, will require the regulations to be amended in a separate new rulemaking that could take some time. In the meantime, to submit an application for a modified permit, applicants may change the CIWMB E-1-77 form before submitting it to the LEA by crossing out "revision" under "Part 1.C.2." of the form and writing in "Modification."

Report of Facility Information (RFI)

Yes, may be submitted as a Joint Technical Document (JTD) for Landfills

Yes

No. An operations plan or OIMP are required for some operations.

CEQA Information

Yes

No (may be required by local agency)

Conformance Finding

Yes (Unless the facility is a transfer station which recovers less than 5% of the volume of materials received for reuse or recycling)

Yes (There are no transfer stations in the standardized tier)

Yes (Unless the facility is a transfer station which recovers less than 5% of the volume of materials received for reuse or recycling)

No. (Must provide evidence that local planning department was notified)

List of Public Hearings, Meetings, and Copies of Notices

Yes

~~CUP~~

~~Yes~~

Complete Closure Plan

Yes, for Landfill

Financial Assurance

Yes, for Landfill

Operating Liability

Yes, for Landfill

Owner/Operator Certification

Yes

Apply for 5-Year Permit Review

Yes, 180 days prior to due date. cc local planning agency

No. Certify no changes or apply for new permit.

N/A

LEA Permit Tasks and Application Elements

Full

Title 27, Section 21650

Standardized

Title 14, Section 18105

Registration

Title 14, Section 18104

Notification

Title 14, Section 18103

Provide guidance to applicant and local planning agencies on permit, local land use, and CEQA.

Yes.

Request Assignment of SWIS Facility File Number

Yes (for new sites)

Review Permit at Least Every 5 Years from Date Issued

Yes. LEA notifies operator 180 days prior to due date.

Yes. LEA notifies operator 60 days prior.

N/A

Permit Review Report

Yes

No (new permit is reissued every 5 years)

N/A

Approve Change in Owner and/or Operator

Yes, if certain findings can be made.

New permit if operator change. Notify LEA if owner change.

N/A

Process RFI Amendments

Yes, if certain findings can be made.

N/A. Must obtain new permit.

N/A. Must obtain new permit

N/A

Request Application for Modified Permit

Yes, if certain findings can be made.

No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.

N/A

Request Application for Revised Permit

Yes, if significant change.

No. Operator must apply for new permit if any changes.

N/A. Notify LEA of changes.

Review Application Package

Yes

Yes (Review is limited. No discretionary action)

N/A

Accept or Reject Application

Yes, within 30 days

Yes, within 30 days.

N/A

LEA Informational Meeting

Yes, within 60 days of receipt for new or revised permits.

LEA Public Notice (operator is also required to post notice for approved RFI amendments)

Yes for new, revised, or modified permits permits after finding complete and correct; Yes for RFI Amendments within 5 days after approval.

Yes

Pre-Permit Inspection

Yes. Board/LEA

As needed by LEA.

N/A

Write Permit

Yes, with terms and conditions for new and revised; no addition of terms and conditions for modified.

No. Permit is in regulation.

Submit Permit Package to Board

Yes, within 60 days of acceptance of application.

Yes, within 15 days of acceptance of application.

No. Issue permit within 5 days of acceptance of application.

N/A. Submit notification within 5 days of receipt.

LEA Permit Package Submitted to Board for Approval

Yes

N/A

LEA Certification

Yes

LEA CEQA Finding

Yes

RWQCB Information

Yes, if RWQCB enforcement action against landfill.

Permit Review Report

Yes

N/A

List of Public Hearings, Meetings, and Copies of Notices received from operator.

Yes

Any written public comments received and summary of comments received at informational meeting and any steps taken by LEA.

Yes for new and revised permits; no summary of comments for modified permits.

Attend Board Meeting

Yes for new and revised permits (Modified permits can be approved by Executive Director)

Yes

N/A

Issue (or Deny) Permit

Yes, after Board decision for new and revised permits. Yes, after Executive Director approval for modified permits. Board/Executive Director has 60 days to act.

Yes, after Board hearing. Board has 30 days to act.

Yes, without Board concurrence.

N/A

Enforce Permit

Yes. Monthly inspections.

Quarterly inspections.

Board Permit Tasks and Application Elements

Full

Title 27, Section 21685

Standardized

Title 14, Section 18105

Registration

Title 14, Section 18104

Notification

Title 14, Section 18103

Provide guidance to applicant and local planning agencies on permit, local land use, and CEQA.

Yes.

Post LEA informational meeting notice on web site.

Yes for new and revised permits.

No.

N/A

Post LEA notice of approved RFI amendment if requested by LEA.

Yes for RFI amendments.

No.

N/A

Review Permit Package

Yes

N/A

Pre-permit Inspection

Yes

Submit Title and Write Agenda Item

Yes, approximately 30 days prior to Board meeting for new and revised permits. Modified permits are approved or denied by Executive Director.

Yes, approximately 30 days prior to Board meeting.

N/A

Concur or Object to Permit

Yes, within 60 days of receipt of proposed permit.

Yes, within 30 days of receipt of proposed permit.

Maintain Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) Database

Yes.

Also, the Permit Tier Placement Chart shows the types of facilities and operations that are slotted into each type of permit tier.