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Mickey PierceHazardous Materials Specialist Senior

20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018

County of Santa Clara 15 incorporated cities Population of about 1.93

million people ◦ 6th largest in state◦ Approx 1M of those in the City

of San Jose (3rd CA, 10th US)

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CUPAs: City of Gilroy (FD), Santa Clara County (DEH), City of Santa Clara (FD), City of Sunnyvale (FD/PS)

◦ PAs: City of Milpitas, City of Mountain View, City of Palo Alto, County Fire Department

San Jose Fire relinquished PA 2012, maintains Hazardous Materials program w/in Fire Dept.

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Only city in the county with legal medical marijuana program

◦ Post 1/1/18: still only city within county allowing sales

The City of San José’s ordinances set forth:

◦ Where medical marijuana collectives can operate

◦ Who can operate them

◦ How medical marijuana collectives can operate

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Follow state law/city regulations Subject to inspection Provide security Comply with all requirements for cultivation,

processing, manufacturing, and transferring medical marijuana

Follow City’s “Good Neighbor Rules” Not a public nuisance No onsite consumption

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Conducted 16 screening inspections at collectives listed on City’s website◦ Leave your clipboard in the car◦ “fact finding” and “education” based

Summarized findings

Developing draft “factsheet” for cannabis collectives

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50-50 mix:◦ commercial growers with minimal growth◦ external supply

All sold consumables with extracted oils◦ No extractions on-site◦ Extraction using flammable materials prohibited

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Even small-scale growers had reportable chemicals and hazardous wastes.

HMBP quantities of: CO2- mostly liquid CO2 nitrogenous fertilizers- mostly liquid some with/near reportable quantities of pesticides

Hazardous Wastes: solvent (IPA) wipes/reusable textiles, HID lamps (UW)

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Operators were generally receptive to oversight and learning, but were

unaware of environmental rules as a whole.

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Rock Wool Excess nutrient-laden bedding material Extractable oil production Excess plant disposal NKP fertilizers “oxidizers” for reporting

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Solicitation from “Gaiaca Waste Revitalization”◦ Del Rey Oaks, Monterey County

Full service marijuana waste management◦ Includes HW (do have HW transporter registration with

DTSC)

Extractable oils market

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City of San Jose http://www.sanjoseca.gov/medicalmarijuana

Ordinance(s) http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=4901

Huge “thank you!!” to inspectors Albert Wolff and Robin Ward for work on the project and feedback.