The
Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) is the administrative
agency that coordinates and enforces numerous local, state, and
federal
hazardous materials management and environmental protection programs within the City of Oakland.
CUPA offers businesses several benefits: single point of
contact for permitting; billing and inspections; uniformity and
consistency in enforcement of regulations; and a single fee system
incorporating all of the fees from multiple programs (See the master
fee schedule for rates).
Facilities
that store, generate, and/or use hazardous materials above threshold
amounts must submit compliance documentation, obtain a CUPA permit
annually, and pass periodic inspections to ensure safe operation and
regulatory compliance. The program areas covered by the Oakland
CUPA are listed below.
For more information,
look at this website, go to the links listed at the bottom of this
page, and/or call (510) 238-3927.
Hazardous
Materials Business Plan (HMBP): A management and inventory
plan for emergency response and community 'right to know' purposes,
that must be filed with the Oakland
CUPA by all facilities that store more than 30 gallons, 500
pounds, and/or 220 cubic feet aggregate of hazardous materials
onsite.
Hazardous
Waste Generators (HWG): The required tracking of the generation, disposal, and/or treatment of hazardous waste from the
"cradle to the grave."
California
Accidental Release Program (CalARP): A permit for the development of a
Risk Management Plan to minimize the dangers related to the storage and use of large quantities
of highly hazardous materials.
Hazardous
Waste Treatment / Tiered Permitting: Permitting and tracking the onsite
treatment of hazardous waste.
Underground
Storage Tanks (UST): Plan review, permitting, and monitoring
required for the use of underground storage tanks to store and/or
dispense hazardous liquids.
Aboveground
Storage Tanks (AGT): Plan review, permitting, and spill
prevention required for the use of aboveground storage tanks to
store and/or dispense hazardous liquids.
California
Fire Code (CFC): All CFC requirements pertaining to the
storage and use of flammable and hazardous materials.
Redevelopment
of Sites w/Historical Contamination: Sites in Oakland
that have received regulatory closure and/or have actual or
potential contamination must be evaluated prior to redevelopment
to assess human and environmental health and safety.
Industrial
and Commercial Stormwater Protection: All commercial
facilities must practice proper stormwater best management practices
to prevent pollution of stormdrains, creeks, lakes, and the Bay.
