I just found out that I have to check the “Cortese List” to find out if a property I’m dealing with is on it. What is that list and where can I find it?
If you are thinking about one actual, physical list, it doesn’t exist in that form. Your best bet to find the Cortese List, also known as the Hazardous Waste and Substances Site List, is to look at the Cortese List page on Cal/EPA’s Web site. Basically, the Cortese list page is set up such that it presents the actual wording of each of the subsections of Government Code Section 65962.5, followed by hyperlinks to more detailed description for each subsection of the kinds of information that is now electronically available, including links to those information resources. It links to explanations of whether different items described in the Government Code are current, and does a good job of explaining which requirements are obsolete and why. It then sends the viewer off to different databases (DTSC’s EnviroStor, the Water Board’s Geotracker, , etc.) to find whatever sites may be left. The explanation on the page will give those of you who are planners much more confidence when you check t
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