CALIFORNIA ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION (CalARP) PROGRAM

What is CalARP?

The California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program covers businesses that handle one or more of a specified list of regulated substances in excess of the threshold quantity. The statues (Health & Safety Code Chapter 6.95, Article 2) and regulations (California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4.5) governing the CalARP program my be downloaded from www.leginfo.ca.gov and www.calregs.com, respectively. Further information is available from the Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency.

How do I get updates on CalARP?

The three-year update for all CalARP facilities subject to the federal thresholds can be found in Table 1 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Article 4.5, Section §2770.5. List of Substances was due June 21, 2004.