On March 4, 2026, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved permanent regulations to allow Enforcement Agencies (EAs) to continue to use the authority granted in PRC section 44000.5 to bring enforcement actions against any person who causes solid waste to be disposed of, arranges for solid waste to be disposed of, transports solid waste for the purpose of disposal, or accepts solid waste for the purpose of disposal, except for at a solid waste disposal facility for which a permit has been issued. Pre-emergency regulations only allow EAs to bring an enforcement action against facility operators or the owners of the property where the waste is disposed, not the other actors that facilitate its disposal.
Additionally, these proposed regulations will permanently establish regulation of the land application of organic waste, bringing the activity into the permitting tier structure, thereby further bolstering an EA’s ability to regulate the waste and protect the public and environment from harm from illegal disposal.
