Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 66264.178
At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues shall be removed from the containment system. Remaining containers, liners, bases, and soil containing or contaminated with hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues shall be decontaminated or removed. At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate in accordance with section 66261.3(e) of this division that the solid waste removed from the containment system is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of chapters 12 through 16 of this division.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 66264.178
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159, 25159.5 and 25245, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 264.178.