Hazardous waste · violations by year
Hazardous waste violations in San Diego County, California in 2026
- 11Handlers cited
- 20Violations on record
- 45Handlers cited in 2025
- 9thAmong California counties that year
San Diego County, California has 11 hazardous waste handlers with at least one violation on record during 2026, across 20 separate violations. That compares with 45 in 2025. It is the 9th largest of the 16 California counties with three or more handlers cited that year. Each row below carries the date the violation was recorded, the agency that recorded it and the kind of violation it was.
Other years
Comparable counties in California, 2026
- Contra Costa County 11
- Kern County 12
- San Mateo County 12
- Ventura County 7
- Riverside County 16
- San Joaquin County 5
- Sacramento County 4
- Solano County 4
Violations recorded in 2026
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | FIRMENICH, INC | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-08-24 | FIRMENICH, INC | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-08-10 | SHARP TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER | Oceanside | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-08-10 | SHARP TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER | Oceanside | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2026-07-31 | CP MANUFACTURING, LLC | San Diego | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2026-07-31 | CP MANUFACTURING, LLC | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-07-31 | CP MANUFACTURING, LLC | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2026-07-07 | CVS PHARMACY #11445 | Oceanside | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2026-06-23 | NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND (NASNI) HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY COMPLEX | San Diego | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2026-05-27 | SOLAR TURBINES INC | San Diego | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2026-05-13 | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-05-13 | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | San Diego | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2026-05-13 | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-05-13 | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | San Diego | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2026-05-13 | ALPHACOAT FINISHING | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-05-13 | ALPHACOAT FINISHING | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-04-28 | SCRIPPS CLINIC RANCHO BERNARDO | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2026-04-28 | SCRIPPS CLINIC RANCHO BERNARDO | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-04-07 | NUDE NICOTINE | San Diego | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2026-01-26 | EFR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC | Alpine | Standards Applicable to Transporters of HW: Compliance with the Manifest System and Recordkeeping | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.