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San Joaquin County <br />Environmental Health Department <br />600 East Main Street <br />Stockton, California 95202-3029 <br />November 14, 2011 <br />Website: www.sjgov.org/ehd <br />Phone: (209) 468-3420 <br />Fax: (209) 464-0138 <br />VALLEY TOWING PRODUCTS <br />31291 COMCAST DRIVE <br />NEW HAVEN, MICHIGAN 48048 <br />RE: Hazardous Waste Left Behind at 1313 S. Stockton St. Lodi, CA 95240 <br />NOTICE TO ABATE IMMEDIATELY <br />FILE COPY <br />DIRECTOR <br />Donna Heran, REHS <br />PROGRAM COORDINATORS <br />Robert McClellon, REHS <br />Jeff Carruesco, REHS, RDI <br />Kasey Foley, REHS <br />Linda Turkatte, REHS <br />A complaint has been received by this office alleging that you are responsible for a hazardous waste <br />violation of California Health and Safety Code, Division 20; Chapter 6.5. <br />NATURE OF COMPLAINT: The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department received a <br />letter from the City of Lodi notifying this Department that Valley Towing Products "...left a number of <br />unidentified hazardous chemicals behind..." at 1313 S. Stockton St. in Lodi when it was vacated by Valley <br />Towing earlier last week. <br />VIOLATION: Please be advised that leaving hazardous chemicals behind is considered illegal <br />disposal of hazardous waste and is prohibited when the disposal is at a facility which does not have a <br />permit from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. This is in violation of California Health <br />and Safety Code Section 25189.5. <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION: Effective immediately, properly dispose of the hazardous waste that was <br />illegally disposed of on site per Title 22 and submit a copy of the disposal manifests to the San <br />Joaquin County Environmental Health Department. <br />If you have any questions, please contact, Ads Cacapit Senior REHS, at (209) 468-3453. <br />Aris Cacapit, Senior REHS <br />Hazardous Waste Generator Program <br />Environmental Health Department <br />cc: Thule Hitch Systems LLC <br />42 Silvermine Rd. <br />Seymour, CT 06483 <br />D. Stephen Schwabauer, City Attorney <br />City of Lodi <br />P.O. Box 3006 <br />Lodi, CA 95241-1910 <br />