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A <br /> FLYING J INC <br /> 4185 HARRISON BLVD., SUITE 320, OGDEN, UTAH 84403 <br /> (801) 334-4770 • FAX (801)334-4774 <br /> June 1, 2001 <br /> Ms. Alison Youngblood <br /> San Joaquin County Public Health Services <br /> Environmental Health Division <br /> 304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor <br /> Stockton, CA 95202 <br /> RE: Request for Disposal of Dispenser Pan Wash Water <br /> Flying J Travel Plaza <br /> Ripon, CA <br /> Dear Ms. Youngblood: <br /> About a year ago, you inspected our Flying J Travel Plaza at 1501 North Jack Tone Road, <br /> Ripon, California. In the report, you noted violations of California's Health and Safety <br /> Code (HSC) Sections 25189.5 and 25201 (a) regarding the unapproved treatment of <br /> hazardous waste. Specifically, you sited Flying J for improperly disposing sump water <br /> (wash water runoff which collects in the sump pans under the site's dispensers),by <br /> disposing it to the site's oil/water separator(OWS). <br /> Background <br /> The Flying J Travel Plaza consists of a restaurant, convenience store and auto and truck <br /> fueling islands. Part of our success is that we have very high standards for cleanliness <br /> both inside the building and outside at the fueling islands. In an effort to maintain this <br /> cleanliness, Flying J cleans the fueling islands daily by using a high-pressure sprayer. In <br /> addition, each diesel island has a hose that the truckers can use to clean their windshields <br /> and spray the bugs off their radiators. Both the water generated from the sprayer and the <br /> water used by the truckers goes through an oil/water separator(OWS)prior to being <br /> discharged to City of Ripon's sanitary sewer. This water is not considered by San <br /> Joaquin County Environmental Health Division(EHD)to be a hazardous waste. <br /> During the spraying of the fueling islands, some water infiltrates into the diesel <br /> dispensers and accumulates in the sump pans under the dispensers. It is Flying J's belief <br /> that this infiltration water is essentially the same as the water generated from the cleaning <br /> of the trucks and islands and we have traditionally disposed of this water by pouring it <br /> directly into the OWS. However, this practice was halted after the issuance of your May <br /> 30, 2000 report. <br />