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Port of Stockton - 4 - 21 September 199 <br /> The conveyor operations and any other transportation facilities with operations associated with <br /> industrial activity at the Port of Stockton need to be covered by the General Industrial Permit. The <br /> Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and Monitoring Program for the Port's industrial <br /> activities also needs to be amended to include all such facilities. <br /> Summary <br /> At the time of my inspection, significant quantities of sulfur was spilling into the Deep Water Channel. <br /> There was spillage along the length of the conveyor, on the dock, on supporting timbers of the ship <br /> loader, and directly into the Deep Water Channel. The ship loader generated significant quantities of <br /> sulfur dust which settled over the Port property and into the Channel. Power hoses were present at the <br /> dock, with no obvious means available to capture any rinse water. <br /> Significantly more advanced technology is implemented at the adjacent conveyor operated by <br /> Metropolitan Stevedore Company. Additional controls have been suggested by the Port, but they do <br /> not appear to reflect BAT and BCT technologies, particularly in the vicinity of the inclined conveyor, <br /> and ship loader. The Port should be required to implement changes to prevent spillage from the inclined <br /> conveyor and ship loader, and fugitive dust emissions, rather than rely on spill collection in tarps. <br /> Finally, the sulfur conveyor and any other transportation facilities at the Port with operations associated <br /> with industrial activity need coverage under the General Industrial Permit. The Port's NOI, SWPPP, and <br /> Monitoring Program need to be amended to include these operations. <br /> . r <br /> Q ti <br /> PATRICIA LEARY, Assocer <br />