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Oc ` CONTINUEDfrom A - 1 I Hazardous the Defense Depot in Tracy and other bases were ME � �,Pnca "generators " of the hazardous waste to begin Waste cd� with , they still might be liable for its safe disposal . Share A " We are interested in finding out what kind of sites Army representations were made (by the bases ) when this material was sold , " said Marschner. Depot / ta9Ue Lathrop Rd . Lague , in an earlier interview , said some of the C 5 Sates Lathrop pesticides were sold by the Herlong Army Base y near Susanville and that Army officials gave him > Louise Ave . no special warnings about how hazardous the 3 Manteca s material was . He said he was " pressured " to bid Q _T o Yosemite Ave . as little as " 50 cents each " for dozens of pallets a a a containing four 55-gallon drums each of chlordane C a 99 and malathion . 120 Gordon The restraining orders prohibit Lague and Gor- Woodward F d . Research don from either mixing , reprocessing or moving Co . Inc . the barrels or accepting any new material until the enforcement action is completed . Bee map " Both owners are cooperating fully , " said Allen . none contain extremely hazardous compounds . He said fences are being built around where the Some contain sodium hydroxide , also known as toxic materials are being stored in Manteca and caustic soda , an ingredient in soap , others have Lathrop to keep children and others away from the isopropol alcohol and a variety of motor and trans - material . mission oils and corrision preventive greases for " We want to prevent a major public health prob - rifles and ships , Gordon said . " Maybe 40 or so lem , " said Allen . drums of oils and greases . " "There are some significantly dangerous mate- "The whole crux of this thing came up because rials at the ( Lathrop ) site and it appears that they of a technicality , " he said . " I got dragged in on the have been there , some of them , for 10 to 15 years , " updraft . I don ' t need an EPA ( Environmental said llen . Protection Agency) ' He said the toxics branch is working with the He said surplus compounds purchased from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control federal government are designated as hazardous Board to determine whether ground water under only if handling V requires an EPA permit. The the storage yard has been contaminated by the state , however, classifies any federal government leaking chemicals . I surplus compound as hazardous waste, Gordon Larry Gordon , owner of Gordon Research Co . , said . The state calls oil drained from an airplane 1085 S . Union Road in Manteca , said none of the 50 hazardous waste , he added . or so 55-gallon drums on his property leaked and " I ' ve never bought any hazardous waste , " he added . never had reason to complain about the property . Gordon said he has nine acres fenced with either " I ' ve never smelled anything from over there , " a wood or barbed wire fence . He said he will put up said Ed Toews . a chain link fence around the acre where the chem - " He ' s been no problem , " Bob and Judy Vane icals are stored to meet the court order . said in unison . He said there is a housing subdivision to the " I ' ve no complalnts , " Ron Light said . south , some houses on the north and an almond " I used to play over there , " Brande Carney said . orchard on the west . " If the state says it ' s hazardous , it should be re- In 25 years at the same spot , he said , " we ' ve had moved . ' ° no complaints from neighbors . " He said there was Said Gordon , " What miffed me , if it were so one instance of three kids who crawled through the terrible , why did it take 25 years to catch us ? " fence and caused some vandalism to a tractor . Some kids who were playing in the orchard earli- Neighbors agreed . Residents from a half-dozen er this week told their parents they saw two of the ' homes adjacent to Gordon ' s property , including a drums foaming and floating . in the air , Gordon 20-year-old Delta College geology major who said said . He said the police came out and had a good he used to play in Gordon ' s salvage site , said they laugh . " It ' s typical kids imagination . "