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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Unit Supervisors Donna K.Heran,R.E.H.S. ' Carl Bor an,R.E.H.S. 304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor t Director Al Olsen,R.E.H.S. Stockton, California 95202-2708 Mike Huggins,Douglas W.Wilson, S.,R.D.I. R.E.H.S. • �q, a�P Program Manager Telephone: (209) 468-3420 Margaret Lagorio,R.E.H.S. <<F o a Laurie A.Cotulla,R.E.H.S. Fax: (209) 464-0138 Robert McClellon,R.E.H.S. Program Manager Mark Barcellos,R.E.H.S. TO: David Irey,Deputy District Attorney San Joaquin Environmental Prosecution Unit FROM: Donna Heran,Director Environmental Health Department DATE: October 29,2002 RE: Central California Traction Co. 1645 N. Cherokee Lane, Stockton I- SUMMARY On September 5, 2002, San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) received a call from Robert Lopez of San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services (OES) stating that he was currently at Central California Traction Co. (CCT) where hazardous waste was being stored. Due to poor management of the facility's waste, he advised that we visit the site. Dennis H. Catanyag, REHS, responded to the complaint. Upon arrival, Mr. Catanyag met with Mr. Lopez and Mr. Gerardo Martinez, a CCT employee. Mr. Lopez showed him the location that stored drums, boxes, and a bucket of used oil filters that had been overflowing leading to an area of soil that had been heavily stained with oily material. He then proceeded to show Mr. Catanyag a pit that contained what Mr. Catanyag estimated was about ten inches of oily liquid. At this point, Mr. Catanyag was concerned at the lack of care the facility had in regards to hazardous waste management and began to photograph the facility(Attachment 1). On the east side of the Building, north of the pit, there was a 5-gallon bucket full of used oil (without a label or a lid), whereas on the south side of the building there were six 55-gallon drums full of unknown content (without a label or a lid). There was also a 55-gallon blue drum, containing used oil filters, that was on the north side of the building. Mr. Catanyag then proceeded to the main warehouse where most of the maintenance occurred. Inside the building, batteries were scattered throughout, including six batteries that lay on the northwestern side of the wall, two of which were broken. Around this area were six drums, four boxes and a bucket of used oil filters, a bucket of spent absorbent, oil filters that lay on top of drums and boxes, 24 asbestos brake pads, 22 5-gallon buckets and eight 55-gallon drums previously containing oil products, still containing pourable amounts. Page 1 of 6