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V. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY E Interlake, Inc., is located on the east and west side of South Sacramento Street in Lodi and manufactures metal partitions. The manufacturing process includes molding and painting the partitions. VI. HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION A machine coolant is used on the metal strips during the fabrication Process to cool off the metals. The metal strips are then washed with Methyl Ethyl Ketone, generating a waste stream of Methyl Ethyl Ketone sludge, consisting of heavy metals. The Methyl Ethyl Ketone is recycled at the facility, minus the sludge, which is hauled as hazardous waste. In the paint booths, a solid waste is produced from the overspray consisting of filters and paper used in the painting process. In the maintenance shop, solvents are provided and recycled by Safety Kleen. The facility produces 80 tons of hazardous waste annually, consisting of the following: Waste oil is produced by the maintenance of the forklifts and other related vehicles on site, and stored in an aboveground 500 gallon tank. The waste oil in the aboveground tank is recycled by Alviso Independent oil Company, at a rate of 450 gallons annually. VII -VIOLATIONS At the time of inspection there were several drums containing hazardous waste which were not labelled as "hazardous waste". Personnel involved with hazardous waste handling had not received specific hazardous waste training with specific annual updates. VIII.2,BSERVATIONS Beth Ambacher and I arrived at Interlake, Inc., at approximately 1000 hours. We identified ourselves and asked to speak to the appropriate hazardous waste management person. We were told to see Steve Mathias, Industrial Engineer, who was in charge of the Environmental Section of the plant. Mathias was just outside the building and he met with us directly. We introduced ourselves and explained the nature of our inspection.