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Complia ce in Omaha, later provided sludge analysis which <br />indicat s this sludge is toxic (August 4, 1992, BC Analytical <br />California Hazardous Waste Assessment Bioassay). <br />Outside of the waste oil/water separator plant, 36 drums <br />(13 - 5 gallon, 20 - 55 gallon, and 3 - 30 gallon) of oily <br />waste m terial were deposited. The drums were unlabeled, <br />some were open and some were leaking. <br />We also noted that emergency spill equipment and <br />decontamination equipment was not available near the <br />treatment system. <br />After the waste oil/water treatment plant, we walked to the <br />train turn table. The below grade collection basin contained <br />an oily sludge. Mr. Dishman explained that he and other <br />workers would be cleaning this out by hand. He stated that <br />water i pumped out of the basin and piped to the treatment <br />plant ad the sludge is handled by the diesel shop, under the <br />direct n of Rich Lightle. <br />From there, we walked across several tracks, that were <br />heavily stained with an oily residue, to the diesel fueling <br />pad. The locomotives remain idling during the fueling. Oil <br />and fuel drip onto the ground below the engines and have <br />saturated the soil. The fueling pad is sloped to drains <br />which 1 ads to an oil/water separator at the diesel repair <br />shop an ultimately to the treatment system. <br />Mr. Dishman explained that any dirt or sand that is <br />contami ated with oil and fuel is shoveled up and stored in <br />a bin.his waste is then hauled by United States Pollution <br />Control, Inc. (USPCI) under manifest for disposal in Clive, <br />Utah. <br />The locomotive wash station is just north of the fueling pad. <br />An aboveground soap tank (containing caustics) is located in <br />this area. Soil staining and standing oily water/soap <br />mixture was evident at this area. We also noted at least <br />three dead birds. Mr. Dishman told us that he did not know <br />if the m intenance in this area was being managed by anybody. <br />We notd that there were was not adequate spill or <br />deconta ination equipment in this area. <br />We then <br />cleaninc <br />the oil <br />(cement <br />to the o <br />crushed, <br />to dispo <br />proceeded to the diesel repair shop and steam <br />area. Inside the maintenance shop, locomotives have <br />changed and the used oil discharges onto "drip pans" <br />lined tracks are sloped to drains which are plumbed <br />L1/water treatment system). Oil filters are drained, <br />stored, and hauled as hazardous waste (UPRR chooses <br />se of the spent filters in this manner). USPCI hauls <br />7 <br />