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SAN J 0 A Q U 1 N Environmental Health Department <br /> u ; i y 1 Iii <br /> Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report <br /> Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: <br /> 2 MECHANICS AUTO REPAIR 24584 MACARTHUR DR,TRACY May 22, 2020 <br /> Item 1: OBSERVATION: Containers of used metal oil filters out of compliance with the storage rules were <br /> observed on-site. The following used metal oil filter containers were on-site: <br /> -One 55-gallon drum with used metal oil filters observed with non-secure lid. Located in hazardous waste <br /> storage area. Operator corrected on site by securing ring around drum. <br /> -One 5-gallon bucket with used metal oil filters and used paper oil filters observed not separated, and no <br /> "drained used oil filters" label, located near worker station in the back of shop. Corrected on site by operator, he <br /> separated used metal oil filters and used paper oil filters and placed drained used oil filters label. <br /> -One 5-gallon bucket with used metal oil filters and used paper oil filters observed not separated and no <br /> "drained used oil filters" label, located in hazardous waste storage area. Corrected on site by operator, he <br /> placed used metal oil filters and used paper oil filters in respective designated drums. <br /> -Approximately 30 drained used oil filters observed accumulating on top of one 55-gallon drum with drained <br /> used oil filters. Drained used oil filters are not containerized. Operator corrected on site by transferring drained <br /> used oil filters into one 55-gallon drum with used metal oil filters. <br /> REGULATION GUIDANCE: <br /> (b) "used oil filters" are defined as filters which contain a residue of used oil and which are exempt from <br /> regulation as a hazardous waste under the scrap metal provision found in federal law. <br /> (c) Used oil filters that meet the conditions of subsection (b)of this section and are managed and recycled in <br /> compliance with the following requirements shall not be regulated as hazardous waste. <br /> (1)The filters are drained of free-flowing used oil. For the purposes of this subsection, free-flowing is defined as <br /> a continuous stream of oil exiting the filter when the filter is inverted. Oil exiting drop by drop is not considered to <br /> be free-flowing. However, if the filter is equipped with a device (such as a rubber flap located just inside the filter <br /> opening)which impedes the drainage of used oil from the filter, that device shall be manipulated to allow the oil <br /> to exit the filter freely, or the filter punctured, crushed, opened, drained, or otherwise handled in a manner that <br /> will allow the used oil to exit the filter. <br /> (2)The drained used oil filters are transported for purposes of metal reclamation to any of the following: <br /> (A)A smelter or other scrap metal processor where they are recycled or; <br /> (B)A storage facility or consolidation facility that subsequently transfers the filters to a facility described in <br /> paragraph (A)or(C)of this subsection or; <br /> (C)A municipal solid waste incinerator for energy recovery, if the residual casings are subsequently transferred <br /> to a facility described in paragraph (A)of this subsection, or to a storage or consolidation facility that <br /> subsequently transfers the residual casings to a facility described in paragraph (A)of this subsection. <br /> (3)The drained used oil filters are accumulated, stored, and transferred in a closed, rainproof container that is <br /> capable of containing any used oil that may separate from the filters placed inside. Drums of used oil filters shall <br /> be sealed during transfer so that used oil will not spill out when they are laid upon their sides. Drums shall be <br /> secured as a load to prevent movement or tipping during transfer. Containers shall be labelled as "drained used <br /> oil filters" (not as hazardous waste)and show initial date of accumulation or receipt on each container of filters. <br /> (4) Storage of less than one ton of used oil filters shall be limited to one year. Storage of one ton or more of <br /> used oil filters is limited to 180 days. <br /> (5) Persons generating, transporting, or receiving used oil filters shall use a bill of lading to record the transfer of <br /> used oil filters. Bills of lading must indicate generator, transporter, and receiving company names, addresses, <br /> telephone numbers, the quantity and size of used oil filter containers transferred, and the date of transfer. A <br /> copy of each bill of lading must be kept on the premises of the generator, transporter, and receiving facility <br /> where the used oil filters were handled. Copies of bills of lading shall be kept for a period of three years. <br /> FA0020059 PR0531142 SCO01 05/22/2020 <br /> EHD 22-01 Rev.9/20/2019 Page 7 of 8 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com <br />