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Philbro-Tech, Inc. uses the ferrous sulfate in their waste water treatment to extract heavy metals. Documentation of this process is not available due to being proprietary information. This information was made available with the sales manager Joseph Han at Philbro-Tech, Inc. Item#303. CCR 66265.33 Failed to maintain all communication or alarm systems, spill control, or decontamination equipment. There were a variety of secondary containments and secondary containment pallets all contained some type of oily, sludge, water or unknown liquid inside. See supporting PDF file Item 303/601. a. Secondary containments for totes near the oil storage building (bone yard) contained oily sludge inside. Two secondary containments used for oil or oily water were both pumped into totes and wiped clean, reorganized and put away. Work performed under Sumiden maintenance work order 219. Materials disposed as NON-RCRA CA Waste manifest#020403095JJK. b. Secondary containments for oil products was stored inside of the oil storage buildings contained an oily substance. Three secondary containments containing used oil and oily substances were pumped into used oil tote for recycle. Work performed under Sumiden maintenance work order 221. c. Secondary containments at the used oil storage location contained oily sludge/water at the used drums of oil storage area. Contents of secondary containments pumped into appropriate oil totes for recycle. Work performed under Sumiden maintenance work order 219. Materials disposed as NON-RCRA CA Waste manifest#020403095JJK. d. Secondary containment pallet for a tote of phosphoric acid solution containing liquid inside. Liquid drained for disposal using manifest#019415443JJK. e. Secondary containment pallet for compressor condensate and oily water had oily residue inside. Containment was wiped down of oily residue and reuse as secondary containment, removal of open top barrels and closed top 5gallon water jugs in place to collect oily water condensate blow off. All facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment and decontamination equipment where required shall be tested and maintained as necessary to assure its proper operation in time of emergency. Alarm systems are tested on annual basis with recommendations and repair made immediately to items out of order or otherwise deemed defective. Last alarm inspection completed on 2/5/2019 by Protection 1. Fire extinguisher are recharged and changed out annually by Amor Fire Extinguisher Co. complete for 2019. Spill control equipment (secondary containments) are scheduled for evaluation, cleaning and disposition 2 times per year at July and December shutdown. 2019 schedule is July 1-7 and December 23 —January 1, 2020. This 2 times per year is primary reserved for ferrous sulfate crystal clean out as it requires workspace inside and away from storm/sewer drains. Crystals are collected and re-introduce into the sulfuric acid bath. Secondary containments containing ferrous sulfate liquids has been drained into sulfuric acid evacuation pit for reuse.