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IMAML r MEMORANDUM TO: William S. Johnson FROM: Steven C. Macaulay SUBJECT: Inspection, Solid Waste Disposal Site On 7 October 1975, Sanitarian Ed Pico and I inspected an illegal disposal site located at the end of North Cluff Road, east of Lodi at the south bank of the Mokelumne River. We contacted office personnel before making the inspection. This inspection was made as a result of an anonymous complaint to our office and a request for our involvement by the San Joaquin Local Health District. This site comprises approximately 50-100 acres of land in the flood plain of the Mokelumne River, along the south bank of the river. A small levee offers some protection of the property from inundation during most of the year. At the time of our inspection we observed a 1-2 acre parcel covered with raw toma- to waste. This waste material appeared to have been recently dumped in large piles. The material had an offensive odor, and we noticed that the general area had many flies and other insects. Our inspection was made at about 10:00 a.m. , with the temperature about 60-65 OF. A large portion of the site (5-10 acres) is currently being utilized for dis- posal of Group 2 wastes, including wood, construction materials, foundry slag, paper, winery wastes, etc. About half of this material had a thin soil cover on top, and the rest of the material is uncovered. A portion of the site is smoking, and is apparently undergoing combustion. A very large area to the west of the industrial waste disposal area is being utilized for disposal of additional cannery waste. This waste appeared to have been spread recently over a large pasture. We observed a large number of flies throughout this area. We returned to the office, where we discussed our observations with Dario De Benedetti of Sanitary City Disposal Company, operators of the site. Mr. De Benedetti stated that the tomato waste was dumped at the site last Friday, 10-3-75, and that it has not been disced into the soil due to equipment break- down. He further stated that the company has utilized the site for disposal for Group 2 industrial wastes for a number of years without enforcement ac- tion by any regulatory agencies, and that the Health District has been aware of his site for some time. I stated that his site was not being operated in a satisfactory manner to preclude nuisance conditions, vector problems, and water quality problems. Mr. Pico stated that the site does not have a use permit from the County Planning Department, nor is it approved by the Health District for disposal of wastes. Mr. De Benedetti indicated that the problem with cannery wastes this year is that the canneries are generating much more waste than originally anticipated. As a result, Mr. De Benedetti's firm has not been able to accept further wastes at their other sites, and decided to spread wastes over their pasture land adja- cent to the river. He further stated that he would have these wastes disced into the soil within the next few days, where they will readily decompose.