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Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan 1 INTRODUCTION AND SITE INFORMATION This Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan ( Plan ) has been established for The Home Depot U . S . A . , Inc , ' s ( Home Depot ' s ) Distribution Center #5641 ( DC #5641 ; Site) , located at 1400 East Pescadero Avenue in Tracy , CA ( see Figure 1 ) . The Site is a rapid deployment distribution center . It consists of a single 657 , 600 square foot warehouse surrounded by paved areas for automotive and truck trailer parking . The Site is bordered to the North by YRC Freight ; to the South and East by August Farms ; and to the West by Mc Lane Food Services . 2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Site is a distribution center for rapid deployment of products to store locations . A variety of consumer products are received at the Site and are temporarily stored within the building prior to being distributed to local and regional stores . The Site also has a maintenance shop to support minor building maintenance activities . The Site is considered a large quantity generator ( LQG ) of hazardous waste and maintains US EPA ID No . CAR000200022 . A variety of consumer products , including paints , cleaners , solvents and petroleum products are stored at the distribution center . Wastes are typically generated when products are damaged or spilled . 2 . 1 Contingency Plan Requirements This Plan is designed to minimize hazards to human health and the environment from fires , explosions or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil or surface water. The provisions of this plan must be carried out immediately whenever there is a fire , explosion or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents which could threaten human health and the environment . As required in 40 CFR 262 . 34 ( b) , "A generator of 1 , 000 kilogram or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month or greater than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste . . . " must fulfill the requirements in 40 CFR 265 Subpart D which states , " each owner or operator must have a contingency plan for his facility . The contingency plan must be designed to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from fires , explosions , or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil , or surface water . " In California Code of Regulations ( CCR) Title 22 , Division 4 . 5 , Chapter 15 (22 CCR 66265 Article 4 ) , the California Environmental Protection Agency ( CaIEPA) incorporates 40 CFR 265 and its appendices . The Plan has been prepared in accordance with applicable federal and CaIEPA regulations and guidance for hazardous waste contingency plans (40 CFR 265 and 22 CCR 66265) . Understanding and implementing this Plan will ensure that personnel are familiar with the Site ' s response procedures for fires , explosions or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of hazardous waste or i � arcadis . com 3 � I