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AY <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> May 26, 1992 <br /> San Joaquin County, Public Health Services <br /> P. 0. Box 2009 <br /> 1601 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95201 <br /> Attn: Mr. Ed Padilla <br /> Subject: Establishment of a Soils Recycling Facility at <br /> California Waste Removal Systems, 1333 East <br /> Turner Road, Lodi, CSA <br /> Dear Mr. Padilla: <br /> As you know, there is an ever increasing problem with the <br /> management of fuel contaminated soils in California. Identified <br /> leaking underground fuel tan (LUFT) sites are accumulating in <br /> the state at a rate of 3, 000 to 4, 000 sites per year; whereas, <br /> less than 1, 000 sites per year are being cleaned up. As of <br /> January, 1992, nearly 20, 000 tVFT sites had been identified in <br /> the state, but only 3,400 had been cleaned up. Ultimately, the <br /> State Water Resources Control Board projects there will be over <br /> 35,000 LUFT sites in our state. <br /> Unfortunately, much of the fuel contaminated soil from those <br /> sites which have been cleaned up has gone to Class II landfills, <br /> an approach which only transfers the contamination problem to <br /> another location rather than solve the problem. <br /> To help address the growing need to manage these soils in a more <br /> responsible manner, California Waste Removal Systems and Western <br /> Soils Recycling propose to establish a Soils Recycling Facility <br /> in Lodi . At the Facility, both the soil, and the fuel contaminant' <br /> will be recovered and reused. The treated soil will be recycled <br /> for use as backfill in LUFT site excavations. The fuel will be <br /> shipped to off site recycling operations where the recovered fuel <br /> is converted to salable products. From the perspective of the <br /> party who owns the contaminated soil, soil can be sent to this <br /> recycling facility for about one half the cost of disposal ;at a <br /> Class II landfill . Further, and perhaps more importantly, the <br /> owner' s long term liability for the waste is terminated by the <br /> proposed process; whereas, it continues indefinitely if the soil <br /> goes to a landfill for disposal . <br /> The Soils Recycling Facility will occupy approximately three (3) <br /> acres within California Waste Removal Systems' property located <br /> %T <br />