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The following is an itemized list of hazardous waste violations that have not been addressed for QUEST INDUSTRIES LLC as of January 11, 2021. Open violations from November 04, 2020 inspection Violation#304-Failed to maintain adequate aisle space for unobstructed response to emergencies. OBSERVATION: The boneyard in the south area had a gate entrance that was broken. In addition, half of the boneyard was unreachable due to drums and other equipment blocking the path. Several drums labeled "hazardous waste"could not be inspected as a result of the path being blocked. REGULATION GUIDANCE:The owner or operator shall maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel,fire protection equipment,spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment to any area of facility operation in an emergency, unless it can be demonstrated to the Department that aisle space is not needed for any of these purposes. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Immediately maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel, fire protection,spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment to any area of facility operation in an emergency. Provide a corrective action statement to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department within 30 days. ❑ This violation was corrected ❑This violation will be corrected by(date): ❑ Supporting documents included Describe actions taken or will be taken to correct violation: Violation#403-Failed to keep hazardous waste containers closed except when adding or removing hazardous waste. OBSERVATION: The following open hazardous waste storage containers were observed on-site: One open, partially-full 55-gallon drum of solid dark treated paint waste was observed outside, east of the compressor room. This hazardous paint waste was sampled by the EHD, labeled SAMPLE 7, and found to contain 51,000 mg/kg zinc. In the compressor room, one open,white 5 gallon bucket contained treated paint waste. This hazardous paint white € solid waste was sampled by the EHD, labeled SAMPLE 6, and found to contain 120,000 mg/kg zinc. i REGULATION GUIDANCE:A container holding hazardous waste shall always be closed during transfer and storage, except when it is necessary to add or remove waste. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Immediately close these containers and ensure all hazardous waste containers are closed when not adding or removing waste. Provide a corrective action statement and supporting documentation to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department within 30 days. This is a Class II violation. ❑ This violation was corrected ❑This violation will be corrected by(date): ❑ Supporting documents included Describe actions taken or will be taken to correct violation: `' Page 11 of 22