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The following is an itemized list of hazardous waste violations that have not been <br /> addressed for QUEST INDUSTRIES LLC as of January 11, 2021. <br /> Open violations from November 04, 2020 inspection <br /> Violation#203-Transported or caused transportation of hazardous waste to an unauthorized point. <br /> OBSERVATION: Used paint filters are disposed of in a trash dumpster(20 cubic yard size)at the northeast corner <br /> of the facility. The trash dumpster is hauled offsite by Republic Services, not using a hazardous waste manifest. <br /> According to Nasrat Fazli,quality manager, and Joel McDonald, plant manager,excess dried paint is scrapped off <br /> of filters to be reused in the process. After the paint is scrapped off,the used filter material is thrown away. <br /> A sample of white paint powder was taken from a filter in the dumpster on 11/4/2020 by the San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department(EHD). The sample was labeled as SAMPLE 1,and was tested for the Total <br /> Threshold Limit Concentration(TTLC)of inorganic toxic substances. The sample exceeded the non-RCRA <br /> hazardous waste threshold as follows: <br /> SAMPLE 1: TTLC:Zinc, 73,000 mg/kg <br /> Hazardous wastes shall be disposed of only by transportation to a permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, <br /> and disposal facility(TSDF)or other authorized point. <br /> REGULATION GUIDANCE: Any person who knowingly transports or causes the transportation of hazardous waste, <br /> or who reasonably should have known that he or she was causing the transportation of any hazardous waste,to a <br /> facility which does not have a permit from the department issued pursuant to this chapter, or at any point which is <br /> not authorized according to this chapter,shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not <br /> i <br /> more than one year or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision(h)of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. <br /> CORRECTIVE ACTION: Immediately start using a registered hazardous waste transporter to haul hazardous waste <br /> to an authorized point and use a uniform hazardous waste manifest for each load. Provide a corrective action <br /> statement to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department within 30 days. <br /> ❑ This violation was corrected ❑This violation will be corrected by(date): <br /> ❑ Supporting documents included <br /> Describe actions taken or will be taken to correct violation: <br /> Page 8 of 22 <br />