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HENRY M. HIRATA <br />DIRECTOR <br />January 3, 1994 <br />Adak <br />W 0 <br />COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUI EUGENE DELUCCHI <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />P. O. BOX 1810 — 1810 E. HAZELTON AVENUE THOMAS R. FLINN <br />STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95201 DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />(209) 468-3000 MANUEL LOPEZ <br />FAX (209) 468-29 DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />i A C 0 4 1994 <br />N <br />PERMIT t SERVICE LTH <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br />TO: Ed Padilla <br />Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist <br />Department of Public Health Services <br />Environmental Health Division <br />FROM: Jaime L. Perez <br />, (>2 <br />Solid Waste Operations Manager <br />SUBJECT: BIRD CONTROL - COUNTY DISPOSAL SITES <br />On the Record of Disposal Site Inspection dated December 28, 1993, <br />for the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill, Raju Mathew, RENS, noted <br />the lack of a bird control program as an Area of Concern. <br />For your information, an accident occurred recently where one of <br />our employees was injured while using a pistol to discharge Bird <br />Bombs for bird control. The use of Bird Bombs has been our <br />standard practice for bird control at County disposal sites. <br />However, due to the recent accident, we have discontinued using <br />Bird Bombs temporarily until our staff receive additional training <br />on the use of Bird Bombs. <br />We are working with the Sheriff's Department to provide training to <br />our staff on the use of the pistol to fire Bird Bombs. We expect <br />the training to be provided by January 7, 1994. Afterwards, we <br />will resume the use of Bird Bombs. <br />However, we are experimenting with other methods of bird control to <br />minimize or eliminate the use of Bird Bombs. If you have any <br />suggestions, please call me at Extension 83066. <br />JLP: vj <br />R:�VIRGINIAJMEMOS�BIRDBOMB.EP <br />c: Ken Belcher, Solid Waste Foreman <br />Raju Mathew, Registered Environmental Health Specialist <br />LA 21103 <br />