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HENRY M. HIRATA <br />DIRECTOR <br />December 5, 1994 <br />COUNTY OF JAN JOAQUIN <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />P. O. BOX 1810 - 1810 E. HAZELTON AVENUE <br />STOCKTON. CALIFORNIA 95201 <br />(209) 468-3000 <br />FAX(209)468-2999 <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br />' K tVs <br />JJ` <br />p <br />12 1994 <br />6f <br />NV f:Oid G" JAL HEALTH <br />ERMIT / SERVICES <br />TO: Ed Padilla, SREHS <br />Public Health Services <br />Environmental Health Division <br />FROM: Jaime L. Perez <br />Solid Waste Ope ations Manager <br />SUBJECT: NOVEMBER 1994 DISPOSAL SITE INSPECTION <br />REPORT - CORRAL HOLLOW SANITARY LANDFILL <br />EUGENE DELUCCHI <br />CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />THOMAS R. FLINN <br />DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />MANUELLOPEZ <br />DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br />On November 17, 1994, Greg Oliveira, Registered Environmental <br />Health Specialist, inspected the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill. <br />Mr. Oliveira gave us a litter violation due to litter having <br />blown off-site. For the record, at the time of the inspection, <br />the wind velocity in that area was at 25 - 30 mph according to <br />the National Weather Service. Also for the record, landfill <br />personnel were actively picking up litter on-site prior to, <br />during, and after Mr. Oliveira's inspection. <br />Mr. Olive.ira's rationale for issuing that violation, as I <br />understand it, is that he would have preferred seeing our staff <br />concentrating on collecting the off-site litter. I agree that we <br />must collect the off-site litter from neighboring properties. <br />However, at the time of his inspection, our priority, with <br />respect to litter control, was the removal of litter from our <br />litter fences to prevent them from collapsing. Otherwise, <br />greater amounts of litter would have blown off-site. My point is <br />that we were attempting to control litter, and, quite frankly, it <br />was difficult at best to do an effective job due to the wind <br />conditions. <br />in light of our efforts and the wind conditions, my opinion is <br />that Mr. Oliveira could have been more understanding of the <br />11 <br />