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SAN,JOAQUIN <br /> Environmental Health Department <br />LOUNIY <br />WASTE DISCHARGE/SPILL RESPONSE <br />NOTICE TO ABATE <br />Responsible Party: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (UPRR) <br />Date: Oct 11, 2020 <br />RP Mailing Address: 1600 VERNON ST <br />Record ID#: COO4KEJVVY <br />ROSEVILLE, CA 95678- Program Element: 2546 <br />Spill Location: 833 E 8TH ST, STOCKTON <br /> <br />Release/Spill Response (excluding Joint Team) <br />NATURE OF WASTE DISCHARGE/WASTE RELEASE: <br />MATERIAL ABANDONED ON RAILROAD PROPERTY. MATERIAL WAS INSIDE EIGHT CONTAINERS AND ONE HAS <br />LEAKED 2.5 CUPS OF OIL OF UNKNOWN TYPE ONTO A RAIL TIE AND SOIL. NO TRAIN INVOLVED. OCCURRED IN <br />A RAILYARD NEAR THE CAR SHOP. NEAREST CROSSING IS UNKNOWN. AMERICAN INTEGRATED SERVICES EN <br />ROUTE TO CONDUCT CLEAN-UP. <br />OBSERVATIONS: <br />Received Cal OES spill report #20-5675 reporting the above release. Called and spoke to Ariel Glover of UPRR dispatch <br />who states American Integrated Services is en route to conduct the clean-up. Spoke to Paul Holt, UPRR Haz Mat Manager, <br />who states the containers may have been abandoned by a mechanic. Paul provided photos of the incident area, which show <br />eight 5-gallon buckets, a majority of which are labeled as hydraulic oil and one which is labeled as heavy duty concentrate <br />cleaner/degreaser, and a —5 quart jug labeled as SAE DW-20 Motor Oil. The heavy duty degreaser container, the motor oil <br />jug, and a hydraulic fluid bucket are sitting on a single rail tie, and one of these containers appears to be seeping onto the <br />rail tie and onto soil. The other six containers are sitting directly on the soil and adjacent to the rail tie. Paul states the <br />abandoned containers and spill clean-up debris will be placed in labeled drums on-site pending analytical.Paul to provide <br />photos of the final clean-up and waste drums generated, a copy of the waste analytical, and a hazardous waste <br />determination for all waste generated <br />Please be advised that the disposal of any waste [HSC 5411] or disposal of any hazardous waste, or the causing thereof, is <br />prohibited when the disposal is at a facility which is not permitted or authorized for hazardous waste disposal. [HSC <br />25189.5(a).]. Please be aware that all hazardous waste shall be disposed of under appropriate hazardous waste manifesting <br />procedure [HSC 25160 (b)(3)]. Provide a copy of the waste sample analytical results prior to disposal of the waste, and the <br />waste/hazardous waste disposal records to the EHD for all clean up debris associated with this spill clean up. <br />VIOLATIONS: <br />Discharge of any waste, including sewage <br />(CA Health and Safety Code 5411) <br />° Discharge of waste or sewage to water or within 150 ft. of waterway <br />(SJC Ordinance Code Sections 9-1125.3, 9-1125.4) <br />Improper disposal of a hazardous waste <br />(CA Health and Safety Code 25189.5) <br />Permitting or Maintaining a Nuisance <br />(SJC Ordinance Code Section 8-5100) <br />Other Violation <br />ORRECTIVE ACTIONS / ORDER: <br />Investigate and abate contamination under the oversite of the appropriate lead agency. <br />IMMEDIATELY <br />WASTE DISCHARGE/SPILL RESPONSE NOTICE TO ABATE EHD 25-01 Rev. 9/16/2020 Page 1 of 2 <br />1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 T 209 468-3420 I F 209 464-0138 I www.sjgov.org/EHD