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Complaint Investigation Summary Report #: 5105 COMPLAINT ID: COLDTH9GK Site Location: 1000 E ROTH RD Activity Summary Activity Date Recorded by 10/24/2020 5:42 PM Received page from the San Joaquin County Sheriffs Office. Spoke to MURO dispatcher who reported a 5- gallon release of motor oil at 1000 E Roth Rd Dispatcher reported that there was no impact to waterways and contact information. 5:46 PM Called person notifying the Sheriffs Office: Dennis McCabe (Union Pacific Railroad) 888-877-7267 for information: Dennis reported that the release was now estimated to 50 gallons. He made the notification to Cal OES [ Cal OES Spill Report #: 20-5946]. There was no impact to waterways, no evacuations, and no injuries. Dennis did not know if the release was contained. He reported that Mike Algots (Hazmat Field Manager at Union Pacific Railroad) was onsite. He provided Mike's cellphone number. 5:59 PM I called Mike Algots, 916-789-5241, the phone call went to voice mail. I left a message asking him to call me back. 6:11 PM I called Dennis McCabe again since I had not heard from Mike Algots. I asked for location of release and if he had an ETA for the cleanup. Dennis reported the release occurred on the west end of track 168 west and main line at mile post 86 Oakwood Lathrop yard. He provided Patriot Environmental will be cleaning up the release and as estimated time of arrival which was two hours from 5:43 PM. 6:17 PM Called Lead Senior Stacy Rivera. to discuss response information. 6:44 PM Called Brandon Eck (Field Supervisor at Patriot Environmental) 916-767-9598, to ask if he knew who would be supervising the cleanup. Brandon reported he would be supervising. I let him know I would be heading out to the site and would meet him there. 7:15 PM En route to site. 7:45 PM Arrived at 1000 E Roth Dr and checked in. Union Pacific personnel had me follow theim via caravan to the Union Pacific. The told me to keep driving down the side road, until I reach the cleanup crew at the Union Pacific Lathrop yard. I stopped about 3/4 of a mile due to not being able to drive through bumpy terrain and vegetation. I walked the rest of the way. I met with Brandon Eck and Chris Feathers (Field Supervisor at Patriot Environmental). Mike Algots was no longer onsite. Chris showed me the oily release on the railroad with the main spill, which was about 120 feet of railroad in distance. The oil seems to have puddled on the end opposite of the main line connection to Track 168. Chris also showed me the locomotive's sump in which the sump had filled with oily water. He let me know tht would be pumped out. Cleanup will begin today on Track 168 and the sump, but will not be completed for the mainline. Cleanup on the mainline will be another day because they have to schedule to bring out the high rail guzzler to vacuum the rest. Called to discuss with Stacy Rivera. Called Brandon Eck to let him know that I will be leaving and will verify the cleanup on the day I verify both for main line and track 168. I asked that he sends me photos of excavated soil area. Generated complaint and completed a Notice to Abate. Emailed the Notice to Abate to Mike Algots at mjalgots@up.com and cc'd Lead Senior Elena Mano 5105. rpt Page 2 of 5