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3-6 Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report - July 2014 z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\tpr 2014\text\sec3.doc facility personnel, or if there is a risk of the fire spreading or an injury to facility personnel, “911” will be called immediately for assistance from the Fire Department. The RRF has a water storage tank for fire suppression as well. It should be noted that an additional water truck is available at the landfill, if needed. Additional information regarding firefighting operations is discussed in Section 3.3.6. Any incidents of smoldering or burning loads are recorded in the Special Occurrence Log (see Section 3.4.3). 3.1.7 Hazardous, Liquid and Special Waste Exclusion (14 CCR, Section 17407.5 ) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.5(b), the operator implements control measures, as necessary, to protect public health, safety, and the environment. The operator conducts a hazardous waste exclusion program in the form of a load-checking program. The transfer station is currently prohibited from accepting hazardous wastes, medical wastes, dead animals, and cannery waste per the existing SWFP (with the exception of wastes specified in the SWFP). It should be noted that cannery rinse water is used at the Compost Facility is discussed in the 2014 RCSI (SWT). In the event that a hazardous or prohibited waste is detected as part of the load checking program, as discussed in Section 3.1.8, it will be either rejected or, if the hauler cannot be identified, the waste will be separated or cordoned off until the appropriate authorities are contacted. If hazardous wastes are discovered after the hauler has left the site, it is either 1) moved away from the working area, contained, and marked with the waste and generator information (if known), 2) moved to the hazardous waste storage locker (located at the southwest corner of the RRF – see Figure 8) for temporary (less than 90 days) storage prior to proper offsite disposal or 3) if it is an unknown hazardous waste, it will be left in place, cordoned off, and the area evacuated until proper authorities arrive onsite. The storage locker is a special chemical storage building that is kept locked. Wastes are removed from the locker before any waste has been stored for 90 days, or once the locker reaches 90 percent of its capacity, which ever happens first. Containers of hazardous waste are labeled with the customer's name and the date and time of delivery. In the event of a spill, the LEA will be contacted within 24 hours. All unlawful incidents of disposal will be noted in the operator’s Special Occurrence Log. 3.1.8 Load Checking (14 CCR, Section 17409.5) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.5(a), the operator implement s a load-checking program at the RRF. The load checking program is designed to detect unacceptable waste at the RRF. The load checking program describes how waste loads are inspected for hazardous wastes, designated wastes, and other unacceptable wastes that cannot be accepted at the RRF. Site personnel are trained in the recognition, proper handling, and disposition of prohibited waste. Detailed information pertaining to the load checking program is contained in Appendix E.