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1. Introduction
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<br />The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), Closed, Illegal, and Abandoned
<br />Site (CIA) program investigates closed, illegal, and abandoned solid waste disposal sites, which
<br />also includes municipal bum sites. The investigation is generally accomplished in two phases,
<br />with the first phase being an `office investigation, and the second phase being a "field
<br />investigation". Field investigations may be non -intrusive or intrusive, and might include
<br />sampling of the soil and waste. The documentation and data gathered and derived from the
<br />investigations are evaluated and the findings are the basis for recommended follow-on
<br />enforcement and remediation actions. If a responsible Darty or parties (RP) fail to com�l w th
<br />enforcement orders issued e Local Enforcement-Agencv (LEA) to correct violations of State
<br />Minimum Standards_idenfified in the investigation the Site may be referrerthe Solid Waste
<br />Clean -un Program (AB2136) for remediation If it is determined from the laboratory— y s that
<br />i,a ardous wastes, with concentrations that exceed California Code of Regulations, Title 22,
<br />Division 4.5, Chapter 11, Article 3 thresholds, are present at the site, then the site would be
<br />referred to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and/or the Department of
<br />Toxics Substance Control (DTSC) for further investigation, and/or enforcement, and
<br />remediation actions.
<br />A CIA site where burning of the wastes occurred may contain elevated levels of heavy metals
<br />such as lead, copper, nickel, cadmium, chromium, and zinc, which are constituents of concern.
<br />Other constituents of concern might be the presence of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH),
<br />benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene (BTEX) or diesel, organochlorine pesticides, and
<br />polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxins and furans, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
<br />(PAH). Also, dependent upon industrial and commercial or Department of Defense activity in
<br />the area, low-level radiation -emitting sources could be of concern.
<br />The statutory authority to investigate solid waste disposal sites is cited in California Public
<br />Resources Code (PRC) Section 45013, ET seq.
<br />In February 2001, Mr. Robert McClellon of the San Joaquin County Local Enforcement Agency
<br />(LEA) contacted Mr. Glenn Young, CIA section supervisor. The LEA requested the CIWMB's
<br />assistance to determine the status of, and possible remediation of, the illegal disposal sites (IDS),
<br />and properties collectively referred to in this report as the Santa Fe Road Disposal Site. The
<br />Santa Fe Road Disposal Site, is comprised of four properties: the Bill Lane Illegal Disposal Site,
<br />the Lynch Illegal Disposal Site, the Beard property, and the Waller (McAnaly) property, all of
<br />which previously were part of, or portions were part of, the former Snyder Sanitary Disposal Site
<br />(SSDS).
<br />2. Project Purpose
<br />The purpose of this Site Investigation was to characterize and determine the horizontal and
<br />vertical extent of the waste, and assess site conditions in regard to State Minimum Standards per
<br />California Code of Regulations, Title 27, Sections 20530, 20650, and 20820 for: Site Security,
<br />Grading of Fill Surfaces (Cover), and Drainage and Erosion control, respectively as cited in
<br />previous LEA inspection reports. Gas readings were also taken although this issue has never
<br />been reported as a violation of State Minimum Standards per Title 27, Section 20919. 4
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