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EMVERGENCY RESPONSE INVESTIGATION REPORT (CONTINUED) NA91UTM San Joaquin River Club 30000 Kasson Road,Tracy March 28, 2000 1 O:OOAM— Kasey Foley gave me the message from Alan Ito in regards to a complaint that two individuals (Sal Perez and Robert DeCosta) were spraying the grass with diesel fuel at the San Joaquin River Club. 10:05AM— I called the original complaintant, Felix Cruz and asked where on the property the spraying had occurred. He said that I should call him when I arrive and he will show me. 10:35AM — Arrived on scene and called Felix Cruz. It appeared that the grass along the sides of the roads had been recently mowed. As I drove to meet Mr. Cruz, I could detect a slight odor of diesel fuel. Mr. Cruz was accompanied by a neighbor, Lester Snodgrass. I asked Mr. Snodgrass when the spraying had occurred and he stated that it was at about 9:OOAM this morning. I walked along the road and could smell the diesel fuel. There was a slight sheen on some of the blades of grass. Mr. Cruz and Mr. Snodgrass accompanied me to the maintenance area for the River Club, which was enclosed by a chain--link fence. They showed me the sprayer which had been used earlier that morning. It appeared that the sprayer still had some liquid in it. This enclosed area also had many 55 gallon drums, some 5 gallon buckets, some machinery and vehicles and 2 aboveground storage tanks. 10:50AM -- As we were walking back to the road, Larry Kahler, President of the San Joaquin River Club, drove up. I introduced myself to Mr. Kahler and told him that I was at the facility in response to a complaint our office had received that diesel fuel was being sprayed on the grass. I asked Mr. Kahler if that had occurred. He said "Yes". He said that one of the guys had told them to add diesel fuel to the weed suppressant to make it "stick". He said that when he had received the complaint he had asked the men who were spraying to stop. I informed Mr. Kahler that spraying diesel fuel on the grass constituted illegal disposal. I also asked Mr. Kahler what went on in the maintenance yard. I told him that if waste oil was being generated at the facility, then they would need to have a hazardous waste generator permit. I also pointed out several areas in the maintenance area where it appeared that oil had been spilled. Mr. Kahler stated that those stains had been there for years. I asked Mr. Kahler if I could talk to him back at his office. 11:05AM — I met Mr. Kahler at his office. I issued a Notice to Abate for the diesel fuel spraying. Mr. Kahler stated that he did not think it was reasonable to make him dig up all of the contaminated vegetation. He said that he would have to talk to the men that did the spraying to find out what area had been contaminated. He stated that he would have to have a bunch of men out there with hoes. I told Mr. Kahler that illegal disposal of a hazardous waste is a Class I Violation and is prosecutable. I provided Mr. Kahler information on the Household Hazardous Waste events, a list of hazardous waste haulers, and the Notice to Property Owners/Managers of Suspected Hazardous Waste Spills. I asked Mr. Kahler how the San Joaquin River Club was organized. He stated that it is a private, non-profit corporation of which he is the President. I told him that I would refer to my supervisor on whether his facility would need to have a hazardous waste generator permit. I told him that he will probably need