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Inspection Report' Gene Gabbard, Inc. I asked Mr. Collins what the service center does with its waste oil. He showed me the inlet port to an underground tank. He informed me that the tank had a capacity of 200 -gallons and that it had been registered with the county health district. He then showed me a red metal container that measured approximately 3 feet x 3 feet x 4 feet. Mr. Collins informed me that waste oil is also placed into this red container. I asked him if I could see a receipt for the last pickup of the waste oil. Mr. Collins provided me with a receipt that showed U.S. Waste Oil picked up 325 gallons of waste oil on December 1, 1988. Mr Collins told me that California oil Recyclers normally picks up the waste oil. However, if Cal Oil Recyclers is too busy then they will contact U.S. Waste oil to make the pick up. I then asked Mr. Collins what they do with their solvents. He said that they use Safety Kleen to meet most of their solvents needs, however, the transmission operation in the service center disposes its solvents into the oil tank. I asked why, Mr. Collins said that the transmission parts are customarily very dirty and they would reduce the length of time that the Safety Kleen solvents could be used. I asked Mr. Collins what the facility does with its antifreeze. Mr. Collins said that they dispose of about twenty gallons per month of the antifreeze down the sink. He said that they used to dump it down the drain in the alley, but they haven't done that in several months. I then provided Mr. Collins with a copy of the Hazardous Waste Management Report and explained to him the violations. I then walked through the garage to the back alley. On my way through the garage one of the mechanics flagged me down and told me that I should sample the drain in the alley. I gave him my business card and told him to call me. I then went to the alley and looked at the two drains. There were no oils stains on the grate or solvents smells. IX. Sampling Summary: No samples were collected. X. Discussion with Management: I informed Mr. Collins that when the company mixes it solvent waste with its oil waste that that mixture has to be manifested. I also informed him that the procedure of disposing of antifreeze down the sink is illegal. I provided him a fact sheet on antifreeze. I then provided him a list of the violations that I had discovered and informed him that there would be a formal letter forthcoming.