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Gold Bond contracts with a private company (presently Commercial <br /> Salvage) for pickup, hauling and disposal of its solid wastes. <br /> Commercial Salvage dries the wet residues from Gold Bond in its <br /> own drying operation prior to disposal at the County landfill . <br /> • Identified Concern <br /> Regional Board staff has indicated a concern that the solid <br /> residues from the Gold Bond plant may contain levels of metals or <br /> other compounds which would render the residues unsuitable for <br /> • disposal in a Class III landfill. Regional Board staff has <br /> required that the solid residues be characterized to ensure <br /> suitability for Class III landfill disposal. <br /> Discussion <br /> • According to the provisions of the California Administrative <br /> Code, Title 23, Chapter 3, Subchapter 15 governing the discharge <br /> of wastes to land (adopted October 18, 1984) , Class III landfills <br /> may only accept "nonhazardous solid wastes". "Nonhazardous solid <br /> wastes" are defined as wastes which do not contain wastes which <br /> must be managed as hazardous wastes or wastes which contain <br /> • soluble pollutants •in concentrations which exceed applicable <br /> water quality objectives or could cause degradation of waters of <br /> the State. The Regional Board requirement for characterization <br /> of solid residues from the Gold Bond plant is aimed at the <br /> evaluation of soluble pollutant levels in those residues. <br /> • Recommended Action <br /> A composite sample from the five wet residue storage bins should <br /> be obtained. The sample size from each bin should be in the <br /> approximate proportion of waste collected in each bin to the <br /> total. The sample should be collected and analyzed in accordance <br /> • with the EPA 625 and California WET test methodology and <br /> protocol . The estimated cost for this analysis is $800. <br /> • <br />• <br />• <br />• 17 <br />