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Pacific Southwest Irrig R ONSE TO: FINDING#605,m 8372 S. Jack Tone Row. Stockton, CA 95215 209-460-0450 San Joaquin County FEB 2 4 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1868 East Hazelton Avenue ENVIRONMENTAL Stockton, California 95205 =�prr�^.wnoTa3r,rT Telephone 209-408-3420 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Sheet Labeling and Storage v R cos 605 1 CCR 66161.34(f) I Failed to completely label containers or tanks of hazardous waste. 605 CCR 66262.34(f)Failed to completely label containers or tanks of hazardous waste. 1)One 55-gallon blue container had an unfilled stock hazardous waste label. One 55-gallon blue container with a blue funnel inside the fill port had no label. One full 5-gallon container with pooling oily liquid and two fuel finers on its top had an unreadable white label.The three aforementioned containers were located immediately behind the shop in the hazardous waste storage area. George W Lowry,Inc. Waste Transporter#7844 responded to Pacific Southwest Imigation(PSWII)on January 5,2015.All containers of used oil including 2-55 gallon blue drums and funnel 25 filled and partially filled 5 gallon buckets with used oil liquids were suctioned up and transported by Lowry Truck #122 on Consolidated Manifest Invoice#25057.(part of Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Number 013435157JJK). Empty Drums were picked up by Lowry for Recycling and the buckets were cleaned up by Pacific Southwest irrigation personnel for recycling and/or parts storage. All Used Oil and fuel Biter were placed in the PSW I Used Drained Oil Filter Drum prior to it being picked up on January 5,2015 Invoice#25057.The Hazardous Waste Storage area was moved to the new Oil Room Storage Container January 30,2015 -Two 55-gallon red containers(one of which had a label of fuel/diesel"mixed don't use',located in the yard area near the above ground waste oil storage tank had no hazardous waste labels. The 2-55 Diesel/Gasoline mixture drums were consolidated into one drum by Lowry Personnel on January 5,2015 and the remaining drum was labeled and dated UN 1993 Waste Flammable Liquid (Gasoline Diesel mix),3, pits III(D001)).The second drum was empty and was picked up by Lowry personnel for recycling. ON January 26,2015 Lowry Personnel picked up the Gasoline/Diesel Mixture Drum and transported the drum on Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest#013435237JJK to Demenno/Kerd000n,2000 Alemeda Street,Compton,CA 90222. -Multiple open 5-gallon containers, scattered throughout the property and described in previous violations had various amounts of various chemicals(grayish blue and tan In color)were set out to dry had no hazardous waste labels. Multiple 5 gallon buckets were sorted by Hazardous Waste type by George W.Lowry,Inc.,Colin Kelly,Senior Hazardous Waste Transporter.There were two types of wastes present. One waste was Weldon Adhesives in 3-5 gallon containers and the remaining container of waste was used oils. The Waste Oil as noted above was suctioned out and the buckets cleaned for recycling and/or parts storage. The 3 buckets were placed into a 55 gallon open top waste drum with lid and a CA Hazardous Waste Label dated and filled out,UN1133,Waste Flammable Liquid,n.o.s.(Adhesives),3,pig II,(D001).On 2.19.15,the Waste Adhesive were picked on Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest 013435263 JJK transported to Crosby&Overton,Inc.1610 W.17th Street,Long Beach,CA 90813. All hazardous waste containers shall be marked with the following Information the words"Hazardous Waste' -name and address of generator -hazardous properties -physical state -composition(contents) -accumulation start date One of the blue containers described above was labeled at the time of inspection with the name and address of the generator and with physical state and hazardous properties at the time of inspection,however no composition (contents)or accumulation start date were included. Immediately label these containers and ensure that all containers are marked with all the required Information. Since it cannot be determined how long the aforementioned containers have been on site,immediately contact a licensed hazardous waste hauler to dispose of this waste under manifest and submit a copy of the manifest to the EHD.This is Class II violation All Hazardous Waste Containers were Labeled with a Hazardous Waste Label with the above information on each container. Hazardous Waste was re- moved as soon as the TSDF gave permission and confirmation to accept the waste. The Hazardous Waste Label on the Blue Drum was wrong and made no sense.The Waste Oil was removed from the drum and the empty drum was taken by Lowry for recycling. 2)One waste oil tank estimated to be approximately 100 gallons in capacity was observed in the yard area near the red drums described above,and had no label.This tank Is elevated off the ground via metal stilts.Some oily residue was noted at the tap area of the tank,however,no visible signs of contamination were noted below this tank All hazaOous waste tanks shall be marked with the words'Hazardous Waste"and the accumulation start date. Immediately ensure that all hazardous waste tanks are marked with the required Information.This is a Class II violation • This container was a Diesel Tank. The 200 gallon AST was drained of all diesel residue and the diesel was placed in the PSWI Diesel fuel tank, the filter was removed,cleaned up and placed in the used filter drum and the tank and stand were sold.