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P° (" SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT `11 1868 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, CA 95205-6232 c j (209)468-3420 • Fax:(209)468-3433 • Web:www.swgov.org/ehd �4� �(r'OF� EMERGENCY RESPONSE INVESTIGATION REPORT: (INcwOE OHRONOL.I.LMI.W.RECOMMENDATIONS,CLE UP end FIM 018P 1TION) August 20,2012: Garrett Backus: I received ER call at 8:30 am reporting a chemical spill, approximately three gallons. A hazardous materials spill report(Cal EMA 12-4931)was also handed to me. I returned a phone call to Jamie Howell of HazMat One at 800-229-5252 extension 281 and left a voice mail. I then called the facility, Reddaway, and spoke with manager Doug Vickerman. Doug said a chemical called"fire extinguisher charges" spilled from a pail with a puncture hole. Doug did not provide any additional details. I spoke with Kasey Foley about the spill. We decided that I should inspect the site to get more details. I arrived at the facility at approximately 9 am and spoke with Mike Kolb,the division safety manager. Mike said the chemical spilled from a punctured three gallon container and that the bucket was empty when the transport truck reached the Reddaway facility. Mike said the trailer containing the spill had left the facility going north. Mike said there was nothing left of the spill to recover in the trailer. I photographed the container, labeled"Ansul, low pH", which was in secondary containment. The container appeared to be empty. I spoke with Mike Kolb and also Jamie Haines, Reddaway Kansas(by phone)about the spill and the remaining container. I asked Jamie and Mike to do a hazardous waste determination on the container and any remaining residue. They agreed and will probably have their hazardous waste hauler, PSC, remove the container as hazardous waste. I asked them to send me a copy of the hazardous waste manifest or other disposal record and produce a hazardous waste determination if the waste is not handled as hazardous. Jamie asked me if their spill reporting was adequate. I told him that hazardous waste spills of all amounts are required to be reported in San Joaquin County. He also asked if my agency does site visits in response to all spills, since we have done several site visits in the past few months. I said we may do a site visit depending on the incident and that we like to receive as much information as possible over the phone; if we feel that the cleanup operation is being done in a complete manner then we may not need to do a site visit. August 22, 2012: Garrett Backus: Completed"Notification of Hazardous Waste Discharge." September 10, 2012: Garrett Backus: Completed documentation including printing the inspection photo and abated the complaint to the San Joaquin County hazardous waste generator file. Rev.04/19/12 Page 3 of 3 ER Record