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Complaint Investigation Re, Tri -Valley Recycling California Code of Regulations, title 22 section 66273.74(c) requires that a universal waste handler to maintain a file in the universal waste handler's facility with the following documents. 1) A copy of the notification submitted to the department beginning no later than 30 days prior to treating any electronic device 2) A copy of the most recent annual report submitted to DTSC 3) A current copy of any local district air permit and any other relevant permit required for the facility. Absence of the above permits during the inspection on April 19, 2011, is added as a Class II violation in this report. On the following day, I asked Mr. Rob Owens for the original e -waste recycler notification that was sent to DTSC. Mr. Owens said he could not find the notification. He gave me a copy of the 2010 annual report. I said Tri Valley Recycling must mail a copy of the initial DTSC notification and the most recent annual report by April 28, 2011. The request for both documents was written on the Summary of Observations (SOO) that was left at the facility. On May 6, 2011 Mr. Rob Owens submitted a copy of a web based recycler notification to DTSC that was filed on January 22, 2010. Mr. Adams had already informed me that Tri -Valley Recycling had operated on the present premises for five years. Therefore, Tri -Valley Recycling notified DTSC after the facility had started operations in the premises as a collector/ recycler. The facility may have operated as an e -waste recycler without notifying DTSC as reported by the complainant on November 3, 2010. This issue is being investigated by DTSC. Tri -Valley Recycling filed annual reports to DTSC on line as an e -waste collector in 2009 and 2010. The facility submitted an online 2010 annual report to DTSC as an e - waste collector and listed total weights of electronic devices and CRT devices handled by Tri -Valley Recycling. The 2010 annual report did not include weights of scrap metals and printed circuit boards generated by Tri -Valley Recycling by the process of dismantling electronic devices. DTSC sent a letter to Tri -Valley Recycling on May 12, 2011 asking for bills of lading for 2008, 2009 and 2010 for the following; 1. Electronic devices 2. CRT devices 3. CRT glass 4. Universal waste 5. Scrap metal 6. printed circuit boards 7. batteries Tri -Valley Recycling asked DTSC for time extension until June 13, 2011 to submit the above bills of lading and the time extension was granted by DTSC. 12 of 20