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Linda S. Adams <br />Acting Secretary for <br />Environmental Protection <br />May 12 2011 <br />Department of Toxic Substances C <br />Mr. Bob Owens <br />Tri -Valley Recycling <br />142 S. Aurora Street <br />Stockton, California 95202 <br />Leonard E. Robinson <br />Acting Director <br />8800 Cal Center Drive <br />Sacramento, California 95826-3200 <br />MAY 13 2011 Edmund G. Brown Jr. <br />Governor <br />ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br />PERMIT/SERVICES <br />Certified Mail No: 7008 1300 0001 9670 6361 <br />RE: OUTGOING SHIPMENTS OF E -WASTE AND E -WASTE RESIDUALS <br />Dear Mr. Owens <br />On April 19, and 20, 2011, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) <br />conducted an inspection of the Tri -Valley Recycling, located at 142 S. Aurora Street, <br />Stockton, California. During the inspection, DTSC staff observed that Tri -Valley <br />Recycling dismantled electronic devices and shipped out residuals of dismantled <br />electronic devices. Tri -Valley Recycling had notified DTSC that the facility was a <br />handler/collector and had not reported that the facility was functioning as a recycler that <br />dismantled electronic devices. Please note that dismantling electronic devices is a <br />treatment process pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 22, section <br />66273.70. California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 66273.74 requires that a <br />universal waste handler notifies DTSC 30 days prior to treating any electronic devices. <br />Tri -Valley Recycling failed to notify DTSC that the facility was treating electronic devices <br />30 days prior to treatment. Please submit an amended notification to DTSC that <br />includes the treatment processes conducted by Tri -Valley Recycling. <br />California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 66273.74 requires a universal waste <br />handler to submit an annual report to DTSC that includes total quantities of electronic <br />devices other than CRT devices treated during the previous calendar year, total <br />residual printed circuit boards and scrap metal (weight) shipped out in the previous <br />year, and the names, addresses and locations of destination facilities that universal <br />waste was shipped to. Tri -Valley Recycling failed to submit annual reports to DTSC <br />that included the total amounts of scrap metal and circuit boards generated in the <br />facility and the total amounts of electronic devices that were treated. Therefore the <br />annual reports that were submitted to DTSC are incomplete. <br />At the time of the inspection, the facility did not have records for out going shipments of <br />batteries. California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 66273.39 require the waste <br />® Printed on Recycled Paper <br />