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•- >• • WAH OE GUHXNa NEALTH AND WEVAK AGENCY BETE WILSON.Govrino DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL PROGRAM REGION 1 10151 CROYDON WAY,SUITE J 41 SACRAMENTO,CA 95827-2106 (916)855.7700 February 25, 1991 FACT SHEET DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION REGION WEST - SHARPE SITE (DDRW-SHARPE) (FORMERLY SHARPE ARMY DEPOT) Roth Road Lathrop, CA 95331 EPA ID. #CA8210020832 Background: DDRW-Sharpe, located on Roth Road in Lathrop, California has an existing Hazardous Waste Facility Permit issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS) o August 20 , 1985 , to store hazardous waste generated on-site a Buildings 530 and 605. DDRW-Sharpe has applied to DHS and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to renew their Hazardous Waste Facility Permit. DHS and the EPA are issuing draft permits for the storage of hazardous waste at Building 530 and 605. The DHS permit addresses State laws and regulations and the EPA permit addresses Federal laws and regulations. T-pes and Disposition of Waste: The major areas a DDRW-Sharpe that produce hazardous waste are: o Building 610 Sandblasting - The sand residues contai heavy metals such as chrome, lead and zinc. These waste are containerized and stored in Building 530 . O Building 205 Solvent Degreaser - Used to clean meta parts of oil and grease. Waste solvent and sludge are generated and are stored in Building 605 in containers . O Transformers are the major source of PCB wastes. All the transformers are analyzed for PCB content and are stored in Building 605. O Building 49 is used for the storage and preparation of solutions of pesticides , herbicides, and insecticides. Warfarin, chlordane , and avitrol are some of the wastes that are generated. These wastes are drummed and stored in Building 605. O Building 179 Battery Repair Shop - The electrolyte from batteries is drained into polyethylene containers and is then stored in Building 605.