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w STATE OF CALIFORNIA—HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCY GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL DIVISION Ee r'ORTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION 4250 POWER INN ROAD SACRAMENTO, CA 95826 _Yr•� t� (916) 739-3145 IS! August 18, 1987 v ��Ipj L.A. Michlin NYA� HEA�TN Lt. Comdr, CEC, U.S. Navy �N��RQMT/SER��C�s Naval Communication Station TERM Rough and Ready Island Stockton, CA 95203-5000 Dear Lt. Michl in :iLCC/�� VIOLATIONS NOTED ON INSPECTION OF NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION ON JULY 21, 1987 On July 21, 1987 the Department conducted an informal inspection of the Naval Communication Station to acquaint the Department's Site Mitigation Unit with your facility. During the inspection I noticed a number of violations of the Title 22 regulations. The permitted storage building 804A, operated by DRMO several violations. The violations were: (1) No accumulation date on hazardous waste labels. (2) PCB transformers did not have a hazardous waste label on them. (3) PCB wastes that are stored for disposal can only be stored for one year. There were several drums and transformers that were in storage for more than one year. DRMO has 60 days to correct the violations found in Bldg 804A, the Department will schedule another inspection to ensure compliance. In Bldg 805, operated by DIPEC, there were two pieces of machinery that were certified to contain more than 5 ppm PCB. The State of California regulates PCB as a hazardous waste if the liquid concentration exceeds 5 ppm. Since PCB oil (a liquid) was used for lubrication of the machinery, our Department would regulate the machinery as a hazardous waste. In order for DIPEC to avoid permitting Bldgs 805 and 810 as hazardous waste storage facilities, DIPEC has 60 days to submit to the Department a plan for checking all of their inventory for machinery with more than 5 ppm PCB. This plan should also include: (1) the amount of time DIPEC will take to certify all of their inventory is less than 5 ppm PCB (2) the procedure for handling machinery with more than 5 ppm PCB (3) Implementation of procedures to ensure that no machinery with more than 5 ppm PCB will be stored in Bldgs 805 and 810 for longer than 90 days. In light of the PCB spills in the recent past at Bldgs 805 and 810, having DIPEC check their inventory would be an intelligent decision for DIPEC and the Naval Communication Station.