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S0 JOA U 1 Environmental Health Department u ; i y Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: YOUNG'S ACE HARDWARE 1 18960 N HWY 88 , LOCKEFORD January 15, 2020 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I,CLASS II,or MINOR-Notice to Comply) Item# Remarks 102 CCR 66262.11 Failed to determine if a waste is a hazardous waste. OBSERVATIONS: 1. The waste listed below was observed in the facility's warehouse, a shed on the south side of the facility that is shared with the Young's grocery store.According to Rindy Crawford, store manager,the items listed below are no longer saleable. Rindy stated she believed this waste has been in the warehouse since 2013 and will be disposed of at the landfill located on Harney Lane. -Two 124-fl.oz. pails of Mason's Select Transparent Acrylic Concrete Stain -A 1-gallon container of Zinsser Sure Grip Activator For Pre-Pasted Wallpaper -Two 25 Ib. bags of Polyblend Sanded Grout -A container of Minwax stain 2. Dusty aerosol cans and other chemical containers were observed in the facility's warehouse next to a red parts washer.According to Rindy,the aerosols, chemical containers, and parts washer belonged to one of the owner's of the facility who was storing these items in the warehouse. It was unclear how long these items had been stored in the warehouse. 3.According to Rindy,the facility sends items back to the Ace Hardware Distribution Center located at 3305 Industrial Ave. in Rocklin, CA.The items sent back can include unsaleable items, such as items that are broken, damaged, and leaking.According to the inspection conducted on 10/20/2014,the facility also sends back recalled items to the distribution center. 4.According to Rindy, after paint is mixed and dispensed to sell to customers, the residual colorant for the paint that is left over in the containers is left to dry in the containers before being disposed of into the trash.These containers of residual colorant were observed next to the automatic colorant dispenser at the time of inspection. 5.According to Rindy, colorant for the paint is cleaned out of the facility's automatic colorant dispenser's pipes and placed into a container of absorbent.According to Rindy the contaminated absorbent is either disposed of in the trash or taken to the landfill on Harney Lane.Also, a pail of colorant labeled"Purge Can"was observed nearby, which Rindy stated the colorant in this pail was going to be placed in absorbent prior to disposal. 6.According to Rindy, colorant and paint spills in the store are cleaned using water and paper towels,which are then left to dry before being disposed of into the trash. REGULATION GUIDANCE: Any person who generates a waste shall determine if the waste is a hazardous waste as specified in Title 22 California Code of Regulations(CCR). There are wastes that are listed as hazardous wastes. There are wastes that exhibit one or more of the hazardous waste characteristics:toxic, corrosive, reactive or ignitable. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1. Immediately stop disposing of potentially hazardous waste to the trash and to the landfill on Harney Lane. 2. Immediately stop sending broken, damaged, leaking, and recalled items back to the distribution center. 3. Make a hazardous waste determination for the following: FA0022645 PRO539573 SCO01 01/15/2020 EHD 22-01 Rev.9/20/2019 Page 5 of 13 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com