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2455 Paces Ferry Road•Atlanta, GA 30339 <br /> (770)433-8211 <br /> I m DE CEI 1 co <br /> ; I D <br /> VE <br /> August 19, 2011 AUG 2 6 2Gll <br /> DELIVERY VIA FACSIMLE (209)468-3433 SAN,10R <br /> AND UPS NEXT DAY AIR EIVV►rA®Nj19 CkL� <br /> Ms. Michelle Henry HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department <br /> 600 E. Main St. <br /> Stockton, CA 95202 <br /> RE: Hazardous Waste Program Inspection Report <br /> Home Depot Store#1006 <br /> 250 Commerce Ave. <br /> Manteca, CA 95336 <br /> Dear Ms. Henry: <br /> This letter is being provided on behalf of The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.'s Manteca Store#1006 ("The Home <br /> Depot") and in response to the Hazardous Waste Program Inspection Report issued on July 25, 2011. The <br /> Home Depot has reviewed the report and provides the following information in response to the alleged <br /> violations: <br /> 20. Failed to completely label containers or tanks of hazardous waste. <br /> RESPONSE: The inspection report indicated two general labeling issues: <br /> • Hazardous Property: The Home Depot's Handling Hazardous Materials and Waste (HHM) <br /> Automation (HHMA) system has been designed to include the hazardous property on labels for <br /> hazardous wastes and State-regulated wastes. Based on the findings of this inspection, the <br /> hazardous property has been inadvertently omitted from the waste labels for some State- <br /> regulated wastes observed. Store#1006 has been instructed to include the hazardous <br /> property, as applicable, on current and future waste labels until the time the issue has been <br /> corrected by The Home Depot's Information Technology Group. <br /> A copy of a label where the hazardous property has been manually added is enclosed as an <br /> example of the actions taken to correct this issue. <br /> • Missing Label: The Home Depot's HHM Program requires all waste containers to be labeled. <br /> This aspect of the HHM Program has been reviewed with affected store associates to ensure <br /> proper labeling going forward. Copies of the labels added to the black bucket of paint rags and <br /> red bucket of fertilizer sweepings as well as photographs of the labeling on each container are <br /> enclosed for your review. <br /> 24. Failed to manage incompatible waste in containers properly. <br /> RESPONSE: During the development of the HHM Program, The Home Depot reviewed the <br /> components of its non-leaking aerosol can waste stream and determined it to be compatible. The <br />