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• Liquid on ground adjacent to the "Diesel" -labeled aboveground tank(AST) (sample #1 taken by EHD) • Liquid on the ground next to the berm in front of open fence west side of yard (sample #2 taken by EHD) • Large piles of granular waste on the ground between "Diesel" AST and two other ASTs, owner identified waste as "rubbing compound" (sample #3 taken at south end of pile -field sample revealed pH between 2-3) (samples #4 & #5 taken by EHD at north west and north east end of pile, respectively) • Liquid beneath AST #4 labeled as "All Purpose Cleaner" (sample #6 taken by EHD-field sample revealed pH betweenl2-13) • Pink liquid north of AST #1, identified as cellulose thickener (sample #7 taken by EHD) • Brownish liquid surrounding AST #21, identified as "overflow from tanks" (sample #8 taken by EHD) East Yard: OR • Six (6) 55 -gallon drums of hazardous waste removed on October 10 & 11, 2015, by PARC Environmental, hired by the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC), as an emergency measure due to the risk and proximity to the elementary school directly across the street and downwind. • One 55 -gallon drum labeled PEG011 with a bulging lid • Three storage cases full of unlabeled lab chemicals • Two (2) 1 -gallon leaking containers labeled "Foam -0 -Gel -Foamy Oven Cleaner" • Pile of white powdery substance (approximately 1 cup) on a chemical shelf next to 1 -gallon container labeled Amorriatic Acid • One (1) cardboard box on the floor leaking an unknown substance • Apparent chemical staining in the lab sink with a hose laying inside it Facilities shall be maintained and operated to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water which could threaten human health or the environment. Immediately, begin operating this facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of hazardous waste to the environment. Violation 302, CCR 66265.32. Failed to maintain required emergency equipment. Decontamination equipment was not available to employees in hazardous waste areas. All facilities shall be equipped with the following, unless it can be demonstrated to the Department that none of the hazards posed by waste handled at the facility could require a particular kind of equipment specified below: (a) an internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel; (b) a device, such as a telephone (immediately available at the scene of operations) or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning emergency assistance from local police departments, fire departments, or State or local emergency response teams; (c) portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment (including special extinguishing equipment, such as that using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals), spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment; and (d) water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, or foam producing equipment, or automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems. Provide all required emergency equipment by.7une 3, 2016.