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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />• 0. <br />San Joaquin County <br />Environmental Health Department <br />600 East Main Street <br />Stockton, California 95202-3029 <br />Website: w ww.s/gov org1&hd <br />Phone: (209) 468.3420 <br />Fax: (209) 4640138 <br />David Irey, Supervising Deputy District Attorney <br />San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office <br />Environmental Prosecutions Unit <br />Donna Horan, REHS, Director <br />Environmental Health Department <br />June 27, 2011 <br />RE: Chase Chevrolet Company Inc. <br />6441 Holman Road <br />Stockton, CA 95212 <br />I. SUMMARY <br />,DIRECTOR <br />Donna Heran, REHS <br />PROGRAM COORDINATORS <br />Robert McClell®n, REHS <br />Jeff Carruesco, REHS, RDI <br />Kasey Foley, REHS <br />Linda Turkatte, REHS <br />On December 13, 2007, Mr. Muniappa Naidu, Senior Registered Environmental Health <br />Specialist (REHS), San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) <br />received a call from Mr. Lowell Allen, San Joaquin County Office of Emergency <br />Services, around 2:45 pm. Mr. Allen informed Mr. Naidu that while performing an <br />inspection at the facility, he observed possible unauthorized releases that had not been <br />reported. He said that there was a release from a parts washer and a release at the <br />hazardous waste storage area occurring at the time. Mr. Naidu informed him that he will <br />respond and generated a complaint, C00027428, for this spill (Attachment 1). <br />Mr. Naidu arrived at the location at 3:30 pm and met with Mr. Allen. Mr. Allen introduced <br />him to Mr. Herb Jorgensen, Parts Manager, and Mr. Alex Robinson, Service Manager, <br />both with Chase Chevrolet. Mr. Naidu requested that they show him where the releases <br />occurred. Mr. Jorgensen explained that the parts washer had been out of order and just <br />got fixed. Someone accidentally hit the siphon switch and it started pumping the waste <br />liquid into the secondary containment, which overflowed. According to Mr. Allen, the <br />release was stopped before it could reach the drain in the shop. The area had been <br />cleaned prior to Mr. Naidu's arrival. <br />At the hazardous waste storage area, Mr. Naidu observed a pool of liquid with a sheen <br />leading towards the storm drain. Mr. Jorgensen explained that one of the used oil <br />storage containers had leaked and one of the employees cleaned the area with a rag <br />and "to do an even better job," hosed the remaining liquid into the storm drain. When <br />Mr. Naidu got close to the storm drain, he smelled a distinct odor similar to paint thinner. <br />Mr. Naidu asked Mr. Jorgensen if he knew what the source of the smell was and he said <br />he had no idea but suggested that it could from the soap used in a nearby car wash <br />