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3) Health and Safety Code Section 25291 for Underground Storage Tanks Installed After January 1, 1984 requires the following: "If water could enter into the secondary containment by precipitation or infiltration, the facility shall contain a means of monitoring for water intrusion and for removing the water by the owner or operator. This removal system shall also prevent uncontrolled removal of this water and provide for a means of analyzing the removed water for hazardous substance contamination and a means of disposing of the water if so contaminated at an authorized disposal facility." A water fuel mixture was observed in the turbine sumps during the November 5, 1998 and the November 23, 1999 inspections. This fuel water mixture shall be disposed of as a non-RCRA hazardous waste at an authorized disposal facility. EHD requests a copy of the non-RCRA hazardous waste manifest for the removal of this waste which appears to accumulate during the winter rainy season. 4) California Code of Regulations Section 2636(f) (1) states that "the secondary containment system shall be equipped with a continuous monitoring system which ... is connected to an audible and visual alarm system." During both the November 5, 1998 and the November 23, 1999 inspections the alarm system failed to indicate the presence of the water fuel mixture in the piping sumps. The fact that your monitoring system is not monitoring the piping sumps properly may indicate that a release in the interstitial space may go undetected. In addition, if your waste oil tank is not being properly monitored permanent closure of the tank is applicable 5) An EHD routine inspection dated December 3, 1996 states that the waste oil tank is not being used. A follow up EHD letter dated January 30, 1997 to Mr. Johnson of The Customer Company states that the waste oil tank did not appear to be in use and had not been used for a number of years and requested a closure permit by March 3, 1997. Mr. Johnson responded in a letter dated February 5, 1997 stating that a sign would be posted for acceptance of used oil. The waste oil tank was not being used for storage during an EHD inspection conducted on November 5, 1998. The waste oil tank was observed to be empty during an EHD inspection conducted on November 23, 1999. There are no signs posted in the store to indicate that this is a waste oil acceptance facility. Waste oil is considered a non-RCRA hazardous waste and must be removed and transported under manifest or milk run hauler trip ticket and disposed of at a properly licensed treatment storage and disposal facility (TSDF). Copies of the manifest should be sent to DTSC with a copy to the local agency. Please provide copies of the non-RCRA hazardous waste manifests or milk run hauler trip tickets for the removal of waste oil from the waste oil tank for the years of 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 or 1999.