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H. Project Description The scale operator would screen waste loads by asking questions and visually inspecting incoming loads. The scale operator would be looking for unacceptable loads and evidence of potentially dangerous wastes,such as: • containers-with warning labels; • sealed drums; • leaking containers; • wastes with strong and/or unusual odors; • sludge;and • "hot-loads" (waste that may be burning or smoldering at delivery). If prohibited or dangerous wastes are identified by the scale operator,the vehicle containing the waste is refused entrance to the landfill. The equipment operator at the active landfill face must also be able to recognize prohibited and dangerous wastes. When such wastes are identified,the equipment operator makes note of the entity responsible for delivering the waste to the landfill,if known. The waste should then be moved to the temporary hazardous waste storage area until proper disposal can be arranged. If the waste in question is thought to be hazardous,proper handling procedures must be followed, as described later in the Public Health and Safety section of this EIR. If the waste moved to the temporary hazardous waste storage area is proven to be hazardous,the City would contract with a properly licensed hazardous waste hauler to ensure that state and federal regulations for the transportation and disposal of the hazardous wastes are followed. If the entities responsible for generating and delivering unacceptable wastes are known,they would be notified that the wastes were illegally disposed of,and would be charged for additional analysis and disposal costs as incurred. If the delivering entity is unknown,the City would incur the clean-up costs. In addition to the screening of wastes,City staff would examine one or two incoming waste loads on a random day each week. Upon selecting a random load for inspection,the following information would be recorded onto a Load-Checking Data Sheet: I1.22