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SECTICN 2- SITE OPERATIONS PLAN Page 2-6 2.1.5.3 Waste Screening Some of the prohibited wastes described above are readily observable and easily screened out. Dangerous waste is more difficult to screen because it includes a wide variety of products that can be delivered in hard to observe quantities. To minimize the potential for dangerous waste to enter the landfill, employee training and a load checking program is required. The scale operator will screen waste loads by asking questions and visually inspecting incoming loads. The scale operator should 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 — "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 admittance 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. Note that if the waste in question is thought to be hazardous, proper handling procedures must be followed, as described in the Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan later in this report. If the waste moved to the temporary hazardous waste storage area is, in fact, proven to be hazardous, the City will contract with a properly licensed hazardous waste hauler to ensure that state and federal regulations for the transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes are followed. If known, the entities responsible for generating and delivering the wastes will be notified that the wastes were illegally disposed of, and will be charged for additional analysis and disposal costs as incurred. If the delivering entity is unknown, the City will incur the clean-up costs. 2.1.5.4 Load Checking Program In order to detect and discourage attempts to dispose of hazardous or designated prohibited waste at the Austin Road Landfill, the City of Stockton has developed a load-checking program. The City has designated and trained City staff who are responsible for conducting periodic load- checking at the site. City staff will examine one or two incoming waste loads on a random day each week. Upon selecting a random load for inspection, the following information will be recorded onto the Load-Checking Data Sheet (see Figure 2-1 for an example data sheet): R.W.Sets ano Associates City of Stockton 1811.::2