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The completed waste characterization form provides information regarding the <br /> waste generator and transporter, physical characteristics and chemical <br /> composition of the waste, generation, transportation, and type of waste stream <br /> to be disposed. The form must be completed by all waste generators and <br /> approved by Forward prior to waste disposal. At the scalehouse, the attendant <br /> checks the load and the appropriate paperwork and logs all of the appropriate <br /> information in the daily record. <br /> The next load inspection consists of load checking at the disposal areae The <br /> equipment operators check for disposal of hazardous or unacceptable waste at <br /> the working face of the landfill. Ail landfill--person net are experiencedand <br /> trained in identifying potentially unacceptable wastes in the dumped loads. If <br /> hazardous or unacceptable waste is detected, the operator tells the customer to <br /> either remove the.waste-from Ahe-da lJ.: ' seJf.or,have- the wasteremoved by <br /> a hazardous waste hauler. <br /> Hazardous wastes that are found after the hauler has left the site are moved to <br /> the hazardous waste storage locker for temporary (less than 90 days) storage <br /> prior to proper offsite.4sposal. The storage-.aoa.er•is a:special chermcal storage <br /> building that is kept locked. Wastes are removed from the locker before any <br /> waste has been stored for% days, or once the locker reaches 90 percent of its <br /> capacity, which ever happens first. Containers of hazardous waste are labeled <br /> with the customer's name and the date and time of delivery. <br /> Unacceptable wastes that are discovered after the hauler has left are moved <br /> away from the working area, contained or covered, and marked with the waste <br /> and generator information, if known. <br /> If the customer that hauled the hazardous or unacceptable waste is known,the <br /> landfill notifies them that the waste must be removed by them and disposed of at <br /> a licensed site. If the customer refuses, the landfill contracts with a hazardous <br /> waste hauler to remove and dispose of the waste properly and bills the customer <br /> for the costs. <br /> If hazardous materials are discovered that are not containerized such that <br /> reloading of the waste onto the vehicle is not possible, the area is marked off to <br /> limit access, and all employees evacuate the spill area. The San Joaquin County <br /> Office of Emergency Services and other appropriate agencies are notified of the <br /> Forward Landfill JTD 7-19 <br /> L:\Allied\2000.193\Reports\finaljtd:Sec-7.0:08/20/01 <br /> BRYAN A.STIRRAT 6 ASSOCIATES <br />