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From: Gebrehawariat,Tadese [mailto:Tadese.Gebrehawariat@CalRecycle.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 20112:04 PM To: 'strack5)stocktonrecycling com'; Marisela Cordova Cc: Rick Powell; 'ieffery.hunt a stocktong_ov.com'; Isaacson, Joy; Poulson, Zane Subject: East Stockton Transfer and Recycling Station (39-AA-0018) Hi Sean, A complaint has been made about what was termed as bad and constant odor emanating from your facility. The complaint was forwarded to our office by the Code Enforcement Officer in the City of Stockton. The complaint was apparently filed to the Code Enforcement office of the City on Monday, October 3, 2011. I spoke with the complainant,by telephone, today. The complainant stated that all last week,the odor was bad and strong. This week, they can still smell the odor but not as bad. The complainant further stated that they are a long time resident of the area. They have asthma and strong odors affect them strongly. Many years ago, the complainant and other nearby residents went to the City Council to register their complaints about the operation. The City Council ordered the former owner of the facility to put the tarp covers all around the facility structure and to use de-odorizing substances to combat odor from the operation. The complainant stated that those measures seemed to help. The complainant added that they may organize an opposition to the planned expansion of the facility. The complainant stated that they made contact with facility employees about the odor in the past but this time. Now,the question for you is, did you receive some odorous loads last week? Was there any change in the operation? Were you receiving and processing materials, and removing residual wastes to disposal as always and as required(within 48 hours)? Or, did you have equipment breakdowns and received materials sat on the tipping floor for an extended period? Last week, was there any change in the operation that may have caused odor to emanate from the facility and could have been detected by the residents in the neighborhood? Re-call that, the permit for your facility prohibits receipts of residential, mixed municipal, and other types of putrescible wastes. Only non-hazardous commercial and industrial solid wastes, as described in the governing Transfer/Processing Report(TPR) are allowed for receipt in the operation. As we have discussed during the monthly inspections, if inadvertently odorous loads are received, the loads shall be the first to be processed and removed to disposal.