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Environmental Health Department AMENDED 12/9/2019 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Date: December 04, 2019 Facility Address: 2477 Naglee Rd, Tracy Facility Name: PetSmart #1164 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I, CLASS II, or MINOR - Notice to Comply) RemarksItem # 102 CCR 66262.11 Failed to determine if a waste is a hazardous waste. OBSERVATIONS: The following observations were made with Tawnya Jeffcoat, Merchandise Inventory Leader, who stated she along with the facility managers, and employee John Thorpe, handle and manage the facility's hazardous waste: 1. An open black container, observed by the back receiving door near the hazardous waste storage area, was labeled "Unsellable Items Only, ""Items To Be Destroyed," and "Only items that have been removed from inventory in this bin." According to Tawnya Jeffcoat, Merchandise Inventory Leader, the items placed in this container are removed and processed every day or every other day. The following waste items were observed in the container, along with open packages of pet food which would be disposed of in the trash according to Tawnya: - A bottle of GNC Pets Mega Stool-No Chewable Tablets dog supplement, affixed with a receipt stating "Returned Item Tag," "Reason: Not Sellable," and dated 12/2/2019. According to the PetSmart Potentially Hazardous Waste Management poster in the hazardous waste storage area, vitamins and supplements are classified as Toxic Hazardous Waste. - A 4 fl. oz. bottle of Tropiclean Alcohol-Free Ear Wash for pets, affixed with a piece of paper stating "used RTV." Tawyna stated the ear wash was mistakingly labeled as "Return To Vendor (RTV), since she believed the ear wash should be placed in a hazardous waste container. - A Free Spirit Bark Collar with Replaceable 6V Battery with "15 automatic levels of shock", affixed with a receipt stating "Returned Item Tag," "Reason: Not Sellable," and dated 12/2/2019. According to the PetSmart Potentially Hazardous Waste Management poster, electronic items, household and button batteries, and Lithium, Ni-Cad batteries are classified as Universal Waste. 2. A dusty 2.5 gallon container of Pyranha Space Spray 1-10 HP Concentrate for killing and repelling insects was observed in the hazardous waste area. Tawnya did not know if the container of insecticide was waste. 3. Two bottles of eye wash solution observed in the eye wash station, located next to the mop sink in the facility's back receiving area, expired as of November 2019. REGULATION GUIDANCE: Any person who generates a waste shall determine if the waste is a hazardous waste as specified in Title 22 California Code of Regulations (CCR). There are wastes that are listed as hazardous wastes. There are wastes that exhibit one or more of the hazardous waste characteristics: toxic, corrosive, reactive or ignitable. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Immediately make a hazardous waste determination for the GNC Pets Mega Stool-No Chewable Tablets, Tropiclean ear wash, Free Spirit Bark Collar and battery, Pyranha Space Spray insecticide, and two bottles of expired eye wash solution, manage them according to Title 22 CCR. Use Safety Data Sheets (SDS), waste sampling and test results or other knowledge to support your hazardous waste determination. Waste testing must be done using methods specified in Title 22 CCR including sections 66261.20-24. Submit a statement and supporting documentation with your hazardous waste determination. Demonstrate current storage and labeling for wastes determined to be hazardous wastes. Provide disposal records for wastes determined to be hazardous wastes and stored longer than the number of days specified in Title 22 CCR for your hazardous waste generator status. This is a Class II violation. FA0018246 PR0540511 SC001 12/04/2019 EHD 22-01 Rev. 9/20/2019 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIRPage 4 of 16 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue | Stockton, California 95205 | T 209 468-3420 | F 209 464-0138 | www.sjcehd.com