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The following is an itemized list of household hazardous waste collection facility violations that have not been addressed for SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY DEPT PUBLIC WORKS as of July 09, 2019. Open violations from May 10, 2019 inspection Violation #201 - Failed to prepare and maintain a complete operation plan. OBSERVATIONS A complete Operation Plan was not maintained at the facility. It was missing the following elements: -Section 8 of the operation plan had an incorrect event date of May 4th. This was corrected on site. -Section 9 of the operation plan had an incorrect event date of 5/5/2018. This was corrected on site. -The site map was missing the map scale, date, north direction and legal boundaries of the hazardous waste management facility. This was corrected on site. -The training documents were missing: the name of each employee filling each job, description of training and records that document that the training has been given to and completed by facility personnel. Stericycle Lab Pack Training description and records that training was given were unavailable for review. -A written agreement between the contractor(Stericycle) and operator (San Joaquin County) of the THHWCF was not available for review during the inspection. The notification form provided is not the written agreement. The operator of a THHWCF shall prepare, maintain at the facility, and operate in compliance with an operation plan as specified below. The operator shall make the operation plan available upon demand to any representative of the Department, the U.S. EPA or local governmental agency including the CUPA or authorized agency A copy of the operation plan shall also be delivered in person or by certified mail with return receipt requested to CUPA or authorized agency when requested by CUPA or authorized agency. Any request from CUPA or authorized agency shall specify the documents which are required, where and how to submit the required documents, and the date by which the documents shall be submitted. The operation plan shall include: (1) a description of the location and the address of the THHWCF,- (2) HHWCF;(2) a copy of a map showing the general THHWCF perimeters and traffic pattern. The map shall include all of the information as specified in Sections 66270.14(b)(18)(A), (F), (G), (H), (J) and (L); (3) a list of the days and hours of operation including alternate dates as appropriate; (4) the name, address and identification number of the THHWCF; (5) the name, address and telephone number of the contact person for the THHWCF, (6)the agency or contractor which will be providing the site supervisor(s) for the THHWCF(s).The name(s) of the individual site supervisor(s) for each THHWCF session must be recorded in the operation plan on or before the date of that session. (7) a description of the length of time the waste will be held at the THHWCF; (8) a description of the procedure to be followed to ensure that the facility will be managed in an environmentally safe manner in the event of inclement weather; (9) if wastes from small quantity commercial sources will be accepted, a description of the measures which will be taken to handle the acceptance of the small quantity commercial source wastes separately from the household wastes. These measures shall include.- (A) nclude:(A) directing small quantity commercial source generators to a receiving area of the THHWCF separate from the receiving area for household waste, or (B) limiting small quantity commercial source waste acceptance to different hours than household waste acceptance. (10) a description of the measures to be taken to ensure that all waste is removed from the facility and all contaminated facility structures, equipment and soil are either decontaminated or removed following termination of the THHWCF; (11) training documents as specified in Section 66264.16(d); (12) a contingency plan which contains the information specified in Section 66264.52. Additionally, the contingency plan shall include identification of an offsite contingency storage location where wastes could temporarily be stored pending resolution of any delay in final waste acceptance by the receiving facility identified on the manifest(s); (13) a copy of the documents as specified in Section 66264.17(c) if applicable; (14) if solvents, oil-based paints or gasoline will be bulked at the THHWCF, a copy of the written protocol approved by the local fire and air pollution prevention agencies in which the THHWCF is located; (15) copies of all local permits obtained for the operation of the facility; (16) a copy of the written agreement between the property owner and the operator or the THHWCF; and (17) if the facility is to be managed by a contractor, a copy of the written agreement between the contractor and the operator of the THHWCF. Page 2 of 3