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Violation#301 Facility not maintained to minimize the release of a hazardous waste. Clean up of the batch tank overflow was completed immediately following the inspection. All of the contaminated soil from the batch tank to the storm drain inlet was picked up and placed in the hazardous waste storage container, which stores filter cake. Manual method using rakes, and shovels were used to pick up the waste and place in 20-yard storage container. The storm drain line from the inlet to the retention pond was hydro flushed.The waste/water was captured at the inlet of the retention pond by using a vactor. The vactor was de-watered into the on-site sewer, and the solids were then emptied into the filter cake storage bin. The hazardous waste residue, which was left inside the vactor was rinsed ad scraped, and the hazardous waste was then placed in the 20-yard hazardous waste storage container. The hazardous waste residue in the tractor was rinsed over the 20-yard hazardous waste container, which all water and residue from the tractor was placed into the 20-yard storage container. See photos of clean up from batch tank to storm drain inlet and the retention pond. The filter press sits over two small storage containers and the containers are sitting on a concrete surface directly over a sanitary sewer inlet. When the filter press is emptied,the filter cake sludge drops into these two small storage containers. When emptying the filter press into the small storage containers, small amounts of solid filter cake sludge has a tendency to fall out onto the concrete surface. If at any time filter cake falls out onto the concrete surface, Operators have been instructed to immediately pick up and place in the container. Furthermore,the sanitary sewer inlet below the filter press is screened to catch all solids from entering the sanitary sewer. The filter screen is periodically cleaned and emptied into the 20-yard storage container; see attached picture of the screened sewer inlet. The several oily stains seen in the dirt was picked up by a shovel and placed into a tractor bucket; see attached pictures of area cleaned up. The tractor bucket was emptied into the 20-yard storage container. The shovel and bucket of the tractor were rinsed over the 20-yard storage container for cleaning. In the future if any vehicles or equipment are leaking fluid,the City will place catch pans to collect any fluid until the leak can be repaired. The leaking of the one-gallon container of Graffiti Buster was contained to the outside of the one-gallon can, and no waste had leaked onto any surface. The one-gallon can was placed into a secondary containment until the one-gallon container of Graffiti Buster was used, and then it was discarded into the normal trash. There is currently no Graffiti Buster on site. In the future,the City will ensure that all containers are properly sealed and if any material appears to be leaking fluid,the material will be placed in secondary containment and/or a new container will be used. Violation#401 Failed to store hazardous waste in a container that is in good condition. The Graffiti Buster had leaked onto the outside of the container in which it was stored, but not leak onto any surface. The City immediately ensured the container of Graffiti Buster was sealed, and then placed into a secondary container until it was completely used. All the Graffiti Buster was used and is no longer on site. The empty can of Graffiti Buster was discarded in the normal trash.