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Lodi Chrome Chrome plating tanks pumped out by PSC Company (Attachment A, Quotations). The cost estimate to remove the liquid from the plating tanks is approximately $26,195. Mr. Mason explained that the quotation did not include the cost of removing contaminated debris or the tanks themselves. In addition, Mr. Mason provided me with a cost estimate from Dockter Environmental Consulting to provide a closure plan, sampling and closure documentation. The cost for these services was listed as $4,465. I asked how Lodi Chrome plan to finance the cleanup since Mr. Mason's letter dated August 30, 2006, indicated that Lodi Chrome was in extreme financial hardship and could not fulfill the Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC), Stipulation and Order. Mr. Mason replied that he had some friends who were willing to help him with the money in order to cleanup the facility. Mr. Mason informed me that he had been ill which had prevented him from starting cleanup sooner. Mr. Mason explained that he started some cleanup activities earlier today, January 10, 2007. According to Mr. Mason, he and his friend, Mr. Rushin, had swept up buffing dust from the buffing room floor and then placed the dust into a sack container. During the inspection, I observed an unlabeled sack container that was open and that held a gray colored dust. Mr. Mason identified the gray dust as buffing dust removed from the floor. I asked if the dust was a hazardous waste. Mr. Mason said that he thought it was hazardous waste due to metals but had not tested it. Mr. Mason indicated that he wanted to clean up the facility and remove hazardous waste from the plating tanks. Mr. Mason said that he would make arrangements to have the plating tanks pumped out within the next week. However, when DTSC staff returned to the site on January 18, 2007, the plating tank still contained plating liquids. Inspection Rep Mr. Mason showed me the plating area, which contains plating baths, cleaning baths, rinse tanks, and a sludge storage tank. The size of tanks utilized in the plating area ranged from 55 -gallon containers to large tanks greater than 500 gallons. I asked Mr. Mason is he knew the concentrations of plating baths. Mr. Mason informed me that he periodically had the plating baths tested. Mr. Mason provided me with analytical reports for the bright acid copper tank, chromic acid tank, copper cyanide tank, bright nickel and dry acid salts. (see Attachment B, Analytical Report) The analytical report indicates that the plating baths contains, chrome, copper, nickel and zinc. (See Photograph below) 3of11