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operations from the floor of the facility. Mason also failed to remove significant <br />quantities of spilled hazardous waste plating bath chemicals from the floor of the facility. <br />The concrete floor of the facility is not coated with an impermeable barrier to prevent <br />migration of spilled chemicals into the underlying soil, and the floor had visible signs of <br />corrosion and chemical staining. A true and correct copy of said Enforcement Order is <br />attached hereto as Attachment A and is incorporated herein by this reference. <br />2.2. On April 26, 2006, the Department and Mason entered into a Stipulation and <br />Order (Docket HWCA No. 20040427) in which Mason admitted the violations set forth in <br />the Enforcement Order. A true and correct copy of said Stipulation and Order is <br />attached hereto as Attachment B and is incorporated herein by this reference. <br />2.3. On August 30, 2006, by letter, Mason informed the Department that Mason <br />is in financial hardship and that Mason could not fulfill the Stipulation and Order. <br />2.4. On January 10, 2007, a preliminary site investigation revealed that Mason <br />had ceased operation of the facility on or about June 1, 2006, and that the hazardous <br />waste (identified below) had been stored at the facility since that time. The <br />Department's Hazardous Waste Tracking System manifest report shows that the last <br />manifested shipment of hazardous waste offsite from Mason occurred on March 7, <br />2006. The Department's employees also observed crystallized material on the floor <br />adjacent to tanks containing hazardous waste. This crystallization is attributed to the <br />release of hazardous liquids onto the floor that later evaporated. In addition, staining <br />and deterioration of the walls adjacent to the plating bathes was also observed by the <br />Department's employees. The stains are similar in color to the adjacent plating bath <br />and is attributed to releases of hazardous liquids onto the wall. On January 18, 2007 <br />samples taken by the Department revealed hazardous levels of Chromium, Nickel, <br />Copper, Cyanide, and Corrosives (acid and alkaline) at the site located in and around <br />the former process tanks including crystallized waste deposited on the floor. <br />2.5. On May 3, 2007, the hazardous soil and liquid wastes in the baths and <br />drums were containerized and removed from the Site. Respondent's other actions in <br />LODI CHROME Docket SRPD RPDD06/07SCC-4378 <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION CONSENT AGREEMENT <br />3 <br />