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Complaint Investigation Summary Report#:5105 COMPLAINT ID: COTJ202RZ Site Location: SMITH CANALAT SHIMIZU DR & OCCIDENTALAVE Activity Summary Activity Date Recorded by 09/25/2020 Received complaint from Claudia Muro, EHS, who states at 8:22AM she was told FLORIDO by complainant that a porta potty was floating in the waterway near Shimizu Dr and Occidental Ave in Stockton. Looked up location and the waterway is called Smith Canal, which connects to the SJC River. Called and left a message for complainant. Received a call back from complainant who states his boss was told about the porta potty by a resident that lives at 3042 Canal Dr in Stockton; the complainant nor his boss have seen the porta potty, nor do they have the resident contact number; the porta potty is a United Services porta potty; he is concerned that the porta potty may have hazardous chemicals in it; porta potty does not belong to his company. Complainant states he is unable to follow up with this complaint and he is unable to notify Cal OES. Discussed complaint with Claudia Muro, EHS, Haza Saeed, Ld Sr REHS, and Melissa Nissim, CUPA PC. Called Fish &Wildlife (916-826-1110) and provided the complaint information to Margie (dispatch). Margie states she will have a Warden call me back. Received a call back from Warden Sam Shutz (209-642-0465). Discussed complaint with Sam, and he states he will discuss it with his boss and call me back to let me know if Fish &Wildlife will be responding to this complaint. Called Rio Vista Coast Guard (707-374-2871) and provided the complaint information to Seaman Mobley and Seaman Combs. Seaman Combs stated she would have to get more information from the complainant to determine if the Coast Guard will need to respond. I told Seaman Combs that the complainant did not have the resident contact information other than their home address. I also told Seaman Combs that I notified Fish &Wildlife and was waiting for their call back. Updated Haza Saeed, Ld Sr REHS. Generated complaint. Arrived at 3042 Canal Dr. in Stockton and met with Bob and Gae Stewart (209-946-0897), property owners, who allowed me to enter his backyard to see the portapotty in the Smith Canal. Observed the portapotty about half submerged in the canal on the south side of the canal. According to Bob, other homeowners in the neighborhood tied a rope to the portapotty and tied the other end to a tree to prevent it from floating away. Drove to the south side of Smith Canal and observed the portapotty was tied to a tree, and was located across the street from the residence at 2938 Shimizu Dr. Leakage from the portapotty, or sheen on the water, was not observed. Dead fish or vegetation was not observed. The portapotty had signage indicating it belonged to United Site Services (1-800-TOILETS).Took photos. As I drove away from the site, I noticed three United Site Services portapotties were setup just west of the intersection of Shimizu Dr and Ryde Ave. One of the three portapotties had a City of Stockton health tip sign posted. Took photos. Left site to another ER complaint. Arrived at EHD. Called and spoke to Fish &Wildlife Warden Shutz, who states he also observed the portapotty in Smith Canal and he called the 1-800 number for United Site Services and notified them of the portapotty in the canal. According to Shutz, United Site Services is going to remove the portapotty from the canal. Shutz stated he will follow up with United to ensure the portapotty is removed. Called the Rio Vista Coast Guard and spoke to Seaman Rivera, who stated he was aware of the portapotty incident. Notified Rivera that Warden Shutz will be following up with United Site Services to ensure they will be removing the portapotty from the canal. 5105.rpt Page 2 of 4