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SITE RECONNAISSANCE INTERVIEW AND OBSERVATIONS REPORT (Cont'd) Site: California Cedar Products Company 20-cubic-yard covered solid waste container is used for the disposal of fly ash. A maximum of one hundred twenty-six 55-gallon drums are stored within containment pallets measuring 15 feet long by 7.5 feet wide. The sides of each pallet are 4 inches high. Each pallet can hold a maximum of eighteen 55-gallon drums. Four metal posts are affixed to the corner of each pallet and hold the pallet approximately 8 inches above the concrete pavement. A corrugated metal roof is attached to the top of the posts at a height of approximately 8 feet. Each pallet has a spigot for draining. The pallets are capable of capturing up to 900 gallons. There are seven of these pallets; two for wastes and five for product. Approximately 37 drums of hazardous wastes were observed: 28 drums of hazardous waste stored in the two containment pallets and nine drums of hazardous waste used for collection throughout the site. The hazardous waste and raw product drums throughout the site are placed within larger polypropylene containers with emergency spill kits nearby. Approximately 100 drums of hazardous waste and raw product were observed. There are no drinking or monitoring wells on site and there has been no groundwater sampling on site. There are no known underground pipelines on site, except for underground utilities. There is a steam pipeline that enters the north side of the property. The site is on a relatively low laying lot with a gradient of less than 1 percent. Surface water enters city storm drains throughout the site, yet it was difficult to determine the direction of surface water runoff during the site visit. Cal Cedar operates 5 days a week, 24-hours per day, and employees 760 people. There have been no reports of ill health by the employees, other than normal illnesses. Cal Cedar manufactures cedar slats for pencils and Duraflame fireplace logs. The production of the Duraflame fireplace logs began sometime in 1968. Cal Cedar uses solvents, lubricants, and various petroleum products in its processes. The manufacturing process is as follows: Cedar slat production Sixteen-foot lengths of cedar are cut into 7-inch blocks. These blocks are then cut into 0.25-inch slats. The slats are sorted, stained, and waxed. The waste lumber from sorting is used in the Duraflame fireplace log production. A retort is used to impregnate the slats with the stain and wax. This process increases the stability of the wood. The slats are then dried in a kiln for 7 days at a regulated temperature, pressure, and moisture content. After drying, the slats are sorted, packaged and shipped off site. Duraflame fireplace log production The waste lumber that did not pass inspection during sorting from the slat production is ground into chips and used for the manufacturing of Duraflame logs. Sawdust from the milling of slats is mixed with the wood chips and stockpiled. This mixture of sawdust and chips are blended together with hot petroleum wax. The sludge is cooled and extruded into a log form. The logs are wrapped, packaged, and shipped off site. The waste from the Duraflame log and cedar slat sawdust is burned as fuel in a boiler to create steam and power an 8.5-megawatt cogenerator. The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District has permitted the operation of this cogenerator. PA California Cedar Products-W (F) • 5/93 E-2 Printed on 50% recycled Paper- Q3(.9