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P Q 1 4L*'Xe" 11 ;Le�: � 71 UM 1;14U4-t*0Ue jLT"11 - 'A CAUFORNIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD IY 1 10M SnW, SUfM 3Wi �• 1 Ms. Donna Heran' San Joaquin Local Health District 1601 east Hazelton Ave. APR 2 0 1983 P.O. Box 2009 Stockton, CA 95201 SAN X"'.QIj LOCAL HEALTH USTRICT Re: Solid Waste Facility Inspection Foothill Landfill Dear Ms. Heran : As you probably recall, the information package that you recently received, contained a copy of the Presley legislation (SB 1346). This bill authorizes the California Waste Management Board to conduct inspections of solid waste facilities to ensure compliance with the State Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal. The Board will be inventorying about 20% of all California's solid waste facilities each year. The State Inventory Program, unlike the Federal Open Dump Inventory, will evaluate transfer stations as well as open, closed, and illegal disposal sites. Facilities found to be out of compliance after the first inspection will be allowed a 90 -day grace period for corrections to be made. If compliance is not achieved at the end of 90 days, the name of the facility will be subject to designation by the Board as a non -complying solid waste facility. If such a designation is made, the facility will have up to one year to achieve.compliance or the operating permit will be subject to revocation. In the case of closed facilities, the responsible parties will be held to a stricter standard of civil liability in the event the property owner is sued.. My staff would like to inspect the facility(ies) referred to before June 30, 1983. These facilities were chosen because they have either had a history of non- compliance, their five year permit review cycle is almost due, or because the Board has not inspected the facility for quite some time. Unlike the Open Dump Inventory ine�®rtisa�c actifiraation letters -rill m -t be seat b- Board at_ff to operatars!ov sers of the facilities to announce the upcoming inspection. It will be left to your dis- cretion, whether or.not to formally notify them. For your assistance, we have enclosed a sample letter you may wish to use if you choose to notify the operators. We wish to stress that the California Waste Management Board wants to conduct this program in close coordination with you and your staff. Our assigned county staff - person will, in the very near future, be telephoning to arrange the date and time of the evaluation so that you or your staff can accompany us on the inspection. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned staffperson. .7 i Dougla Strauch, Chief Wast gement Division Enclosure