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DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Thank you for submitting your environmental complaint to CalEPA. If this is an emergency, please dial 911 immediately. For hazardous material spill notification, call the State Warning Center at 1-800-852-7550. Dear Garrett Backus, The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) received your complaint on 6/1/2022. Your complaint will be referred to the appropriate agency for investigation. Your complaint tracking number is COMP-54083. A summary of the information you provided is provided below. If you need to correct any information or have questions about your complaint, please send your request or questions to complaints(&,calepa.ca.gov. Thank you for taking the time to notify us of your concern. Description: I am reporting possible hazardous waste transporter violations by Patriot Environmental. Union Pacific Railroad (UP) reported an ink spill using Cal OES spill report 22-2212 on 4- 18-22. A staff person from the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (SJCEHD) responded to the site and watched the cleanup done by Patriot Environmental. The spill waste was placed in two 55-gallon drums and labeled as "hazardous waste". On the same day, Patriot transferred the drums using only a bill of lading from 1000 E Roth Rd, French Camp, CA to 1449 S Union St, Stockton, CA (same location as 833 E Eighth St, Stockton CA). Both sites have UP staff on-site. At 1449 S Union St, Patriot removed the drums from their vehicle and placed them in a storage area. Three days later, on 4-21- 22, Patriot returned to 1449 S Union St and used a hazardous waste manifest to haul the drums to a TSDF in Long Beach. My concern is that Patriot transferred RCRA D001 hazardous waste on 4-18-22 without a hazardous waste manifest to an unauthorized location and unloaded the drums onto the 1449 S Union St property where they were stored for three days. Since the drums were unloaded I don't think the T22 CCR 66263.18 Exempt Transfer Facility rule is applicable. The hazardous waste manifest eventually used (022452620JJK) appears to have an inaccurate generator date of 4-21-22 since the waste was generated on 4-18-22. SJCEHD is addressing the UP hazardous waste generator violations. This complaint is to refer any transporter issues to DTSC. 2