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Discharger: The Men's Wearhouse
Location: 5801 District Blvd
Contact/Title: Luis Serrano /Senior Manager
Inspected By: R. Keo & G. Wolf
Inspection Date: 6/15/11, 8:48 a.m., Unscheduled
OVERVIEWS
An unscheduled inspection was conducted on June 15, 2011; sampling was performed on April 13 -14,
2011. Mr. Serrano escorted us through the inspection. We covered the production area, chemical
storage area, pretreatment facility, and the boiler room.
OBSERVATIONS
Men's Wearhouse operates tuxedo rental stores that rents formalwear and sells retail merchandise. The
facility covers cleaning and distribution of formal wear for California, Nevada, Alaska, Canada, Mexico,
and Arizona.
The facility's laundry operates Monday to Friday from 5:00 a.m. — 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. for
the office. Trucks unload the dirty rentals in plastic bins. From there it is collected in a receiving /sorting
area and separated by polyester, wool, or cotton. Then the laundry is separated again either for a
regular wash or for dry cleaning. There are four (4) 150 -Ibs washers and ten (10) 90 -Ibs Green Earth dry
cleaning machines. Pants, coats, and 25% of the vests go to dry cleaning and the rest (shirts and vests)
go to the 150 -Ibs washers.
After they are washed, shirts and vests are transferred to dryers or hot plates while the coats and pants
are hung on a conveyor to go through a steam - filled tunnel and steam press stations. In the future,
Men's Wearhouse will change the setup so only vests undergo the steam tunnel.
Once de- wrinkled, the clothing is inspected at the inspection stations before it is transferred to the
inventory or stock area for the next rental. In addition, the clothing may be altered at three alteration
stations: one for jackets, one for shirts, and one for pants.
INSPECTIONS
The production area is where most of the industrial wastewater is generated. Wastewater discharged
from the washers goes into a trough drain located beneath the industrial washers. From the trough
drain, the wastewater flows to a lint trap where solids are captured and collected. The wastewater then
combines with the facility's boiler water at the sample box. Afterwards, it is mixed with domestic prior
to discharge to the City sewer at District Boulevard.
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B A K E R S F I E L D
Inspection Report
Discharger: The Men's Wearhouse
Location: 5801 District Blvd
Contact/Title: Luis Serrano /Senior Manager
Inspected By: R. Keo & G. Wolf
Inspection Date: 6/15/11, 8:48 a.m., Unscheduled
OVERVIEWS
An unscheduled inspection was conducted on June 15, 2011; sampling was performed on April 13 -14,
2011. Mr. Serrano escorted us through the inspection. We covered the production area, chemical
storage area, pretreatment facility, and the boiler room.
OBSERVATIONS
Men's Wearhouse operates tuxedo rental stores that rents formalwear and sells retail merchandise. The
facility covers cleaning and distribution of formal wear for California, Nevada, Alaska, Canada, Mexico,
and Arizona.
The facility's laundry operates Monday to Friday from 5:00 a.m. — 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. for
the office. Trucks unload the dirty rentals in plastic bins. From there it is collected in a receiving /sorting
area and separated by polyester, wool, or cotton. Then the laundry is separated again either for a
regular wash or for dry cleaning. There are four (4) 150 -Ibs washers and ten (10) 90 -Ibs Green Earth dry
cleaning machines. Pants, coats, and 25% of the vests go to dry cleaning and the rest (shirts and vests)
go to the 150 -Ibs washers.
After they are washed, shirts and vests are transferred to dryers or hot plates while the coats and pants
are hung on a conveyor to go through a steam - filled tunnel and steam press stations. In the future,
Men's Wearhouse will change the setup so only vests undergo the steam tunnel.
Once de- wrinkled, the clothing is inspected at the inspection stations before it is transferred to the
inventory or stock area for the next rental. In addition, the clothing may be altered at three alteration
stations: one for jackets, one for shirts, and one for pants.
INSPECTIONS
The production area is where most of the industrial wastewater is generated. Wastewater discharged
from the washers goes into a trough drain located beneath the industrial washers. From the trough
drain, the wastewater flows to a lint trap where solids are captured and collected. The wastewater then
combines with the facility's boiler water at the sample box. Afterwards, it is mixed with domestic prior
to discharge to the City sewer at District Boulevard.
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Record Keeping
All records were kept on file and appeared to be in order.
Chemical Storage
Green Earth solvent is stored in the building. The solvent is stored in 55- gallon drums distributed by
United Fabricare.
Men's Wearhouse collects still residues from the dry cleaning machines and stores them in a waste
drum. PCS Rho Chem Corporation hauls the hazardous wastes to its facility in Inglewood, California.
RECOMMENDATION /COMMENTS
Men's Wearhouse was evaluated for slug load discharge and the City expects a Slug Load Management
Plan (SLMP) be developed and a copy be provided to the City. The facility poses a medium to high risk of
discharging a slug load to the City sewer system because of following:
1. There is no equalization tank / holding tank to divert flow if a chemical spill occurred.
2. There was no secondary containment for the chemicals at the facility's chemical storage
and for the waste drums.
3. There is liquid discharge going to the sewer from the still bottoms from the Green Earth
machines.
Your facility's new Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit will be included with a copy of this inspection
report. Please note that you are required to sample and report additional items using the appropriate
test methods. These new items were included in the new permit due to new monitoring requirements
on the City's treatment plants and concerns about the liquid discharged from the still bottoms where
solvent residues collect on the Green Earth machines.
The City prohibits any liquid from still bottoms to be disposed down the drain. Please use a cooker
device and haul the solvent away. This applies to any dry cleaners using any kind of solvent.
Date Rotha Keo
Industrial Waste Inspector
Reviewed by:
Date:
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B A K E R S F I E L D
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WASTEWATER DIVISION
FACT SHEET
March 26, 2010
A. INDUSTRIAL USER INFORMATION
The Men's Wearhouse
5801 District Blvd
Bakersfield, CA 93313
Contacts:
Andrew White, Director Engineering
Roy Cortes, Local General Manager
Louis Serrano, Plant Manager
Phone: (661) 835 -9714
Fax: (661) 832 -2120
Commercial Laundry Service
Permit Number: 3 -BK -0055
Surcharge Account: 215633 -10116
Permit Expires: June 30, 2014
SIC Codes (s): 493110
EPA ID: Unavailable
Hours: 8:00 AM -5:00 PM (office), M -F
6:00 AM -11:00 PM (24hr), M -F
5:00 AM -1:30 PM (Operation),
M -F
Number of Employees: 124
B. HISTORY
The Men's Wearhouse (MW), Inc was founded in 1973 and based in Houston, Texas as a
specialty retailer of men's suits. The company operated 805 retail apparel stores, with 688
stores in the United States and 117 stores in Canada, and 489 tuxedo rental stores in the
United States. MW has 33 retail dry cleaning and two commercial laundry facilities. Most of the
retail stores and commercial laundry facility are located in Houston. The commercial laundry in
Bakersfield covers California, Arizona, and Nevada.
The Men's Wearhouse began commercial laundry operations in Bakersfield in September 2009.
Its permitted discharge is:
Flow 0.007 MGD
BOD 690 mg /L
40 ppd
TSS 18 mg /L
1 1 ppd
ppd: pounds per day
C. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY & EQUIPMENT
The facility has four 150 -Ibs washers, ten 90 -Ibs dry cleaners, two 100 -Ibs dryer, two steam tunnels,
two steam presses, six vacuum presses, and seven shirt presses. Trucks unload dirty rental
laundry in a plastic bins at the southwest part of the building. From there it is collected in a
receiving /sorting area for separations by polyester, wool, and cotton. Then it goes to another
separations by washing or dry cleaning. Pants, coats, and 25% vests go to the dry cleaners. Shirts
and 75% vests go in 150 -Ibs washers.
After washing, shirts and 75% vests are transferred to the dry machines (Fig. 1). Once it dried the
garments go to the pressing station. At this station, a steam press uses strong pressure at high
temperatures to get rid of wrinkles. Once it ironed and pressed, the garments hung in a convey belt
to be inspected for any damages and fixed before going to the next assemble line. At the inventory
station, the garments go through a bar code scanner to place for pick up.
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Pants, coats, and 25% vests are placed in the dry cleaners. Next, coats and vests are hung on a
convey belt that take them through a steam tunnel to eliminate wrinkles. Afterward, all garments
are ended up at the pressing station. From here on, it goes to the same processing as described in
the above paragraph.
The Men's Wearhouse- Bakersfield, CA Plant
Production Diagram
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The Men's Wearhouse also cleans dress shoes at the north side of the building.
The four washers discharged wastewater into a collection trench located beneath them. The trench
has screen bars to capture solid particles before the wastewater flows to another solids removal, a
lint trap (Figure 2). After the solid wastes had been removed, the wastewater flows to the sampling
box where it combined with boiler water prior tie in with domestic further downstream.
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Process Water Flow Diagram
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Chemicals used in the washing process consist of the following types:
Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (silicone)
GCN- Supra -Sole (detergent)
NDT Adapt (pH adjuster)
Power Jolt (detergent)
NDT Conditioner (water conditioner)
Chemicals used to treat boiler tank consists of the following types:
Enerex 500
Chemeen 200
E. PROCESS UNIT OPERATATION/ FLOW INFORMATION
The majority of the wastewater generated at this facility comes from the 4 commercial washers
and from the boiler.
F. DILUTION /AUXILLARY OPERATION/ FLOW INFORMATION
California Water Service Company flows to the water softener system to remove magnesium
and calcium ions before being used for production.
G. FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE
The Men's Wearhouse required to install an effluent flow device.
H. PRETREATMENT UNIT OPERATIONS
A trough drainage system is located beneath the industrial washers. The drain system includes
screen bars. From this point, the wastewater flows through lint screen before the sampling box.
The sampling box is located inside the facility on the south side, underneath the receiving and
the sorting place. It is where the sampling take place. The lid of the sampling box has not hitch
and will require a crow bar to open it. The company will have to modify the sampling box for the
City to access.
Prepared By: Rotha Keo Date: 3/26/2010
Reviewed By: Date:
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Men's Wearhouse's
Solvent &Separator Water Procedures
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point. Then the remaining liquid is
drained by spigot (not shown) at
the bottom of the barrel.
Discharge stops at maximum
discharge level (16 -18 in. from the
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not fill barrel to the top, but did it
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bottom wastes. Pickup
once a month usually
hauls away 12 containers
of waste liquid, lint, and
carbon filters.
Waste containers for lint.
Not seen, but present is a
large tank for separator
water.
Separator water once
hauled away at its former
facility until company
switched Green Earth.
Former solvent was
petroleum based.
Men's Wearhouse used this
location for City to sample liquid
from the barrel on July 27, 2011.
Not its normal discharge area.
Spigot
Normal location where Men's
Wearhouse discharges its
separator water. Area behind the
regular washing machines.
Two grabs were taken. Not shown
is the liquid from the first grab
which had % -inch oily layer
floating on top of water. Only 1
VOA was filled for the first grab.
Shown here is the liquid collected
from the second grab. No visible
layers but liquid was a bit cloudy.
3 VOAs were used.
Second sample taken 20 minutes
after first sample to allow liquid to
stabilize.
First sample might be more
representative because shows
liquid agitated from movement of
the barrel prior to opening spigot.
First grab sample from Men's
Wearhouse. Only 1 VOA taken.
VOA from first grab turned upside
down to better view the oily
residue. Lab will try analyses of
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September 15, 2011
Mr. Louis Serrano
The Men's Wearhouse
5801 District Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTi 4ENT
WASTEWATER DIVISION
6901 McCUTCHEN ROAD
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93313
661) 326 -3249
RAUL ROJAS, DIRECTOR- C1TY ENG WEER
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
Re: Notice of Violation for The Men's Wearhouse at 5801 District Blvd. for Discharge of
Dry Cleaning Separator Liquid into the Sewer
Dear Mr. Serrano:
This notice is hereby issued based on the following:
Legal Authority
The following findings are made and Notice issued pursuant to the authority vested in the City Engineer
of the City of Bakersfield (City), under Section 14.12.050 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code (Code). This
notice is based on findings of violation of Chapter 14.12 of the City's Code and /or the Industrial
Wastewater Discharge permit issued to your facility.
Findings
Due to questions that arose during the June 15, 2011 inspection about the facility's dry cleaning
operations and the presence of volatile organics detected in the April 15 sampling, a follow -up
inspection and sampling was done on July 27, 2011 to review The Men's Wearhouse's procedure for
handling Green Earth equipment wastes.
The Men's Wearhouse collects "separator water" from dry cleaning machines into barrels to allow for
further separation into a top layer (consisting of lint, oily residue, and residual solvent) and an aqueous
bottom layer. Residual solvent in the top layer is allowed to evaporate in the barrel before the bottom
layer is drained to the sewer using a spigot on the barrel. Anything remaining is hauled away with still
bottom wastes by an environmental hauler.
Based on the results of the July 27 inspection and sampling, The Men's Wearhouse has been found in
violation of discharging wastewater from dry cleaning activities (separator liquid). In addition, the
separator liquid contained tetrachloroethene (0.28 pg /L). The City's limit for tetrachloroethene (perc) is
non - detect.
Notice
Separator water" is defined as solvent -water mixture in dry cleaning units. Discharge of dry clean i ng
solvents has the potential to contaminate drinking water supplies as it leaches to the ground, create an
explosion and /or health hazard for City personnel maintaining the City lines, and cause City's Publi c
B A K E R S F I E L D
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTi 4ENT
WASTEWATER DIVISION
6901 McCUTCHEN ROAD
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93313
661) 326 -3249
RAUL ROJAS, DIRECTOR- C1TY ENG WEER
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
Re: Notice of Violation for The Men's Wearhouse at 5801 District Blvd. for Discharge of
Dry Cleaning Separator Liquid into the Sewer
Dear Mr. Serrano:
This notice is hereby issued based on the following:
Legal Authority
The following findings are made and Notice issued pursuant to the authority vested in the City Engineer
of the City of Bakersfield (City), under Section 14.12.050 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code (Code). This
notice is based on findings of violation of Chapter 14.12 of the City's Code and /or the Industrial
Wastewater Discharge permit issued to your facility.
Findings
Due to questions that arose during the June 15, 2011 inspection about the facility's dry cleaning
operations and the presence of volatile organics detected in the April 15 sampling, a follow -up
inspection and sampling was done on July 27, 2011 to review The Men's Wearhouse's procedure for
handling Green Earth equipment wastes.
The Men's Wearhouse collects "separator water" from dry cleaning machines into barrels to allow for
further separation into a top layer (consisting of lint, oily residue, and residual solvent) and an aqueous
bottom layer. Residual solvent in the top layer is allowed to evaporate in the barrel before the bottom
layer is drained to the sewer using a spigot on the barrel. Anything remaining is hauled away with still
bottom wastes by an environmental hauler.
Based on the results of the July 27 inspection and sampling, The Men's Wearhouse has been found in
violation of discharging wastewater from dry cleaning activities (separator liquid). In addition, the
separator liquid contained tetrachloroethene (0.28 pg /L). The City's limit for tetrachloroethene (perc) is
non - detect.
Notice
Separator water" is defined as solvent -water mixture in dry cleaning units. Discharge of dry clean i ng
solvents has the potential to contaminate drinking water supplies as it leaches to the ground, create an
explosion and /or health hazard for City personnel maintaining the City lines, and cause City's Publi c
Notice of Violation, The Men's tivCarhouse continued
Permit No. 3 -BK -0055
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Owned Treatment Plant (POTW) to experience pass through and /or violate its Waste Discharge
Requirements. Due to these concerns, the City monitors dry cleaners under a Zero Discharge Certificate
program requiring them to follow Best Management Practices (BMPs). One dry cleaning BMP (see
attached) specifically prohibits the discharge to the sewer of "separator water" generated from dry
cleaning unit(s) due to the solvent -water mixture found in the liquid.
Men's Wearhouse is required to comply with the following items:
Cease and desist discharge of separator liquid down the drain.
Complete a Zero Discharge Certificate application (attached).
Provide the City with a Slug Load Management Plan (SLMP) that includes corrective actions to
prevent recurrence.
Submit the first verification sample result(EPA 624 and EPA 625) from a certified lobby October
17, 2011. The verification sample must indicate that its effluent is in compliance with local and
federal limits and is done in addition to The Men's Wearhouse's regular quarterly self -
monitoring.
This Notice shall be effective upon receipt by The Men's Wearhouse. The requirements in this Notice
must be submitted to the City by October 17, 2011. Failure to respond will lead to progressive
enforcement actions. Please see BMC 14.12.410 et seq.
Your facility will be assessed for a Notice of Violation basic fee of $69.
Compliance with the requirements of this Notice does not excuse prior violations nor prevent collection
of penalties or damages at a later time.
You may request a hearing before the City Engineer or designee. Such written request must be
delivered and received by the City Clerk at 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93301, by the
close of business on the tenth (10th) calendar day after the issuance of the notice of violation.
Facsimile, e-mail, or other electronic filing will not be accepted.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Rotha Keo at
661) 326 -3249.
Very truly yours,
RAUL M. ROJAS
Public Works Director
By _
Loui S n, P.E.
astewater Manager
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Public Works Dept.
Wastewater Division
6901 McCutchen Road
Bakersfield, California 93313 B A K E R S F I E L D
661) 326 -3249
661) 852 -2125, fax
Facility Name: The Men's Wearhouse
Facility Address: 5801 District Blvd., Bakersfield, CA 93313
Signing Official/Title:
GREEN U
DRY CLEAN
ZERO DISCHA
CERTIFIC
384 -351
Synonyms: Perchloroethy/ene, carbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, POE, Tetrach/oroethene, Perclene. Common name: pe.
1. Please complete the following table (attach separate list as needed):
Waste Generated
Quantity
Ibs /gals /month
Frequency
Hauled/evaporated
Waste Hauler
Name, Address, Telephone)
Still Bottoms
Separator wastewater
Filters
Others
2. The procedures used for ensuring that industrial waste is not discharged to the City sewer system are
check all that apply):
All floor drains in the work area are eliminated or permanently sealed.
All green earth still bottoms is hauled away for disposal.
All green earth- contaminated wastewater is hauled away for disposal.
All green earth- contaminated wastewater is evaporated as approved or
permitted by the local air quality authority and our office.
All waste manifests /receipts are retained on site for 3 years.
11 Other:
Certification Statement
I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submittt
this document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responE
for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate and complete. I am aware tha
there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment.
Effective Date: August 10, 2011
Certified by:
Approved by:
Signing Official
Rotha Keo
Industrial Waste Inspector
Expiration Date: June 30, 2012
Date:
Date:
Dry Cleaning Operations
Sewer Use Restrictions
Wastewater generated by the operation
and maintenance of dry cleaning
equipment is prohibited to discharge to
the sewer system.
Sludge/ still bottom is always to be
collected and dispose of it properly.
Never pour separator water and/or
vacuum system condensate water into
sinks or drains. These wastes are
characterized as hazardous waste due
to contamination by perchloroethylene
synonyms include: pert,
tetrachloroethylene, tetrachloroethene)
or other organic solvents.
Dispose of all wastewater properly by
either operating a functional
evaporator (as approved or permitted
by the local air quality authority and
our office) or manifest all dry cleaning
wastewater and dispose of it as
hazardous waste.
Passive evaporation in a bucket, barrel,
or other container is not considered to
be an adequate treatment method.
B A K E R 5 F I E L D
Public Works Dept., Wastewater Division
6901 McCutchen Road, Bakersfield, California 93313
Ph:(661) 326 -3249, Fax:(661) 852 -2125
Review the attached copy excerpted
from Bakersfield Municipal Code
Section 14.12.220 regarding prohibited
discharges.
If you operate more than one dry
cleaning location, please notify all of
your managers and/or certified
operators of these requirements.
Even though your facility may be
located outside of the City limits, the
City provides sewer service to some
adjacent county sewer areas.
City staff is authorized to conduct
inspections, sampling, and to enforce
wastewater regulations for all users of
the City's sewer system.
Disposal receipts /manifests of all
hazardous waste are to be maintained
on the premises for a minimum of
three (3) years and be made available
on request.
Ifyou have any questions, please contact Rotha
Keo at (661) 326 -3249. Visit the City's
website at www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us for
Municipal Code information.
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Excerpt from Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 14.1.2.220
Section 14.12.220 states in part, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a
public sewer, which directly or indirectly connects to the city's sewerage systems, the
following wastes:
2. Any waste containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in such quantities
that, alone or in combination with other waste substances, may create a hazard for
humans, animals or the local environment, interfere detrimentally with
wastewater treatment processes, cause a public nuisance, or cause any hazardous
condition to occur in the sewerage system;
15. Any substance promoting or causing the promotion of toxic gases;
18. Any excessive amounts of chlorinated hydrocarbon or organic phosphorus type
compounds
19. Any excessive amounts of deionized water, steam condensate or distilled water;
22. Any wastes containing excessive quantities of boron, chromium, phenols, plastic
resins, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, mercury, cadmium, selenium, arsenic or any
other objectionable materials toxic to humans, animals, the local environment or
to biological or other wastewater treatment processes; in no event shall the below -
specified limits for Plant 2 or Plant 3 be exceeded:
Current Tetrachloroethene Limit: Non - detectable
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