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** Element ID: ABNSB10010 ************************************* * ******* List Status ******** ********* Other Lists ********* *
* ATHÈÑÈHCUNICULARIA Federal: None CDFG: Special Concern.*
* Burrowing Owl -- -Ste-te:- None __ ___. Audubon: Special Concern *
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G4T2; State: S2 CNPS List/Code: / *
* Habitat Associations - *
* FOUND IN OPEN, DRY ANNUAL OR PERENIAL GRASSLANDS, DESERTS & SCRUBlANDS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW-GROWING VEGETATION. *
* SUBTERRANEAN NESTER, DEPENDENT UPON BURROWING MAMMALS, MOST NOTABLY, THE CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL. *
** California Department of Fish and Game * *,* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **
** Element ID: AMAJA03041 ************************************* * ******* List Status ********
* VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA Federal: Endangered
* San Joaquin Kit Fox State: Threatened
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G4T2T3; State: S2S3
* Habitat Associations -
* ANNUAL GRASSLANDS OR GRASSY OPEN STAGES WITH SCATTERED SHRUBBY VEGETATION.
* NEED LOOSE-TEXTURED SANDY SOILS FOR BURROWING, AND SUITABLE PREY BASE.
** California Department of Fish and Game * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *'* * **
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41 Last Seen - Element: 1987/10/02
Unknown Site: 1987/10/02
Natural/Native occurrence
Presumed Extant
Unknown
VANDER PLUYM, D. 1987 (OBS)
Gosford (3511931)
Kern
JUST S OF BRIMHALL RD, 0.5 MI E OF CALLOWAY DR, ON WEDGE OFBAKERSFIELD.
THREATENED BY SHEEP GRAZING, OFF-ROAD ACTIVITY, AND DEVELOPMENT.
Ecological Notes - HABITAT IS A FALLOW AGRICULTURAL FIELD CONTAINING NON-NATIVE ANNUALS INCLUDING BROMUS,
FESTUCA, AND ERODIUM; POOR SITE QUALITY. General Notes - ONE OWL AND BURROW OBSERVED IN 1987. Owner/Manager-
UNKNOWN
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35d 22m 05s / 119d 05m 55s
Zone-11 N3915686 E309344
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27E
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78 Last Seen - Element: 1987/02/10
Unknown Site: 1987/02/10
Natural/Native occurrence
Presumed Extant
Unknown
VANDER PLUYM, D. 1987 (OBS)
Gosford (3511931), Oildale (3511941)
Kern
S OF ATSF RR, BTWN CALLOWAY DR AND COFFEE RD, APPROX 3 MI W OF BAKERSFIELD.
THREATS INCLUDE SHEEP GRAZING, ORV ACTIVITY, AND DEVELOPMENT.
Ecological Notes - HABITAT IS FALLOW AGRICULTURAL FIELD CONSISTING OF WEEDY ANNUAL GRASSES AND HERBS (BROMUS,
FESTUCA, ERODIUM). General Notes - ONE OWL FLUSHED ON APPROACH TO BURROW. Owner/Manager - UNKNOWN
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35d 22m 27s / 119d 06m 06s
Zone-11 N3916381 E309086
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Occurrence #: 2 Last Seen - Element: 1992/06/03 Lat/Long: 35d 19m 41s / 119d 36m 30s Township: 29S
Quality: Unknown Site: 1992/06/03 UTM: Zone-11 N3912362 E262548 Range: 24E
Type: Natural/Native occurrence Mapping Precision: NON-SPECIFIC (0 Mile) Section: UN XX Qtr
Presence: Presumed Extant Symbol Type: POLYGON Meridian: S
Trend: Unknown Group Number: More Information? Y Acres: 562926.2
Info Source: PRUETT, PAUL E. (OBS) Map Index Number: 23602 More Map Detail? Y Elevation: 285 ft
Quad Summary: Wasco SW (3511954), Tejon Ranch (3511816), Bear Mountain (3511826), Arvin (3511827), Weed Patch (3511828), Bena
(3511836), Lamont (3511838), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Conner SW (3511912), Maricopa (3511914), 60 Additional
Quad(s) NOT Listed
County(ies): Kings, Kern, Tulare
Location: AREA BETWEEN 1-99 AND THE CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT, NORTH TO LATON; SE TO THE GRAPEVINE; WEST TO MILE 175 OF THE
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Threats: AGRICULTURE, GRAZING, DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION FROM COYOTES AND RED FOX AND ROAD KILLINGS.
Conments: Distribution Notes - NUMEROUS SITINGS THROUGHOUT THIS AREA BETWEEN 1973 AND 1992. Ecological NotèS - ANNUAL
GRASSLAND, VALLEY SALTBUSH SCRUB, VALLEY SINK SCRUB, AGRICULTURE,AND DEVELOPED AREAS. General Notes - A LARGE
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THIS AREA IS IN THE VU~PES MACROTIS MUTICA ELEMENT FILE. Owner/Manager - UNKNOWN
** Element ID: CTT61410CA ************************************* * ******* List Status ******** ********* Other
* GREAT VALLEY COTTONWOOD RIPARIAN FOREST Federal: None CDFG:
* State: None Audubon:
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G2; State: S2.1 CNPS List/Code:
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** Element ID: IMGASC2080 ************************************* *.******* List Status ******** ********* Other Lists ********* *
* HELMINTHOGLYPTA CALLISTODERMA Federal: Sp of Concern (C2) CDFG: *
* Kern Shoulderband State: None Audubon:
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G1¡ State: S1 CNPS List/Code: /
* Habitat Associations -
* KNO~N ONLY FROM TULARE AND KERN COUNTIES, ALONG THE LO~ER KERN RIVER CANYON.
* HAS 8EEN COLLECTED FROM DEAD VEGETATION ALONG THE ~ATER'S EDGE.
** California Department of Fish and Game * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **
** Element ID: PDAST8Y080 ************************************* * ******* List Status ********
* STYLOCLINE MASONII Federal: Sp of Concern (C2)
* Mason's Neststraw State: None
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G1¡ State: S1.1
* Habitat Associations -
* CHENOPOD SCRUB?, PINYON-JUNIPER ~OODLAND.
* SANDY ~ASHES¡ 100-400(1200)M.
** California Department of Fish and Game * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *.* * * * * * **
** Element iD: PDASTA8010 ***********~************************* * ******* List Status ******** ********* Other Lists ********* *
* LEMBERTIA CONGDON I I Federal: Endangered CDFG: *
* San Joaquin ~oollythreads State: None Audubon:
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G2; State: S2.2 CNPS List/Code: 1B/3-2-3
* Habitat Associations -
* CHENOPOD SCRUB AND VALLEY AND FOOTHILL GRASSLAND.
* ALKALINE OR LOAMY PLAINS.
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California Department of Fish and Game * Natural Diversity Data Base
31 Last Seen - Element: 1985/09/XX
Unknown Site: 1985/09/XX
Natural/Native occurrence
Presumed Extant
Decreasing
VILLASENOR, R. 1986 (PERS)
Gosford (3511931)
Kern
BET~EEN H~Y 99 BRIDGE & STOCKDALE H~Y BRIDGE OVER KERN RIVERIN & ~ OF BAKERSFIELD.
Lat/Long: 35d 21m 28s / 119d 05m 52s
UTM: Zone-11 N3914545 E309381
Mapping Precision: NON-SPECIFIC (1 Mile)
Symbol Type: POINT
Group Number: 15791 More Information?
Map Index Number: 15791 More Map Detail?
Township: 29S
Range: 27E
Section: 32 XX Qtr
Meridian: M
N Acres: 0
N Elevation: 375 ft
Ecological Notes - VERY OPEN RIPARIAN WOODLAND OF 30-40 FT TALL POPULUS FREMONTII & 15-20 FT TALL SALIX SP.
REMNANT OF A ONCE EXTENSIVE RIPARIAN FOREST. Owner/Manager - UNKNO~N
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Unknown Site: 1916/07/01
Natural/Native occurrence
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ED~ARDS, K. 1985 (LIT)
Gosford (3511931), Oildale (3511941)
Kern
KERN RIVER 2 MILES S OF BAKERSFIELD.
Lat/Long: 35d 21m 49s / 119d 04m 34s
UTM: Zone-11 N3915147 E311375
Mapping Precision: NON-SPECIFIC (1 Mile)
Symbol Type: POINT
Group Number: 15807 More Information? Y
Map Index Number: 15807 More Map Detail? N
Township: 29S
Range: 27E
Section: 33 XX Qtr
Meridian: M
Acres: 0
Elevation: 375 ft
Distribution Notes - KNO~N ONLY FROM THE KERN RIVER. General Notes - SNAILS ~ERE COLLECTED ON THE ISLAND
FORMED BY AN IRRIGATION DITCH AND ON DEAD VEGETATION AT THE ~ATERS EDGE. SPECIMENS ~ERE DEPOSITED IN THE FERRIS
AND PILSBRY COLLECTIONS. Owner/Manager - PVT
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35d 20m 23s / 119d 05m 46s
Zone-11 N3912492 E309474
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3 Last Seen - Element: 1935/03/30
Unknown Site: 1989/XX/XX
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Presumed Extant
Unknown
MOREFIELD, J.D. 1992 (LIT)
Gosford (3511931)
Kern
PLAINS ~EST OF BAKERSFIELD.
SITE MAY BE ENDANGERED BY DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER DISTURBANCE ACCORDING TO MOREFIELD.
Distribution Notes - MAPPED ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH~EST OF KERN CITY. General Notes - TYPE LOCALITY. KNOWN FROM
T~O 1935 COLLECTIONS (MASON #8240, 8241 UC). VAGUE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS SITE MAY = OCCURRENCE #4 (5 MILES WEST
OF ROSEDALE). MOST SITES VISITED IN 1989, NO PLANTS OBSERVED, POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW RAINFALL. Owner/Manager-
UNKNOWN
23792
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23 Last Seen - Element: 1935/04/30
None Site: 1988/04/XX
Natural/Native occurrence
Possibly Extirpated
Unknown
MASON, H.L. #9315 DS, CAS (HERB)
Oildale (3511941), Gosford (3511931),
Kern
5 MI W OF BAKERSFIELD.
HABITAT MAY NO LONGER EXIST DUE TO EXTENSIVE URBAN GROWTH AND AGRICULTURE.
Owner/Manager - PVT
Lat/Long: 35d 23m 04s / 119d 06m 2Bs
UTM: Zone-11 N3917508 E308542
Mapping Precision: NON-SPECIFIC (1 Mile)
Symbol Type: POINT
Group Number: 15773 More Information? N
Map Index Number: 15773 More Map Detail? N
Rosedale (3511942)
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** Element ID: PDCHE04240 ************************************* * ******* List Status ******** ********* Other Lists ********* *
* ATRIPLEX TULARENSIS Federal: Sp of Concern (C2*) CDFG: *
* Bakersfield Smallscale S~ate: Endangered Audubon: *
* NDDB Element Ranks - Global: G1Q¡ State: S1.1 CNPS List/Code: 1B/3-3-3 *
* Habitat Associations - *
* CHENOPOD SCRUB, ALKALI MEADOW. *
* HISTORICALLY IN VALLEY SINK SCRUB OR WITH SALTGRASS. 90-110M. *
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Occurrence #: 7 Last Seen - Element:
Quality: None Site:
Type: Natural/Native occurrence
Presence: Extirpated
Trend: Unknown
Info Source: HALL, H.M. #11783 UC (HERB)
Quad Summary: Gosford (3511931)
County(ies): Kern
Location: 8.1 MILES SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD.
Threats:
Comments: Distribution Notes - VICINITY OF GREENFIELD NEAR JUNCTION OF MCKEE ROAD AND UNION ROAD (OLD HIGHWAY 99).
MAPPED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY H.M. HALL'S FIELD NOTES. Ecological Notes - ON PLAINS WITH DISTICHLIS,
FRANKENIA, AND ATRIPLEX BRACTEOSA. General Notes - NOW EXTIRPATED ACCORDING TO COX (1983) AND BOWEN (1984).
Owner/Manager - UNKNOWN
1921/10/15 Lat/Long: 35d 16m 26s / 119d OOm 07s Township: 30S
1981/XX/XX UTM: Zone-10 N3905073 E317905 Range: 28E
Mapping Precision: NON-SPECIFIC (1/5 Mile) Section: 31 NE Qtr
Symbol Type: POINT Meridian: M
Group Number: More Information? N Acres: 0
Map Index Number: 31463 More Map Detai l? N Elevation: 350 ft
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VIREO BELLI I PUSILLUS
LEAST BELLS VIREO
ABPBW01114. 36
Habitat Associations -
SUMMER RESIDENT OF S CALIFORNIA. INHABITS LOW RIPARIAN GROWTH IN VIC OF WATER OR IN DRY RIVER BOTTOMS; BELOW 2000 FT.
NESTS PLACED ALONG MARGINS OF BUSHES OR ON TWIGS PROJECTING INTO PATHWAYS, USUALLY WILLOW, BACCHARIS, MESQUITE.
Location..: BAKERSFIELD.
Source....: FISHER, A.K., 1893 (LIT)
Last Seen.: 1891-07-20
Federal Staus: Endangered
State Status.: Endangered
Global Rank: G5T2
State Rank: S2
SOREX ORNATUS RELICTUS Federal Staus: Candidate Global Rank: G5T1
BUENA VISTA LAKE SHREW State Status.: None State Rank: S1
AMABA011 02. 1
Habitat Associations -
MARSHLANDS AND RIPARIAN AREAS IN THE TULARE BASIN.
PREFERS MOIST SOIL. USES STUMPS, LOGS AND LITTER FOR,COVER.
Location..: EXCAVATED SLOUGH IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF EAST SIDE LEVEE, BUENA VISTA LAKE, 290 FT.
Source....: GRINNELL, J. 1932 (LIT)
Last Seen.: 1932-02-26
DIPODOMYS NITRATOIDES NITRATOIDES
TIPTON KANGAROO RAT
AMAFD03152. 2
Habitat Associations -
SALTBRUSH SCRUB AND SINK SCRUB COMMUNITIES IN THE TULARE LAKE BASIN OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
NEED SOFT FRIABLE SOILS WHICH ESCAPE SEASONAL FLOODING. DIGS BURROWS IN ELEVATED SOIL MOUNDS AT BASES OF SHRUBS.
Location..: BAKERSFIELD.
Source....: WILLIAMS, D. 1985 (LIT)
Last Seen.: 1919-10-02
Federal Staus: Endangered
State Status.: Endangered
Global Rank: G3T1
State Rank: S1
LEMBERTIA CONGDONII
SAN JOAQUIN WOOLLYTHREADS
PDASTA8010. 2
Habitat Associations
CHENOPOD SCRUB AND VALLEY AND FOOTHILL GRASSLAND.
ALKALINE OR LOAMY PLAINS.
Location..: NEAR BAKERSFIELD.
Source....: SAYLOR, L. #93 JEPS (HERB)
Last Seen.: 1935-03-21
Federal Staus: Endangered
State Status.: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank: S2.2
CAULANTHUS CALIFORNICUS
CALIFORNIA JEWELFLOWER
PDBRA31010. 4
Habitat Associations -
CHENOPOD SCRUB, VALLEY AND FOOTHILL GRASSLAND, PINYON JUNIPER WOODLAND.
HISTORICAL FROM VARIOUS VALLEY HABITATS IN BOTH CENTRAL V. AND CARRIZO PLAIN. 65-900M.
Location..: BAKERSFIELD.
Source....: JEPSON, W.L. 1936 (LIT)
Last Seen.: XXXX-XX-XX
Federal Staus: Endangered
State Status.: Endangered
Global·Rank: G1
State Rank: S1.1
ERIASTRUM HOOVERI
HOOVER'S ERIASTRUM
PDPLM03070. 1
Habitat Associations -
CHENOPOD SCRUB, VALLEY AND FOO~HILL GRASSLAND
ON SPARSELY VEGETATED ALKALINE ALLUVIAL FANS, BELOW 500 FT. ALSO IN THE TEMBLOR RANGE ON SANDY SOILS, ABOVE 2000 FT.
Location..: OILDALE.
Source....: MASON, H. 1945 (LIT)
Last Seen.: 1939-05-05
Federal Staus: Threatened
State Status.: None
Global Rank: G3
Stat~ Rank: S3.2
DELPHINIUM RECURVATUM Federal Staus: Sp of Concern (C2)
RECURVED LARKSPUR State Status.: None
PDRANOB 1 JO. 4
Habitat Associations -
CHENOPOD SCRUB, VALLEY AND FOOTHILL GRASSLAND, CISMONTANE WOODLAND, VERNAL POOLS.
ON ALKALINE SOILS; 3-685M.
Location..: 4 MI W OF BAKERSFIELD.
Source....: MASON, H.L. #8242 DH AT CAS' (H~RB)
Last Seen.: 1935-03-30
Global Rank: G2
State Rank: S2.1
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Pete Wilson
Governor
January 4, 1999
Peter M. Rooney
Secretary for
Environmental
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Mr. Jim Warren
4700 Easton Drive #45
Bakersfield, California 93309
Dear Mr. Warren:
ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION
25143.13: X-RAY SOLUTION SERVICE, 9104 THURBER LANE, BAKERSFIELD,
CALIFORNIA 93311, CAL920235089
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 25143.13, the Department of Toxic
Substances Control (DTSC) hereby deems the aforementioned hazardous waste facility
administratively closed. As a result of the passage of Senate Bill 2111 (SB 2111), which added
HSC Section 25143.13, the recoveryofsilver from photographic solutions is no longer subject to
hazardous waste permitting and closure requirements in Title 22, California Code of Regulations.
This new law became effective January 1, 1999.
The administrative closure of your facility does not mean that DTSC certifies that your
facility does not pose any environmental or public health threat, nor does it remove any liabilities
associated with past hazardous waste substance management practices at the site.
Sincerely,
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/ PermIt Streamhmng Branch
Hazardous Waste Management Program
cc: See next page.
California Environmental Protection Agency
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Mr. Jim Warren
January 4, 1999
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cc: Ms. Susan Solarz
Permit Program Development Section
Department of Toxic Substances Control
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Ms. Susan J. Laney, Section Chief
Headquarters Statewide Compliance Division
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Sacramento Regional Office
10151 Croydon Way, Suite 3
Sacramento, California 95827-2106
Ms. Charlene Williams, Chief
Berkeley Regional Office
Northern California Statewide Compliance Division
Department of Toxic Substances Control
700 Heinz Avenue, Bldg. F, Suite 200
Berkeley, California 94710
Mr. David Wright, P.E., Chief
Permit Program Development Section
Department of Toxic Substances Control
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Mr. Mohinder S. Sandhu, P.E., Chief
Standardized Permitting and Corrective Action Branch
Department of Toxic Substances Control
700 Heinz Avenue, Bldg. F, Suite 200
Berkeley, California 94710
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The Info1711/ltion Advisory of Commodity Resource and EnTliromnental Inc.
116 East Prospect Ave., Burbank, California 91502
818/843-2811 · FAX 818/843-2862
Deregulation of Silver Recovery in
California Coming Closer to Reality
NEWS
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USE,
INDUSTRY UPDATE
With the passage of Senate Bill (SB)-2111, more relief
is in sight
You have probably read the brief articles in your imaging association newsletters regarding the
status of efforts to deregulate certain aspects of silver recovery in California. Hopefully this
upda!e will clarify the many questions you have been asking regarding the contents, timing and
impact of the Bill.
· SB-2111 was- sponsored by the Silver Council (a group representing imaging as-sociations
and the imaging industry). ,
· In brief terms, the Bill seeks relief of California's strict treatment (silver recovery)
regulations and requests adoption of the Federal exemptions and/or non regulations for
silver recovery and precious metals recycling. It seeks to eliminate the laws which
established our now infœnous "Tiered Permitting Program" for the on-site treatment of
silver effluents. It places your on-site silver bearing processor overflows into a non-
hazardous/pre-treatment category.
· SB-2111 was- authored and submitted in February of 1998 by Senator Costa.
· It cleared the Senate Enviromnental Committee in April 1998
· It overwhelmingly passed on the Senate floor (36-0) in June 1998.
· It cleared the Assembly Enviromnental Committee in late June 1998.
· 'It is anÌicipated that the Assembly will pas-s the Bill in August 1998.
· Hopefully Governor Wilson will sign the Bill in September 1998.
· The Bill contents would then become law on January 1, 1999.
· After January 1, 1999 the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will interpret the
law and rewrite the regulations accordingly. However the Bill states that the industry will be
regulated according to the law from January 1, 1999 until such time as- DTSC incorporates
the new reguianons. During this interim period, of up to 9fJ days, you will probably be given
legal authorization to recover silver per the proposed law via a DTSC Management Memo.
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The following is what we "think" will be the resultant knowns and unknowns of the new
regulations when put into place. However we caution you that laws can be interpreted in
many ways by many people and this is only our "unofficial" interpretation and opinion.
· The silver recovery operation (treatment) at your imaging lab will no longer be
considered hazardous waste treatment.
· The State (DTSC) will no longer be involved directly or through CUPU'sfor
regulating silver recovery. State fees would disappear.
· All regulations and/or ordinances determining your silver recovery and the
allowable silver concentration discharge levels and monitoring points will be
established and controlled by your local agencies which could include the County or
City Health Departments or more commonly the local Publicly Owned Treatment
Works (pOTW/Sanitation District/Water Treatment District). Fees,.if any, would
also be determined by the local agencies. We have experienced a wide range of
variations in allowable discharge and fees from local agencies throughout the State;
(Our next big fight for more deregulation).
· Through their interpretation and study of the new law, DTSC will determine if the
by-products of silver recovery, electrolytic flake and metallic replacement cartridges,
can be transported as non-hazardous waste in accordance with the federal
interpretation for handling and transportation as solid waste destined for recycling.
· Liquid (bulk) silver bearing solution containing over 5 ppm of silver will still be
considered hazardous waste and must be handled, packaged, manifested and
transported as such. (Iñere are some manifesting exemptions for Small Quantity
Generators).
· Through their interpretation of the new law, DTSC will also determine if off-site
treaters (Silver Refiners such us CRE) will be eligible for the federal exemptions
applicable to preciOiismetc¡Js-iecyclers. --This-will effect our permitting status and
costs tremendously and we hope only registration and notification will be required to
'receive the federal exemption status. Like your operation, we would still be
regulated by all local air, water, and health and safety laws thus assuring the proper
handling and recycling of your silver by products.
I hope this condensed update and status report clarifies some of your recent inquiries.
Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc. (CRE) fully supports SB-2111 and will
continue to monitor its progress as well as the anticipated detenninations and
implementation of specific regulations by DTSC.
If you have any questions please contact me directly via phone, fax, mail or e-mail
(DEWITTCRE@prodiQy.net). We also invite you to visit our Web Site at
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Department of Toxic Substances Control
Standardized Hazardous Waste Facility Pennit
Facility Name and Location:
X-ray Solution Service, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, CA. 93311
County of Kern
Facility EPA I.D. No.:
CAL 920 235 089
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Facility Owner:
X-ray Solution Service, Inc.
Facility Operator:
X-ray Solution Service, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, CA. 93311
Pursuant to Section 25201.6 of the California Health and Safety Code, this
Standardized Hazardous Waste Facility Permit is hereby issued to X-ray Solution
Service, Inc. for the operation of its Bakersfield, California facility.
The issuance of this permit, which consists of 29 pages, is subject to all the terms
and conditions set forth herein.
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Permit Streamlining Branch
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Department of Toxic Substances Control
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PART I
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PART II
PART III
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PART IV
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X-RA Y SOLUTION SERVICE, INCORPORATED
STANDARDIZED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY PERMIT
INDEX
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DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
Owner, Operator and Pennittee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
l.ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Operations .....................:............. 3
Standardized Pennit Application ...................... 5
References and Tenninology ........................ 5
Effect of Penn it .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) . .. 6
SPECIAL CONDITIONS .......................... 7
FACILITY UNITS .............-................. 11
Electrolytic Recovery Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Metallic Replacement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Liquid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Solid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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CORRECTIVE ACTION .......................... 20
Authority .................................... 20
Statement of Purpose ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Definitions ................................... 20
Summary of Corrective Actions ................,.....21
Work To Be Perfonned ...........................21
Potential or Immediate Threats/Newly Identified Releases/Newly
Identified SMWUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Sampling/Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
A TT ACHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Attachment 1, Facility Plot Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Attachment 2, Plot Plan and Piping Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attachment 3, Process Flow Block Diagram .................. .28
Attachment 4, Table of Contents, Standardized Pennit Application. . . . . . 29
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PART I - DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY
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1. OWNER:
The owner of the facility is X-ray Solution Service, Incorporated.
OPERA TOR:
The operator of the facility is X-ray Solution Service, Incorporated.
PERMITTEE:
The pennittee of the facility is the owner and operator.
2. LOCATION:
The facility address is 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, California 93311, in Kern
County at latitude 3SO 19' O"N and longitude 119° 6' 30"W. The facility is located in
an area zoned Residential on lot 33 of Tract 4544, Being a portion of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 17, T.305., R.27E.
3. OPERATIONS:
(a) General Description
This Small Quantity C (SMQC) Standardized Hazardous Waste Facility Pennit
granted to X-ray Solution Service, Inc. (XSSI) authorizes XSSI to operate a hazardous
waste storage and treatment facility in Bakersfield to reclaim silver from offsite-
generated x-ray fixer solutions. Silver is a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) hazardous waste at concentrations above levels establishing waste as
hazardous under the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). The silver
concentration of XSSI' s waste exceeds TCLP and requires it to be classified as a
RCRA hazardous waste due t9 toxicity.
Under standardized pennit interim status, XSSI operated one lO-gallon Rotex
electrolytic recovery unit, one 5-gallon metallic replacement unit, and stored four 5-
gallon DOT-approved containers of x-ray fixer solution in part of a garage as shown
in the Facility Plot Plan included in the pennit as Attachment 1. After the effective
date of this stand~rdized pennit, XSSI will add one additional metallic replacement
unit in series with the existing metallic replacement unit and place all storage and
treatment units into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary
containment.
XSSI, a registered hazardous waste transporter, collects 5-gallon Department of ,
Transportation (DOT)-approved containers filled with aqueous hazardous waste x-ray
fixer solution containing silver from offsite generators and transports this manifested
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hazardous waste to its facility in Bakersfiel-Ø for storage and treatment. XSSI was
granted a City of Bakersfield Home Occupåtion Pennit No. 13234, dated March 27,
1995, to operate by the Bakersfield Development Services Department coordinated
with the Hazardous Materials Division. The XSSI facility is limited to store and treat
a maximum of 55 gallons of hazardous waste at anyone time by the above pennit.
XSSI accepts hazardous waste from known generators only. The hazardous waste is
manually unloaded and stored in dedicated secondary containment trays located along
the northwest wall of the facility.
XSSI uses a Rotex X4, Model 100 electrolytic recovery unit followed by polishing
with two Kodak Circulating Model II metallic replacement units in series to recover
silver from the hazardous x-ray solution. XSSI will have two metallic replacement
units in series when a new metallic replacement unit is attached to the existing unit
after the effective date of the pennit. All treatment units are located in dedicated
secondary containment trays. Approximately 10 gallons of the hazardous waste is
poured into the 10 gallon electrolytic recovery tank. Process equipment settings for
amperage and voltage are constant for each batch treated and only the process time
varies from batch to batch. Batch treatment rate in the electrolytic unit averages 10
gallons per 5 hours. Each month, silver chips that plate on the cathode of the
electrolytic recovery unit are removed, placed in DOT-approved containers,
'manifested and transported to a DTSC-pennitted refiner.
The partially desilvered fixer solution from the electrolytic recovery unit is gravity
fed into the two metallic replacement units in tandem by opening a manual in-line
valve. Batch treatment rate in the metallic replacement units is 10 gallons per hour.
When the metallic replacement unit next to the electrolytic recovery unit pecomes
saturated with silver, approximately once every three months, this metallic
replacement unit is capped then manifested and transported to the DTSC-pennitted
refiner. Another metallic replacement unit is then plumbed into place behind the
remaining metallic replacement unit. The effluent from the last metallic replacement
unit is discharged into the Bakersfield Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) and
meets the requirements of the Bakersfield City Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220,
Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver concentration' and pH. DTSC.requires
XSSI to take a grab sample of the effluent initially after the second metallic
replacement unit is installed and once every three months thereafter and have the
sample tested by a State-accredited laboratory. The sample is to be analyzed for
silver concentration and pH to verify that the equipment is perfonning efficiently by
ensuring that these components are non-hazardous and meet the Bakersfield POTW
sewer discharge limits. All èffluent discharges into the sewer are monitored to ensure
the silver concentration and pH meet locai POTW limits.
The treatment process is a closed system and air emissions and releases are non-
existent. System leaks and spills, if any, are wet vacuumed and treated in the
electrolytic recovery unit. Anything containing silver that cannot be recycled, such as
shop debris, is placed in DOT-approved containers, manifested and sent to the DTSC-
pennitted refiner.
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A written design assessment of the new containment system and metallic replacement
unit that is certified by an independent, qualified, professional engineer registered in
California was reviewed and approved by DTSC. In this assessment, the engineer has
certified that the container containment system satisfies the requirements of section
66270.15 and 66264.175, Title 22, Cal. Code Regs. Within ten days of installation
of the second metallic replacement unit and dedicated secondary containment trays
which will take place after the effective date of this permit, the engineer shall certify
that the installation satisfies the requirements of Title 22, Cal. Code Regs. This
certification must be submitted to DTSC and DTSC must approve the certification in
writing before the facility can operate the treatment and storage units which are
identified in Attachment 2. .
(b) Listing of units regulated bv this permit
(1) Electrolytic Recovery Unit
(2 Metallic Replacement Units
(3) Liquid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit
(4) Solid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit
4. STANDARDIZED PERMIT APPLICATION
The Standardized Permit Application (including all certification and submittal
documents) herein referenced is defined as XSSI's Standardized Permit Application
dated March 17, 1994 and all responses to Notices of Deficiencies dated March 24,
1995 and November 15, 1996. The Standardized Permit Application is by this
reference made part of this Standardized Permit. Specific sections of this
Standardized Permit are referenced elsewhere in this Permit. A list of all sections of
the Standardized Permit Application is included as Attachment.4.
5. REFERENCES AND TERMINOLOGY
All parts in this Standardized Permit are identified by Roman numerals. The items
set forth in each part shall apply to the Owner, Operator, and Facility. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, all cross-references to items in this Standardized Permit
shall refer only to items occ~rring within the same part. All terms used in this permit
shall have the same meaning ·as those terms have in the California Health and Safety
. Code and Title 22, California Code of Regulatións, unless expressly provided
otherwise by this permit.
6. EFFECT OF PERMIT
(a) The Owner or Operator shall comply with the provisions of Division 20,
Chapter 6.5 of the California Health and Safety Code (H&SC) and Division
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4.5, Title 22, California Code of Regulations (22, Cat. Code Regs.) as well as
all the terms and conditions of this permit. The issuance of this Standardized
Permit by DTSC does not release the Owner or Operator from any liability or
duty imposed by federal or State statutes 'and regulations or local ordinances,
except the obligation to obtain this Standardized Pennit. In particular, the
Owner or Operator shall obtain the permits required by other governmental
agencies, at the federal, State and local levels under thc? applicable land use
planning, zoning, hazardous waste, air quality, water quality, and solid waste
management laws ,for the construction and/or operation of the Facility. If
there is overlap in the requirements imposed by any of the above pennits, the
most protective or stringent requirem~nt, as determined by DTSC, shall apply.
(b) The Owner and Operator are permitted to treat and store hazardous wastes in
accordance with the conditions of this Standardized Permit as specified in Part
II and Part III of this Standardized Permit. Any treatment or storage of
hazardous wastes not authorized in Part II or not listed in Part III of this
Standardized Penn it is prohibited.
(c) The Owner and Operator shall comply with the regulations adopted by DTSC
pursuant to Division 20, Chapter 6.5 of the H&SC, including the·regulations
which become effective after the issuance of this Standardized Permit.
(d) Compliance with the terms of this Standardized Penn it does not constitute a
defense to any action brought under any other law governing protection of
public health or the environment, including but not limited to one brought for
any imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the
environment. Notwithstanding any term or condition in this Standardized
Permit, DTSC may adopt or amend regulations which impose additional or
more stringent requirements than those existing at the time this Standardized
Permit was issued. DTSC may fully enforce both the Standardized Penn it and
all additional or more stringent requirements against the Owner or Operator of
the facility, regardless of the time of adoption of such additional or more
stringent requirements.
7. COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY ACT
(CEOA)
DTSC has prepared a Negative Declaration and De Minimis Impact Finding in
accordance with CEQA (Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq.) and the State
guidelines there under. DTSC has determined that this particular project will not have
a significant deleterious effect on the environment.
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PART III - FACILITY UNITS
This Permit authorizes operation of the following facility units and listed activities subject to
the conditions specified herein', The Permittee shall not treat or store hazardous wastes in
any unit other than those specified in this Part III, Any modifications to the designated units
or permitted activities require the written request and written approval of DTSC in
accordance with the permit modification procedures set forth in Title 22, California Code of
Regulations, Sections 66270.41 and 66270.42. '
UNIT NAME:
ELECTROLYTIC RECOVERY UNIT
TYPE OF UNIT:
TREATMENT
WASTE CODE AND TYPE:
U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste No.:DOll
California Waste 'Code:541
RCRA Hazardous Waste
COMMON NAME OF WASTE:
X-ray Fixer.
Waste Stream A: silver bearing x-ray aqueous hazardous waste from offsite facilities.
Partially desilvered fixer.
Waste Stream B: partially desilvered fixer from the electrolytic recovery unit.
Silver Chip.
Waste Stream D: silver chip plated on the cathode of the electrolytic recovery unit.
HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENT OR CHARACTERISTIC OF WASTE:
Silver
LOCA TION OF UNIT:
The electrolytic recovery unit identified in the piping diagram, Attachment 1, is located' along
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The electrolytic recovery unit consists of a Rotex X4, Model 100 electrolytic recovery
unit placed on top of a 10 gallon polyethylene tank. Electrodes of the electrolytic unit
extend into the 10 gallon tank. The 10 gallon tank is mounted on a 14 inch high
stand so that it can gravity feed a metallic replacement unit. A manual valve controls
the flow of feed (Waste Stream B) from the 10 gallon electrolytic recovery tank into
the 5 gallon metallic replacement unit. The control head for the electrolytic recovery
unit sits in the wooden stand beneath the 10 gallon electrolytic recovery unit. The
electrolytic recovery unit is contained in a dedicated secondary containment reservoir.
ACTIVITY TYPE:
TANK TREATMENT: Electrolytic Recovery Unit
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
This activity is used to treat the influent Waste Stream A. Approximately 10 gallons
of Waste Stream A is manually poured into the electrolytic recovery tank. The
current density is set in the control head and the unit is energized. After-
approximately 5 hours, a manual valve from the electrolytic recovery unit to the
metallic replacement unit is opened and the partially desilvered fixer, Waste Stream
B, is gravity fed into the metallic replacement unit. Plated silver chips from the
cathode of the electrolytic recovery unit (Waste Stream D) is periodically removed,
placed in 2-gallon DOT-approved containers, manifested and transported to a DTSC-
permitted refiner.
DESIGN CAPACITY:
Approximately 10 gallons per 5 hours can be treated by the electrolytic recovery unit
based on design capacity, treatment capabilities, and feed concentrations. This
treatment rate is not listed as limitation for this unit.
COMl\fENTS/SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
None
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STANDARDIZED PERMIT FEE CALCULATIONS, THE
FOLLOWING FEE TYPE AND UNIT SIZE WILL BE USED FOR THE ENTIRE
FACILITY:
FEE TYPE (Treatment): "Series Small Quantity C standardized permW in
accordance to H&SC 25201.6(a)(3)(A).
UNIT SIZE: The total influent volume of liqÜid hazardous waste treated is less than
1,500 gallons per momh.
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UNIT NAME:
MET ALLIC REPLACEMENT UNITS
TYPE OF UNIT:
TREA TMENT
WASTE CODE AND TYPE:
U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste No.: DOll
California Waste Code: 541
RCRA Hazardous Waste
COMMON NAME:
Partially desilvered fixer.
Waste Stream B: partially desilvered fixer from the electrolytic recovery unit.
Sewer effluent (Non-hazardous).
Waste Stream C: sewer effluent from the metallic replacement unit.
Silver Sludge
Waste Stream E: silver sludge from the metallic replacement unit.
HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENT OR CHARACTERISTIC OF WASTE:
Silver
LOCA TION OF UNIT:
The metallic replacement units identified in the facility plot plan and piping diagram,
Attachment 1, is located along the northwest wall about 4.5 ft. from the northeast
end of the facility.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF UNIT:
The metallic replacement units consist of two 5-gallon Kodak Circulating Unit Model
II units which are connected in series. The Kodak units are polyethylene container~
containing steel wool with a lid. An inlet port in the container lid allows partially
desilvered fixer, Waste Stream B, to enter the first 5-gallon unit. The waste stream is
polished in the last 5-gallon container in the series before it is discharged into the
sewer as Waste Stream D. An in-line manual valve from the 10 gallon electrolytic
recovery unit controls flow into the metalli~ replacement unit, and an in-line manual
valve from the last 5-gallon container controls discharges into the sewer. A "U"-
shaped sight tube between the inlet and outlet ports allows a technician to determine
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the amount of the partially desilvered fixer, Waste Stream B, that is fed into the
metallic replacement unit. Both 5-gallon containers of the metallic replacement unit
are placed in dedicated secondary containment trays.
ACTIVITY TYPE:
TANK TREATMENT: Metallic Replacement Units.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
This activity is used to provide final polishing to the sewer effluent, Waste Stream C,
before it is discharged into the Bakersfield POTW. Iron in the steel wool of the 5-
gallon polyethylene container is dissolved and replaced by silver in the fonn of
sludge. When the 5-gallon metallic replacement unit next to the electrolytic recovery
unit becomes saturated with silver, approximately once every three months, this
metallic replacement unit is taken off-line and capped off. This 5-gallon unit is
manifested and transported to a DTSC-pennitted . refiner . The last 5-gallon unit is
moved to replace the first unit at the head of the series, and a new 5-gallon unit is
then plumbed into place to polish the sewer effluent, Waste Stream C, before it is
discharged into the sewer.
DESIGN CAPACITY:
Approximately 10 gallons per hour can be treated in the metallic replacement units.
This treatment rate is not listed as a limitation for this unit, but is merely descriptive.
COMMENTS/SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
XSSI shall take, at a minimum, one (1) grab sample within the first week of operation
after adding the second metallic replacement unit and once every three months
thereafter of the effluent waste stream C identified in Attachment 3 of the pennit.
The sample is to be analyzed at a State-certified analytical laboratory to ensure that
the silver concentration and pH of this waste stream do not exceed the Bakersfield -
POTW limits cited below. XSSI shall retain these test results at the facility until
DTSC approves the certification that the facility is closed. When test analysis shows
that the samples tested exceed the sewer discharge limits cited below, XSSI shall
cease operation of the treatment system and implement engineering and/or
administration controls until the problem is corrected. XSSI shall notify DTSC within
twenty-four (24) hours whenever samples tested exceed discharge limits and provide a
copy of this test 'analysis data to DTSC within seven (7) days. .
Prior to any discharge into the POTW, the pennittee shall ensure that the silver
concentration of the effluent, Waste Stream C, identified in Attachment 3 of the
rennit, shall be less than 2.81 mg/l «2.81) in accordance with the Bakersfield City
Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220, Section B.22 or any amendments thereto.
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Prior to any discharge into the POTW, the permittee shall ensure that the pH of the
effluent, Waste Stream C, identified in Attachment 3 of the permit, shall be in the
range equal to or greater than 6.0 and less than or equal to 12.0 (2.6.0 to '::;'12.0) in
accordance with Bakersfield City Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220, Section B.3
or any amendments thereto.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STANDARDIZED PERMIT FEE CALCULATIONS, THE
FOLLOWING FEE TYPE AND UNIT SIZE WILL BE USED FOR THE ENTIRE
FACILITY:
FEE TYPE (Treatment): Only one Fee Size Category for Treatment Activities is
required for the entire facility. See the Fee Size and Type Description for the
electrolytic recovery unit to determine the applicable Treatment Facility Fee.
UNIT SIZE: Not Applicable.
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UNIT NAME:
LIQUID HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT
TYPE OF UNIT:
STORAGE
WASTE CODE AND TYPE:
U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste No.: DOll
California Waste Code: 541
RCRA Hazardous Waste
COMMON NAME OF WASTE:
X-ray Fixer.
Waste Stream A: silver bearing x-ray aqueous hazardous waste from offsite facilities.
Silver Sludge.
'Waste Stream E: silver sludge from the metallic replacement unit.
HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENT OR CHARACTERISTIC OF WASTE:
Silver
LOCATION OF UNIT:
The liquid hazardous waste storage unit is located on the northwest side of the facility
about 1 feet from the electrolytic recovery unit. This unit is identified as the Liquid
Hazardous Waste Storage Unit in the facility plot plan, Attachment 1.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF UNIT:
A maximum of four 5-gallon DOT-approved polyethylene containers are stored two
(2) high in a dedicated secondary containment tray along the northwest wall of the
fadlity.
ACTIVITY TYPE:
CONTAINER STORAGE: container storage for aqueous and semi-solid hazardous
waste,
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
DOT-approved 5-gallon containers of x-ray hazardous waste, Waste Stream A, from
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offsite generators are transported to the facility and unloaded and placed two
containers high along the northwest wall of the facility in dedicated secondary
containment trays.
DESIGN CAPACITY:
A maximum of 20 gallons of influent aqueous hazardous waste may be stored in this
area at anyone time. This maximum volume is based on four 5-gallon containers
stacked two high.
COMMENTS/SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
XSSI shall store no more than 20 gallons of incoming liquid hazardous waste in DOT-
approved containers in the Liquid Storage Unit at anyone time. The storage volume
is based on four 5-gallon containers or a total of 20 gallons and coincides with the
limit set by the Bakersfield Home Occupation Permit cited below. The volume of any
non-hazardous waste stored in the storage unit shall be included in the volume
calculation.
This penn it authorizes XSSI to have a maximum of fifty-five (55) gallons of
hazardous waste at the facility at anyone time. This maximum quantity includes all
wastes in b<?th the storage and treatment units and is based on the limit set by the City
of Bakersfield Home Occupation Pennit No. 13234, date"! March 27, 1995, issued to
XSSI by the Bakersfield Development Services Department and coordinated with the
Hazardous Materials Division. The volume of any non-hazardous waste stored in the
storage unit shall be included in the volume calculation.
5-gallon DOT -approved containers of hazardous waste shall be stacked no more than
two (2) containers high in the dedicated secondary containment trays as shown in the
Floor Plan included in the penn it as Attachment 2. The containers shall remain
closed except when waste is being added or removed.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STANDARDIZED PERMIT SER~S FEE CALCULATIONS,
THE FOLLO\VING FEE TYPE AND UNIT SIZE WILL BE USED FOR THE ENTIRE
FACILITY:
FEE TYPE (Storage): "Series Small Quantity C standardized pennit" in accordance -
with H&SC 25201.6(a)(3)(D).
. UNIT SIZE: The total facility storage for liquid hazardous waste is less than 15,000
gallons by statute (design capacity is 20 gallons at anyone time).
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UNIT TYPE:
SOLID HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT
TYPE OF UNIT:
STORAGE
WASTE CODE AND TYPE:
U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste No.: DOll
California Waste Code: 541
RCRA Hazardous Waste
COMMON NAME OF WASTE:
Silver Chip.
Waste Stream D: silver chip plated on cathode of electrolytic recovery unit.
Used Absorbents, Rags, Mop Heads.
Waste Stream F: silver containing absorbents, mop heads, and rags.
HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS OR CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE:
Silver
LOCA TION OF UNIT:
The solid hazardous waste storage unit is located on the southeast side of facility
about 4 ft. from the northeast end. This unit is identified as the solid hazardous
storage area in the facility plot plan, Attachment 1.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF UNIT:
2-gallon DOT -approved double walled container containing solid hazardous waste
placed in a cabinet.
ACTIVITY TYPE:
CONTAINER STORAGE: Container storage of solid hazardous waste.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
DOT -approved 2-gallon containers of silver cþip and used shop debris are stored in
the solid storage unit.
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DESIGN CAPACITY:
Design capacity for this facility is 4 gallons of solid hazardous waste in DOT-
approved containers. The 4 gallons of solid waste is part of the 55 gallon limit at any
one time of hazardous waste at the facility set by the Bakersfield Development
Services Department Home Occupancy Permit.
COMMENTS/SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
Total design capacity is less than two 2-gallon DOT-approved containers of solid
hazardous waste at anyone time to comply with the Bakersfield Development
Services Department Home Occupancy Permit limit of less than 55 gallons of
hazardous waste at anyone time.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STANDARDIZED PERMIT FEE CALCULATIONS, THE
FOLLOWING FEE TYPE AND UNIT SIZE WILL BE USED FOR THE ENTIRE
FACILITY:
FEE TYPE (Storage): "Series Small Quantity C standardized permit" in
accordance with H&SC 25201.6(a)(3)(E).
UNIT SIZE: The total facility storage for solid hazardous waste is less than 30,000
pounds by statute (the design capacity is two 2-gallon containers of solid hazardous
waste at anyone time).
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1. AUTHORITY
Section 25200.10 of the H&SC requires that any pennit issued by DTSC must require
corrective action for all releases of hazardous waste or constituents from any Solid
Waste Management Unit (SWMU) or hazardous waste management unit at the
facility, regardless of when the release occurred.
Failure to comply with any tenn or condition set forth in
Part IV of the Penn it in the time or manner specified herein will subject the Pennittee
to possible enforcement action and penalties pursuant to H&SC Section 25187.
In addition, failure to submit the infonnation required in
Part IV of the Pennit, or falsification and/or misrepresentation of any submitted
infonnation, is grounds for tennination of this Pennit (22, Cal. Code Regs., Section
66270.43).
2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The corrective action objectives contained in Part IV of the Pennit are provided to
ensure that all threats to human health and/or the environment, resulting from the
release or potential release of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents at the
Facility, are addressed in an expedient manner.
3. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply to the entire Pennit.
"Facility" means the entire site that is under the control of the owner or operator
seeking a hazardous waste pennit from DTSC.
"Release" means any spilling, leaking, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, pumping, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of hazardous wastes
(including hazardous constituents) into the environment (including the abandonment or
discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing hazardous -
wastes or hazardous constituents).
"Solid waste management unit" or "SWMU" means any unit at a facility that can be
recognized as separate and distinct in which solid wastes have been placed at any
time, irrespective of whether the unit was intended for the management of solid or
hazardous waste. Such units include any area at a facility at which solid wastes have
-been routinely and systematically released.
"Hazardous waste" means a hazardous waste as defined in 22, Cal. Code Regs.,
Section 66261.3. Hazardous waste includes but is not limited to extremely hazardous
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waste, acutely hazardous waste, RCRA hazardous waste, non-RCRA hazardous waste,
and special waste.
"Hazardous constituent" means any constituent identified in Appendix IX of 22, Cal.
Code Regs., Section 66264.
"Day" means calendar days unless otherwise specified.
4. SUMMARY OF CORRECTIVE ACTION(S)
(a) Active Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs)
(1) Silver Electrolytic Recovery Unit.
(2) Silver Metallic Replacement Unit.
(3) Liquid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit.
(4) Solid Hazardous Waste Storage Unit.
(b) Closed or Inactive Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs).
None.
(c) List of SWMUs which require interim measures.
None.
5. WORK TO BE PERFORMED
(a) The Phase I Environmental Assessment Checklist submitted to DTSC by the
Pennittee indicated that no further investigation was warranted at the
. Pennittee's facility. A summary of SWMU's and Corrective Actions required
are listed above. After reviewing the Phase I.Environmental Assessment
Checklist and the findings from DTSC's inspection of the Facility, DTSC
concurs with the Pennittee' s finding based upon the submitted infonnation
from the Facility and inspection resu1ts~ DTSC does not require the Pennittee
to conduct further inyestigation at this time based on the infonnation submitted
by the Facility.
(b) DTSC may require that the Pennittee conduct further investigation of the
facility if any of the following occurs:
(1) DTSC determ'ines that the infonnation supplied in the Phase I
Environmental Checklist is inaccurate, incomplete, falsified, or
improperly completed.
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(2) DTSC has reason to believe that the Facility may be adversely affecting
human health or the environment.
(3) The Permittee identifies an immediate or potential threat to human
health and/or the environment, discovers new releases of hazardous
waste and/or hazardo~s constituents, or discovers a new SWMU not
previously identified.
(c) If DTSC determines at a later time that further investigation is warranted,
DTSC will modify Part IV of the Permit. The modifications will specify
requirements that the Permittee shall complete as part of the required further
investigation.
(d) If, at any time, DTSC determines that modification of Part IV of the Permit is
necessary, DTSC may initiate a modification of Part IV of the Permit
according to the procedures in 22, Cal. Code Regs. Sections 66270.41 and
66270.42.
6. POTENTIAL OR IMMEDIATE THREA TS/NEWL Y IDENTIFIED
RELEASES/NEWLY IDENTIFIED SWMUs
(a) In the event the Permittee identifies an immediate or potential threat to human
health and/or the environment, discovers new releases of hazardous waste
and/or hazardous constituents, or discovers a new SWMU not previously
identified, the Permittee shall notify DTSC orally within 48 hours of discovery
and notify DTSC in writing within ten (10) days of such discovery
summarizing the findings including the immediacy and magnitude of any
potential threat(s) to human health and/or the environment.
(b) DTSC may require the Permittee to investigate, mitigate and/or take other
applicable action to address any immediate or potential threats to human health
and/or the environment from newly identified releases of hazardous waste
and/or hazardous constituents, or newly identified SWMUs. Upo'n written
request by DTSC, the Permittee shall submit to DTSC any required documents
within the time specified by DTSC. The required documents shall be
developed in a manner consistent with guidance to be provided by DTSC.
(c) DTSC will review the required documents and notify the Permittee in writing
of DTSC's approval or disapproval, including any comments and/or
modifications, in accordance with DTSC Approval/Reporting/Proposed
Contractor/Additional Work section of Part IV of the Permit. If DTSC
determines that immediate action is required, DTSC's Project Coordinator may
orally authorize the Permittee to act prior to DTSC's receipt or approval of
any required workplans.
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7. SAMPLING! ACCESS
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(a) Sampling
(1) The Permittee shall provide confirmatory samples to DTSC within the
time requested if requested to determine if there is a threat to human
health and/or the environment. The sampling shall be done in
accordance with guidance that DTSC supplies to the Permittee.
(2) The Permittee shall notify DTSC in writing at least fourteen (14) days
prior to beginning any confirmatory sampling requested by DTSC. If
the Permittee "believes 'it must commence emergency confirmatory
sampling without delay, the Permittee may seek emergency telephone
authorization from DTSC's Permit Streamlining Branch Chief or if the
Branch Chief is unavailable, his!her designee, to commence such
activities immediately. At the request of DTSC, the Permittee shall
provide or allow DTSC and!or its authorized representative to take split
or duplicate samples of all samples collected by the Permittee pursuant
to Part IV of the Permit.
(3) The Permittee shall submit to DTSC upon request the results of all
sampling and/or tests or other data generated by its employees,
divisions, agents, consultants or contractors.. pursuant to this Permit.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Permit, DTSC retains. all
information gathering and inspection authority rights including
enforcement actions related thereto, under H&SC and any other
applicable State Or federal statutes or regulations.
(b) Access
(1) DTSC, its contractors, employees, agents, and/or any US EPA
representatives are authorized to enter and freely move about the
facility pursuant to the entire Permit for the purposes of: interviewing
Facility personnel and contractors; inspecting records, operating logs,
and contracts relating to the Facility; reviewing progress of the
Permittee in carrying out the terms of Part IV of the Permit;
conducting su~h test, sampling or monitoring as DTSC or its Project
Coordinator déems necessary; using a camera, sound recording, or
other documentary type equipmeñt; verifying the report's and data
submitted to DTSC by the Permittee; or confirming any other aspect of
compliance with this permit and Division 20 of the H&SC. The
Permittee shall provide DTSC and its representatives access at all
reasonable times to the Facility and any othe~ property to which access
is required for implementation of any provision of this Permit and any
provision of Division 20 of the H&SC and shall allow such persons to
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inspect and copy all records, files, photographs, documents, including
all sampling and monitoring data, that pertain to work undertaken
pursuant to the entire Permit or undertake any other activity necessary
to determine compliance with applicable requirements.
(2) To the extent that work being performed pursuant to Part IV of the
Permit must be done on property not owned or cpntrolled by the
Permittee, the Permittee shall used its best efforts to obtain access
agreements necessary to complete work required by the Part of the
Permit from the present owner(s) of such property within thirty (30)
days of approval of any workplan for which access is required. "Best
efforts" as used in this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, a
certified letter from the Permittee to the present owner(s) of such
property requesting access agreement(s) to allow the Permittee and
DTSC and its authorized representatives access to such property and the
payment of reasonable sums of money in consideration of granting
access. The Permittee shall provide DTSC Project Coordinator with a
copy of any access agreement(s). In the event that agreements for the
access are not obtained within thirty (30) days of approval of any
workplan for which access is required, or of the date that the need for
access becomes known to the Permittee, the Permittee shall notify
DTSC in writing within fourteen (14) days thereafter regarding both
efforts undertaken to obtain access and its failure to obtain such
agreements. In the event DTSC obtains access, the Permittee shall
undertake approved work on such property.
(3) Nothing in Part IV of the Permit shall be construed to limit or
otherwise affect the Permittee's liability and obligation to perform
corrective action including corrective action beyond the Facility
boundary, notwithstanding the lack of access. DTSC may determine
that additional on-site measures must be taken to address releases
beyond the Facility boundary if access to off-site areas cannot be
obtained.
(4) . Nothing in Part IV of the Permit shall limit or otherwise affect DTSC's
right to access and entry pursuant to any applicable state or federal
laws and regulations.
8. MODIFICATIONS
(a) The Permittee must request and obtain a permit modification to revise any
portion of this Permit. To request such a revision, the Permittee must comply
with the procedures for permit modifications set forth in 22, Cal. Code Regs.,
Section 66270.42.
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(b) If at any time DTSC determines that modification of the Part of the Permit is
necessary, DTSC may initiate a modification to this Part of the Permit
according to procedures in 22, Cal. Code Regs., Section 66270.41.
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Attac1unent 1
FACILITY PLOT PLAN
X-RAY SOLUTION SERVICE, INC.
9104 THURBER LANE
BAKERSFIELD, CA. 93311
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Attachment 4
SECTION I - FACILITY IDENTIFICATION. . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION II - FACILITY LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SECTION III - W ASTE ANALYSIS PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SECTION IV - FACILITY DESIGN (CONTAINERS) ................... 22
SECTION V - FACILITY DESIGN (TANKS) ....................... 37
SECTION VI - STANDARDIZED PERMIT CLOSURE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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By~ ' Bakersfield, California 93311
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INTRODUCTION
DRAFT STANDARDIZED PERMIT
FACILITY DESCRIPTION AND OPERATIONS
JULY, 1997
X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated (X-Ray
Solution) has applied to the California
Environmental Protection Agency, Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for a
Small Quantity Series C Standardized Permit
for the treatment and storage of hazardous
waste. If approved, the Standardized Permit
would âllow X-Ray Solution to continue to
reclaim silver from offsite generated spent
x-ray fixer solutions. X-Ray Solution is an
existing facility that has operated at this
location since 1973.
PUBliC COMMENT PERIOD
California Code of Regulations
requires that the public be given 45
days for comment on, the draft
standardized permit for X-Ray
Solution Services, Incorporated.
The public comment period will begin
, July 25, 1997 and remain open until
1 September 8, 1997. The Public
Resources Code requires that the
public be allowed 30 days for
comment on the CEQA Initial Study
and draft Negative Declaration for
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc. The
public comment period will begin on
July 25, 1997 and remain open until
August 25, 1997.
For any comment or question, please
complete the attached mailing
coupon.
FACILITY LOCATION
X-Ray Solutibn Service, -Incorporated is
located at 9104 Thurber Lane in Bakersfield,
Kern County, California. The facility has
collected and stored waste spent X-ray fixer
solution and also reclaimed silver at this
location since 1973 and was authorized to
operate under a grant of standardized permit
interim status in 1993. X-Ray Solution is
located in part of a garage in an older
residential area above the 100 year flood
plain level in Bakersfield. X-Ray Solution
was granted a City of Bakersfield Home
Occupation Permi t No. 13234 I dated March 27,
1995, to operate by the Bakersfield
Development Services Department coordinated
with the Hazardous Materials Division.
X-Ray Solution has applied to DTSC for a
Small Quantity Series C Standardized
Hazardous Waste Facility Permit authorizing
the continued operation of a hazardous waste
treatment and storage facility in
Bakersfield, California. X-Ray Solution
collects and stores waste spent x-ray fixer
solutiún from offsite generators and treats
the waste solution by reclaiming the silver.
Silver is a federal Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste at
concentrations above certain regulatory
levels establishing some silver-containing
wastes as hazardous under the Toxicity
Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP).
The silver concentration of X-Ray Solution's
waste exceeds TCLP and requires it to be
classified as a RCRA hazardous waste due to
toxicity. X-Ray Solution is exempt from
requirin~ a RCRA permit because the facility
i~ recla~ming silver, which is a precious
metal.
Under the 1993 Grant of Standardized Permit
Interim Status, X-Ray Solution was
authorized to operate one (1) 10-gallon
Rotex electrolytic recovery unit, one (1)
five-gallon metallic replacement, unit, and
stored four (4) Department of Transportation
(DOT) approved five-gallon containers of
spent x-ray fixer solution.
Under the Standardized Permit, X-Ray
Solution will continue to operate as before.
X-Ray Solution is proposing to add one (1)
additional metall~c replacement unit in
series with the existing metallic
replacement unit and to place all storage
and treatment units into polyethylene trays
which will serve as dedicated se.condary
containment. The X-Ray Solution facility is
limited to storing and treating a maximum of
55 gallons of hazardous waste at anyone
time by the above standardized permit. All
treated waste must be shipped offsite to a
permitted hazardous waste refiner.
X-Ray Solution is a registered hazardous
waste hauler and collects five-gallon DOT-
approved containers filled with aqueous
hazardous waste x-ray fixer solution
containing silver from offsite generators in
.a milkrun operation and transports this
manifested hazardous waste to its facility
in Bakersfield for storage and treatment,
X-Ray Solution accepts hazardous waste only
from known generators. The hazardous waste
is manually unloaded and stored in dedicated
secondary containment trays located along
the northwest wall of the facility.
For silver reclamat:.~on,~ X-Ray Solution uses
CAL/EPA a ., X-Ray eution Service, IncorporatecJ
Department of Toxi~ubstances Control . Draft Standardized Per.mit
The partially desil vered fixer solution from
the electrolytic recov~y, unit .Jª .grayj;ty. __'.~~-
-- --fed into' the-two metallic replacement units
in tandem by opening a manual in-line valve
for polishing. The batch treatment rate in
the metallic replacement units is 10 gallons
per one hour. Once every three months, the
silver sludge in the metallic replacement
unit that is located closest to the.
electrolytic recovery unit is manifested and
transported to a DTSC permitted refiner by
capping the metallic replacement unit.
Another metallic replacement unit is then
plumbed into place behind the remaining
metallic replacement unit. The effluent
from the last metallic replacement unit
meets the requirements of the Bakersfield
Ci ty Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220,
Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver
concentration and pH and is discharged into
the Bakersfield Publicly Owned Treatment
Works (POTW). DTSC requires X-Ray Solution
to take a grab sample of th~ effluent
initially to begin with, and then once every
three months, to ensure that the silver
concentration and pH a~e non-hazardous and
meet the Bakersfield POTW sewer discharge
limits. The effluent sample is tested by a
state accredited laboratory for silver
concentration and pH to verify that the
equipment is performing efficiently.
As a result of the technical review of X-Ray
Solution's application and previous DTSC
inspections,. DTSC has prepared a draft
Standardized Permit, based upon California
laws and regulations, for public review and
comment. This draft Standardiz'ed Permit_._
The treatment process is a closed system and _details the regu-l-ations'-and-èOìïáTt-ions wit-h
air_emissions-a!ld.rel-eases~are-nOIrëxTst:ëñf :~- whic;:h the facility must comply in order to
--- --~-A:Í1y system leaks and spills, are wet operate. If granted, this permit will' allow
vacuumed and treated in the electrolytic' X-Ray Solution to operate for 10 years,
recovery unit. Anything waste containing after which time they will have to resubmit
silver that cannot be recycled, such'as shop a new Standardized Permit application.
debris, is placed inside of DOT-approved
containers, manifested, and sent to the
refiner.
a Rotex X4 Model 100 electrolytic recovery
unit followed by polishing w~th two Kodak
Circulating Model II metallic replacement
units in series to recover silver from the
waste spent x-ray solution. All treatment
units are located in dedicated' secondary
containment. trays. To start the batch
process, approx~mately 10 gallons of the
.' . hazardous waste solution is poured into the
10 gallon electrolytic recovery tank.
Process equipment settings for amperage and
voltage are constant for each batch treated
and only the process time varies from batch
to batch. Batch treatment rate in the
electrolytic unit averages 10 gallons ~er
every five hours. Each month, silver ch1ps
that plate out on the cathode of the
electrolytic recovery unit are removed,
placed in DOT-approved containers,
manifested, and transported to a DTSC
permitted refiner.
A written aSSessment of the design of the
new containment system and metallic
replacement unit was reviewed and approved
by DTSC and was certified, by an independent,
qualified, professional engineer registered,
in California, pursuant to the requirements
of section 66270,15 and 66264.175, Title 22,
CCR. Within ten days of the effective date
of this standardized permit and th2
subsequent installation of the second
metallic replacement unit and, dedicated
secondary containment trays, the registered
engineer shall certify that the installation
also satisfies the requirements of Ti tIe 22,
CCR. This certification must be submitted
to DTSC, which must approve it in writing
before the facility can operate its new
treatment and storage units.
PERMIT PROCESS
California state regulations include a five-
tiered program for authorizing the treatment
and/or storage of hazardous waste. The five
tiers, in descending order of regulatory
burden, are:
·
the federally equivalent "RCRA or
Full" permit tier
the "Standardized Permit'~ tier for-,
offsite 'treatment õr"storage of non-
RCRA hazardous waste
the "Permit by Rule", "Conditional
Authorization", and "Conditional
Exemption" tiers for onsite treatment
or storage of non-RCRA hazardous
waste.
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X-Ra¥ Solution qualified for and has
subm~tted an application for the
Standardized Permit tier. The application
contains a detailed description of the
facility idëntification, location, waste
analysis plan, design of the storage units,
operations, closure plan, financial
responsibility documents, environmental
information, a disclosure statement, and a
Phase I Environmental Assessment Checklist.
X-Ray Solution also submitted certifications
of compliance for the security plan,
inspect10n plan, reportin5¡j plan, manifesting
requirements, facility s1ting information,
land ban com~liance, contingency plan, and
employee tra1ning plan.
STANDARDIZED
REQUIREMENTS
PERMIT
AND
CONDITIONS
All conditions and terms of the DTSC draft
Standardized Permit are required under
Division 20, Chapters 6.5 and 6.7 of the
California Heal th and Safety Code, ~nd under
Division 4.5, Title 22, Cal; Code Regs.
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FACT SHEET JULY 1997
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CAL/EPA
Department of Toxic Substances Control
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X-Ray
SOlutIÞon Service, Incorporated
Draft Standardized Per.mit
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Standard conditions applicable to all
facilities include severability, permit
expiration, inspection and entry, reporting
of releases, and waste minimization.
General operating requirements. for the
facility include personnel . training,
emergency response, record-keeping,'
reporting, and closure.
CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS
For the purposes of corrective action,
Standardized Permit applicants are required
to complete a Phase I Environmental
Assessment Checklist (checklist) pursuant to
the California Health and Safety Code. The
pur~oseof the checklist is to 1dent~fy all
so11d wáste management units (SWMUs) and
releases from SWMUs from which hazardous
constituents might have leaked or migrated.
Containers, tanks, surface impoundments,
waste piles, land treatment units,
landfills, incinerators and underground
injection wells containing hazardous
constituents are examples of a SWMU. Signs
of SWMUs can be unusual stains or odors
around drains, floors, walls, soil ¡and
vegetation that appears unhealthy or dying
without a reasonable explanation.
Once a SWMU is identified, the applicant
will evaluate the SWMU to determine if
further investigation, such as sampling, is
necessary. If the investigation reveals
hazardous waste contamination, DTSC will
make arrangements with the applicant to
clean up the contamination as part of the
conditions within the Standardized Permit.
In addition, all Standardized Permit
facilities are required to investigate and
to remediate, as necessary, any areas of
possible hazardous waste contamination that
may occur in the future. All corrective
action (or cleanup) activities will be
overseen by DTSC. If X-Ray Solution has any
future hazardous waste contamination or
spills, DTSC will require corrective action.
CEQA PROCESS
As, part of the. California Environmental
Quali ty Act CCEQA) process, DTSC requires a
facility applying for a Standardized Permit
to complete an environmental information
document. This document contains a series
of ~estions regarding the effects that the
fac1lity will have on the environment or on
human health. DTSC uses this information to
prepare an Initial Study to assess the
potential environmental impacts of the
issuance of a standardized permit for the
facility. The CEQA Initial Study determines
what documents will be developed to meet the
requirements of CEQA. Depending upon the
results from the CEQA Initial. Study, a
Negative Declaration, a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, or an Environmental Impact
Report (ErR) will be prepared.
The draft Initial Study evaluating the
possible environmental impacts from the
continued operation of X-Ray Solution shows
tha~ the proposed hazardo~s waste transfer
and, storage operations would not present a
significant effect to the environment or tQ,
human health. Therefore, DTSC has' prepared
a draft Negative, Declaration that is
available for public review at the
information repos1tories listed below.
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held if there is a
significant degree of public interest.
Please use the attached mailing coupon to
submit requests for a public hearing,
including the issues to be raised, to Ben'
Makishima by August 25, 1997 at the
following address:
State of California
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Permit Streamlining Branch HQ-10
400 P Street, 4th Floor, P. O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
INFORMATION REPOSITORIES
Documents pertainin;¡- to X-Ray Solution's
Standardized Perm1t Aprlication are
available for public v1ewing at the
following locations:
Southwest Branch Library
8301 Ming Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93311
(805) 664-7716
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Clovis Field Office, File Room
1515 Tollhouse Road
Clovis, California 93611
(209) 297-3901
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you would like additional information
about the X-Ray Solution Service,
Incorporated Draft Standardized Permit
process, please visit one of the local
inform3.tion reDositories or contact one of
the DTSC staff· members' list'~d below:
Ben Makishima
Hazardous Substances Engineer
Standardized Permitting Section
(916) 324-3112
Peggy Harris, P. E., Chief
Standardized Permitting Section
(916) 324-7663
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MAILING AND COMMENT COUPON
If you did not receive this fact sheet in the mail and would like to receive future
mailings regarding X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated, please complete and return this
coupon to the address listed below. In addition, if you have comments and/or questions
regarding X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated or the draft Standardized Permit or draft'
Negative Declaration, please state them below or on a separate piece of paper. To be
added to the X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated mailing list, please check the box. 0
Please address all mailings to: Ben Makishima at the California Environmental Protection
Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, 400 P Street, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 806,
Sacramento, California 95812-0806 [telephone number is (916) 324-31i2].
NAME:
AFFILIATION:
STREET.ADDRESS:
CITY:
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C.rnia Environmental Protection Agen
Department of Toxic Substances Contr I
X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporatt I
9104 Thurber La:
Bakersfield, California 933
Kern Coun
EPA I.D. No. CAL 920 2350:
INTRODUCTION
DRAFT STÀNDARDIZED PERMIT
JULY, 19'
X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated (X-Ray
Solution) has applied to the California
Environmental Protection Agency, Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for a
Small Quantity Series C Standardized Permit
for the treatment and storage of hazardous
waste. If approved, the Standardized Permit
would allow X-Ray Solution to continue to
reclaim silver from offsite generated spent
x-ray fixer solutions. X-Ray Solution is an
existing facility that has operated at this
location since 1973.
PUBUC COMMENT PERlOD
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California Code· of Regulations
requires that the public be given 4S
days for comment on the draft
standardized permit for X-Ray
Solution Services, Incorporated.
The public comment period will begin
July 25, 1997 and remain open until
Septe~ber 8, 1997. The Public
Resources Code requires that the' .
public be allowed 30 days for
co~ment on the CEQA Initial Study
a~= draft Negative Declaration for
>:-Ra'.' Solution Services, Inc. The
pUblic comment period will begin on
July 25, 19~7 and remain open until
August 25, 1997.
For any comment or question, please
co~plete the attached mailing
coupon.
FACILITY LOCATION
X-Ray Solution Servic~, 'Incorpoiated is
locë:eò at 9104 ,!hurbe,: Lane in Bak~r~field,
Kern Ccun:~, C&¡~fcrn~a. The fac111ty has
collected and stored.....·ast;-e spe~t X-ray fix~r
solution anò also recla1med s1lver at th1s
location since 1973 and was authorized to
operate t::-.âer a grant of standardized l?eirn~t
interi~ statt:s in 1993. X-Ray Solut1on 1S
locateà in part of a garage in an 'older
resiàential area above the 100 year flood
plain level in Bakersfield. X-Ray Solution
.....·as granted a E'ity:of' Bakersfield Home
,Occupatio;'; Per.:'r',:':-Nc. 13234, dated March::-27,
'1995,.- to operate by - t))e', 'Ba'kersf~e)d'
DeYe~lopmef¡t ~ervices. Deþa;rtmént. c?o~dinated
with the Hazardous Materl.als Dl.vl.sl.on>.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION AND OPERATIO!
X-Ray Solution has applied to DTSC for
Small Quât1títy Series C Standardrz
:Hazardous WàSte Facility Permit aùthorizi
(the còntinued operation of a hazardous was
(treatment and. storage facility
Bakersfield,California.:-/ X-Ray Sol uti
collects and stores waste spent x~ray fix
solution from offsite generators and trea
the waste solution by reclaiming the silve
Silv~r is a federal Resource Conservati
and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste
concentrations above certain regulate
levels establishing some silver-containi
wastes as hazardous under the Toxici
Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP
The silver concentration of X-Ray Solution
waste exceeds TCLP and requires it to
classified as a RCRA hazardous waste due
toxicity. X-Ray Solution is exempt fr
requirin~ '8-RCRA permit because the facili
is reclal.ming silver, which is a precie
metal.
Under the 1993-Grant of'Standardized Perm
Interim Status, X-Ray Solution 'w:
,authQrized to oJ¡>erate one (1) 10-gall::
':Rote~ electrolÿt1C recover·yuni t ,one =(
five:"gallon metallic replacem~nt unit, ~a
'stored four (4) Department of Transportati:;:
:(DOT) approved five-gallon containers '
spent x..ràyfixersolutioii'.
Under the Standardized Permit, X-R;
Solution will continue to operate as befor,
X-Ray Sol~tion is proposing to add one"::; (.
additional'metal11c replacement unit'
:serie~· with tþe existing tnetaH,
replacerneIJ,t unit and to 'place, all storal
'and treatment units into polyethylene t~:
(which will serve as dedicated seconda:
'(-containment.. The X-Ray Solution fa~ility .
, limited to storing and treating a maximum (
SS gallons of hazardous waste at any OJ
time by the above standardized permi t . A:
treated waste must be shipped offsite to
përrnitted hazardous 'waste refiner.
X-Ray Solution is a registered hazarâo'
waste hauler and collects five-gallon DO'
approved containers filled with agueo',
. hazardous waste x-ray fixer solutil
containing silver fr'om cffsi te generators:
,a milkrun - operation and transportsth
manifested hazardous. waste to its facili'
in Bakersfield for storage and treatmen
X-Ray Solution acc~pts hazardous waste on,
from kno.....~ generators. The hazardous was
is manually unloaded and storeà in èe=:'cã-;.
secondar\' containment travs lc=a~e:: a::' 0:
the northwest ....·all of the -facili ty.
For silver reclamation, X-Ray Solution us,
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a Rotex X4 Model 100 electrolytic recovery
unit followed by polishing w1th two Kodak
Circulating Model II metallic replacement
units in series to recover silver from the
waste spent x-ray solution. All treatment
units are located in dedicated :secondary
containment trays. To start the batch.
process, approx1mately' 10 gallons of the
hazardous waste solution is poured into the
10 gallon electrolytic recovery tank.
Process equipment settings for amperage and
voltage are constant for each batch treated
and only the process time varies from batch
to batch. Batch treatment rate in the
electrolytic unit averages 10 gallons ~er
every five hours. Each month, silver ch1ps
that plate out on the cathode of the
electrolytic recovery unit are removed,'
placed in DOT-approved containers,
manifested, and transported to' a DTSC
permitted refiner.
The partially desilvered fixer solution from
the electrolytic recovery unit is gravity
fed into the two metallic.replacement units
in tandem by opening a manual in-line valve
for polishing. The batch treatment rate in
the metallic replacement units is 10 gallons
per one hour. Once every three months, the
silver sludge in the metallic replacement
unit that is located closest to the
electrolytic recovery unit is manifested and
transporteà to a DTSC permitted refiner by
capping the metallic replacement unit.
Another metallic replacement unit is then
plumbed into place behind the remaining
metallic replacement unit. The effluent
from the last metallic replacement unit
meets the requirements of the Bakersfield
Ci ty Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220,
Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver
concentration' and pH and is discharged into
the Bakersfield Publicly Owned Treatment
Works (POTW). DTSC requires X-Ray Solution
to take a grab sample of the effluent
initially to begin with, and then once every
three mónths, to ensure that the silver
concen~ration and pH a~e non-hazardous and
meet the Bakersfield POTW sewer di~charge
limits. The effluent sample is tested by a
state accredited laboratory for silver
concentration ?,nd pH to verify that the
equipment is performing efficiently.
The treatment process is a closed system and
air emissions and releases are non existent.
Any system leaks and spills, are wet
vacuumed and treated in the electrolytic
recovery unit. Anything waste containing.
sil ver that cannot be recycled, such as shop
debris, is pl'aced inside of DOT-approved,'
containers, manifested,-' and sent to the
refiner.
A ~ritten assessment of the design of the
new containment system' and metallic
replacement unit was reviewed and approved
by DTSC and· ~as certified by an independent,
qualified, professional engineer registered.
in California, pursuant to the requ~rements
of section 66270.15 and 66264.175, Title 22,
X-Ray S 'ution Service, Incorporated
Draft Standardized permit
CCR. Within ten days of the effective date I
of this standardized permit and tñ~
subsequent installation of the se~~nè
metallic replacement unit and dedi!d
secondary containment trays, the regi.st__ed
~ngineer shall certify that the installation
also satisfies the requirements of Ti tIe 22,
CCR.. This certification must be submitted
to'DTSC, which must approve it in writing I
before the facility can operate its new
treatment and storage units.
PERMIT' PROCESS
California state regulations include a five- ,
tiered program for authorizing the treatment·
and/or storage of hazardous waste. The five,
tiers, in descending order of regulatory I
burden, are:
· the federally equivalent "RCRA or
Full" permit tier
· the "Standardized Permit" tier for
offsite treatment or storage of non-
RCRA hazardous waste
· the "Permit by Rule", "Conditional!
Authorization", and "Conditional
Exemption" tiers for onsite treatment
or storage of non-RCRA hazardous
waste.
X-Ray Solution qualified for and has
subm1tted an application for the
Standardized Permit tier. The application
contains a detailed description of the
facility idèntification, location, waste
analysis plan, design of the storage units,
operations, closure plan, finan 1
responsibility documents, environme. .1
information, a disclosure statement, and a
Phase I Environmental Assessment Checklist.
X-Ray Solution also·s·ubmitted certifications
of compliance for the security plan,
inspect10n plan, reporting plan, manifesting
requirements, facility slting information,
land ban com~liance, contingency plan, and
employee tra1ning plan...
As a result of the technical review of X-Ray
Solution's application and previous DTSC
inspecti~ns,. DTSC has prepared a draft
Standardized Permit, based upon California
laws and regulations, for public review and
comment. This draft Standardi zed Permi t
details the regulations and condit~ons with
which the facility must comply in order to
operate. If granted, this permit will' allow
X-Ray Solution to operate for 10 years,
after which time they will have to resubmit
a new Standardized Permit application.
STANDARDIZED PERMIT CONDITIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS
All conditions and terms of the DTSC draft
Standardized Permit are required un¿~~
Division 20, Chapters 6.5 and 6.7 of tte
California Heal th and Safety Code. a:-:d u:-:der
Division 4.5, Title ~2, Cal. Coàe Regs.
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Standard conditions applicable to all
facilities include severability, permit
expiration, inspection and entry, reporting
of releases, and waste minimization.
'General operating requirements for the
facility include personnel· 'training,
emergency response,. record-keeping,
reporting, and closure.
CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS
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For the purposes of corrective action,
Standardized Permit applicants are required
to complete a Phase I Environmental
Assessment Checklist (checklist) pursuant to
the California Health and Safety Code. The
purpose of the checklist is to 1dentify all
solid wåste management units (SWMUs) and
releases from SWMUs from which hazardous
constituents might have leaked or migrated.
Containers, tanks, surface impoundments,
waste piles, land treatment units,
landfills, incinerators and underground
injection wells containing hazardous
constituents are examples of a SWMU. Signs
of Sh1>rus can be unusual stains or odors
around drains, floors, walls, soil; and
vegetation that appears unhealthy or dying
without a reasonable explanation.
Once a s\-;rr-ru is identified, the applicant
will evaluate the SWMU to determine if
further investigation, such as sampling, is
necessary. If the investigation reveals
hazardous waste contamination, DTSC will
make arra!1gements with the applicant to
clean up the contamination as part of the
conditions within the Standardized Permit.
In aåèi ticn, all Standardized Permit
facili~ies are required to investigate and
to re~eèla~e, as necessary, any areas of
possible hazardous waste contamination that
1M",' ocC'..:r i:-¡ the Ïuture. All corrective
action (or cleanup) activities will be
c','ersee:-¡ by DTSC, If X-Ray Solution has any
future hazaråous waste contamination or
spills, DTSC will require corrective action.
CEQA PROCESS
As part of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) process, DTSC requires a
facility applying for a Standardized Permit
to complete an enviroI1mental information
doc~~ent. This document contains a series
of questions regarding the effect~ that the
facility will have on the environment or on
hurr,a:; heal th. DTSC uses this information to
prepare an Initial Study to assess the
potential environmental impacts of the
i5s~Q~ce of a sLanàaràized permit for the'
facili tv. The CEQ;" Ini tial Study determines
\o.'hat doêuments \o.·ill be developed to meet the
re~uire~e:;:s 0: CEQ;", Depending upon the
rest.:l ts f ::'~8:¡, the CEQ~~' .Ini tia"l Study I a
Negative' :Lec2ara:icn, a !<itigatedNegative"
Declara:ic::, or a:-; Environmental 'Impact
Report (EIP.ì will be prepared.
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The draft Initial Study evaluating th
possible environmental impacts from th
continued operation of X-Ray Solution show
tha~ the proposed hazardous waste transfe¡
and storage operations 'would not present
significant effect to the environment or t
human health. Therefore, DTSC has prepare
a draft Negative Declaration that i
available , for'. :public review at th
inform~tion repos1tories listed below.
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held if there is
significant degree' of public interest
PIease use the attached mailing coupon t
submit requests for a public hearing
including the issues to be raised, to Be
Makishima by August 25, 1997 at tt
following address:
State of California
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Permit Streamlining Branch HQ-10
400 P Street~ 4th Floor, P. O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
INFORMATION REPOSITORIES
Documents pertainin~ to X-Ray Solution'
Standardized Perm1t Ap~lication a1
available for public v1ewing at U,
following locations:.
Southwest Branch Library
8301 Ming Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93311
(805) 664-7716
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Clovis Field Office, File Room
1515 Tollhouse Road'
Clovis, California 93611
(209) 297-3901
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you wQuldlike additional information
about the X-Ray Solution Service,
Incorporated Draft Standardized Permit
process, please visit one of'the local
information repositories or contact one 0
the,DTSC staff members listed below:
. ,Ben Makishima
Hazardous Substances Engineer
Standardized Permitting Section
(916)' 324-3112
Peggy Harris, P. E., Chief
Standardized Permitting Sectio:;
(916) 324-7663
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MAILING AND COMMENT COUPON
If you did not receive this fact sheet in the mail and would like to receive future I
mailings regarding X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated, please complete and return thi'
Coupon to the address listed below. In addition, ,if you have comments.and/or questions
regarding X-Ray Solution Service, IncorPorated or the draft' Standardized Permit or draf
Negative Declaration, please state them below or on asepa~ate piece of paper. To be
added to the X-Ray Solution Service, Incorporated mailing list, please check the box.
Please address all mailings to: Ben Makishima at the California Environmental Protectic ¡
Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, 400 P Street, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 806,
Sacramento, California 95812-0806 -(telephone number is (916) 324-~li2].
NAME:
AFFILIATION:
STREET.ADDRESS:
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the undersigned hereby make aPØllcatlon to the Planning Department of
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all of the following listed criteria, conditions and regulations.
1. The occupation shall not Involve the use of signs on the premises.
2. The residence address will not be used for advertising purposes of any kind. Nor shall any other residence addre88 be used for advertising
purposes in connection with the home occupation.
3. The occupation shall not Involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises, other than a vehicle not to exceed
one ton, owned by the,eparstor of such home occupation, which shall be stored in a garsge, If there Is one; If there is no garage on the premlseaany such
materials Including stock, wares, goods, semples, or equipment, carried in the vehicle shall be concealed 80 as not to be visible from the street, sidewalk
or alley when such vehicle is parked at such residence.
4. There shall be no retallselesatlhe residence and there shall be no services performed at the residence for parsons who havecomètothe residence
for such services. Customers, clients, or prospective customers or clients shall not be invited to the residence for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining
or considering the purchasing or obtaining of merchandise, wares, goods, equipment or service. The term "invited" shall be construed to Include the
making of appointments with customers or clients or prospective customers or clients for the performing of services at the residence.
5. No noise, pedestrian or vehicular trsfflc or activity which constitutes a nuisence or disturbance of the peace of any parson shall be produced or
made at the residence In connection with the home occupation.
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6. No displays, models or semples shall be'exhibited on the premises.
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reasonably recognized as serving a nonresidential uSe (either by color, materials or construction. lighting, signa, 8Ounds, or noises, vibrations, etc.).
8. Any stock, wares, goods, materials, samples, merchandise or equipment stored on the premises shall be entirely within the building and not visible
from the street, sidewalk or alley and shall not interfere with the residential use or endanger any person.
9.' No employees, salesmen or other help, including independent contractors, partners or joint ventures hired, engaged. or retained by the permittee,
other than members of the immediate or resident family shall perform any work at the premises or go to or upon the premises in conjunction with the
home occupation. Employees may be allowed to enter~he premises in all R·S andA zoned property for the purpose of loading and unloadlngsuppliesonly,
10. There shall be no processing or manufacturing of goods. wares or merchandise on the premises unless the Planning Dlrectorfindsthat, In addition
to meeting all other criteria applicable to the home occupation, the processing or manufacturing can and will be done in such a manner that no noise,
sound, vibration, odor, fumes or light,!1J9 emitted from the premises.
11. Before conducting any business at the above address a business license shall be obtained.
12. The permittee shall also comply with all applicable state and city laws for health and safety.
13. It shall not involve the use of more than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of the premise&, not including a vehicle meeting the criteria of condition
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14, No Class I flammable liquids or liquified flammable gases may be used or stored on the premises, and not more than the equivalent of seventy-flve
(75) cubic feet of other flammable materials to be used in relation to the home occupation may be stored on the premi888 at anyone time.
I understand thatfailure to comply with all of the criteria, conditions and regula 1n.t~e revocation ofthe HOME OCCUPATION
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FACT SHEET
Standardized Permit Tier for
Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage Facilities March 1996
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The California Environmental Protection Agency (Call EP A), Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
BACKGROUND:
The California Legislature enacted the Wright-Polanco-
Lempert Hazardous Waste Treatment Pennit Refonn Act of
1992 (Assembly Bill 1772 of 1992) which made important
changes to California's laws governing the treatment and
storage of hazardous waste. The Act established a five-tiered
program for authorizing treatment and/or storage at many
businesses that require State authorization to treat or store
hazardous waste. The five-tiered program also includes the
"Full Pennit" (or Federal) tier.
This fact sheet describes one of the five tiers, the
Standardized Penn it tier (HSC 25201.6). It is designed to
assist you in assessing the applicability of this statute to your
current or proposed operation. It is also designed to assist you
in understanding the various administrative and technical
operational requirements you must meet in order to operate
under a Standardized Pennit.
If after reviewing this fact sheet, you still have questions
regarding the applicability of these tiers to your operation,
please call the Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC) Headquarters Standardized Pennit Duty Officer at
(916) 323-6042.
DEFINITIONS:
"Application" means the portion of the Standardized
Pennit procedure that includes a detailed operation plan. It is
similar to the federal "Part B" portion of the facility pennit
application.
"Notification" means the portion of the Standardized
Pennit procedure that provides the basic facility infonnation
(DTSC Fonn 1093 A). It is similar to the federal "Part A"
portion of the facility penn it application.
"Offsite facility" means a facility that receives waste
generated at any location that is not contiguous to the
'treatment or storage facility.
"Series A Standardized Pennit facility" is a facility that
treats more than 50,000 gallons or 100,000 pounds of waste in
a month, or can store than 500,000 gallons or 500 tons of
waste.
"Series B Standardized Penn it facility" is a facility that
'treats more than 5,000 but less than 50,000 gallons, or more
-than 10,000 but less than 100,000 pounds of waste in a month;
or can store more than 50,000 but less than 500,000 gallons, or
more than 100,000 pounds but less than 500 tons of waste.
STANDARDIZED PERMIT:
This fact sheet describes the Standardized Penn it tier and
the requirements with which you must comply in order to
obtain authorization to treat and/or store bazardous waste
under this tier.
ELIGmILITY:
Other than those specified below, treatment or storage
facilities that do not require a federal Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit are eligible for a
Standardized Pennit. Additionally, any owner or operator of a
transportable treatment unit (ITU) may be eligible to operate
under a Standardized Pennit after January 1, 1996.
The following types of facilities are not eligible for this
tier:
· used oil recycling facilities
· solvent recyclers except as specified in Health and
Safety Code (HSC) section 25201.6(g)(2)
· incinerators and land disposal units except as
specified in HSC section 25201.6(g)(3)
"Series C Standardized Pennit facility" is a facility that
treats less than 5,000 gallons or 10,000 pounds of waste in a
month, or can store less than 50,000 gallons or 100,000 pounds
of waste.
':'-Sniall:qualÌtity SenesC Standardized Pennit facility" is
,ra facility that treats less than 1,500 gallons or 3,000 pounds of
'waste in a month, or can store less than 15,000 gallons or
~~,OOO pounds of waste.
IN THIS FACT SHEET:
· Definitions
· Operating Requirements
· Eligibility
· Notification/Application Requirements
· Fees
· Financial Responsibility
]OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
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The following operating requirements apply to
Standardized Permit facilities. All citations are to the
California Code of Regulations, Title 22, unless otherwise
noted.
Identification number - (Section 66264.11) The facility
must obtain this nwnber issued by DTSC. The nwnber must
begin with CAD or CAL.
Waste analysis - (Section 66264.13) The facility must
maintain a waste analysis plan to ensure that wastes received
from generators are within the scope of the facility's permit.
Generators must supply the facility with an analysis of a
representative sample of the waste being manifested to the
facility. All facilities reserve the right to refuse waste that
does not meet the criteria of the facility's permit.
Security - (Section (66264.14) The facility must maintain
a security plan and system to ensure that entry to the active
portion of the facility is controlled at all times.
Inspection - (Section 66264.15) The owner/operator must
maintain a regular facility inspection schedule to ensure any
malfunctions at the facility are identified and remedied.
Personnel training - (Section 66264.16) The
owner/operator must develop a training plan for all facility
personnel relevant to their positions to ensure that all personnel
have adequate training to perform their duties safely. Facilities
must maintain records of employee training.
Ignitable/reactive/incompatible waste - (Section
66264.17) Wastes of these types must be separated to prevent
accidental ignition or reactions.
Location - (Section 66264.18) A facility located in a 100-
year flood plain must demonstrate that the waste can be
removed before a flood could reach the facility.
Required equipment - (Section 66264.32) Each facility
must have an internal communication system, communication
to outside emergency response personnel, fire suppression
equipment, and an adequate water supply.
Arrangements with local authorities - (Section 66264.37)
Prior arrangements shall be made with local emergency
response authorities.
Contingency plan - (Chapter 14, Article 4) Each facility
must develop and maintain a contingency plan that outlines the
protocol to be followed in the event of an emergency at the
, facility. The DTSC must be notified if the contingency plan is
activated.
Manifesting - (Sections 66264.71, 66264.72, 66264.76)
All waste transported to and from the facility must be
manifested.
Operating records - (Section 66264.73) Each facility
must maintain operating records that include waste received
and treatment provided, location of waste within the facility,
waste analysis results, contingency plan reports, inspection
reports, closure cost estimates, treatment standard
notifications, and a copy of the facility's authorization that is
provided to generators.
Annual report - (Section 66264.75) The owner/operator
must submit an annual report to DTSC and the appropriate
Regional Water Quality Control Board by March 1 of each
year that covers waste management activities at the facility
during the previous calendar year.
Closure - (Chapter 14, Article 7) Each facility must
prepare a closure plan that outlines the steps that will be taken
to remove all hazardous waste from the facility at the end of
the facility's operating life..
Management of containers - (Chapter 14, Article 9) Each
facility that manages hazardous waste in containers must
ensure that the containers are compatible with the waste, are
closed except when adding or removing wastes and are not
handled in a manner that could damage the containers.
Management of tanks - (Chapter 14, Article 10) Each
facility that manages hazardous waste in tanks must ensure
that the tank system is compatible with the waste, has
sufficient strength to not collapse, rupture or fail. Any tank
that does not have secondary containment must be certified as
meeting these criteria by an independent, qualified
professional engineer.
Secondary Containment - (Sections 66264.175 and
66264.193) Each tank and container storage area shall have
impervious secondary containment that can contain the water
from a 24-hour, 25-year storm (plus 10% of the volwne of the
containers, or plus 100% of the capacity of the largest tank).
The required date for compliance with the requirement for
secondary containment depends on the age of a tank.
Corrective action - (HSC Section 25201.6) Each facility
must submit a Phase I Environmental Assessment with the
application. This is an assessment of any past releases of
hazardous waste at the facility, based on records, a visual
survey, etc. Sampling and testing are not required for a Phase
I Environmental Assessment.
LOCAL LÁND USE/CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYACTIPUBLIC
NOTICE:
Standardized Permit facilities are subject to the Tanner
public notification and siting requirements (HSC Chapter 6.5,
Article 8.7) and to the environmental impact assessment
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq).
Included in these requirements is a 30-day public comment and
review period for all environmental docwnents (e.g., draft
Negative Declaration, draft Environmental Impact Report,
etc.).
Additionally, the draft Standardized Permit must be made
available for a 45-day public comment and review period, It is
DTSC's intent to run the public comment periods for these
requirements concurrently, when possible, to ensure a
streamlined approach in processing permit applications.
DTSC Standardized Permit Fact Sheet Page 2
FEES
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Each facility will be billed an activity fee for each
application. The amount of the fee is determined by the size
and Series designation of the facility. An activity fee is also
assessed for a renewal application. The activity fees are as
follows:
· Series A
· Series B
· Series C
. Small-Quantity Series C
$31,578
$19,715
$5,254
$5,254
Additionally, each facility must pay an annual facility fee
when billed by the Board of Equalization. The amount of the
fee is determined by the size and Series designation of the
facility. Effective January 1, 1996, ITU's operating under a
Standardized Permit will pay the same annual fee as those
facilities operating pursuant to a Permit By Rule.
· Series A
· Series B
· Series C
· Small-Quantity Series C
$15,373
$7,205
$6,051
$3,025
A facility is eligible for a year-for-year fee credit if the
following conditions apply:
1. The facility operated lawfully under a hazardous
waste facility permit or other grant of authorization
prior to September 1993 and;
2. The facility paid facility fees for the applicable period
prior to September 1993 in which it operated.
If eligible, the facility will be exempt from facility fees for
~ period of time equal to the number of years facility fees were
paid prior to September 1993.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY,
Facilities treating or storing hazardous waste must provide
both closure fmancial assurance and proof of environmental
impairment liability coverage for third parties.
Closure assurance must demonstrate the owner or
operator's ability to pay for the complete closure and cleanup
of the facility at the point at which the facility would be the
most expensive to close. The closure cost must be updated
annually and adjusted for inflation. The mechanisms used to
demonstrate closure assurance are listed and explained in 22
Cal. Code Regs., Section 66265.143.
The amount ofliability coverage required is determined by
:the size and Series designation of the facility. The figures
listed below are the coverage levels required per sudden
,accidental occurrence and as the annual aggregate (Section
67800.5).
· Series A
· Series B
· Series C
· Small-Quantity Series C
$ I million / $2 million
$500,000 / $1 million
$300,000 / $600,000
$100,000 / $200,000
The mechanisms used to demonstrate liability coverage are
listed in Section 66265.147. Financial responsibility forms and
assistance are available from the Financial Responsibility
Analyst for Standardized Permits. Please call (916) 323-6042.
NOTIFICATION
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In order to apply for a Standardized Permit, you must
submit a Standardized Permit application package to the DTSC
Headquarters office in Sacramento. It is recommended that a
preapplication meeting be held prior to the submission of the
permit application. To request a copy of the application, call
the Standardized Permit Duty Officer at (916) 323-6042.
DISCLOSURESTATEMENT ,,'
A disclosure statement will be required as part of the
application pursuant to HSC Section 25200.4. Series C
facilities, however, must only provide documentation (with the
application) regarding any convictions, judgements,
settlements or orders resulting from environmental violations
in the previous three years.
I COMMUNITY PROFILE
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A Community Profile will be required as part of the
application package. This profile will help DTSC determine
the potential community interest, and to predict any public
notification needs that go beyond the required Public Notice.
DTSC Standardized Permit Fact Sheet Page 3
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Berkeley
(510) 540-2122
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700 Heinz A ve.. Suite 200
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Siskiyou
Madoc
California Department of
Toxic Substances Control
Regional Offices
Shasta
Lassen .
Region 1 - Sacramento
(916) 255-3545
Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
10J51 Croydon Way. Suite 3
Sacramento. CA 95827
Region 1 - Fresno
(209) 297-3901
Depl. of Toxic Substances Control
1515 Tollhouse Road
Clovis. CA 936 J I
San Bernardino
Region 3 - Glendale
(8 ] 8) 55] -2800
Includes the area nonh of
the 91 (Anesia) Freeway
Depl. of Toxic Substances Control
101 J Nonh Grar.dview Avenue
Glendale. CA 9120 I
RiversIde
San Die¡;¡o
Imperial
Region 4 - Long Beach
(3 J 0) 590-4868
)nclud~s the area south of
the 91 (Anesi;!1 Freew;!)
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245 We..t Broad",;!y. Suite 425
'LonJ; Bea¡;h. CA 90H02
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for
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
Pro;ect ProDonent:
X-Ray solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
Contact: Mr. Jim Warren
Owner/operator
(80S) 664-7760
Pete Wilson
Governor
James M. Strock
Secretary for
Environmental
Protection
Lead Aaencv:
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Standardized Permitting Section
400 P Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Contact: Mr. Ben Makishima
Hazardous Substances Engineer
(916) 324-3112
Pro;ect DescriDtion:
In accordance with Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 25201.6, a
Series Small Quantity C Standardized Permit is to be granted by the Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to X-Ray Solution Services, Inc. (XSSI),
Bakersfield, California, I.D. number CAL 920 235 089, for the purpose of
authorizing the operation a of a transfer, treatment, and storage facility to
reclaim silver from off-site generated spent x-ray fixer solutions. XSSI, an
existing facility, was granted Standardized Permit Interim Status in 1993.
The actions to be taken at this site are defined as a "project" according to
the Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065 and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378. This project is subject to the
environmental review process by the lead agency (DTSC) as defined by the 'PRC
Section 21080 and the CEQA Guidelines Section 15063. Consequently, this
environmental review document has been prepared in accordance with these CEQA
requirements.
Silver is the x-ray lab waste constituent most often regulated.
California lists silver as a persistent and bioaccumulative toxic substance.
Silver is also a characteristic (toxicity) Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) hazardous waste at levels that exceed the Toxicity Characteristics
Leaching Procedure (TCLP). The silver concentration of XSSI's waste exceeds
TCLP and requires it. to classified as a RCRA hazardous waste due to toxicity.
XSSI, a registered hazardous waste transporter, collects 5-gallon
Department of Transportation (DOT) approved containers filled with x-ray
aqueous hazardous waste solution containing silver from offsite generators,
and transports this manifested waste to its facility is Bakersfield. XSSI was
granted a City of Bakersfield Home Occupation Permit Number 13234 (HOP), dated
March 27, 1995, by the Bakersfield Development Services Department,
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waste facility. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of
55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant to the HOP. XSSI accepts hazardous
waste from known generators only.
Under standardized permit interim status, XSSI operated one 10-gallon
Rotex electrolytic recovery unit, one 5-gallon metallic replacement unit, and
stored four 5-gallon DOT-approved contain~rs of x-ray fixer solution. Under
the standardized permit, XSSI will be authorized to add one additional
metallic replacement unit and place all storage and treatment units into
polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containment.
XSSI will use a Rotex X4 Model 100 electrolytic recover unit, followed
by polishing with two Kodak Circulating Model II metallic replacement units in
series to recover silver from the hazardous x-ray solution. All treatment
units will be located in dedicated secondary containment trays. Approximately
ten gallons of the hazardous waste will be manually poured into the ten-gallon
electrolytic recovery tank. Process equipment settings for amperage and
voltage are constant for each batch treated, and only the process time varies
from batch to batch. The batch treatment rate in the electrolytic unit
averages ten gallons per five hours. Once a month, silver chips that plate on
the cathode of the electrolytic recovery unit will be removed, placed in DOT-
approved containers, manifested and transported CRE Refining, located at 11847
United Street, Mojave, California, CAD 981 402 522.
The partially desilvered fixer solution' from the electrolytic recovery
unit will be gravity fed into the two metallic replacement units in tandem by
opening a manual in-line valve. The batch treatment rate in the metallic
replacement units is ten gallons per hour. The metallic replacement unit that
is adjacent to the electrolytic recovery unit, and that contains the silver
sludge, will be capped and then manifested to a refiner. This transportation
of the hazardous waste will occur quarterly. The original metallic
replacement unit will be replaced by a second unit which is plumbed behind the
remaining metallic replacement unit. The effluent from the ~ast metallic
replacement unit will be discharged under permit from the City of Bakersfield
(Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-P026) into the Bakersfield
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) , and the effluent must meet the
requirements of the Bakersfield City Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220,
Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver concentrations and pH. In order
to confirm City of Bakersfield wastewater discharge requirements, effluent
from the last metallic replacement treatment (prior to discharge to the POTW)
will be sampled upon installation and again sampled quarterly by the facility
an~ tested for silver content and pH by a California State Certified
Analytical Laboratory: All effluent discharges into the sewer are monitored
to ensure that the silver concentration and pH meet local POTW limits.
The treatment process is a closed-system, and air emissions and releases
are non-existent. System leaks and spills, if any, will be poured into the
electrolytic recovery units.' Non-recyclable silver containing waste, such as
shop debris, will be placed in DOT-approved containers and manifested ·to the
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A written design assessment of the new containment system and metallic
replacement unit that was certified by an independent, qualified, professional
engineer registered in California was reviewed and approved by DTSC. In this
assessment, the engineer certified that the container containment system
satisfies the requirements of section 66264.175 and 66270.15, Title 22,
California Code of Regulations (22, Cal. Code Regs.). Within ten days of the
effective date of the Standardized Permit, and the subsequent installation of
the second metallic replacement unit and dedicated secondary containment
trays, a written assessment of the containment system and treatment unit that
has been certified by an independent, qualified, professional engineer
registered in California, shall_be submitted to DTSC. DTSC must approve the
certification in writing before the facility can operate the additional
treatment and storage units. Safe management practices, operating procedures,
inspection program, and the facility's emergency plan will ensure
environmentally safe operation.
Proiect Location:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County,
Californie., at latitude 35 degrees, 19 minutes, 0 seconds and longitude 119
degrees, 6 minutes, 30 seconds. The facility is located in an area zoned
Residential on lot 33 of Tract 4544, Being a portion of the Northwest Quarter
of Section 17, &.305., R.27E.
Findinas of Sianificant Effect on Environment:
DTSC has determined that the project will not have a significant effect
on the environment as that term is defined in the Public Resources code
Section 21068. A copy of the Special Initial Study which supports this
finding is attached.
Signature
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Project Manager
Signature
Date
Branch Chief
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Preliminary Xnformation:
a. Name and address of facility or project sponsor:
X-Ray solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
b. Name and address of person/organization Financially Responsible for the
facility or project:
X-Ray solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
C. Person to be contacted concerning this project:
Mr. Jim Warren
X-Ray solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
d. Address of Project:
X-Ray solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
e. Lead Agency:
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Standardized Permitting Section
400 P Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
f. Document references and location of documents available for public
viewing:
Document:
1. Notification (Part .A)
2. Application (Part B)
3. Notices of Deficiency
4. Draft Permit
5. Fact Sheet
6. Environmental Compliance Report
7. Complete CEQA documents and environmental information
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Location:
1. Southwest Branch Library
8301 Ming Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93311
2. Department of Toxic Substances Control
Clovis Field Office, File Room
1515 Tollhouse Road
Clovis, California 93611
Ms. Jennie Harbour
(209) 297-3905
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALJTY ACT
SPECIAL INITIAL STUDY
For
Standardized Pennit
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
Pete Wilson
Governor
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has completed the following Special Initial
Study for this project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (§ 21000 et
seq., California Public Resources Code) and implementing Guidelines (§ 15000 et seq., Title 14.
California Code of Regulations). This Special Initial Study has also been used to satisfy the
requirements of § 711.4, Fish and Game Code and § 753.5, Title 14. Code of California
Regulations relating to filing of environmental fees.
James M. Strock
Secretary for
Environmental
Protection
I. PROJECT INFORMA nON
Project Name:
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
Site Location:
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Contact Person:
Mr. Jim Warren
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, CA
(805) 664-7760
Project Description:
In accordance with Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 25201.6, a Series Small Quantity C Standardized
Penn it is to be granted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to X-Ray Solution Services,.Inc.,
,(XSSI), Bakersfield, California, I.D. number CAL 920 235 089, for the purpose of authorizing the operation a of a
transfer, treatment, and storage facility to reclaim silver from off-site generated spent x-ray fixer solutions. XSS~, an
existing facility, was granted Standardized Penn it Interim Status in 1993. The actions to be taken at this site are
defmed as a "project" according to the Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065 and the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378. This project is subject to the environmental review
process by the lead agency (DTSC) as dermed by the PRC Section 21080 and the CEQA Guidelines Section 15063.
Consequently, this environmental review document has been prepared in accordance with these CEQA requirements.
Silver is the x-ray lab waste constituent most often regulated. California lists silver as a persistent and
bioaccumulative toxic substance. Silver is also a charact~ristic (toxicity) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) hazardous waste at levels that exceed the Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP). The sÍlver
concentration ofXSSI's waste exceeds TCLP and requires it to classified as a RCRA hazardous waste due to toxicity.
XSSI, a registered hazardous waste transporter, collects 5-gallon Department of Transportation (DOT)
approved containers filled with x-ray aqueous hazardous waste solution containing silver from offsite generators, and
transports this manifested waste to its facility in Bakersfield. ~SSI was granted a City of Bakersfield Home
Occupation Pennit Number 13234 (HOP), dated March 27, 1995, by the Bakersfield Development Services
Department (Attachment 1), coordinated with the Hazardous Materials Division, to operate its hazardous waste
facility. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of 55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant to the
HOP. XSSI accepts hazardous waste from known generators only.
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Under standardized permit interim status, XSSI operated one 10-gallon Rotex electrolytic recovery unit, one
5-gallon metallic replacement unit, and stored four 5-gallon DOT-approved containers of x-ray fixer solution. Under
the standardized permit, XSSI will be authorized to add one additional metallic replacement unit and place all storage
and treatment units into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containment. '
XSSI will use a Rotex X4 Model 100 electrolytic recover unit, followed by polishing with two Kodak
Circulating Model II metallic replacement units in series to recover silver from the hazardous x-ray solution. All
treatment units will be located in dedicated secondary containment trays. Approximately ten gallons of the
hazardous waste will be manually poured into the ten-gallon electrolytic recovery tank. Process equipment settings
for amperage and voltage are constant for each batch treated, and only the process time varies from batch to batch.
The batch treatment rate in the electrolytic unit averages ten gallons per five hours. Once a month, silver chips that
plate on the cathode of the electrolytic recovery unit will be removed, placed in DOT-approved containers,
manifested and transported to CRE Refming, located at 11847 United Street, Mojave, California, CAD 981402522.
The partially desilvered fixer solution from the electrolytic recovery unit will be gravity fed into the two
metallic replacement units in tandem by opening a manual in-line valve. The batch treatment rate in the metallic
replacement units is ten gallons per hour. The metallic replacement unit that is adjacent to the electrolytic recovery
unit, and that contains the silver sludge, will be capped and then manifested to a refmer. This transportation of the
hazardous waste will occur quarterly. The original metallic replacement unit will be replaced by a second unit which
is plumbed behind the remaining metallic replacement unit. The effluent from the last metallic replacement unit will
be discharged under permit from the City of Bakersfield (Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-
P026) into the Bakersfield Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW), and the effluent must meet the requirements
of the Bakersfield City Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220, Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver
concentrations and pH. In order to confirm City of Bakersfield wastewater discharge requirements, effluent from the
last metallic replacement treatment (prior to discharge to the POTW) will be sampled upon installation and again
sampled quarterly by the facility and tested for silver content and pH by a California State Certified Analytical
Laboratory. All effluent discharges into the sewer are monitored to ensure that the silver concentration and pH meet
local POTW limits.
The treatment process is a closed-system, and air emissions and releases are non-existent. System leaks and
spills, if any, will be poured into the electrolytic recovery units. Non-recyclable silver containing waste, such as
shop debris, will be placed in DOT-approved containers and manifested to the refmer.
A written design assessment of the new containment system and metallic replacement unit that was certified
by an independent, qualified, professional engineer registered in California was reviewed 'and approved by DTSC. In
this assessment, the engineer certified that the container containment system satisfies the requirements of section
66264.175 and 66270.15, Title 22, California Code of Regulations (22, Cal. Code Regs.). Within ten days of the
effective date of the Standardized Pennit, and the subsequent installation of the second metallic replacement unit and
dedicated secondary containment trays, a written assessment of the containment system and treatment unit that has
been certified by an independent, qualified, professional engineer registered in California, shall be submitted to
DTSC. DTSC must approve the certification in writing before the facility can operate the additional treatment and
storage units. Safe management practices, operating procedures, inspection program, and the facility's emergency
plan will ensure environmentally safe operation. '
This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized permit application, a May 31, 1996 site
inspection by DTSC and historical operating data from the facility.
Agencies Having Jurisdiction Over the Projectffypes of Permits Required:
City of Bakersfield
City of Bakersfield
DTSC
Hom,e Occupation Permit
Industrial Wastewater Discharge Penn it
Registered HW TraI?-sporter
II. DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL ACTION BEING CO~SIDERED BY DTSC
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o Initial Pennit Issuance
o Removal Action Plan
o Penn it Renewal
o Removal Action Workplan
o Penn it Modification
o Interim Removal
o Closure Plan
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o Regulations
Program! Region Approving Project:
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Pennit Streamlining Branch
Standardized Pennitting Section
Contact Person! Address! Phone Number:
Mr. Ben Makishima
400 P Street
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
(916) 324-3112
III. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The boxes checked below identify environmental factors which were found in the following ENVIRONMENTAL
SETTINGIIMPACT ANALYSIS section to be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that
is "Potentially Significant" or "Potentially Significant Unless Mitigated".
DEarth
D Risk of Upset
D Aesthetics
DAir
D Transportation! Circulation
D Cultural/ Paleontological Resources
D Surface and Groundwater
D Public Services
D Cumulative Effects
D Plant Life
D Energy
D Population
D Animal Life
D Utilities
D Housing
D Land Use
D Noise
D Recreation
D Natural Resources
D Public Health and Safety
~one Identified
IV ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING/ IMPACT ANALYSIS
The following pages provide a brief description of the physical environmental conditions which exist within the area
affected by the proposed project and an analysis of whether or not those conditions will be potentially impacted by'
the praposed project. Preparation of the Environmental Setting and Impact Analysis sections follows guidance
provided in the DTSC's Workbook For Conducting Initial Studies Under the California Environmental Ouality Act
(CEO A), October 1996 (Workbook).
This Special Initial Study also contains evidence to support the claim that this project will have absolutelv no adverse
impact on fish or wildlife or the habitat that on which the fish or wildlife depend pursuant to the provisions of Title
14, CCR § 753.5 (d). Areas of special concern to fish and wildlife are highlighted within the appropriate
environmental factor in the following section. A list of references used to support the following discussion and
analysis are contained in Attachment A and are referenced within each environmental factor discussed below.
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Mitigation measures which are made a part of the project (e.g. penn it condition) or which are required under a
separate Mitigation Monitoring Plan which either avoid òr reduce impacts to a level of insignificance are identified
in the analysis within each environmental factor.
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settinf!:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-t. The project consists of the issuimce of a
standardized pennit to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized penn it interim status. The
treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this residence, see Attachment 2, Plot
Plan. This area of Bakersfield is above the IOO-year flood plain.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
[Analysis must include thefollowing concerns: 1) Changes to any riparian land or wetlands under state or federaljurisdiction?; 2) Changes to
soil required to sustain habitat for fish and wildlife? J
XSSI is located in an existing building (garage) that will require no changes, modifications, or alterations to the
building structure. There will be no changes of any type that would affect soil, topography, geologic features or
physical features. Due to the design of the secondary containment trays, there is no possibility of migration of waste
from the garage. This project will not cause erosion of any type. No riparian land or wetlands will'be affected by
this project, and there will be no changes to soil required to sustain the habitat for fish and wildlife. No known
seismic faults exist in the immediate area of the facility. There is no exposure of people or property to geologic
hazards such as landslides, mudslides, ground failure or similar hazards. .
Although the facility is situated in a residential area, there is no possibility for adverse affect because the entire
treatment system will be located and operated within the facility's secondary containment trays. XSSI was granted a
City of Bakersfield Home Occupation Penn it Number 13234 (HOP), dated March 27, 1995, by the Bakersfield
Development Services Department, coordinated with the Hazardous Materials Division, to operate its hazardous
waste facility. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of 55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant
to the HOP. XSSI accepts hazardous waste from known generators only. Management practices, safe operating
procedures and an inspection program in the facility operation plan (the operation plan is part of the pennit
application or Part B that is available during the comment period for public viewihg) will help to ensure that there are
no releases to the environment. Because of the low-hazard nature of the waste and the precautions taken in the
operation of the facility, no significant environmental effects are expected from the operation of the facility. This
analysis is based on data presented in the standardized pennit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC
and historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Findinf!s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impa¢t Mitigated Impact ~ct
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settinf?:
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XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R -1. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized penn it to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized pennit interim status. The
treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this residence. Because all treatment
and storage activities are conducted indoors at ambient temperature, there is no exposure to temperature, wind, or
precipitation. The treatment and storage process create no air emissions and no pennit i!¡ required by the Kern
County Air Pollution Control District. .
Ref: Standardized Pennit Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Analvsis of Potential ImlJacts:
[Analysis must address the following concerns: Degradation of any air resources which will individually or cumulatively result in a loss of
biological diversity among the plants and animals residing in that air?)
This project will not involve, nor result in, any air emission that would be malodorous or pollute the air. Therefore,
the activities at the facility will not have any significant effects on air resources, air quality, or the plant and animals
residing in the air. Airborne emissions and releases are non-existent because silver, the hazardous constituent of
photo waste, does not volatilize or in any way affect air quality. The treatment process does not produce odors, and a
penn it from the local air district is not required for any hazardous waste management activities. Activities at the
facility will not alter air movements, atmospheric temperature or humidity or degrade any air resourc~s that will
result in a loss of biological diversity among plants and animals. In tenns of potential for health effects from
exposure, waste fixer is relatively benign. Even occasional direct contact with waste fixer would not be expected to
produce any discernable reaction. The primary potential hazard from waste fixer is that silver accumulates in the
food chain, so as long as release to surface and ground water are prevented, the health risks from a silver recovery
operation are minimal. The activities at the site, including loading and the storage and treatment of aqueous waste
solutions containing silver, will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage) and the units will be placed
into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containment. Management practices, safe operating
procedures and an inspection program in the facility operation plan will help to ensure that there are no releases to
the environment. This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized penn it application, a May 31, 1996 site
inspection by DTSC and historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Findin'ls:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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DescrilJtion of Environmental Settin'l:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-I. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized penn it to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized pennit interim status. The
treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this residence. The facility is situated
above the IOO-year flood plain. The nearest stonn drains to the facility are located 890 feet to the left of 9104
Thurber Lane and 600 feet right of9104 Thurber Lane. The nearest body of water is the Kern River which is located
five miles away. The nearest well is located approximately one-half mile northwest of the facility.
Ref: Standardized Pennit Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
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Analvsis of Potential ImlJacts:
{The analysis must address the following concerns: 1) Changes to riparian land, rivers, streams, watercourses and wetlands under state and
federal jurisdiction?; or 2) Changes to any water resources which will individually or cumulatively result in a loss of biological diversity among
the plants and animals residing in that waterZl' ,
This project will not involve nor result in any physical change to any body of water, water course, or wetland. The
activities at the site, including loading and the storage and treatment of aqueous waste solutions containing silver,
will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage) and the units will be placed into polyethylene trays which
will serve as dedicated secondary containment. The facility uses approximately 10 gallons/month of water trom the
local water utility for the purpose of general cleaning of the facility and for sanitary purposes. This volume of water
does not impact public water supplies, nor will the usage volume change as a result of the project. No water is Qsed
for the processing of hazardous waste. Additionally, operations at the facility do not affect the quantity of
groundwater, nor is there any alteration of the direction or rate of flow of groundwaters. There is no runoff trom the
secondary containment, and operations at the facility do not affect the quantity of groundwater, nor is there any
alteration of the direction or rate of flow of groundwaters. The facility discharges less than 55 gallons of effluent per
month under permit from the City of Bakersfield (Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-P026. The
effluent will be tested to ensure that levels will be below the hazardous constituent limits set by the sewer district.
Quarterly sampling and analysis by a California Certified Analytical Laboratory will be conducted to ensure that the
effluent meets local discharge requirements. Management practices, safe operating procedures and an inspection
program in the facility operation plan will help to ensure that there are no releases to the environment. This analysis
is based on data presented in the standardized permit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC and
historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmentallnformation Form; City of Bakersfield Industrial Wastewater
Discharge Permit
Findin~s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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DescrilJtion of Environmental Settin'f:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-l. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized permit to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized permit interim status. The
treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this residence. The immediate area is
not a known habitat for any plant endangered species as per information submitted to DTSC and information gained
trom site visits. Plant life in the immediate area consists of common landscaping grasses, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
There are no habitats such as wetlands, riparian woods, etc. adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the facility~
With the lengthy history of residential development, little remains of the area's original flora and fauna. In the more-
general Bakersfield area, a search of the Department ofFish and Game's Natural Diversity Database
("RAREFINDS") identified four species that are endangered, threatened, proposed as endangered, or listed as a
species of concern: the Great Valley Cottonwood Riparian Forest, Mason's Neststraw (StvlocIine mason ii), San
Joaquin Woollythreads (Lembertia congdonii), and Bakersfield Small scale (AtriDlex tularensis) (see RAREFINDS
report summary, Attachment 3).
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form, Natural Diversity Database
Analvsis of Potential Impacts:
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[The analysis must address the following concerns: I) Any adverse effect to native and non-native plant life?; 2) Effects to rare and unique plant
life and ecological communities dependent on plant life?; 3) Any adverse effect to listed threatened and endangered plants?; 4) Effects on habitat
in which listed threatened and endangered plants ar!! believed to reside?; 5) Effects on species of plants listed as protected or identified for special
management in the Fish and Game Code, the Public Resources Code, the Water COde, or regulations adopted thereunder?; or 6) Effects on
marine and terrestrial plant species subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Fish and Game and the ecological communities in which they
reside?]
XSSI has been operating at this site since 1973 and received standardized permit interim status December 31, 1993.
The. activities at the site, including loading and the storage and treatment of aqueous waste solutions containing
silver, will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage) and the units will be placed into polyethylene trays
which will serve as dedicated secondary containment. There will be no runoff from the secondary containment. The
facility discharges effluent under permit from the City of Bakersfield (Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit
Number 3-BK-P026. The effluent will be tested to ensure that levels will be below the hazardous constituent limits
set by the sewer district. Quarterly sampling and analysis by a California Certified Analytical Laboratory will be
conducted to ensure that the effluent meets local discharge requirements. Airborne emissions and releases are non-
existent as previously discussed in the impact analysis for air. Because of the low-hazard nature of the waste and the
precautions taken in the operation of the facility, none of the activities at XSSI are expected to have any effects on
native or non-native plants, plant communities, listed or protected plants or habitats, or the ecological communities in
which these plants reside. Under its Standardized Permit, XSSI will continue to conduct the same activities as it has
been since 1973. Management practices, safe operating procedures and an inspection program in the facility
operation plan will help to ensure that there are no releases to the environment. This analysis is based on data
presented in the standardized permit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating
data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form; RAREFINDS
Findin,?s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact·
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settin,?:
XSSI is !ocated at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at
this site since 1973 and received Standardized Permit Interim Status December 31, 1993. The facility is located in a
residential area, zoned R-l. The project consists of the issuance of a standardized permit to an existing facility
currently authorized under standardized permit interim status. The treatment and storage area is located along the .
northwest wall of the garage at this residence. The immediate area is not a known habitat for any animal endangered
species as per information submitted to DTSC and information gained from site visits, and has limited value as an
animal habitat because it is a residential area. Animal life in the area consists of common domestic animals (dogs,
cats, birds, etc) and insects. II} the more-general Bakersfield area, a search of RAREFINDS identified two species
that are endangered, threatened, proposed as endangered, or listed as a species of concern: the San Joaquin Kit Fox
(Vulpes macrotis mutica), and Kern Shoulderband ffielmintho!!:lvpta callistoderma). See RAREFINDS summary,
Attachment 3.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form; RAREFINDS .
Analvsis of Potential Imoacts:
[The analysis must address the following concerns: J) Effects on listed threatened or endangered animals?; 2) Effects on habitat in which listed
threatened and endangered animals are believed to reside?; 3) Effects on species of animals listed as protected or identifiedfor special
management in the Fish and Game Code, the Public Resources Code, the Water Code, or regulations adopted thereunder?; or 4) Effects on
marine and terrestrial animal species subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Fish and Game and the ecological communities in which they
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reside?]
This project will not involve nor result in physical change to any animal life nor any wildlife habitat. Because of the
low-hazard nature of the waste and the precautions taken in the operation of the facility, none of the aCtivities at
XSSI are expected to have any effects on listed or protected animal or habitats, or the ecological communities in
which these animals reside. None of the RAREFINDS-identified species are in the immediate area of the facility.
There is no possibility of any adverse impact because the activities at the site, including loading and the storage and
treatment of aqueous waste solutions containing silver, will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage) and
the units will be placed into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containment. There will be
no runoff iÌ"om the secondary containment. The facility discharges effluent under permit iÌ"om the City of
Bakersfield (Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-P026. The effluent will be tested to ensure that
levels will be below the hazardous constituent limits set by the sewer district. Quarterly sampling and analysis by a
California Certified Analytical Laboratory will be conducted to ensure that the effluent meets local discharge
requirements. Airborne emissions and releases are non-existent as previously discussed in the impact analysis for
air. Under its Standardized Permit, XSSI will continue to conduct the same activities as it has been conducting since
1973. These activities have not resulted in significant impacts to any animals, animal habitats or communities, and,
in fact, have provided treatment capacity for photographic wastes that might otherwise have been disposed directly
into the sewer. Management practices, safe operating procedures and an inspection program in the facility operation
plan will help to ensure that there are no releases to the environment. This analysis is based on data presented in the
standardized permit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating data from the
facility .
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form; RAREFINDS
Findinf!s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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DescrilJtion of Environmental Settin,¡:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at
this site since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-l with homes on either side of the facility
and across the street. The treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this
residence. XSSl was granted a City of Bakersfield Home Occupation Permit Number 13234 (HOP), dated March
27, 1995, by the Bakersfield Development Services Department, coordinated with the Hazardous Materials Division,
to operate its hazardous waste facility. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of 55 gallons of
hazardous waste pursuant to the HOP. XSSI accepts hazardous waste from known generators only. The facility
operates weekdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The project consists of the issuance ofa standardized permit to an
existing facility currently authorized under standardized permit interim status.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form; City of Bakersfield Development Services
Department
Analvsis of Potential ImlJacts: ,
This project will not result in any alteration of present or planned land use, which can be described as a residential
area of single dwelling homes, see Attachment 4, Area Map. The permitting of the facility does not require rezoning
or a land use amendment. Although the facility is situated in a residential 'area, there is no possibility for adverse
affect because the entire treatment system will be located and operated within the facility's secondary containment
trays. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage cåpacity of 55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant to its
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land use penn it. XSSI accepts hazardous waste from known generators only. The silver reclamation activities are in
compliance with all local land use requirements and restrictions. None of the nearby residents have contacted the
facility to express concerns or complain about the facility's operation. The silver reclamation activities pose no
reasonable possibility of significant environmental effects or changes to land use.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn; City of Bakersfield Development Services
Department
Findinr¡s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Thein
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settinf!:
None of the waste management activities at XSSI consume natural resources. The minimal electrical usage required
to reclaim the silver from the waste fixer is greatly offset by the recovery of silver, resulting in a reduced demand for
the mining and refming of silver.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
This project will not result in an increase in the rate of use of any natural resources. The facility treats and stores
spent x-ray fixer solution, and these activates pose no reasonable possibility of significant effect.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Findin,?s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact "Impact .
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settin,?:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern Cou~ty, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-l. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized penn it to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized pennit interim status. The
treatment and storage area is located along the northwest wall of the garage at this residence. This waste stream does
not pose a fire or an explosion hazard. The activities at the site, including loading and the storage and treatment of
aqueous waste solutions containing silver, will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage) and the units
will be placed into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containnient. SpeCific measures used
to decrease the risk of upset are 1) all equipment is monitored and in~pected daily; 2) the containment area is kept
clear and well maintained; 3) the hazardous waste [a maximum of 55 gallons/month] is manually poured from five-
gallon carboys very slowly to prevent any spillage. The containment trays will confme any overflow, which will
then be poured back into the spent fixer tank and recycled once more; and 4) in the event that the equipment at the
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site is not operable, the spent fIxer would be manifested to an authorized facility for treatment. There is a copy of the
contingency plan on me with BakersfIeld Fire Department, Hazardous Material Division, which outlines steps to be
taken in the event of a spill, accident or other type of emergency. The owner/operator of the facility, who is a retired
fIre chief with 25 years of experience hàndling hazardous materials, has been trained to properly respond to an upset
or release. There are no other employees at the facility. XSSI is also Ii registered hazardous waste transporter
(Registration #3221), and as such transports the waste coming to the facility in compliance with the safety
precautions required for hazardous waste transports. During waste handling and transport, protection against releases
is provided by the packaging required for hazardous wastes. Pursuant to DOT regulations (Code of Federal
Regulations Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, wastes must be shipped in DOT-approved containers. In
order to qualify as a DOT-approved container, a container must meet the following perfonnance standards:
"Each packaged used for the shipment of hazardous materials under this subchapter shall be designed,
constructed, maintained, fIlled its contents so limited, and closed, so that under nonnal incident to
transportation, ...
1. there will be not identifIable ... release of hazardous materials to the environment; and
2. the effectiveness of the package will not be reduced [by conditions] encountered during
transportation. "
Additionally, containers that are used to transport liquid wastes must have passed technical test standards for
compatibility, resistance to penneability and impact resistance. Ifan accident were to occur during transport, the
potential for release and resultant exposures would be limited by the size of individual drums (maximum 5 gallons)
(i.e., it is unlikely that all of the drums in a load would rupture) and the DOT container standards.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmentallnfonnation Fonn; HAZNET Transporter Registration
Tracking System
Analvsis of Potential Impacts:
XSSI has been reclaiming silver at this location since 1973. No releases of any environmental signifIcance have
occurred during the operation of the facility. The project will not result in an increased risk of upset or possible
interference with an emergency response or evacuation plan. Waste management practices, safe operating
procedures, an inspection program, emergency plans and the employee's training (25 years with fIre chief
experience) help ensure safe conditions and no releases to the environment. This analysis is based on data presented
in the standardized pennit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating data fÌ'om
the facility.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Findin'Zs:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
, Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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Description of Environmental Settinr¡:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, BakersfIeld, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-l. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized penn it to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized pennit interim status. Regional
access to the facility is provided by Highway 99, exit at White Lane west to Hemingway Place. Travel north to
Harte Way, and fmally turn right on Thurber Lane, see Attachment 5, Street Map. Other main roadways travelled
are Gosford Road, Truxton A venue, 34th Street, Chester A venue, and California A venue. The facility uses one van
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which is registered by DTSC to transport manifçsted waste. No waste is received by the facility except that which is
transported by XSSI. Hours of operation are weekdays fÌ'om 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
There will be no major effect on existing traffic as a result of the project, the issuance of the Standardized Permit
because there will be no change in current operation. The facility has been operating at this location since 1973. The
normal volume of traffic along Thurber Lane is approximately 25 vehicles per day. Only one trip per day is made by
the operator of XSSI. This analysis is based on data presented in tlie standardized permit application, a May 31,
1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical data fÌ'om the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findinf!s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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Description of Environmental Settin,?:
Services such as fire protection, police protection and public transit are not impacted by the continued operation of
this facility. The activities proposed in the draft permit are the same that have been conducted at the facility since
1973.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
Because of the low-hazard nature of the waste and the precautions taken in the operation of the facility, no significant
environmental effects are expected fÌ'om the operation of the facility. Waste photographic fixer is not ignitable or
reactive, and posed few immediate-hazard risks. There is no reason to believe that any of the continuing activities at
XSSI would impact the need for any public services. This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized
permit application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating data fÌ'om the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental ~formation Form
Findin,¡s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact I¡µpact .
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II. Energy
Descrivtion of Environmental Settini{:
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XSSI uses small amounts of electricity to operate the electrolytic recover unit and metallic replacement units. The
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electrical demands of the waste treatment system are not metered separately from the residence, so XSSI has not
been able to differentiate electrical demands for waste management.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsisof Potential Imvacts:
The project will not involve nor result in any alteration of the existing demand for energy.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmèntal Information Form
Findin'ils:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settinf{:
This project will not involve or result in a need for any new utilities. The permit gives fmal approval to treatment
systems currently operating. XSSI currently discharges less than 55 gallons/month of non-hazardous wastes into the
sewer each month. The effluent from the metallic replacement unit is discharged into the Bakersfield POTW Plant 3.
The effluent meets the requirements XSSI Discharge Permit # 3-BK-P026 (see Attachment 6). The effluent meets
the requirements of the facility's permit for pH (acidity/alkalinity- pH of 6.0-12.0) and silver discharge (less than
2.81 milligrams per liter of effluent). All effluent discharges into the sewer are monitored by the facility to assure
compliance with the POTW's requirements.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
This project will not involve or result in the need for new utilities or alteration of any current utilities. The facility's
operation will result in no changes with the utility services that are currently in place. Management practices, safe
operating procedures and an inspection program Íil the facility operation plan will help to ensure that there ate no
releases to the environment. This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized permit application, a May
31, 19.96 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; EnvironmentaL Information Form'; City of Bakersfield Industrial Wastewater
Discharge Permit
Findin-¡s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Ill}!act
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settinf{:
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All waste management activities are conducted indoors in the garage of the residence. None of the hazardous waste
management activities generate a significant noise. The ambient noise level of the area is that of a typical residential
neighborhood. The noise generated from the units (at the level ofa smalHan) is inaudible from outside of the garage
and noise level is well below California Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulatory limits. The quiet
operation of the facility was confmned during an inspection of the facility on May 31, 1996 by the project manager
developing the draft permit. The traffic associated with the waste management activities at the facility is minimal,
and does not contribute significantly to the overall noise level of the facility or the area (one vehicle). All hazardous
waste management operations at the facility are conducted between the hours of8:00 AM and 5:00PM (nine hours
per seven days).
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
The approval of this permit will not significantly increase the noise level at this facility. Even though the facility is
in a residential area, XSSI has never received a complaint abut noise associated with its waste management activities.
The only noise produced that might impact surrounding residents comes from XSSI van as it transports incoming
fixer. However, only one trip is made on any given day. The silver flake and spent cartridges are transported to
CRE Refming by XSSI. Neither of these occurs frequently enough to contribute significantly to the ambient traffic
noise. The noise generated from the units (at the level of a small fan) is inaudible from outside of the garage and
therefore creates no concerns.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findinf!s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact
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Description of Environmental Settinf!:
XSSI has operated at this site since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-t. No releases of any
environmental significance have occurred during the operation of the facility. The activities at the site, including
loading and the storage and treatment of aqueous waste solutions containing silver, will be conducted indoors in an
existing building (garage) and the units will be placed into polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated
secondary containment.
Waste fixer is toxic because of the silver content, and may also be an irritant to lungs, skin and eyes. The treatment
of the waste fixer, besides reclaiming virtually all of the silver, significantly reduces the physical hazardous of the
waste. At the start of the treatment process, the pH of the solution is approximately 6.3 (very slightly acidic). After
the treatment, the pH of the solution is about 6.8 (neutral). In terms of potential for health effects from exposure,
waste fixer is relatively benign. Occasional external contact with waste fixer would not be expected to produce any
discernable reaction. The primary potential hazard from waste fixer is that silver accumulates in the food chain, so
as long as releases to surface ground water are prevented, the heal risks from a silver recovery operation are minimal.
No health hazardous are expected as long as rubber gloves and· goggles are worn, and safe handling precautions are
observed by the owner/operator. There are no other employees at this facility. The owner/operator is aware of all
safety equipment in the storage and transfer area. The owner/operator, who is a retire fire chief with 25 years of
experience, is trained on the inherent hazardous associated with the spent x-ray fixer. The owner/operator follows
the adapted Health and Safety Plan, which is periodically reviewed and, if necessary, updated.
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XSSI is also a registered hazardous waste transporter (Registration #3221), and as such transports the waste coming
to the facility in compliance with the safety precautions required for hazardous waste transports. During waste
handling and transport, protection against releases is provided by the packaging required for hazardous wastes.
Pursuant to DOT regulations (Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, wastes
must be shipped in DOT-approved containers. In order to qualify as a DOT-approved container, a container must
meet the following perfonnance standards:
"Each packaged used for the shipment of hazardous materials under this subchapter shall be designed,
constructed, maintained, filled its contents so limited, and closed, so that under nonnal incident to
transportation, ...
l. there will be not identifiable ... release of hazardous materials to the environment; and
2. the effectiveness of the package will not be reduced b [by conditions] encountered during
transportation. "
Additionally, containers that are used to transport liquid wastes must have passed technical test standards for
compatibility, resistance to penneability and impact resistance. If an accident were to occur during transport, the
potential for release and resultant exposures would be limited by the size of individual drums (maximum 5 gallons)
(i.e., it is unlikely that all of the drums in a load would rupture) and the DOT container standards.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
This project will not result in the creation of any health hazard nor exposure of people to potential health hazard.
Because all of the treatment processes operate within closed systems, airborne releases are nonexistent. In tenns of
potential for health effects from exposure, waste fixer is relatively benign. Occasional external contact with waste
fixer would not be expected to produce any discernable reaction. Tl)e primary potential hazard from waste fixer is
that the silver accumulates in the food chain, so as long as releases to surface and ground water are prevented, the
health risks from a silver recover operation are minimal. Management practices, safe operating procedures and an
inspection program in the facility operation plan will help to ensure that there are no releases to the environment.
This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized penn it application, a May 31, 1996 site inspection by
DTSC and historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Findinf?s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact ,. .
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15. Aesthetics
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Desorivtion of Environmental Settimr
The activities at the site, including loading and the storage and treatment of aqueous waste solutions containing
silver, will be conducted indoors in an existing building (garage). These activities are not visible from outside of the
hazardous waste management area.
Ref: Standardized Penn it Application; Environmental Infonnation Fonn
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
There will be no changes in the operation of the facility, and. the operations conducted at XSSI are not visible from
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outside of the garage. This analysis is based on data presented in the standardized permit application, a May 31,
1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findinr¡s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant, Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact I.mpact
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settin,?:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-t. The nearest school is located approximately one
mile away. The nearest place of worship is approximately one-half mile away. There are no neighboring businesses.
There are no prehistoric sites or historical landmarks near the facility known by the operator.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
In terms of potential for health effects from exposure, waste fixer is relatively benign. Even occasional direct contact
with waste fixer would not be expected to produce any discernable reaction. The primary potential hazard from
waste fixer is that silver accumulates in the food chain, so as long as release to surface and ground water are
prevented, the health risks from a silver recovery operation are minimal. The owner/operator is aware of all safety
equipment in the storage and transfer area. The owner/operator, who is a retire fire chief with 25 years of
experience, is trained on the inherent hazardous associated with the spent x-ray fixer. The facility has operated for
24 years without evidence of significant exposure hazard or releases. Based on these factors, there is little to no risk
for any nearby land uses or effects on any cultural or paleoentological resources. This analysis is based on data
presented in the standardized permit application, a May 31,1996 site inspection by DTSC and historical operating
data from the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findin<¡s:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact 'Mitigated Impact lJ!!pact .
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Description of Environmental SeWn,?:
Access to the facility is made through the front door of the residence. The garage is kept locked at all times except
when removing the van. The door between the house and the garaged is kept locked and there is no public access.
There is a posted hazardous waste warning sign. There is a telephone located in the garage to notify emergency
personnel, ¡fnecessary. All treatment and storage activities are conducted in the garage and XSSI is limited toa
treatment/storage volume of 55 gallons per month. There are no other know facilities in the general Bakersfield area.
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Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
Assuming compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, DTSC has determined that this project will not have
any significant cumulative effects because 1) There will be no physical changes to the site; 2) Although the facility
is located in a residential area, there is no possibility for adverse affect because the entire treatment system will be
located and operated within the facility's secondary containment trays. XSSI was granted a City of Bakersfield
Home Occupation Permit Number 13234 (HOP), dated March 27,1995, by the Bakersfield Development Services
Department, coordinated with the Hazardous Materials Division, to operate its hazardous waste facility. The facility
has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of 55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant to the HOP and XSSI
accepts hazardous waste from known generators only; :3) This project will not result in air contamination as
discussed in the impact analysis for air; 4) The facility discharges effluent under permit from the City of Bakersfield
(Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-P026. The effluent will be tested to ensure that levels will
be below the hazardous constituent limits set by the sewer district. Quarterly sampling and analysis by a California
Certified Analytical Laboratory will be conducted to ensure that the effluent meets local discharge requirements; 5)
All treatment and storage activities will be conducted within secondary containment areas that have been certified by
a professional engineer registered in California. There is no runoff from the secondary containment. Management
practices, safe operation procedures, and inspections will help to ensure there are no releases and will serve to
protect human health and the environment.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findines:
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Significant Unless Significant No
Impact Mitigated Impact Impact .
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Descrivtion of Environmental Settin,?:
XSSI is located at 9104 Thurber Lane, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The facility has operated at this site
since 1973. The facility is located in a residential area, zoned R-I. The project consists of the issuance of a
standardized permit to an existing facility currently authorized under standardized permit interim status and there
will be no changes in the operation of the facility.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Analvsis of Potential Imvacts:
Since the project consists of the issuance of the standardized permit for this existing facility currently authorized
under standardized permit interim status, there is no foreseen impact 'to population or housing or"recreation.
Ref: Standardized Permit Application; Environmental Information Form
Findines:
Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Less Than
Significant
No
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19. Mandatory Findings of Significance
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
a)
Does the project have the potential to degrade
the Quality of the environment, substantially reduce
the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a
fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the
range of a rare or, endangered plant or animal or
eliminate important examples of the major
periods of California history or prehistory?
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b)
Does the project have the potential to achieve
short-tenn, to the disadvantage of long-tenn,
environmental goals?
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c)
Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively considerable?
("Cumulatively considerable" means that the
incremental effects of a project are considerable
when viewed in connection with the effects of past
projects, the effects of other current projects, and
the effects of probable future projects)
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Does the project have environmental effects
which will cause substantial adverse effects on
human beings, either directly or indirectly?
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V. DETERMINA TION OF DE MINIMIS
On the basis of this Special Initial Study:
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will have a potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat
upon which the wildlife depend. A NEGATIVE DECLARA nON with a DE
MINIMIS IMPACT FINDING will be prepared.
VI. DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
On the basis of this Initial Study:
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I fmd that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment. A NEGA nVE DECLARA nON will be prepared.
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I fmd that although the proposed project COULD HA VE a significant effect on
the environment, mitigation measures have been' added to the project which
would reduce these effects to less than significant levels. A NEGA nVE
DECLARA nON will be prepared.
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environment. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT will be prepared.
Name of Pre parer
Title
Signature of Preparer
Date
ATTACHMENT A
SPECIAL
INITIAL STUDY
REFERENCE LIST
for
Standardized Permit
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
I. Standardized Permit Application for X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
2. Environmental Information Forms for X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
3. City of Bakersfield, Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit (attached)
4. RAREFINDS Naturàl Diversity Database, Natural Heritage Division, California Department ofFish and
Game (location-specific report attached)
5. City of Bakersfield, Development Services Department (Home Occupation Permit, attached)
6. Title 49, California Code of Regulations
7. HAZNET Transporter Registration Tracking System [information available from Tari Patterson, DTSC
Statewide Compliance Division, at (916) 323-3219]
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DE' MINIMIS IMPACT FINDING
for
Standardized Permit
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
Department of
Toxic Substances
Control
400 P Street.
4th Floor
P. O. Box 806
Sacramento, CA
95812-0806
Project Proponent:
X-Ray Solution Services, Inc.
9104 Thurber Lane
Bakersfield, California 93311
Contact: Mr. Jim Warren
Owner/operator
(805) 664-7760
Lead Agency
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Standardized Permitting Section
400 P Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Contact: Mr. Ben Makishima
Hazardous Substances Engineer
(916) 324-3112
Project Description:
In accordance with Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 25201.6, a
Series Small Quantity C Standardized Permit is to be granted by the Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to X-Ray Solution Services, Inc. (XSSI),
Bakersfield, California, I.D. number CAL 920 235 089, for the purpose of
authorizing the operation a of a transfer, treatment, and storage facility to
reclaim silver from off-site generated spent x-ray fixer solutions. XSSI, an
existing facility, was granted Standardized Permit Interim Status in 1993.
The actions to be taken at this site are defined as a "project" according to
the Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065 and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378. This project is subject to thè
environmental review process by the lead agency (DTSC) as defined by the PRC
Section 21080 and the CEQA Guidelines Section 15063. Consequently, this
environmental review document has been prepared in accordance with these CEQA
requirements.
Silver is the x-ray lab waste constituent most often regulated.
California lists silver as a persistent and bioaccumulative toxic substance.
Silver is also a characteristic (toxicity) Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) hazardous waste at levels that exceed the Toxicity Characteristics
,Leaching Procedure (TCLP). The silver concentration of XSSI's waste exceeds
TCLP and requires it to classified as a RCRA hazardous waste due to toxicity.
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Pete WiLson ,
Governor !
James M. Strock
Secretary for
Environmental
Protection
XSSI, a registered hazardous waste t~ansporter, collects 5-gallon
Department of Transportation (DOT) approved containers filled with x-ray
aqueous hazardous waste solution containing silver from offsite generators,
and transports this manifested waste to its facility is Bakersfield. XSSI was
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granted a City of Bakersfield Home Occupation Permit Number 13234 (HOP), dated
March 27, 1995, by the Bakersfield Development Services Department,
coordinated with the Hazardous Materials Division, to operate its hazardous
waste facility. The facility has a maximum treatment and storage capacity of
55 gallons of hazardous waste pursuant to the HOP. XSSI accepts hazardous
waste from known generators only.
Under standardized permit interim s~atus, XSSI operated one 10-gallon
Rotex electrolytic recovery unit, one 5-gallon metallic replacement unit, and
stored four 5-gallon DOT-approved containers of x-ray fixer solution. Under
the standardized permit, XSSI will be authorized to add one additional
metallic replacement unit and place all storage and treatment units into
polyethylene trays which will serve as dedicated secondary containment.
XSSI will use a Rotex X4 Model 100 electrolytic recover unit, followed
by polishing with two Kodak Circulating Model II metallic replacement units in
series to recover silver from the hazardous x-ray solution. All treatment
units will be located in dedicated secondary containment trays. Approximately
ten gallons of the hazardous waste will be manually poured into the ten-gallon
electrolytic recovery tank. Process equipment settings for amperage and
voltage are constant for each batch treated, and only the process time varies
from batch to batch. The batch treatment rate in the electrolytic unit
averages ten gallons per five hours. Once a month, silver chips that plate on
the cathode of the electrolytic recovery unit will be removed, placed in DOT-
approved containers, manifested and transported CRE Refining, located at 11847
United Street, Mojave, California, CAD 981 402 522.
The partially desilvered fixer solution from the electrolytic recovery
unit will be gravity fed into the two metallic replacement units in tandem by
opening a manual in-line valve. The batch treatment rate in the metallic
replacement units is ten gallons per hour. The metallic replacement unit that
is adjacent to the electrolytic recovery unit, and that contains the silver
sludge, will be capped and then manifested to a refiner. This transportation
of the hazardous waste will occur quarterly. The original m~tallic
replacement unit will be replaced by a second unit which is plumbed behind the
remaining metallic replacement unit. The effluent from the last metallic
replacement unit will be discharged under permit from the City of Bakersfield
(Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Number 3-BK-P026) into the Bakersfield
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW), and the effluent must meet the
requirements of the Bakersfield City Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 14.12.220,
Prohibited Discharges, for allowable silver concentrations and pH. In order
to confirm City of Bakersfield wastewater discharge requirements, effluent
fro~ the last metallic replacement treatment (prior to discharge to the POTW)
will be sampled upon installation and 'again sampled quarterly by the facility
and tested for silver content and pH by a California State Certified
Analytical Laboratory. All effluent discharges into the sewer are monitored
to ensure that the silver concentration and pH meet local POTW limits.
The treatment process is'a closed-system, and air emissions and releases
are non-existent. System leaks and spills, if any, will be poured into the
electrolytic recovery units. Non-recyclable silver containing waste, such as
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shop debris, will be placed in DOT-approved containers and manifested to the
refiner.
A written design assessment of the new c9ntainment system and metallic
replacement unit that was certified by an independent, qualified, professional
engineer registered in California was reviewed and approved by DTSC. In this
assessment, the engineer certified that the container containment system
satisfies the requirements of section 66264.175 and 66270.15, Title 22,
California Code of Regulations (22, Cal. Code Regs.). Within ten days of the
effective date of the Standardized Permit, and the subsequent installation of
the second metallic replacement unit and dedicated secondary containment
trays, a written assessment of the containment system and treatment unit that
has been certified by an independent, qualified, professional engineer
registered in California, shall· be submitted to DTSC. DTSC must approve the
certification in writing before the facility can operate the additional
treatment and storage units. Safe management practices, operating procedures,
inspection program, and the facility's emergency plan will ensure
environmentally safe operation.
Initial Study Information:
The initial study has been conducted by DTSC to evaluate the possibility
of significant effect. A copy of the Special Initial Study Checklist is
attached.
Declaration of No Evidence of Potential Adverse Effect:
When considering the special initial study, there is no evidence before
DTSC that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse effect on
wildlife resources or habitat upon which the wildlife depends.
Declaration of Rebutment of Presumption:
DTSC had, on the basis of substantial evidence, rebutted the presumption
of adverse effect contained in section 753.5(d), Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations.
Certification:
The Department of Toxic Substances Control certifies that it, as lead
agency, has made the above findings of fact and that based upon the special
initial study and upon the record, the project will not individually or
cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resourcès, as defined in
Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code. Signature verifying this
certification is attached.
Signature
Date
Project Manager
Signature
Date
Branch Chief
Revised by DTSC, PEAS 7/13/93
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