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gpartmeni^of Watfe^fe&t n \ K:L .\ TO THRU Bryan Dixon, Chief, Solid W a ste Complia"-^' '" "'~ £ '\ A ^ H , ,, , M c LU DATE June 16, 1933 F R O M : Clarence E. Johnson, Field Representative, District 7 suBJtrr Intercoastal Refining Company (Geneva Innustries) Registration #31?10 Additional Information for Enforcer.ient Action I. Introduction tative of Mr. Lorance Inspection was Diade on January ?f> lQ ! 'i w.i <u-r, were picking ,;p as bes?os? 19 ^ fel r Davenport, whcse !ns;octior> was i-ade on January 28, 19«3 with Mr.' Davenport." S Mr 5 * fi-iJCc. 1 1 on was itnidp nn rphni^^'/ 9 100 :> j.. ^ /••-itir and Mr. Jack Carter Assign? AM'* r M ' k e D l ' c k - TDi;p - -atr. i.ari.t.1 , Assistant Attorney General, Austin. Inspection wos ^ds on February -1, 1983 ,rth no 0 -i« present. Inspection w,s ™de on February 5, 1983 with no one present. le Roao, Houston. Tews 77092 7 l / o salvager. ' / J J / a ' - C : 1 ! n C " 570i , waste oil recyck-r ' leases a tank from Mr 000266

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Bryan D i x o n , C h i e f , S o l i d W a s t e Compl ia"-^ ' ' " " ' ~ £ ' \ A ^ H , , , ,M c L U D A T E J u n e 1 6 , 1933

F R O M : C l a r e n c e E . J o h n s o n , F i e l d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , D i s t r i c t 7s u B J t r r I n t e r c o a s t a l R e f i n i n g C o m p a n y ( G e n e v a I n n u s t r i e s ) R e g i s t r a t i o n #31?10A d d i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n f o r E n f o r c e r . i e n t A c t i o n

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I n s p e c t i o n w a s made o n F e b r u a r y l c , 1 9 8 3 w i t h S a n d y P a r k e r , T D W R - D i : t r i c t 7I n s p e c t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1 9 8 3 w a : m a d e w i t r ; M r . S t r o b e l , a n d M r . E r i t tH u g h e s .I n s p e c t i o n o n F t V u a r y 2 2 , 1 9 8 3 w a s made w i t h K a r e n D r o z , D i s t r i c t 7 ,M r . C r o s s , M r . K o p l o s , a n d M r . B r i t t H u g h e s .I n s p e c t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 2 3 , 1 9 8 3 w a s made w i t h M r . K o l o s , M r . C r o s s ,a n d M r . & r i t t H u g h e s ,I n s p e c t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 1 9 8 3 w c c , rnade w i t h s i x m e n p r e s e n t w h o weres a l v a g i n g .I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h . . 4 , 1 9 o 3 w a £ made w i t ' - i T o " : M c Q u i s t o n a n d A l e - A C c r r i s t o r , ,w h o w o r k f o r M r . C r o - : - ; , a n d a r e t h e 2 4 hour s e c u r i t y g u a r d s .I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h 8 , 1 9 8 3 w a s m d r i c w i t h M r . C r o s s .I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h I K 1 9 8 3 w j s t t i s d e w i t h J o h n G u s t d f s o n f c n u c rmanager o f I n t e r c o r . s t a l R e f i n i n g C o m p a n y p l a n t a t t h e f o n i t e r G e n e v aI n d u s t r i e s s i t e .I n s p e c t i o n w a s r ; ; j d e o n M j r c h 1 4 » 1 0 6 3 w i t l i T o r n H c Q u i s t o n a n d A l e xC o r r > s t o n .I n s p e c t i o n o n M o r e l : 1 C , 1 9 t i 3 w a s m a d e w i t h M r . B o b C h a p i r , , T D K R - / 1 j ( . t i n ;M r . K e l l e y N a s h , E P A - D a l l a s ; M r . K o ^ l o s ; M r . B e v i l H a r i ; B o C l a n k f ^ e l d ,R e s o u r c e e n g i n e e r i n g , c o n s u l t a n t f o r r i l o t I n d u s t r i e s ; D e n n i s S w i f t , P i ' o tI n d u s t r i e s ; M r . S a l i n , E P A - D a l l a s ; e n d M r . T h o n g s k ' a l z e r , J a n e r . T r u s l - r / ,D a v i d A n d e r s o n , a n d R i c h a r d W : g u l , E c o l o y y a n d t n v i r o n r i t e n l , D a l l a s , C y AC o n s u l t o " 1 1 .I n s p e c t i o n w a s m a d e o n M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 8 3 w i t h T o » " M c Q u i s t o n a^id A ^ > C o r n s t o rp r e s e n t .i n s p e c t i o n o n M j r c h ? 4 , 1 9 C 2 w a s m a d f w i t h D i c k P e p p a r d o f G u l f S t r e a mM a n a g e m e n t C o : ; ; p a n y ,I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h 2 5 , 1 9 8 3 W C T S i n a d e w i t h M r . K o p l o s a n d M r . C r o s s .I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h 3 0 , 1 9 8 3 w u s c i a d e w i t h T o t n M c Q u i s t o n .

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i l .I n s p e c t i o n o n J a n u a r y I S , ] 9 o 3 f o u n d a s n c - s t o s a n d o i l y s l u d g r -o n t h e g r o u n d where ever t h e s a l v a g e r s , G u l f S t r e a m M a n a g e m e n t C cI n c . 5 ? J 1 B - i n g l e R o a d , H o u s t o n 7 7 0 9 2 , 1 / 7 1 3 - 8 2 0 - 3 G 3 6 , M r . L . B r i t tH u g h e s , h a d d r o p p e d them w h i l e s a l v a g i n g p i p e , t a n k s , a n d o t h e r

2 . M r . H O D Z o c n a n d M r . B . 0 . B l a n k f i e i d s a m p l e d * 4 w e l l , raasuredt e / e ' t s i n a l l s i x w e l l s , s a m p l e d s l u d g e I n l a g o o n H a n d D i k e dF a n . ? r e s t a r i d s a m p l e d w a s t e w a l e r i n 20,000 b a r r e l t a n k .3 . W a i t e r l e v c i i i n l u o n i t o r w e l l s o n J a n u a r y 1 8 , 1^83 were a s f o l l o w :

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I n s p e c t i o n o n J a n u a r y 2 6 , 1983 f o u n d son.e n e n p i c k i n g L , ; : t u c 2 ^ b t so n t h e g r o u r - d w i t h o u t w e a r i n g r c q " i r e d m a s k s a n * c l o t i n n , j . T h e s et o r h r , n o t y e t , f e e r . s e a l e d .I n s p e c t i o n c r J d n : , n y 2 8 , 1933 f o u n d nos t o f o s t . e s t o s p i c k e d u u c r i .t h e o a g s p l a c e d i ; : f o r m e r c o n t r o l room b u i l d i n g . S a n d wv-: bf^:\r~p l a c e d over t h e o i l y s l u d g e o n t h e g r o u n d .S « i l ' o r i e r s c a ^ v j - l o f i r e a t t h e s i t e o n J a n u a r y 2 5 , 1903 . T h e C i t yo f r o u s t o r i r i r c L ' 0 p o » r t - ' i t e u t r e s p o n d e d a t J : 3 J p . r \ a n d e a s i l y rn-tt h e f i r e o u t .I n s p e c t i o n o r ; J . i n ^ d r y 3 1 , 1933 f o u n o more s o n d b e i n g u s c v i l uo i l y s l u J M ' . - j n . i so"-e d r u n . c near w a r e - h o u s e h a d been moved i nI n s p . j c t i o r o n I e i > r u j r y 2 , 1 9 3 3 f o u n d a s t r o n g o d e r o f n a ^ i n dt he s i t e .

o n F e l i r u j r y 4 , 1 ( > 8 3 f o u n d seme d r u i t - j h a d been n . o v c J i ' l os h o p b u i l d i n g v n t h t h e b d y q e d a s b e s t o s a n d t n o s e p a r a t o r w.r. f u l l o fo i l . S a r i p l e o f c o n t a m i n a t e d s t o n . w d t ? r t a k e n i n area b e t w e e n w a r e -house a n d D i k e d T a n k f a r m area h a d a C O D o f 4370 m y / 1 a n d a T O C o f

1 0 I n s p e c t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 5 , 1983 a f t e r a t w o i n c h r a i n f o u n d a w a n U ? -w a t e r d i s c h a r g e f r o - i t h e s e p a r a t o r w i t h a C O D o f 3 2 8 i n - ; / ! , T O C o f^ 0 i n s / 1 , p h t ' o l 0.17 u g / 1 , a n d o i l a n d y r c a s e o f 6 m y / I .

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I r , : j ' « c t i o n e n F c b r u j r y 9 , i y f ' 3 f n u n ^ t h e s e p a r a t o r f u l l o f o i l .I n s p e c t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 1 6 , 1983 f o u n d G u l f S t r e a m M a n a g e m e n t , w a sl e a s i n g t h r e e ( 1 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n ) t a n k ^ f r o n - M r , K c p l o s t o s t o r e w a s t eo i l s ( 9 H , 1 0 r i . 1 1 H ) .I r r p t T t i c n o r ; F e b r u a r y 1 7 , 1923 f o u n d U . o s e p a r a t o r h.id been p u n i p t - t lo u t ( t o D i n e d T a r . k F a n r . ) a n d f o u r s a c k s o f cement p c u r c d i n t o out-l e t t o s t d i t , b u t i t w a s n o t p r o p e r l y s e a l e d .

M r . C r o s s l e a r e s a 100J b a r r e l t auk frc.. . M r , K o p i o s a n d u s e s i tt o s t o r p t o l u e n e . M e w i l l utovc i n a t r a v e l t r a i l e r a n d f u r n i s n2* nour g u a r d s e r v i c e .l - ) s ; ^ c t r u n o n F e b r u a r y 1 8 , 1 9 S 3 f ">und t h f c s e p a r a t y r a p p a r e n t l y n a s -nc.v been s c a l e d w i t h c e i ' s c n t , . T h p p l a n t h a d a s t r o n g c h c c . i i c a l o o o r ,e .en o n t ' i t . ' p d r k i n y i o i ,I r - [ . i ' c t i o i : o n F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 198^ a f t e r a 1 . 1 i n c h r a i n f o u n d t r i e s o ; o r at o r f u l l ( s e a l e d ) . D i k e d T a n k F a r m area w i t h 6 in che s o f f n j e u c a r d , a <P o n d * ' l v . i t h 2 f e e t o f f r e e b o a r d .I n s p e c t i a f t o n F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 19?.3 f o u n d t..u F o x V a c u u r T r u c k s u n l o ? d i n < ;w a s t e o i l i n t o t a n k 1 0 - d , a p u : . p o n s i t e t o n u n p w a i t c - w a t ' j r , a n d s i g n sf o r T t n c e were b e i n g p r e p a r e d .I r . s p e ^ t i c n o n F e b r u a r y 2 3 , 1983 f o u n d M r . C r o s s l o a d i n g t^uc 1 w i t ht o l u e n e t h r o u c n l i n e w h i c h i.ad a t o l u e n e I t a k g o i n g o n t o g»"ou^d , sc"-ew a ' U ' A ' . ^ t c r h a s heon p u r p e d , a n i l n o " i g n s u p .I n s ^ e o t i o r - o n F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 198^ f o u n d t h r e e w o o d e n t a n k s b e i n g t o r nd o w n , s e p a r a t o r h a s been p u i i p e d , t h e w a j t e w a t e r i n O^ke^ T a n r ; ^^eab o i n f j p u i M p e d t o T a n k 7 0 1 , a n d s o ' i i e s i o n s h a d been e r e c t e d .I n s p e c t i o n o n M a r c h 4 , 1983 f o u n d t r a v o 1 t r a i l e r o n p a r k i n g 1 ? t f o rs e c u r i t y y u a r d s a n d d i k e d t a n t f a n n area h a d L>eer. p u m p e d t o T a n k 701.

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II I .J . M r . K o p l o s w a : a u v i s e J each t i m e when t h e s e p a r a t o r n e e d e d t o t > - _p u n n e d a n d h a s K e p t i t p u l p e d down. T r u . - s e p a r a t o r a n d p r o c e s ssewer s y s t e r c a n c o n t a i n over a n I n c h o f r a i n ( e s t i m a t e 15 ,003g a l l o n s ) .

t . T h e G e n e v a I n d u s t r i e s s i t e w a s i n v i o l a t i o n o f t r i e r u l e s o f int.-T W D B o n t h e f o l l o w i n g d a t e : .a . I m p r o p e r s t o r a g e o f d r u m s a t f i v e l o c a t i o n s ; n o r t h f e n c e ,a d j a c e n t c h l o r i n e t a n k , a d j a c e n t b o i l e r , a d j a c e n t w a r o h o u i eo n e a s t a n d s o u t h s i d e s — T r t D B R u l e : 335 .4 a n d 335. 65-. 6 9 .V i o l a t i o n s were n o t e d o n : J a n u a r > 1 3 , 1 9 C 3 , J a n u a r y 2 6 , 1 9 3 3 ,J a n u a r y X, 1 9 3 3 , J a n u a r y 31, 1983, r e b r u a r y 2 , 4 , 5 , 9 , K ,1 7 , ! , ? , 2 ! , 2 2 , a n d 2 5 , 1 9 H J , M a ^ c h & . 8 , 1 1 , I f , , 2 1 , "and 30, v

L . L a i . d f i l i s a n d l a y u c n s a r e n o t d e ed r - c o r J e d , R e g i s t r a t i o n N " .3 1 2 1 0 a n d T W O R R u l e 3 3 5 . 5 . V i o l a t i o n s no t ed o n J a n u a r y I f i ,7 6 , 2 3 , a n d 3 1 , 1 9 8 3 , F e b r u a r y 2 , 4 t 5 , 9 , 1 6 , 1 7 , 1 3 . 2 1 , 2 2 ,a s i d 2 1 J , 1 J G 3 , M a r c h 4 , 8 , 1 1 , 1 6 , X I , 2 4 , 2 5 , a n d 3 0 , U C 3 .

c . L a n d f i l l s a n d l a g o o n s n o t p r o p e r l y c l o s e d . T W D B H u l e 3 3 0 . 5 .V i o l a t i o n s n o t e d o n J a n u a r y 1 8 , 2 6 , 2 ; P , a n d 3 1 , 1 9 S 3 , P e r r u j r y2 , 4 t " 5 , 9 , 1 6 , 1 7 , 1 8 , 2 1 , 2 2 , a n d 2 i i , 1«83 V M.^rch 4 , T , 1 1 ,16, 21 . 2- , 25 , and 30 , 1983.d . D r a i n .ine d i t c h r e c e i v i n g r u n o f f f r o > p l a n t s i t j c o n t u i n ;

w a s t e s f r o : - , s l ' j d y e ? i n p l a n t , T W D B R u l u 335 .4 . V i o U t i t r i s n oo n J n n j a r y I f i , 2 6 , 2 8 , a n d 3 1 , 1 9 2 3 , F e b r u a r y 2 , 4 , 5 , r < , I f , ,1 3 , 2 1 , 2 2 , a n d 2 5 , 1 S 8 3 , M a r c h 4 , « , 1 1 , 1 6 , 2 1 , 2 4 , 2 5 , en-i1933.e . R e g i s t r a t i o n * 3 1 2 1 0 d o e s n o t i n c l u d e o n s i t e l a n d f i l l s b o c o ' - t ci n f u i ' i l o t i o n o r P a r t A w;r. n o t s u b u M ' t t e d t o t i > e S t a t e . T : / * ' D C : - ^3 3 5 . 6 . V i o l a t i o n s n o t e d o n J . m u a r y 1 ^ , 2 6 , 2 8 , a n d 3 1 , 1 9 ^ 3 ,

r u a r y ? , 4 , 5 , 9 , 1 6 , 1 7 , I r t , 2 1 , 2 l \ .-:nd 2 5 , 1 9 S 3 , M . i r c r , 4 , ; .1 1 . 1 6 , ^ J , 2 4 , 2 5 , a n d 3 0 , 1933.A n a g r e e d o r d e r o f T e n p o r s r y I n j u n c t i o n w a ' j g r a n t e d o n F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 1i n l l t h D i s t r i c t C o u r t .T h f f o l l o . ; i n y v i c l j t i o n r . o f t h e . j ' j i x - e d T e m p o r a r y I n j u n c t i o n have h e - j nn o t t r d :

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3 / 1 1 / 8 3 — F a i l u r e t o wear s a f e t y equi p i ; i e n t - - j e c t i o n I I , P r o v i s i o n 4 .3 / 2 1 / 8 3 - ~ F a i l u r e t o p r o v i d e n o t i f i c a t i o n o f s a l v a g i n g S e c t i o n I I ,~P l e a s e s e e a t t a c h e d p h o t o s , d a t a s h e e t s , T e x a c o l e t t e r o f M a r c h 2 8 , l c ; 3 tw h i c h l i s t s c h e m i c a l c o n s t i t u e n t s o f S o l v e n t J ( B r o k e f l u i d b e t t o r ^ ) w ! i c hi s s t o r e d i n t ank 1 1 - H , T e x a c o l e t t e r o f M a r c h 2 , 1983 w h i c h l i s t s c h e i c < ac o n s t i t u e n t s o f P o l y o l w h i c h i s s t o r e d i n T a n k 1 0 - H , a n d ^ivo t e l e p h o n ememos d a t e d M a r c h 24, 1983. :

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