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Tom. DOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1--03
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Oxtra
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DATE: October 4 , 1988 courty
SUBJECT: Ordinance 88-26 Impact
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Accept follow-up report from Health Services Director in
response to Supervisor McPeak ' s request of June 28 , 1988
regarding the impact of Ordinance 88-26 .
FINANCIAL IMPACT :
None
BACKGROUND :
On July 29 , 1988 the Health Services Director submitted a
report to the Board of Supervisors on the impact of
Ordinance 88-26 . The Environmental Health Division indi -
cated in the report that while all 16 facilities subject to
Ordinance 88-26 are in compliance , three of them may not
meet the January 1 , 1989 TPCA deadline for deinventory .
Environmental Health Division staff reviewed the status of
the ponds at I .T . Corporation , Chevron , and Stauffer
( Martinez ) with Regional Water Quality Control Board ( RWQCB )
staff on September 28 and 29 , 1988 . This report summarizes
the present status of the ponds and RWQCB ' s anticipated
compliance strategy .
CHEVRON U .S .A. , Richmond
In July , 1988 RWQCB issued a comprehensive order to Chevron ,
specifying timeframes for. complete closure of all Chevron
Ortho and Chevron U .S .A . ponds over the next ten years .
Included in this order is the Chevron U .S . A. Pollard pond ,
which will not be deinventoried by January 1 , 1989 . RWQCB
plans to check closure progress monthly for each pond .
STAUFFER , Martinez
Stauffer submitted a closure plan at the end of June , 1988 .
The plan is under review. Recycling of material in he
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTI; x YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF CI OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): o
ACTION OF BOARD ON —October 5, 988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT; ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED October 25, 1988
County Administrator ------
Health Services PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BYDEPUTY
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ponds has been proposed . A Cease and Desist Order spe-
cifying timeframes for closure is possible . RWQCB feels
that Stauffer is presently actively pursuing closure . It is
felt that the delay in meeting the January 1 , 1989 deadline
is more than offset by the superior nature of the proposed
closure .
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I . T . CORPORATION , Martinez
The ponds at Baker and Vine Hill will not be deinventoried
by January 1 , 1989 . The RWQCB will issue a new order
shortly after January 1 , specifying timeframes for
. compliance . A closure plan has not been approved by EPA
yet . The emphasis of RWQCB ' s order will be on adequate
ultimate closure under RCRA. Once a closure plan has been
approved ; RWQCB will be able to determine whether closure is
being "actively pursued" . If not , enforcement action would
follow. ! I .T . has applied for a variance from Ordinance
88-26 . Drafter terms of the variance have been circulated
to the agencies for review.
CONCLUSION :
RWQCB plans to issue orders with updated timeframes based on
closure plans for those facilities with ponds that will not
be deinventoried by January 1 , 1989 . Enforcement action is
planned for those facilities that are not "actively pur-
suing" closure . RWQCB is placing a premium on " superior
closure" irather than previously mandated deadlines .
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