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CIWMB’s Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) number: 56-AA-0007
Site Information per Landfill Facility Compliance Study (Task 2)

Information Source: Owner/Operator—Waste Management of California, Inc.
Telephone conversation: March 30, 2004

The site is currently regulated under a detection monitoring program (DMP) for groundwater. The owner is complying with the provisions of the DMP and has not needed to install additional monitoring wells.

The owner was notified of an area of concern (AOC) from the enforcement agency (EA) in late 2000 for methane concentrations in excess of 5 percent in one of the migration probes. The owner finger-printed the gas and determined that the source was not landfill gas (LFG) from the site, but migration from an adjacent oil production well field. The owner conducts routine migration probe monitoring to maintain LFG compliance.

The owner has not been notified by the EA of any area of concern or been issued any leachate control- or drainage/erosion-related violations since the beginning of the study period (January 1, 1998). The site maintains leachate control, drainage, erosion control, and surface water protection measures as mandated by regulation.

The owner received a notice of violation (NOV) from the air pollution control district (APCD) for carbon monoxide emissions resulting from flare source testing in March 1999. This matter was resolved in May 1999 and the owner is currently in compliance with air quality regulations.

Information Source: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Telephone conversations: March 25, 2004 and April 20, 2004

The RWQCB indicated that the site is under a DMP. The RWQCB indicated that the site has not received any violations relative to groundwater quality. The owner has installed a leachate injection system to augment leachate control. The RWQCB conditions of approval of the leachate injection program stipulate that leachate can only be injected back into the lined area from where it came. The RWQCB indicated that the owner installed the leachate injection system as a source control measure to reduce the volume of leachate that requires treatment.

Information Source: Enforcement Agency—Ventura County Resource Management Agency, Environmental Health Division
Telephone conversation: March 29, 2004

The EA indicated that the landfill received an AOC for excess methane concentration in a migration probe. The owner quickly resolved the issue and the site has since complied with LFG-related requirements.

The EA indicated that the site has not received AOCs or violations relative to surface water. The owner has installed a leachate injection system to augment leachate control.

Information Source: Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
Telephone conversation: March 31, 2004
E-mail responses: April 20 and 21, 2004

The owner received an NOV from the APCD for excess carbon monoxide emissions discovered during flare source testing in March 1999. This matter was resolved in May 1999, and the owner is currently in compliance with air quality regulations.

The APCD indicated that the owner was issued a notice to comply (NTC) for a surface emission in excess of 500 parts per million. The APCD indicated that the concern was corrected and the site currently complies with air quality-related requirements.

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