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Michael Zischke, 350 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, attorney for Waste <br />Management, indicated he was here to answer questions. There was a question regarding <br />the Giants soil. The soil has been removed at Waste Management's expense, and the site <br />tested clean. Waste Management is currently reviewing its legal options. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked for assurance that the Pleasanton ratepayers will not be picking <br />up the tab. <br /> <br /> Mr. Zischke said they would not. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala inquired again about the tracking of trucks. <br /> <br /> Mr. Zischke said any soil, bricks, concrete, or any sort of hazardous component <br />that comes in will have clean certification which includes generator certification and <br />trucker information and has to go through the special waste program with testing and <br />requirement for analytical testing. Self haul of household waste does not go through that <br />special program. Self haul does not generate contaminants and usually does not go to the <br />Altamont land fill anyway. It goes to local transfer stations or to the Vasco road facility <br />because it is closer. <br /> <br /> Mr. Thompson explained that every truck that comes to Altamont is subject to the <br />waste exclusion program, which is separate from everything that has been talked. Every <br />truck and vehicle is subject to being required to move to a separate area and dump its <br />load for inspection by trained people. Waste Management has always been subject to <br />heavy daily fines for any violation of any of the permits. It is subject to revocation of the <br />permits if it fails to comply with the laws. Generators of waste that bring materials to the <br />landfill that lie on their declarations are also subject to fines pursuant to the California <br />Health and Safety Code. What Ms. Cabanne is asking for is already in place and <br />enforced to this day. The Giants incident was a different situation. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked if Waste Management had ever been fined for the Altamont <br />operations. <br /> <br /> Mr. Thompson indicated they had a very good record at that site. It is inspected <br />on a weekly basis by the County and monthly by the Air Board. There are two <br />inspections a year from the Water Board and two from the State Waste Board. There are <br />inspections by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and by the California Fish and Game <br />Department. They have a very good compliance record. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico referred to the sheets that were presented to Council which deal with <br />four types of materials: soil, asphalt, concrete and brick. Are these the only four items <br />tracked? <br /> <br /> Mr. Thompson indicated those are the forms for people who certify clean <br />materials. There is a different waste profile sheet that is used for all contaminated <br /> <br /> 39 09/20/99 <br />Pleasanton City Council <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />