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released down the drain to the publicly owned treatment works, then the difference between that amount and the total amount used can be assumed to have been hauled away as waste, with the rags. 3. In manufacturing its product, a company applies an adhesive containing a reportable substance. The company later trims the product, generating some percentage of waste. Again, that percentage may be determined based on the company's best engineering judgment, unless it is possible to make a more accurate determination based on information that is readily available. This could include the weight of unfinished product minus the weight of finished product, if those quantities are measured. Again, no additional measurements not otherwise being taken are necessary. L Use of Ranges. See page 23. In estimating the amounts of hazardous substances to report, a business may consider the range of compositions that it receives as articles during the year, and choose an average value within the range. This also applies when a range is reported on a Material Safety Data Sheet. g. Best information readily available. See Question 49 in Appendix F. It is not the policy of the Toxics Right -to -Know Program to require businesses to purchase new equipment or take additional measurements. Businesses are of course free to do so at their discretion in order to improve the quality of the information reported. As a general rule, however, information that is not available is not reportable. 2. Review Appendix F to this handbook, "Questions from Businesses/Answers from Toxics Board," to see if there is additional guidance that might be helpful in your particular circumstances. 3. Technical assistance is available free of charge from the Toxics Program staff, 541- 682-7118. Technical assistance is also available for a fee, from a private consultant. Environmental & Ecological Services are listed in the Yellow Pages. 4. Begin preparing your report soon after the end of the calendar year, while there is still ample time to gather and organize your information. Do not postpone it. 5. Remember that the intent in enforcement is to be helpful and not punitive. The Toxics Board and City staff are more interested in providing complete and accurate information to the public than in assessing fines. Fines are only assessed in the event of egregious violations, and never for a first offense. 6. Use standard spreadsheet software to track and organize information. Most companies that have little problem with the report use Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software or a similar product. 7. Contact vendors and waste haulers at the end of a year for full -year figures. This -6-