KING INDUSTRIES DEVELOPS AND MANUFACTURES SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FOR THE LUBRICANT ADDITIVE AND PAINTS AND COATINGS INDUSTRIES. AS A RESULT OF ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES KING GENERATES HAZARDOUS WASTES INCLUDING WASTE METHANOL, MIXED ORGANIC WASTES AND SULFURIC ACID. EPA ALLEGED NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS. PURSUANT TO THIS SETTLEMENT, KING INDUSTRIES WILL PAY A $16,283 CIVIL PENALTY AND WILL PERFORM A SEP THAT SHALL COST NO LESS THAN $500,000 THAT WILL TOTALLY RECON- FIGURE ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE TANK FACILITIES.