EPA INSPECTORS OBSERVED THAT CENTRAL METAL FINISHING WAS TREATING HAZARDOUS WASTES WITHOUT A PERMIT BY EVAPORATING WASTEWATERS AND PLATING BATHS GENERATED DURING ITS PLATING PROCESS. IN ADDITON, EPA INSPECTORS ALSO DETERMINED THAT CMF VIOLATED RCRA BY FAILING TO: INSPECT ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREAS; TRAIN EMPLOYEES RSPONSIBLE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT; FAILING TO MARK ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH REQUIRED INFORMATION; OBTAIN A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTEGRITY OF TANKS USED FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE STORGAE; AND KEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS CLOSED. THROUGH THIS COMPLAINT, EPA SEEKS UP TO THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM PENALTY AND ORDERS CENTRAL METAL FINISHING TO REACH COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL RCRA REGULATIONS.