On September 21, 2010, EPA Region IX entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Bronze-way Plating Corp., an electroplating and polishing job shop, for RCRA hazardous waste violations at its facility in Los Angeles, CA. Based on a March 2009 inspection, EPAÂs allegations against Bronze-way include: (1) the failure to close containers of hazardous waste; (2) the failure to comply with personnel training requirements; (3) the failure to comply with contingency plan requirements; and (4) storage of hazardous waste without a permit and failure to label hazardous waste. Bronze-way has agreed to pay a penalty of $7,000 plus interest over a 24-month period.