A RCRA COMPLIANCE INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MDNR AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. EPA ON APRIL 17, 1984. THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE MDNR APRIL 17, 1984, INSPECTION: (A) FAILURE, BY STORING CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OUT- SIDE THE CONTAINER STORAGE PAD, TO MAINTAIN AND OPER- ATE THE FACILITY TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR ANY UNPLANNED SUDDEN OR NON-SUDDEN RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS WASTE CONSTI- TUENTS TO AIR, SOIL, OR SURFACE WATER WHICH COULD THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 265.31. (B) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AISLE SPACE TO ALLOW THE UNOB- STRUCTED MOVEMENT OF PERSONNEL, FIRE PROTECTION EQUIP- MENT, SPILL CONTROL EQUIPMENT, AND DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT TO ANY AREA OF FACILITY OPERATION IN AN EMERGENCY AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 265.35. (C) REGULATION 40 CFR 270.71(A)(3) REQUIRES THAT DURING INTERIM STATUS A FACILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE DESIGN CAPACITIES SPECIFIED IN PART A OF THE PERMIT APPLICA- TION. THE RESPONDENT FILED A REVISED PART A PERMIT APPLICATION WITH U.S. EPA ON APRIL 1, 1984, WHICH INDICATED THE DESIGN CAPACITY OF CONTAINER STORAGE TO BE 25,000 GALLONS (EQUIVALENT TO