6/3/11 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED.
ON FEB 3, 2011, EPA AND GAEPA AND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPT PERFORMED A COMPLIANCE STORMWATER EVALUATION INSPECTION (CSWEI) AT THE SITE TO EVALUATE THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF STORMWATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CWA, THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AT 40 CFR 122.26 AND THE GAEPD PERMITS.
AT THE TIME OF CSWEI, RESPONDENT HAD NOT SUBMITTED NOIs AND HAD NOT OBTAINED COVERAGE UNDER THE GAEPD PERMITS FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY FOR ITS LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY OR ITS AUTO SALVAGE OPERATIONS.
DURING THE CSWEI, EPA OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING:
A. SCHOOL BUSES WERE STORED ON-SITE WITH NO CONTROLS TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO RAINFALL AND CONTAMINATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. RESPONDENT ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY BY DISMANTLING OF USED AUTOMOBILE PARTS. DISMANTLED SCHOOL BUS ENGINEAND TRANSMISSION PARTS WITH LEAKING FLUID WERE OBSERVED LEAKING ONTO A CONCRETE PAD WITH NO CONTROLS TO PREVENT AND RECOVER THE SPILLAGE. RESPONDENT'S SITE IS AN ACTIVE AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE YARD OPERATION WITH REQUIRES COVERAGE UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL PERMIT.
B. SEVERAL CRACKED AND CRUSHED AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES WERE LAYING ON BARE SOIL. THESE BATTERIES NEED TO BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF OR STORAGE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA TO PREVENT BATERY ACID FROM LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.
C. NO EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROLS IN MAJOR DRAINAGE AREAS TO PREVENT SEDIMENT LOSS AND LIMIT CONTAMINATED STORMWATER RUNOFF OFFSITE.
D. RESPONDENT COND