EPCRA COUNTS WERE DROPPED; SETTLEMENT FOR RCRA COUNTS ONLY. ON OCTOBER 30, 1998, THE ACTING REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SIGNED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT ORDER (CACO) WHICH RESOLVES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT FILED ON DECEMBER 3, 1998. VIOLATIONS CITED IN THE COMPLAINT INCLUDED IMPROPER STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND MANIFEST VIOLATIONS. THE CACO REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO PAY A PENALTY OF $25,406 AND CONDUCT A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT (SEP) VALUED AT $185,562. THE SEP WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CADMIUM AND LEAD THE COMPANY DISPOSES THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT FIBERGLASS COVER FOR A THICKENER TANK. CURRENTLY, RESPONDENT USES TEMPORARY STYROFOAM COVERS WHICH BECOME CONTAMINATED AND MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.