SUBJECT: COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING FILED AGAINST PETRO PROCESSORS, INC. RCRA DOCKET NO. RCRA VI-639-H. BACKGROUND: * PETRO PROCESSORS, INC. (PPI) IS AN OIL RECLAMATION FACILITY LOCATED ON HWY 48 APPROX 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE, TX. PPI ACCEPTS DAF FLOAT (K048), SLOP OIL EMULSION SOLIDS (K049), HEAT EXCHANGER BUNDLE CLEANING SLUDGE (K050), API SEPARATOR SLUDGE (K051) AND LEADED TANK BOTTOMS (K052) WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED BY EPA AS LISTED HAZARDOUS WASTES FROM A SPECIFIC SOURCE UNDER 40 CFR 261.32. * ON MARCH 5-6, 1987, PPI WAS INSPECTED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE EPA AND TWC. THE INSPECTION REPORT SHOWED THAT PPI FAILED TO ADEQUATELY NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY OPERATING WITHOUT A HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT. THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE NOTED: * 1. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTI- VITY. 2. OPERATING WITHOUT A HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT; 3. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORT; 4. INADEQUATE TRAINING RECORDS; 5. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN COPY OF CONT