Shrum Auto Salvage, LLC (Shrum) accepted for recycling appliances and vehicles that used a Class I or Class II refrigerant without recovering the refrigerant or verifying via a compliant signed statement that the refrigerant had been properly recovered before delivery to Shrum for recycling. The violations were discovered during the inspection of the Shrum facilities on May 6, 2014.
On September 15, 2014, EPA issued a Finding of Violation which alleged that Shrum failed to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances as required by 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F. The CAFO will require Shrum to pay a civil penalty of $6,250 and a supplemental environmental project to increase energy efficiency totaling $18,750.