8/13/15 - CONSENT AGMT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $55,200, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON OCT 16, 2012, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. AT THE TIME, EPA OBSERVED VARIOUS CONTAINERS OF USED OIL THAT WERE UNLABLED, STORED W/OUT SECONDARY CONTAINMENT IN THE SHREDDER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP; THE MELT SHOP MEAINTENANCE LUBE OIL CENTER, THE LUBE AND USED OIL COLLECTION CENTER, THE CENTRAL COLLECTOIN ENVIRONMENTAL AREA, AND THE MILL SERVICES AREA. ALSO, RELEASES OF OIL WERE EVIDENT IN THE SHREDDER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE STORAGE AREA AND MILL SERVICES MAINTENANCE BLDG. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN R. 62-710.210(2) AND 62-710.401(6) (40 CFR 279.22(c)(1) AND (3)) BY FAILING TO CLEARLY LABEL CONTAINERS OF OIL WITH THE WORDS USED OIL , FAILING TO PROVIDE SUCH CONTAINERS WITH SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND FAILING TO CLEAN UP AND PROPERLY MANAGE RELEASES OF USED OIL.
EPA OBSERVED A 5-GAL CONTAINER OF UNKNOWN CONCENTRATE, A BLUE TRASH CAN OF PAINT DEBRIS, AND TRASH IN THE CENTRAL COLLECTION ENVIRONMENTAL AREA. EPA ALLEGES RESPONDENT VIOLATED FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN R. 62-730.160(1) (40 CFR 262.11) BY FAILING TO CHARACTERIZE SOLID WASTES GENERATED AT THE FACILITY.
EPA OBSERVED VARIOUS OPEN, UNLABELED CONTAINERS OF HAZ WASTE IN THE SHREDDER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE STORAGE AND THE MELT SHOP MAINTENANCE AREAS. EPA ALLEGES RESPONDENT VIOLATED FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN R. 62-730.160(1) (40 CFR 262.34(c)(1)(I) AND (