ON AUGUST 27, 2016, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( CAFO ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF MARYLAND'S HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH MARYLAND ADMINISTERS IN LIEU OF THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY RCRA SUBTITLE C. AT ITS FACILITY IN GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, CAPITAL ELECTRO-CIRCUITS, INC. HAD BEEN OPERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND/OR DISPOSAL FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS,, AND HAD FAILED TO: LIST ADDRESSES OF EMERGENCY COORDINATORS IN ITS CONTINGENCY PLAN; CONDUCT OR DOCUMENT DAILY HAZARDOUS WASTE TANK INSPECTIONS, AND OBTAIN A CERTIFIED WRITTEN ASSESSMENT FOR A HAZARDOUS WASTE TANK. UNDER THE CAFO, CAPITAL ELECTRO-CIRCUITS, INC. HAS AGREED TO FULLY COMPLY WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PAY A CIVL PENALTY OVER TWO YEARS.