On September 29, 2020, EPA approved a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving six administrative penalty complaints for Clean Air Act (CAA) engine and CFC violations found at Connecticut Scrap, LLC and its five related entities (CT Scrap). EPA had alleged that CT Scrap violated the Hazardous Air Pollutant regulations regarding diesel engines and CFC refrigerant regulations at its metal recycling operations. Since the allegations, CT Scrap took its engine out of service by connecting to grid power and has represented that it is complying with the CFC regulations. Pursuant to the CAFO, CT Scrap will pay a penalty of $26,666.
At its Uncasville facility, CT Scrap has violated the Clean Air Act's (CAA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ(RICE NESHAP) and Regulations for the Protection of Stratospheric Ozone - Recycling and Emission Reduction, promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F (Subpart F). The Company failed to submit initial notification for its RICE engine located at 33 Pequot Road, Uncasville, CT; has not conducted an initial performance test or an initial compliance demonstration on its RICE engine; has not submitted a notification of compliance status for its RICE engine; and failed to properly recover refrigerant and/or verify that refrigerant had been recovered from any materials containing refrigerant, using signed statements