SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 - CONSENT AGREEMENT
On May 4 and 5, 2021 and June 24, 2021, inspectors with the EPA and with SCDHEC conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) at the Facility. The EPA?s findings of the CEI were documented in a Report mailed to Respondents, dated September 8, 2021.
In a letter to SCDHEC dated August 6, 2021, Respondent GRR submitted documents that were requested during the CEI. On October 15, 2021, Respondents submitted a written response to the EPA?s Report.
The inspectors observed the following containers of hazardous waste solids containing xylene and toluene in Respondent GRR?s SAAs: two 55-gallon drums, which were not marked with an indication of the hazards of their contents, and one 55-gallon drum, which was marked with a DOT Class 9 hazard placard, but not with an indication that the contents were flammable or toxic.
The inspectors observed a container of hazardous waste solids containing xylene and toluene in Respondent Nova?s SAA: one 55-gallon drum, which was marked with a DOT Class 9 hazard placard, but not with an indication that the contents were flammable or toxic.The inspectors observed containers of hazardous waste in Respondent GRR?s permitted container storage areas: one 55-gallon drum, which was not marked with the generator information, the EPA hazardous waste number(s), or an accumulation start date; one supersack, which was not labeled with the words ?hazardous waste;? one overpack, which was not labeled with the wor