On June 14, 2023, Region 3 issued a CAFO that commenced and concluded a matter against United Iron & Metal, LLC an industrial facility that is a scrap metal processing and recycling center (the Facility ) in Baltimore, Maryland, to address industrial stormwater NPDES permit violations at its facility located at 909 Millington Ave., Baltimore, MD 21223 ( the Facility ). The cited violations include failure to implement corrective actions and failure to ensure good housekeeping. The CAFO settles the violations with a civil penalty of $32,500. The CAFO is subject to public comment. The Facility is in an area of EJ concern. Several of the primary EJ Indexes are at-or-above the 80th percentile in the nation or in the state for the area. An action such as this could help protect the waterways of the EJ community.