SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - CONSENT AGREEMENT
On January 1, 2021, the Respondent notified the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) as a LQG of hazardous waste. Hazardous wastes identified within the Respondent's notification included D001 (ignitable), D005 (barium), and D007 (chromium) characteristic and F003 and F005 listed hazardous wastes.
On December 15, 2022, the EPA and SCDHEC conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) at the Respondent's Facility. The EPA?s findings of the CEI were documented in a report emailed to the Respondent on January 31, 2023.
The inspectors observed that the Respondent had failed to mark each of the following containers of hazardous waste within SAAs with the words Hazardous Waste : one 55-gallon container in the Scratch-On Production Area, and one 55-gallon container in the Hardener/Thinner Production Area.
The inspectors observed that the Respondent had failed to mark each of the following containers of hazardous waste within SAAs with an indication of the hazard of its contents: one 55-gallon container in the Scratch-On Production Area, and one 55-gallon container in the Hardener/Thinner Production Area.
The inspectors observed one open 55-gallon container of hazardous waste within the Hardener/Thinner Production Area SAA.
The inspectors observed 24 containers of hazardous waste within the CAA in the Cleaning Area that had exceeded 90 days of accumulation.
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