AUGUST 19, 2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT
On March 23, 2023, the EPA along with the NCDEQ conducted a RCRA Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) at the Respondent?s Facility. The EPA?s findings from the CEI were documented in a Report transmitted to the Respondent via email on July 18, 2023.
At the time of the CEI, the inspectors observed a one-liter container accumulating hazardous waste hydranal in a SAA. The container was not marked with an indication of the hazards of the contents.
At the time of the CEI, the inspectors observed drain pans accumulating used oil. The drain pans were not labeled with the words ?Used Oil.?
At the time of the CEI, the inspectors observed that the manway on top of hazardous waste storage Tank S-20 was equipped with a Tank Level 1 air pollutant emission control cover, which was not ?closed.? Although the metal cover is designed to close the manway opening by attaching to it using four bolts, inspectors observed that the cover was affixed to the manway opening using only one bolt and a rope, which was tied from one of two handles on the cover to the railing on top of Tank S-20.
At the time of the CEI, the inspectors noted that the Respondent was not conducting annual visual inspections of the fixed roof and its closure devices on hazardous waste Tank S-20.
At the time of the CEI, the inspectors noted that the Respondent's employees were not performing daily inspections of the top of hazardous waste Tank S-20. The inspectors observed