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THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY

Administrative - Formal · FY2024 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3604426895

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-2024-4009
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

MAY 21, 2025 - CONSENT AGREEMENT On March 21, 2023, the EPA and the FDEP conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI). EPA?s findings of the CEI were documented in a Report that was EPA observed one open 55-gallon container of hazardous waste paint liquid in one of the Repour Room SAAs. The Respondent was not actively adding, removing, or consolidating waste in the open container. EPA observed one 55-gallon container of hazardous waste paint liquid, one 55-gallon container of hazardous waste paint solid, and one 55-gallon container of hazardous waste liquid from punctured aerosol cans in the Repour Room SAAs. None of these containers were marked or labeled. EPA observed that the Respondent had exceeded the maximum allowable 90-day accumulation time limit for two 55-gallon containers of hazardous waste, which were each marked with the accumulation start date of December 6, 2022, in the Central Accumulation Area. EPA observed one lead-acid battery, which was not in good condition and was leaking, in the Sit-down Equipment Battery Area near the Central Accumulation Area and two lead-acid batteries, which were not in good condition and were leaking, in the Sit-down Equipment Battery Area near the Facility Maintenance Shop. EPA observed one open, undated 30-gallon container, which was labeled with the words hazardous waste, in the Repour Room. The Respondent stated that the 10 to 15 gallons of waste spill material observed inside the container was returned to Respond

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