THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT, ALTHOUGH EPA HAS TOLD THE FACILITY THEY NEED TO GET A PERMIT. THE FACILITY RECEIVES ZINC FUME DUST FROM FOUNDRIES AND OTHER SOURCES AND EXTRACTS THE ZINC FOR USE IN FERTILIZER AND ANIMAL FEED. THE FACILITY PRODUCES HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY STORED & HANDLED, RESULTING IN HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH (ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN EMPLOYEES) AND THE ENVIRONMENT (LEAD CONTAMINATION IN SOIL, WATER, AND SEDIMENTS IN NEARBY WETLAND AREA).