EPA v. AERO DESIGN, INC. (Complaint/CAFO)

Case summary

HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION - FAILED TO CONDUCT A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION ON PAINT FILTERS, AND THE METHYLENE CHLORIDE RINSE WATER DISCHARGED TO THE FLOOR DRAINS FROM THE PAINT STRIPPING OPERATION. (2) STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT - THE POSSIBILITY OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE RELEASE -- INSPECTORS OBSERVED APPROX. 50 SQ. FEET OF SOIL DISCOLORATION FROM AN APPARENT DISCHARGE FROM THE USED OIL TANK; ONE CUT-OFF 55-GALLON DRUM CONTAINING METHYLENE CHLORIDE SCRAPING WASTE WAS SEEPING INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE POTW. (3) STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT-HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA INSPECTIONS (RECORDKEEPING) -- FACILITY DOES NOT KEEP ANY WRITTEN RECORDS OF WEEKLY HAZARDOUS WASTE INSPECTIONS. (4) MANIFEST VIOLATIONS - ONE OF THE MANIFESTS DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION DOCUMENTATION IN THE FILE, ONE OF THE MANIFESTS WAS MISSING THE MANIFEST NUMBER, AND TWO OF THE MANIFESTS WERE MISSING THE SIGNED TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITY COPY. (5) STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT- CONTAINER MANAGEMENT. (6) TREATING HAZARDOUS WASTES WITHOUT A PERMIT. (7) STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND TRAINING. (8) STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT-CONTINGENCY PLAN AND BIENNIAL REPORT.

Defendants (1)

• AERO DESIGN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• AERO DESIGN INC

  5601 NW 15TH AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 333090

  Registry ID: 110002537247

• AERO DESIGN, INC.

  5601 N.W. 15TH AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33309

  Registry ID: 110002537247

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AERO DESIGN, INC.entered 2001-12-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-12-10Final Order Issued
• 2002-09-25Enforcement Action Closed