EPA v. SPRING METAL RECYCLING, LLC.

Case summary

4/14/2015 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. AGREEMENT ALLEGES: ON APRIL 18, 2012, THE EPA PERFORMED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) OF THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. THE FINDINGS OF THE CEI WERE DOCUMENTED IN A CEI REPORT, DATED OCTOBER 15, 2012, AND MAILED TO RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION ON SOLID WASTE GENERATED AT ITS FACILITY. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 262.11. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SEND WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT TO THE GAEPD, AND NOT RECEIVED A EPA INDENTIFICATION NUMBER, BEFORE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE 5,000 KILOGRAM STORAGE LIMIT. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.32(a)(1). RESPONDENT FAILED TO MANAGE UNIVERSAL WASTE BATTERIES IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS RELEASES OF ANY UNIVERSAL WASTE OR COMPONENT OF UNIVERSAL WASTE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.33(a). RESPONDENT FAILED TO LABEL OR MARK EACH UNIVERSAL WASTE CONTAINER IN WHICH UNIVERSAL WASTE BATTERIES ARE STORED CLEARLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASES: UNIVERSAL WATE-BATTERY(ies) , OR WASTE BATTERY(ies), OR USED BATTERY(ies). IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.34(a). RESPONDENT FAILED TO MANAGE UNIVERSAL WASTE LAMPS IN CLOSED CONTAINERS IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS RELEASES OF ANY UNIVERSAL WASTE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.33(d)91). RESPONDENT FAILED TO LABEL OR MARK EACH UNIVERSAL WASTE CONTAINER IN WHICH UNIVERSAL WASTE LAMPS ARE STORED CLEARLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASES, UNIVERSAL WASTE-LAMPS(s) , OR WASTE LAMPS(s). IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.34(e). AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI), RESPONDENT WAS UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE UNIVERSAL WASTE HAD BEEN ACCUMULATED FROM THE DATE THAT THE UNIVERSAL WASTE BECAME A WASTE OR WAS RECEIVED. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 273.35(a).

Defendants (1)

• SPRING METAL RECYCLING, LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SPRING METAL RECYCLING

  7468 JONESBORO RD, JONESBORO, GA, 30236

  Registry ID: 110045539404

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SPRING METAL RECYCLING, LLC.entered 2015-04-14

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-04-14Final Order Issued
• 2015-04-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-04-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered