EPA v. TAMPA SHIP, LLC

Case summary

7/19/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $10,680, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON 12/10/15, EPA AND FDEP CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. - RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAKE AN ADEQUATE HAZ WASTE DETERMINATION ON HAZ PAINT WASTES MNAGED AT THE FACILITY'S SMALL PARTS PAINT AND BLAST BOOTH. - RESPONDENT MANAGED HAZ WASTE IN CONTAINERS AT ITS FACILITY FOR GREATER THAN 90 DAYS. - RESPONDENT MANAGED IGNITABLE CHARACTERISTIC HAZ WASTE (D001) INA 55-GAL CONTAINER IN ITS PANEL LINE BLDG. THE CONTAINER WAS NOT CLOSED WHEN WASTE WAS NOT BEING ADDED OR REMOVED. - RESPONDENT MANAGED HAZ WASTE IN A 55-GAL CONTAINER IN ITS SURFACE PREP BLDG. THE CONTAINER WAS NOT LABELED WITH THE WORDS HAZ WASTE OR WITH WORDS THAT DESCRIBE THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER. - DURING A REVIEW OF THE HAZ WASTE CONTINGENCY PLAN, EPA FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FACILITY'S EMERGENCY COORDINATORS DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT LISTING OF HIS PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS LISTED. - RESPONDENT MANAGEMENT SPENT UNIVERSAL WASTE LAMPS W/IN A CONTAINER IN ITS MAINTENANCE BLDG. THE CONTAINER WAS NOT CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE CEI. - RESPONDENT MANAGED USED OIL W/IN CONTAINERS IN ITS HAZ AND NON-HAZ MATERIALS STORAGE AREA. THE USED OIL CONTAINERS WERE NOT LABELED WITH THE WORDS USED OIL AT THE TIME OF THE CEI.

Defendants (1)

• TAMPA SHIP, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TAMPA SHIP, LLC

  1130 MC CLOSKY BLVD., TAMPA, FL, 33605

  Registry ID: 110005590235

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TAMPA SHIP, LLCentered 2016-07-19

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,680

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-07-19Final Order Issued
• 2016-07-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-08-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-08-25Enforcement Action Closed