EPA v. PENINSULA METAL FINISHING INC

Case summary

5/1/2025 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $ 1,000. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING: - RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION ON SOLID WASTE GENERATED AT THE FACILITY. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BECAUSE RESPONDENT FAILED TO KEEP ITS CONTAINER OF HAZARDOUS WASTE CLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITION OF THE SAA PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BECAUSE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE MARKING AND LABELING REQUIREMENT WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE SAA PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BECAUSE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTAINER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE AISLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BY NOT COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCAL RESPONDERS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE CONTINGENCY PLAN REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BECAUSE RESPONDENT FAILED TO MEET THE PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BECAUSE RESPONDENT FAILED TO GET AN EXTENSION TO THE 90-DAY STORAGE LIMIT WHICH IS A CONDITION OF THE LQG PERMIT EXEMPTION. - RESPONDENT FAILED TO KEEP A COPY OF EACH MANIFEST SIGNED FOR THREE YEARS OR UNTIL IT RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY FROM THE DESIGNATED FACILITY WHICH RECEIVED THE WASTE. - RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT 2017, 2019, AND 2021 BIENNIAL REPORTS TO THE FDEP. - RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF CONTAINER INSPECTIONS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE INSPECTION. WITHIN TWO-HUNDRED AND TEN (210) DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO, RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE EPA A CERTIFICATION SIGNED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE STATING THAT THE FACILITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AUTHORIZED STATE PROGRAM SET FORTH IN FLA. STAT. ?? 403.702 - 403.7721 AND FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN. R. 62-730, AND THE ACT AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS, AND THAT ALL THE VIOLATIONS ALLEGED IN THIS CAFO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.

Defendants (1)

• PENINSULA METAL FINISHING INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PENINSULA METAL FINISHING INC

  2550 DINNEEN AVE, ORLANDO, FL, 328044204

  Registry ID: 110000873396

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)

• PENINSULA METAL FINISHING INCentered 2025-05-01

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2025-05-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-05-01Final Order Issued
• 2025-06-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered