EPA v. AMERICAN IRON & METAL/WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING - COE FOR ODS ACO (Region 5 Lead)

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) to American Iron and Metal (AIM) to address violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On November 18, 2022, EPA issued to AIM a Finding of Violation (FOV) pertaining to its scrap metal recycling facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The FOV alleged that AIM accepted for recycling motor vehicles and small appliances such as refrigerators and room air conditioners that contained or once contained ozone-depleting and substitute refrigerants without either recovering the refrigerant from the items or verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to delivery to AIM, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.155. The ACO requires AIM to develop a refrigerant management plan which will include proper refrigerant recovery from intact appliances and motor vehicles, verification of proper refrigerant recovery from such items that arrive at AIM's facility empty of refrigerant, notification to customers about proper refrigerant recovery, and documentation of compliance. AIM's refrigerant recovery program is estimated to recover approximately 120 lbs of ozone-depleting and substitute refrigerants per year.

Defendants (1)

• WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSINGNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING CO_INC

  3315 DRENNAN IND LOOP S, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80935

  Registry ID: 110001392537

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN IRON & METAL/WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING - COE FOR ODS ACO (Region 5 Lead)entered 2023-10-31

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2023-10-31Final Order Issued
• 2023-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered