North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Hazardous Waste Section
Civil Penalty Assessments
2002

# Name Violation Penalty Amount Date Issued
1 Heritage Environmental Services, Inc.
4132 Pompano Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28216

Mecklenburg County

NCD 121 700 777
failed to:

label or mark containers with the words "Hazardous Waste" or identify contents; and

failed to keep containers closed. manage incompatible wastes without using proper safe guards and adhere to training requirements.

$32,500.00 01/22/02
2 Herschel A. Fields
and Fields Services, Inc.
Post Office Box 389
Rose Hill, NC 28458

Duplin County

NCS000000256
failed to:

adhere to the rules and regulations for the management of hazardous waste and obtain a permit

$20,000.00 02/04/02
3 Blue Ridge Plating Company, Inc.
171 Glenn Bridge Road
Arden, NC 28704

NCD 044 447 589

Buncombe County
failed to:

adhere to large quantity generator requirements

and adhere to the rules and regulations for the management of hazardous waste and obtain a permit

$1,000.00 03/22/02
4 Safeway Removal, Inc.
6046 Nolen Acres Lane
Iron Station, NC 28080

NCS 000 000 242

Lincoln County
failed to:

obtain an EPA Id number for the transportation of hazardous waste,

prepare manifest,

and adhere to the rules and regulations for the management of hazardous waste and obtain a permit.

$36,000.00 03/27/02
5 Mack Brown, Incorporated
2524 Hwy 421 South
Boone, North Carolina

NCD 982 122 038

Watauga County
failed to make a waste determination and disposed of hazardous waste without receiving a RCRA permit. $42,000.00 05/24/02
6 Amplate, Incorporated
Post Office 560006
Charlotte, North Carolina 28256

Mecklenburg County

NCD 059 145 615
Failed to:

make a waste determination,

keep containers closed and labeled,

manage releases of hazardous waste, and

make appropriate arrangement with emergency responders in the event their services were needed.

Amplate also disposed of hazardous waste without having a RCRA Disposal Permit.

$80,000.00 6/25/02
7 Brayton International, Inc.
255 Swathmore Avenue
High Point, NC 27603

NCD 981 862 469
Guilford County
Failed to keep hazardous waste in a container while in storage and stored hazardous waste over 90 days without a RCRA Storage Permit. $16,800.00 7/10/02
8 Miller Desk, Inc.
1212 Lincoln Drive
High Point, NC 27261

Guilford County

NCD 003 215 621
failed to:
make a waste determination,

transfer waste to containers in good condition,

keep containers closed and labeled,

store ignitable wastes 15 meters from its property line,

manage releases of hazardous waste,

adhere to training requirements and Contingency Plan requirements.

Miller Desk, Inc also stored hazardous waste without having a RCRA Storage Permit

$123,600 7/31/02
9 Synthron, Inc.
305 Amherst Road
Morganton, North Carolina 28655

Burke County

NCD 982 121 790
failed to maintain the site to minimize the possibility of a release of hazardous waste and failed to make an appropriate arrangement with a responding local hospital whose services would be requested in the event of an emergency. $7,000.00 8/13/02
10 DML Indutrial Products-Forest City Tools
620 23rd Street NW
Hickory, NC 28603

Catawba County

NCD 003 224 03
DML offered its hazardous waste to a transporter and disposer that did not have an EPA Identification Number, failed to prepare a manifest and failed to provide the disposer with the required written notice concerning. $7,500.00 11/04/02
11 Image Products Group LLC
700 Crestdale Street
Matthews, North Carolina 28106

Mecklenburg County

NCD 041 048 448

failed to:

place waste in containers,

close containers,

conduct weekly inspections and to keep records of inspections,

adhere to training requirements and

obtain a hazardous waste storage permit for the storage of hazardous waste.

$66,500.00 12/19/02

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