North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Hazardous Waste Section
Civil Penalty Assessments
2007

#

Name

Violation

Penalty Amount Date Issued
1 SEM Products, Inc.
106 Enterprise Dr.
Rockingham, NC 28379

NCD 991 302 617
Richmond County

 
Failed to:
  • mark containers with accumulation starting dates;
  • label container with the words “Hazardous Waste”
  • maintain records of the annual hazardous waste training;
  • close satellite accumulation hazardous waste container; and
  • retain a signed copy of hazardous waste manifest.
$16,950 2/6/07
2 Salvista Trading LLC
2910 Horseshoe Lane
Charlotte, NC 28202

NCS 000 000 462
Mecklenburg County
Failed to:
  • make proper hazardous waste determination;
  • stored/disposed of hazardous waste without obtaining an EPA identification number;
  • transported hazardous waste without preparing a manifest;
  • operated to minimize the possibility of sudden and unsudden releases of hazardous waste;
  • Stored hazardous waste improperly; and
  • Stored hazardous waste without obtaining a permit.
$67,500 2/7/07
3 Farmtrac North America, LLC a/k/a Long Agribusiness
111 Fairview Street
Tarboro, NC 27886

NCD 003 183 167
Edgecombe County
 

Failed to:

  • make proper hazardous waste determination;

  • take part in annual training;

  • maintain job descriptions;

  • have the type and amount of the training;

  • include a list of emergency equipment;

  • include proper signals of the facility's evacuation routes in the contingency plan;

  • place waste inside containers;

  • close satellite hazardous waste container;

  • label satellite hazardous waste container;

  • mark with the date the satellite container holding excess accumulation;

  • submit its Biennial Report; and

  • keep records of its weekly inspections of the hazardous waste storage area.

$44,750 2/22/07
4 EQ Industrial Services, Inc. d/b/a EQ North Carolina
1005 Investment Dr.
Apex, NC 27501

NCD 982 170 292
Wake County
 
Failed to:
  • minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden releases of hazardous waste;
  • carry out the provisions of the contingency plan in the presence of a fire, explosion or releases of hazardous waste;
  • inform the Department orally within 24 hours of information of a release or discharges of hazardous waste, or of a fire or explosion from the facility;
  • note in the operating record the time, date and detail of incidents that require implementing the contingency plan;
  • remedy deterioration or malfunctioning equipment or structures which the inspection reveals on a schedule which ensures that the problem does not lead to an environmental or human health hazard;
  • take precautions to prevent reactions during several incidents;
  • record and maintain results of waste analyses, waste determinations and results of inspections;
  • label hazardous waste containers with accumulation dates;
  • take part in required annual training; and
  • monitor observation wells annually for all hazardous waste stored or treated on the facility.
$553,225 3/5/07
5

Metal Industries, Inc.
5643 US HWY 70W
Marion, NC 28752
 

NCD982167066
McDowell County
 

Failed to:

  • Closed hazardous waste containers;

  • mark containers with accumulation start dates;

  • label containers with "Hazardous Waste;"

  • Annually review hazardous waste training;

  • maintain records of the emergency coordinator's job description;

  • minimize the possibility of releases; and

  • maintain a list emergency coordinators on their contingency plan.

$19,317 3/7/07

6

IPS Corporation
600 Ellis Road
Durham, NC 27703

NCR000135509
Durham County
 

Failed to:

  • Make waste determination;

  • inspect containers weekly;

  • mark containers with the accumulation start date;

  • label containers with the words 'Hazardous Waste";

  • take part in an annual review of initial training; and

  • submit exception report when it did not receive final copy of manifest 45 days after waste transported.

$79,250

3/21/07

7

Alphonse Hays dba Diversified Env. Info, Inc.

3900 Costwold Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27401
NC0991302837
Guilford County

Failed to:

  • Make waste determination; and

  • provide manifests of hazardous waste transported.

$32,000

3/22/07

8

Meritage, LLC

211 McKenzie Road
Mooresville, NC 28115
 

NCS000000475

Iredell County

Failed to make a waste determination of waste discharges from the container storage area. $5,000 4/3/07
9 StrideMark, LLC d.b.a Component Concepts, Inc.
200 Mason Way
Thomasville, NC 27360


NCD 003 233 756
Davidson County

 
Failed to:
  • make a waste determination of waste;
    waste was not properly placed in containers;
  • closed containers;
  • weekly inspect containers of hazardous waste;
  • place accumulations starting date on hazardous waste containers;
  • label containers with the words “Hazardous Waste”;
  • include job title, and job description of people serve as emergency coordinators;
  • keep training records on-site;
  • amend contingency plan for changes;
  • control Hazardous Waste releases in satellite containers;
  • label and close Satellite containers; and
  • close, label and date Universal Waste containers.
$49,003.50
 
6/4/07
10 Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
1501 Williamsboro Street
Oxford, NC 27565


NCD 980 729 875
Granville County

Failed to:
  • make waste determination;
  • place accumulation start dates on containers; and
  • have two feet min aisle space in storage area

     
$32,475
 
6/5/07
11 Surtronics, Inc.
4001 Beryl Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27606

NCD 003 459 336
Wake County
Failed to:
  • file an Exception Report for manifests; and
  • label date and close universal waste containers.
$1,320
Short Order
 
6/15/07
12

NEPTCO Incorporated
2012 Hickory Blvd.
Lenoir, NC 28645

NCD 095 465 035

Caldwell County
 

Failed to:

  • make a waste determination of waste;

  • offer Hazardous waste to transporters and disposers with an EPA ID number; and

  • prepare a hazardous waste manifest for the shipment of hazardous waste.

$9.500 8/15/07
13 Morton Metalcraft Company
835 Salem Road Welcome, NC

NCD 083 637 520 Davidson County
 

Failed to:

  • make a waste determination of waste;

  • close and mark satellite containers;

  • have accumulation start dates on containers;

  • label containers with the words "Hazardous Waste";

  • maintain aisle space;

  • keep hazardous waste records for three years;

  • post to the name and telephone number of the emergency coordinator ;

  • properly label Used oil containers;

  • stored hazardous waste over the small quantity generators limits; and

  • failed to obtain a permit for being a hazardous waste storage facility.

$85,000

In addition, the facility was invoiced $1,750

 

9/24/07
14 Flow Automotive Center Industries of Winston-Salem, LLC

1400 South Stratford Road, Winston-Salem NC

NCD 982 093 965 Forsyth County
 

Failed to:

  • make a waste determination of waste;

  • offered the hazardous waste to a transporter and a facility that had not received an EPA identification;

  • prepare hazardous waste manifests for shipments of hazardous waste;

  • close, labeled or mark a 30-gallon trash container with the words “Hazardous Waste”;

  • provide documentation of the refusal of State or local authorities to make the required arrangements was not available at the time of inspection;

  • name of the emergency coordinator and the location of fire and spill equipment were not posted next to the phone;

  • employees had not received adequate training;

  • clean up spills of hazardous waste from a trash container used to store hazardous waste;

  • determine if waste required treatment prior to being land disposed;

  • place used fluorescent tubes in containers;

  • mixed hazardous waste brake cleaner with used oil for disposal;

  • label or mark a number of used oil containers with the words “Used Oil.

$51,375 10/5/07
15 Capri Industries, Inc.

305 So. Green St.
P O Drawer 2215
Morganton, NC

NCD 986 228 930
Burke County

 
Failed to:
  • transfer hazardous waste from a container that was leaking, to a container that was in good condition;
  • close container of hazardous waste;
  • mark the accumulation start date on a container of hazardous waste:
  • minimize the possibility of a release of hazardous waste;
  • make arrangements with a local hospital;
  • post the appropriate emergency information next to the telephone;
  • ensure that employees were thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures;
  • accumulated hazardous waste for more than 180-days limit;
  • stored hazardous waste and did not comply with Part 264 standards;
  • operated a hazardous waste storage facility by storing hazardous waste on site for greater than 180 days;

 

$59,950 10/31/2007

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