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Hazardous Waste Section - Civil Penalty Assessments, March 2007

 

Name

Violation

Penalty Amount Date Issued

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

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

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

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

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