The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Metal Improvement Company, LLC (“MIC”) entered into a November 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) violations.
MIC is stated to operate a Shelby Township, Michigan facility that pretreats, coats and paints parts for the automotive, military, aerospace and other industries.
The CAFO provides that the facility consists of land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for treating, storage or disposing of hazardous waste.
The facility is alleged to have generated solid waste such as waste paint, waste solid, paint booth filters, wastewater treatment sludge, grit blasting waste, and solvent rags. Further, the facility is stated to be a RCRA generator and produce several hazardous waste identified under Michigan’s RCRA regulations.
The CAFO provides that the MIC facility does not have RCRA interim status or a permit to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste.
The CAFO alleges RCRA violations which include:
- Storage of hazardous waste without a permit or interim status
- Failure to make hazardous determinations
- Failure to make complete contingency plan requirements
- Failure to conduct weekly inspections
- Universal waste/failure to close and label containers at universal waste lamps
MIC agrees to a civil penalty of $80,000.
Click here to download a copy of the CAFO.
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