





                                                                          FINAL



                               2015 Damage Cases - Analysis of Scrap Metal, Spent Lead-Acid Battery,
                                                   and Drum Recycling Exclusion





                                                                  Prepared for:

                                           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                            Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR)
                                                      1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460








                                                                   Prepared by:

                                                   Eastern Research Group, Inc.
                                                            14555 Avion Parkway
                                                                      Suite 200
                                                       Chantilly, VA 20151-1102




                                                                    May 1, 2015




                                                   EPA Contract No. EP-W-10-055
                                                        Work Assignment Task 4B
                                                                               


                                                     PREFACE

       As part of EPA's effort to revise the current "definition of solid waste" in the 2008
 Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule, also known as the "DSW rule" (the 2015
 DSW rule was published on January 13, 2015), EPA undertook an extensive damage case study looking at environmental damages caused by recycling hazardous secondary materials from 1982 to the present. The information in the report helped the Agency to craft the specific conditions
 for recycling hazardous secondary materials. The report was initially completed in January 2007 and updated in 2008, 2011, and 2012. The damage case study identified 250 cases in which environmental damage of some kind occurred from some type of recycling activity, and that appeared to clearly fit within the scope of the study.

 The current study consists of the collection of 31 additional damage cases that have occurred or have been recorded since July 2011 (when the last update to the damage case study was completed). Following comments by EPA, additional information regarding these 31 new damage cases was collected and presented in this report.



                                                    CONTENTS

                                                                           Page

 FACILITY 1: CHARLES BATCHELDER SITE ........................................................................................ 1

 FACILITY 2: MERRIMACK INDUSTRIAL METALS .............................................................................. 3

 FACILITY 3: FORMER JOHN C. TOMBARELLO & SONS PROPERTY .................................................... 5

 FACILITY 4: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 7

 FACILITY 5: ARECIBO BATTERY RECYCLING COMPANY .................................................................. 9

 FACILITY 6: W.R. RECYCLING OF CABO ROJO ............................................................................... 11

 FACILITY 7: AL SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED .................................................................................. 13

 FACILITY 8: ECO INTERNATIONAL (ENVIROCYCLE INCORPORATED) ............................................ 15

 FACILITY 9: P&W WASTE OIL SITE (SULLY'S OIL RECOVERY) .................................................... 17

 FACILITY 10: PERMA-FIX CHEMICAL OF SOUTH GEORGIA ............................................................ 19

 FACILITY 11: TWIN STATE BATTERY ............................................................................................. 21

 FACILITY 12: ULAH BATTERY LEAD RECLAIMING SITE................................................................. 23

 FACILITY 13: WWS ASSOCIATES DBA (DOING BUSINESS AS) 2TRG .............................................. 25

 FACILITY 14: ALL PRO SCRAP ....................................................................................................... 27

 FACILITY 15: SQS DBA ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING GROUP ...................................................... 29

 FACILITY 16: LOEWENTHAL METAL CORPORATION ...................................................................... 31

 FACILITY 17: NEW LYME METALS SITE......................................................................................... 33

 FACILITY 18: BATTERY RECLAMATION INCORPORATED ................................................................ 35

 FACILITY 19: GOLD METAL RECYCLING........................................................................................ 37

 FACILITY 20: EFFLUENT RECYCLING (MICHAEL MARTIN & ASSOCIATES) .................................... 39

 FACILITY 21: KRIGER BATTERY..................................................................................................... 41

 FACILITY 22: SCRUB-A-DUBB BARREL COMPANY ........................................................................ 43

 FACILITY 23: NORTHWESTERN METAL COMPANY ......................................................................... 45

 FACILITY 24: FORMER RAINBOW SERVICES, LLC. (UNITED CONTAINER) ..................................... 47



 FACILITY 25: LUMINOUS ELECTRONIC RECYCLING ....................................................................... 49

 FACILITY 26: STONE CASTLE RECYCLING ..................................................................................... 51

 FACILITY 27: DLUBAK GLASS COMPANY....................................................................................... 53

 FACILITY 28: DOW MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 55

 FACILITY 29: MULTNOMAH METALS SITE ..................................................................................... 57

 FACILITY 30: SEATTLE BARREL COMPANY .................................................................................... 59

 FACILITY 31: TOTAL METAL RECYCLING, INC. (TMR).................................................................. 61



 Facility 1: Charles Batchelder Site

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
CTD 981 069 180 (ID number used for removal activity)/ CTD 001 182 278 (ID number for the actual site address)
                                       2
Facility Address and County
46A Swamp Rd., Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT 06470
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 1
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler, Aluminum Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
42151/Metal Service Center, 331312/Primary Aluminum
Production
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
Yes
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1987
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Scrap metal recycling from 1947 to 1987. Secondary smelting of aluminum into ingots.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned two large piles of bag house dust in a building on property. Twenty piles of dross were found abandoned on the northern portion of the site.
 11
Damage Description
Soil contamination. Abandoned waste.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1947
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
2013
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal. Looking for a Responsible Party.
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes.
5/11 - 10/16/1997 - Removed multiple drums of soil. PCB
contaminated soil capped onsite.
2/14/2013 - Removal of hazardous waste liquids, dross, and contaminated soil.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Contaminated soil. Abandoned waste.
 21
Damage Description
Abandoned hazardous waste and contaminated soils. Aluminum smelting waste/soil/ash/dross - 11,991 tons, liquid waste/D001/D010 - 20 lbs., D002 - 65 lbs., D006,007,008,010,011 - 3,000 lbs., D006 - 2,000 lbs., D011 - 200 lbs., D007 - 1,600 lbs.
 22
Fatalities?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$1,802,400 (EPA funding ceiling)
 25
Property and Other Damages

 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, used oil.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable, D002/Corrosive, D004/Arsenic, D006/Cadmium, D007/Chromium, D008/Lead, PCB's.
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Unknown.
 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC Daniel Burke, 617-918-1285
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, SEMS, RCRA INFO, OSC http://iaspub.epa.gov/enviro/cerclisquery.get_report?pgm_sy s_id=CTD981069180



 Facility 2: Merrimack Industrial Metals

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
NHD 982 745 655 (Region 1 Remediation)
                                       2
Facility Address and County
735A Milford Road, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, NH
03054
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 1
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1999
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company operated as a ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler from 1963 to 1999.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
As part of a sale of the property in 1999, contaminated soil was stock-piled as part of a cleanup. Property sale did not go through and property owner died in 2007. Contaminated soil pile abandoned.
 11
Damage Description
Lead and PCB contaminated soil.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1963
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
4/16/2010
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal, 4/20/2009 - 4/16/2010.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Contaminated soil, abandoned waste.
 21
Damage Description
Contaminated soil-lead, 2,800 mg/kg, PCB, 72 mg/kg. 7,455 tons of lead and PCB contaminated soil.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$1,766,700
 25
Property and Other Damages




 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
In two buildings on site, spent lead acid batteries, gas cylinders, and small containers of hazardous chemicals.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead, PCB, Aroclor 1254
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Unknown.
 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC Brent England 617-918-1279
EPA SAM Nancy Smith 617-918-1476
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, OSC



 Facility 3: Former John C. Tombarello & Sons Property

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
MAD 019 426 238
                                       2
Facility Address and County
207 Marston Street, Essex Co., Lawrence, MA 01841
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 1
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1998
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Recycling facility operated from 1952 to 1998. Facility accepted crushed cars, storage tanks, machinery, and computer parts. Company used cyanide to recover gold.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Dust from site caused soil contamination on adjoining nine residential properties. Contaminated soil was stockpiled on
5/21/1998 and removed during two removal actions between
2010 and 2012.
 11
Damage Description
Soil contamination on nine privately owned residential properties.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1952
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
6/22/2012
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal and Responsible Party (First Lawrence Financial, LLC)
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal 9/14/2010 - 7/6/2011 and 6/22/2012.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned contaminated soil pile.
 21
Damage Description
Contaminated soil- tetrachloroethene/1.8 ppm, Cadmium/162 mg/kg, TPH/6,900 mg/kg, PCB/13.1 mg/kg
 22
Fatalities?
None.
 23
Injuries?
None.
 24
Cleanup Costs
Estimated $1,000,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Soil Contamination on facility and nine residential properties.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Crushed cars, storage tanks, machinery, and computer parts. Company also used cyanide to recover gold.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, D006/Cadmium, D007/Chromium, D008/Lead
 28
Material Description
Contaminated soil.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Unknown.
 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC Michael Barry 617-918-1344
EPA SAM Nancy Smith 617-918-1436
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, SEMS, OSC
http://public.dep.state.ma.us/fileviewer/DefaultScanned.aspx
?documentid=20193



 Facility 4: Sims Metal Management

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
NJD 041 974 981
                                       2
Facility Address and County
1 Linden Ave., Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ 07305
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 2
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. LQG
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active operational site
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company is one of the largest scrap metal recyclers in the United States. The site recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metals, buses, rail cars, and electronic waste. The facility does scrap vehicle processing, mobile baling, car crushing, shearing, shredding, tin compacting, and torch cutting. The site has a history of fires and had major fires at the facility in
10/17/2010 and 8/19/2013. In the past three years the facility has faced $188,000 in fines from OSHA for exposing employees to high concentrations of lead.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Fires. Fire reports can be obtained by contacting the Jersey
City, NJ, Fire Department. (201)-547-4247 (chief's office).
 11
Damage Description
The last two major fires were limited to fires in the scrap metal piles.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Dates of Fires: 10/17/2010, 9/5/2011, 8/19/2013, and
2/21/2014.
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Damage was cleaned up by the Company.
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Air and surface water.
 21
Damage Description
Current environmental damage is limited to area around the fire.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown, Sims incurred cost.
 25
Property and Other Damages
Extent of any soil, sediment or surface water (Hudson River)
extent of contamination is unknown at this time.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap Metal
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
 28
Material Description
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, buses, rail cars, and electronic waste.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
None.
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO



 Facility 5: Arecibo Battery Recycling Company

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
PRR 000 004 655
                                        2
Facility Address and County
Road No. 2 Bo Cambalache, Arecibo, Arecibo Co., PR
00612
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 2
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Lead Acid Battery Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
331492/Secondary Smelting, Refining and Alloying of
Non-ferrous Metal, 335911/Storage Battery Manufacturing,
535912/Primary Battery Mfg
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
LQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active facility.
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The Company recycles used motor vehicle batteries and produces approximately 60 tons of lead per day. The Company is the only battery recycler in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to have a secondary lead smelter. EPA has investigated and found that in 2007, the company reconstructed and tested a furnace at its facility without properly notifying EPA. The company built another furnace in 2010 and informed EPA, but failed to notify the agency
of its testing of pollution control equipment.
EPA cited facility for failure to keep containers closed, failure to have a permit, failure to conduct training, LDR violations, failure to make proper waste determination, labeling violations. Penalty - $112,000 and SEP valued at
$598,935.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Inadequate engineering and administrative controls led to the migration of lead-contaminated dust from the facility via workers' clothes, shoes, persons (skin, hair), and personal vehicles.
                                       11
Damage Description
Soil contamination.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
About 7/1994
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Corrective action being taken by the Company.
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party (Arecibo Battery Recycling Company)
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Started 5/7/2011



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Lead contaminated soil and lead contamination of personal vehicles and homes.
                                       21
Damage Description
Approximately 150 children tested who may have been exposed to lead from the Battery Recycling facility, 20 percent have lead in their blood above levels considered a problem among health professionals. Lead contamination was also found in Company employee homes and vehicles.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown.
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Soil contamination on adjoining agricultural property.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Spent lead acid batteries.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description
Spent lead acid batteries
                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Unknown.
                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Eric Wilson, 732-321-6620
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, SEMS, OSC
EPA News Releases from Region 2 dated 8/10/2011,



 Facility 6: W.R. Recycling of Cabo Rojo

Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
PRN 008 021 347
                                       2
Facility Address and County
PR 103 KM 2.3, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Co., PR 00023
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 2
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycling
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. CESQG
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active facility
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The Company crushes motor vehicles and recycles scrap metal. On three occasions from 2009 to 2012, EPA inspected the facility to determine its compliance with federal
hazardous waste regulations. EPA issued a legal complaint to the company for violations discovered. Facility cited by EPA for failure to make a waste determination, failure to get a permit, release of hazardous waste to the soil and air.
6/11/2014 penalty $28,735. SEP $133,000.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of hazardous materials and spills of fluids.
 11
Damage Description
Contaminated soil.
 12
Start Date of Damage
2007
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
6/2012
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Release of automotive fluids to the environment causing soil contamination.
 21
Damage Description
Petroleum contaminated fluids present in the soil.
 22
Fatalities?
None
 23
Injuries?
None
 24
Cleanup Costs




Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 25
Property and Other Damages
Contaminated soil.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, scrap metal, used oil and other petroleum waste.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable
 28
Material Description
Salvaged motor vehicles.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Yes
 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, John Martin, 212-637-3662
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO
EPA News Release, 7/9/2014, "EPA Settlement with Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Auto Crushing Company, Addresses Hazardous Waste and Used Oil".



 Facility 7: Al Solutions Incorporated

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
WVR 000 012 021
                                        2
Facility Address and County
1000 South Chester St., New Cumberland, Hancock Co., WV 26047
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 3
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Metal Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
331411/ Non  - ferrous metal (Except Al Smelting)
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. CESQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
12/9/2010
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The AL Solutions plant (formerly known as Jamegy, Inc. recycles titanium and zirconium, which is used as an alloy addition for aluminum.
On 7/16/2014, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CBS) published a "Case Study of the Metal Dust Explosion and Fire" at Al Solution. A key finding was the company did not adhere to the practices recommended in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 484 for controlling combustible metal dust hazards. The West Virginia Area Office of OSHA issued one willful and 12 serious violations to the Company as a result of the explosion.
In December 2013, the company agreed to implement safeguards at all facilities in a settlement of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act violations.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Explosion. The explosion in the production building was caused by the buildup of flammable hydrogen and its ignition of combustible titanium and zirconium dusts that were generated at the facility according to OSHA report number 313378242.
A copy of the fire report can be obtained from the New
Cumberland, WV, Fire Department, 717-774-0193.
 11
Damage Description
Debris from explosion scattered in yard of local residents.
 12
Start Date of Damage
12/9/2010
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
12/9/2010
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil
 21
Damage Description
Explosion, 12/9/2010
 22
Fatalities?
Yes, 3 employees killed. Final OSHA incident report number
313378242. https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detai l?id=200632321.
 23
Injuries?
Yes, 1 employee injured
 24
Cleanup Costs

 25
Property and Other Damages
Facility production area destroyed. Debris scattered into yards of local residents.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Titanium and zirconium scrap metal.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable.
 28
Material Description
Titanium and zirconium scrap metal.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Dennis Matlock, 304-234-0284
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO, OSC, IMIS https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/Final_Case_Study_7.161.pdf http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2013-
12/documents/alsolution-cd.pdf https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=2
00632321



 Facility 8: ECO International (Envirocycle Incorporated)

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
PAD 981 041 676
                                        2
Facility Address and County
899 Assembly Place, Hallstead, Susquehanna Co., PA 18822
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 3
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste
Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?

                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
Yes (2013)
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Late 2013
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company processed all types of computer equipment and e-scrap and specializing in CRT, televisions, monitors and display devices. The company is one of the processing contractors of the OEM-backed Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM),
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned material.
 11
Damage Description
Closed with 12,000 tons of CRT leaded glass.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Late 2013
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Ongoing.
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party (Electronic Manufacturers Recycling
Management Company)
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned materials.
 21
Damage Description
12,000 tons of abandoned CRT leaded glass.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown.
 25
Property and Other Damages
12,000 tons of CRT leaded glass abandoned in warehouse.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Electronic waste (television, CRTs, CRT glass.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
 28
Material Description
Leaded CRT glass.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, John Martin,
214-665-6748

 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, E-Scrap News(3/2014)



 Facility 9: P&W Waste Oil Site (Sully's Oil Recovery)

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
NCD 986 215 242
                                       2
Facility Address and County
10518 Royster Road, Leland, Brunswick Co., NC 28451
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 4
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Used Oil Recycling
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
562119/Other Waste Collection
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
Yes. Used Oil Processor, CESQG
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
3/2012
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Company collected and recycled used oil, oily water, and antifreeze from 1993 to 3/2012.
Between 9/1/2009 and 9/15/2009, P&W employees transported more than 130,000 gallons of used oil contaminated with more than 500 ppm of PCBs to another facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Company owner, Benjamin Franklin Pass, 60, pleaded guilty to violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act. As part of the plea agreements, P&W agreed to pay restitution in the
estimated amount of $19 million, as compensation to victims Colonial Oil and International Paper for the costs associated with the storage and proper disposal of the PCB- contaminated used oil.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
In 2009 the facility accepted five transformers containing PCB contaminated oil. The PCB contaminated used oil was blended with recycled used oil and sold. In 2009 a tank containing PCB contaminated used oil ruptured. Site contained 32 tanks filled with contaminated used oil.
 11
Damage Description
Distributed PCB-contaminated oil.
 12
Start Date of Damage
7/2009
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
5/15/2014
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil/PCB and Benzene contamination. GW/PCB and Benzene contamination.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 21
Damage Description
Cleanup included 213 gallons PCB contaminated oil, 918
tons of PCB solids, 1993 tons sludge, treated 229,500 gallons of oil water, and decontaminated 154,420 lbs of scrap metal.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$3,400,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Soil contamination.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Used oil, oily water, and antifreeze.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D018/Benzene, PCBs
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Terry Stilman, 404-562-8748
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO, SEMS, IMIS
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nce/press/2012/2012-jun-
27.html



 Facility 10: Perma-Fix Chemical of South Georgia

Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
GAD 093 380 814
                                       2
Facility Address and County
1612 James P. Rogers Circle, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA
31601
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 4
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Solvent Recycling
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
562211/Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
Yes. TSD. LQG
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active Facility
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
A fully permitted TSD facility offering services to generators throughout the United States. Services include processing
and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste liquid, solids and sludges with BTU content. Also offer solvent recovery and disposal.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
An explosion occurred in the plant's fuel blending area. The explosion possibly occurred when a fork lift operator was unloading the contents of a 55-gallon drum in the fuel blending tank. The tank overflowed and the fuel made contact with a hot spot on the fork lift resulting in an explosion. The fire that ensued spread to the waste storage area. OSHA case incident number is 931725.015.
A copy of the fire report can be obtained by contacting the Valdosta Fire Department, 229- 333-1836. A copy of the report was forwarded to EPA on 4/20/2015.
 11
Damage Description
The explosion and ensuing fire destroyed approximately
75% of the facility. The Company office was not damaged.
 12
Start Date of Damage
8/14/2013
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
8/23/2013
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
Yes
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
No Soil or GW contamination.



Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 21
Damage Description
100,000 gallons of wastewater was removed from the facility following the fire. It consisted of 60,000 gallons of fire fighting liquids and 40,000 gallons of hazardous waste liquid from the plant's secondary containment. Of 1,800 containers on site, 1,199 drums were compromised by the fire. Those containers that did not rupture, the contents had to be
handled as unknowns because all the drum labels were destroyed.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
Three employees injured. OSHA incident report 931725.015.
 24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown
 25
Property and Other Damages
1,800 drums either exploded or were compromised.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Recycled solvents, paints.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable, D002/Corrosive, D003/Reactive
 28
Material Description
Leachate; acetone and VOC
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Yes
 31
Case Contacts
EPA SAM, Carolyn Callihan, 404-562-8913
EPA OSC, Chris Russell, 850-274-1575
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, SEMS, ECHO https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_deta il?id=931725.015



 Facility 11: Twin State Battery

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
NCS 000 000 516
                                        2
Facility Address and County
2625 North Stewart St., Newton, Catawba County, NC
28658
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 4
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Lead Acid Battery Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
335912/Primary Battery Manufacturing
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. CESQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
Yes
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
4/2013
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company began operation in 1988.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Twin State Battery stored their hazardous waste in a 10-ft x
20-ft x 5-ft vault onsite. The uncovered vault was abandoned onsite.
 11
Damage Description
Abandoned 7,600 gallons of hazardous waste wash water. Contaminated soil.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Unknown.
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Ongoing.
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal. Started 5/5/2014.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned hazardous waste. Lead contaminated soil from seepage of contaminants from the vault.
 21
Damage Description
1,000 gallons battery wash water and hazardous waste was abandoned in vault.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$155,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Abandoned waste water in underground vault.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Lead contaminated battery wash water.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D007/Chromium, D008/Lead
 28
Material Description
Lead contaminated battery wash water.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Kevin Eichinger, 404-562-8268
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO, OSC



 Facility 12: Ulah Battery Lead Reclaiming Site

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
NCD 981 864 614
                                       2
Facility Address and County
SR 1219 Dinah Road, Asheboro, Randolph Co., NC 27203
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 4
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Lead Acid Battery Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
335912/Primary Battery Manufacturer
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
None
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1985
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Battery cracking occurred at the site from 1965-1985.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Battery cracking operations caused lead soil contamination. Hundreds of batteries were cracked and then melted in
drums. Battery acid was released to the ground. Battery chips were dumped onsite.
 11
Damage Description
Lead soil contamination on multiple residential properties.
 12
Start Date of Damage
During the early 1970s.
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
12/15/2011
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal 9/15/1993 - 5/3/1994 and 8/31/2011 - 12/15/2011.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Lead contaminated soil. Lead battery chips.
 21
Damage Description
Soil was contaminated with lead/59,700 ppm and arsenic/3,735 ppm. Removal included 290 tons of lead contaminated battery casings and 1,010 tons of lead/arsenic contaminated soil.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$120,616
 25
Property and Other Damages
Residential properties with lead soil contamination.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Spent lead acid batteries.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead, D004/Arsenic, Sodium Phosphate
 28
Material Description
Lead battery casings and battery chips.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
No
 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Lynnette Scholar, 404-562-8799
EPA SAM, Jennifer Wendel, 404-562-8799
 32
Case Sources
SEMS, OSC



 Facility 13: WWS Associates dba (doing business as) 2TRG

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
OHR 000 156 240
                                        2
Facility Address and County
11093 Kenwood Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio 45242
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recyclers
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste
Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. LQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Late 2013
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
2 TRG began operation in 2003. In late 2013, the company ceased recycling operations and closed its doors. E-Waste Systems (EWSI) purchased the company's assets in early
2014, but claim they did not purchase the liabilities which included 1,500 tons of CRT glass.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned material.
 11
Damage Description
1,500 tons of CRT glass, television, electronics.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Late 2013
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Ongoing
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
To be determined.
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned material
 21
Damage Description
1,500 tons of CRT glass, television, electronics.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
Estimated $600,000 to $1,000,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Abandoned waste in warehouse.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
CRT glass, televisions, electronics.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
 28
Material Description
CRT glass, television, computers, misc. electronics.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
Ohio EPA, Dina Pierce, 614-644-2160
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, E-Scrap News(3/2014)
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488309/00011177
6813000654/exhibit992.htm



  Facility 14: All Pro Scrap

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
INR 000 123 893
                                        2
Facility Address and County
1905 Lawton Ave., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN 46203
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
42193/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesale
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active recycling operation.
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The Company opened its Lawton Avenue facility in 2003. It is a scrap metal recycling facility that takes in scrap metal, salvaged vehicles, empty drums and used oil filters.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Fire. The building containing the shredded materials caught fire destroying the building holding these materials. Fluff in the shredder caught fire. A copy of the fire report can be obtained by contacting Blake Harvey, Battalion 5, Indianapolis Fire Department, 317- 327-2549.
                                       11
Damage Description
Shredder and building destroyed by fire.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
12/18/2013
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
5/9/2014
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party and Federal
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil contamination
                                       21
Damage Description
Oily waste and fire suppression water flowed off-site and into a Quonset hut to the east. Wastewater flowed north onto a roadway, alley, and onto residential properties. Five residential properties were impacted. Excavated 387 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of 918 tons of oily
wastewater.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Federal cost - $199,177



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Five residential properties were impacted.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap metal
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, PAH, used oil, and oily waste.
                                       28
Material Description
Scrap metal, salvaged vehicles, empty drums and used oil filters.
                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Yes. Mismanaged fluids
                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Shelly Lam, 317-308-3073
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OSC



 Facility 15: SQS dba Environmental Recycling Group

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
MID 059 912 956
                                        2
Facility Address and County
13040 Merriman Road, Livonia, Wayne Co., MI 48150
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Waste Recycling and Transfer Facility
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562112/ Hazardous Waste Collection
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
CESQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active Operation
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
An environmental company that provides waste management, reclamation, transportation, recycling, and disposal services.
State found violations during 1/15/2010 inspection.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Fire. A copy of the fire report can be obtained by contacting the Livonia Fire Department Headquarters, (734-466-2444).
 11
Damage Description
Warehouse fire.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1/15/2014
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
1/21/2014
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
EPA/Sampling & Monitoring
Responsible Party/Cleanup
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes  -  Emergency Removal Action. 1/15 - 1/21/2014.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Surface Water
 21
Damage Description
Firefighting run-off entered a nearby sewer system that drained to tributary of Middle Rouge River and eventually into the Detroit River
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 25
Property and Other Damages
Cleanup of impacted asphalt and concrete surfaces, sewer line rodding and jetting, dewater and power washing of the sewer-line lift station, removal of impacted water and snow.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Hazardous waste and universal waste batteries, Mercury containing lamps, mercury, and pesticides.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury
 28
Material Description
Hazardous waste and universal waste batteries. Mercury containing lamps, mercury, and pesticides.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Brian Kelly, 734-692-7684
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO, OSC



 Facility 16: Loewenthal Metal Corporation

 This facility has been excluded from consideration as a damage case because operations occurred outside the time scope (before 1982 recycling cut-off date). It is one of numerous historic
 smelters included in a study conducted by William P. Eckel in 2001 and being addressed under the Superfund program. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/npl_hrs/Lead_Smelter_Strategy_Final_Version_083012.pdf

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
ILP 000 510 081
                                       2
Facility Address and County
947 West Cullerton, Chicago, Cook Co. IL 60608
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycling
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
331492/Secondary smelting of non-ferrous metals
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End date of Recycling Operation
Early 1950s
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Loewenthal Metal Corporation operated as a lead and zinc smelter, as well as a scrap metal dealer, during the 1940s. In December 2011, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency referred the site to EPA for a potential cleanup action. EPA began conducting sampling activities beginning the week of Nov. 26, 2012
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Fire.
 11
Damage Description
Contaminated soil and debris.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1950's
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Ongoing. Additional contamination exists on property owned by BNSF railroad.
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its
ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL? Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, what is its status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal/6/24-10/1/2013.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 21
Damage Description
The production building was demolished after a fire at the facility around 1950 and all of the demolition debris was buried on site and covered with soil. The building demolition debris was used to fill the basement.
Removal action included 646.58 tons of non-hazardous soil,
4,155 tons contaminated soil and debris removal, and 64 cubic yards of hazardous soil.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup costs
$750,000 to $950,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Soil contamination
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap metal.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D006/Cadmium, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Steven Faryan, 312-353-9351
 32
Case Sources
SEMS, ECHO, OSC



 Facility 17: New Lyme Metals Site

 EPA is still in the process of determining the end date of recycling operations (i.e., pre- versus post-1982) so the decision to include or exclude this facility from consideration as a damage case is pending.

Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
OHR 000 160 002
                                       2
Facility Address and County
618 U.S. Hwy 6, New Lyme, Ashtabula Co., OH
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
42193/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesale
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Unknown. Drew Lausch initially contacted the EPA regional office on 03/26/15 and, as of 04/30/15, had not received an indication of whether the facility was or was not operating after1982.
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The site is an abandoned residential property that was formerly operated as an electronics scrap yard and metals recycler. During a site visit on December 9, 2009, U.S. EPA OSCs observed approximately 20 drums with unknown contents, numerous drums with solid waste, compressed gas cylinders, PCB-containing capacitors and evidence of on-site burning.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned material and waste.
 11
Damage Description
Contaminated soil. Twenty drums of unknown waste, numerous drums of solid waste, and PCB containing capacitors abandoned next to a building onsite.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Unknown
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
4/2012
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal  -  started 7/12/2010.
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal. 7/12/2010.



Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Contaminated soil, abandoned waste
 21
Damage Description
Removal included 526 tons non-hazardous debris, 6,811 tons non-hazardous soil, 1,800 tons PCB solid mixture, 1,500 gallons liquid (D001, D008, D018, D028), 15x55 gallon drums of oily water, 1x35 gallon drum of chromic acid and
12 tons of scrap tires.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$3,500,000
 25
Property and Other Damages

 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, electronics
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, D006/Cadmium, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury, PCB's
 28
Material Description
Scrap metal, empty gas cylinders and electronic-waste.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, James Justice, 440-250-1744
 32
Case Sources
ECHO, RCRA INFO, OSC, SEMS



 Facility 18: Battery Reclamation  Incorporated

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       1
Facility EPA ID
TXD 988 077 640
                                       2
Facility Address and County
2001 Western Avenue, Pecos, Reeves Co., TX 79772
                                       3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 6
                                       4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Lead Acid Battery Reclamation
                                       5
NAICS Code and Description
335911/Storage Battery Manufacturing, 42393/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers, 42193/Recyclable Material Wholesaler.
                                       6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. Permit cancelled.
                                       7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                       8
End Date of Recycling Operation
2005
                                       9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The site is inactive and abandoned battery reclamation and recycling facility that was referred by the State of Texas (TCEQ) to EPA Region 6 Prevention and Response Branch for cleanup. The company had been stripped of its permits after habitually violating state and federal regulations. The facility faced 17 million dollars in fines and; in 2/2007, the owner abandoned the site and fled to Canada. Some say the facility was closed because of a lack of revenue and breakdown of the hammer mill and magnet.
In a July 2004 investigation, TCEQ discovered violations at the plant, including waste "that investigators had first observed in 1995." Court documents show that the company did not have liability insurance at the time and had not conducted a hazardous materials training course in more than a year. Aisles between equipment in the warehouse were so
crowded that it was difficult for TCEQ investigators to pass.
TCEQ also reported that the plant's paperwork was a disaster and that the company, on more than one occasion, had filed inaccurate reports.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned material.
 11
Damage Description
Contaminated soil. Abandoned waste.
 12
Start Date of Damage
2/2007
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
3/9/2011
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal, 8/10/20103/9/2011
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil. Abandoned material.
 21
Damage Description
Removed 4,579 tons hazardous battery powder, 4,807 tons non-hazardous battery powder, 1,282 tons unprocessed batteries, 3,000 gallons corrosive liquids, 1,663 lbs hazardous PCB oils, paint, mercury, and 2,788 tons of excavated soils.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs

 25
Property and Other Damages
Contaminated soil, abandoned hazardous and non-hazardous waste and material.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Several thousand cubic yards of processed and unprocessed batteries, paint, mercury.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D002/Corrosive, D006/Cadmium, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury, PCB's.
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, William Rhotenberry, 214-665-8372
EPA SAM, Philip Ofosu, 214-665-3178
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, SEMS, OSC, ECHO



 Facility 19: Gold Metal Recycling

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
TXR 000 079 374
                                        2
Facility Address and County
4305 South Lamar, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX 75215
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 6
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Operationally Active
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Facility began recycling ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal in 1976. The site was previously the location of two gas stations, a cement, and iron plant. The responsible party conducted a removal 9/3 - 9/4/2008.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Several fires. Magnesium fire on 7/29/2003, three alarm fire on 9/3/2008, four alarm fire on 10/16/2009.
Fire reports can be obtained from Dallas Fire Rescue 3, (214)
671-9320.
                                       11
Damage Description
Soil contamination. In 2011, EPA found evidence of stormwater runoff at multiple locations along the property boundary. Visual evidence of oil staining along a ditch bank and sediments in the ditch were observed.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
Unknown.
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Unknown.
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal, Responsible Party
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Assessment 2/11 - 6/23/2011.
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Groundwater, surface water, sediment, and soil contamination.
                                       21
Damage Description
Groundwater and soil contamination caused from run-off generated from fighting the 2008 fire. Runoff water was released at an outfall into the Trinity River. Items found in the fire included shredded refrigerators, used car parts, copper, aluminum, and waste wood.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
EPA 2011 Assessment/$10,000
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Groundwater and soil contamination
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury, D018/Benzene
                                       28
Material Description
Ferrous, non-ferrous scrap metal, refrigerators, used car parts, copper, aluminum, and waste wood.
                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Adam Adams, 214-665-2779
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OCS, SEMS



  Facility 20: Effluent Recycling (Michael Martin & Associates)

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
TXR 000 025 254
                                        2
Facility Address and County
1010 Benjamin St., Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX 76106
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 6
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Used Oil Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
Yes. Used Oil Processor
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation

                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
On 1/10/2003, the facility received the first of three complaints regarding improper operation of the facility. The first complaint was there was an open pit leaking contaminated water into city water supply. On 10/13/2004, significant release of used oil to soil. On 11/12/2005, improper storage of hazardous material.
Facility cited for failure to maintain secondary containment, have a permit, and inspect tanks. Penalty $86,000.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of recycled product and leaks and spills.
                                       11
Damage Description
Abandoned used oil in ASTs and UST.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
1/10/2003
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
11/9/2012
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal, 6/12-11/15/2012
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil contamination and abandoned materials.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       21
Damage Description
The site contained approximately 470 containers. Of these, there were four 10,000-gallon and one 6,000-gallon above- ground storage tanks (AST), 26  -  275-gallon totes, 288  - 
55-gallon drums, 80  -  5-gallon pails, one approximately
400-gallon vat, 80 - miscellaneous 1-gallon containers and one secondary containment with up to 10,000 gallons of aqueous waste/rain water.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown.
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Abandoned used oil. Contaminated soil.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Used oil and other petroleum waste.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Gregory Fife, 214-665-6773
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OSC, ECHO



  Facility 21: Kriger Battery

  This facility has been excluded from consideration as a damage case because operations occurred outside the time scope of the study.

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
LA0 000 605 270
                                        2
Facility Address and County
7179 Adams Lane, Greenwood, Caddo Parish, LA 71033
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 6
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Lead Acid Battery Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
335912/Primary Battery Manufacturing
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
Closure Permit, LQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1/1982
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The facility was in the business of reclaiming lead from batteries. The facility operated from 1972 to approximately January 1982 at which time it purportedly closed down due to severely depressed lead market. The facility consisted of a processing building, an acid neutralization pit, a surface impoundment, a hammer-mill area, a battery storage area, and an open vegetation lined drainage channel. The company pursued site closure and received a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) closure permit dated September 27, 1984. LDEQ has no records which indicate
that the site was ever satisfactorily closed. Facility had a record of non-compliance.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of recycled product and waste.
                                       11
Damage Description
Company was issued an emergency cease and desist order because of the discharge of lead and acid waste into Gilmer Bayou. Battery acid carried to neutralization.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
1972
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
8/2009
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal/State
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal/State
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal. Removal 4/14-8/7/2009.
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil, sediments, and surface water.
                                       21
Damage Description
Lead contaminated soil and surface waters of Gilmer Bayou. Lead contaminated soil/112,660 mg/kg. Total EPA waste shipped off site is 2,837.815 tons (approximately 2,340 cubic yards). Total LDEQ waste shipped off site is 1,914.83 tons (approximately 1,600 cubic yards).
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs

                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Contaminated soils onsite and on adjoining residential properties.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Lead acid batteries
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, D007/Chromium, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Unknown.
                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Adam Adams, 214-665-2779
SAM, Philip Ofosu, 214-665-3178
                                       32
Case Sources
OSC, SEMS



 Facility 22: Scrub-A-Dubb Barrel Company

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
TXD 097 054 878
                                        2
Facility Address and County
1102 North Ash Ave., Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX 79403
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 6
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Drum Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
811310/ Reconditioning Shipping Barrels and Drums
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?

                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Operations ceased 12/2009
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company began refurbishing drums in the mid-1970s. The process included cleaning, repairing, and repainting the drums. Drums that were in too poor of a condition to be refurbished or when the supply exceeded the demand, were stacked on the site. It is estimated that more than 2,000 drums with significant quantities of hazardous waste are on the site. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 60,000 drums remain onsite.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned waste and material.
 11
Damage Description
Contaminated soil. Abandoned solid and hazardous waste.
 12
Start Date of Damage
1/1/1981
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
6/21/2012
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal. 7/8-7/20/2011 and
8/30/2011-2/23/2012.
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Contaminated soil. Abandoned waste.
 21
Damage Description
Buried drums of waste and material. Removal included
44,340 empty drums, 2,480 drums containing liquid, 541 drums containing solids and sludge, removal of two AST's, five concrete impoundments (vats), 2,300 drums of hazardous waste, and 3,000 cu/yds of contaminated soil.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No
 24
Cleanup Costs
$2,000,000
 25
Property and Other Damages
Contaminated soil.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Metal Drums.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable, D002/Corrosive, VOCs (MEK, TCE)
 28
Material Description

 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Gregory Fife, 214-655-2275
EPA SAM, Bret Kendrick, 214-665-2240
 32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OSC, SEMS



  Facility 23: Northwestern Metal Company

  [This facility has been excluded from consideration as a damage case because operations occurred outside the time scope of the study. It is another of the historic smelters included in a study conducted by William P. Eckel in 2001 and is being addressed under the Superfund program. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/npl_hrs/Lead_Smelter_Strategy_Final_Version_083012.pdf]

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
NEN 000 706 447
                                        2
Facility Address and County
900 T Street, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE 68508
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 7
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
331492/ Secondary Smelting of Non-Ferrous Metal
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?

                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
1961
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company operated as both a salvage operation and smelter of metal from approximately 1918 to 1961. At the request of the NDEQ, soil samples were taken in early 2013. Samples were taken at 53 residential properties. Lead was detected at action levels on 15 properties.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of hazardous secondary material is suspected-air emissions.
                                       11
Damage Description
Area around facility became contaminated with lead due to suspected air emissions.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
Unknown.
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Ongoing.
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State/Federal
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State/Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil Contamination



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       21
Damage Description
Soil contaminated with lead.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs

                                       25
Property and Other Damages

                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap metal.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Todd Campbell, 913-551-7115
EPA SAM, Jamie Drakey, 913-551-7400
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OSC, SEMS



  Facility 24: Former Rainbow Services, LLC. (United Container)

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
IRA 000 502 377
Rainbow Services is the name used in the OSC data base, while the site is under the name United Container in RCRA Info. The EPA ID number in RCRA INFO is IRA 000 502
377. The Superfund Site Information data base uses a different EPA ID number IAN 000 705 489.
                                        2
Facility Address and County
404 North Forest, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA 52501
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 7
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Drum Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
811310/Reconditioning, shipping barrels and drums.
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No. Abandoned waste.
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
11/4/2004
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Bernard E. Fuhs owned and operated Rainbow Services, LLC, a drum cleaning business, from 12/2003 to 11/2004. Fuhs
used acid to wash drums containing oil. He stored the ignitable and corrosive waste he generated on a neighboring property without a permit. The owner of the property enters into a Consent Decree on 6/23/2008 with EPA agreeing to clean up the site. In a criminal prosecution on 4/29/2010, Mr. Fuhs plead guilty and was sentenced to three months in jail (one day for time served) and pay restitution of $522,622.94 for property cleanup. Mr. Fuhs died on 9/6/2012. United Container is the current company operating on the property.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned waste.
                                       11
Damage Description
400 drums and 400 totes containing waste liquids, D001 and
D002.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
12/2003
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
10/2/2009
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party/Cleanup, Federal/Oversight
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned Waste.
                                       21
Damage Description
Removal included 87,050 gallons oil/water mixture, 13,400 gallons oil/water slurry mixture, 9,800 gallons acidic waste,
4,176 gallons ignitable, 21.75 tons solid waste and 7,040 gallons sludge.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
$522,622.94
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Abandoned liquid and solid waste.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Metal drums
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D001/Ignitable, D002/Corrosive, PAH
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Doug Ferguson, 913-551-7221
EPA SAM, Ron King, 951-551-7568
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, OSC



  Facility 25: Luminous Electronic Recycling

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
COR 000 202 416
                                        2
Facility Address and County
11809 East 51st Ave., Denver, Denver Co., CO 80239
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 8
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
State Registered Electronic Recycling Company
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
5/2013
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Company began collecting and recycling electronics in 2003. Facility operations occurred at several different locations in the Denver area. Companies sold CRT glass to Luminous Electronic Recycling. Luminous rented 25 trailers and filled each trailer with 14 bags of CRT glass and each bag weighed
2,500 pound. Luminous started loading the trailers on 6/2013 and abandoned the trailers on 8/28/2013.
Enforcement Order Issued. Penalty $285,000.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of recycled products and improper disposal of hazardous waste.
                                       11
Damage Description
750 tons of abandoned leaded CRT glass.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
6/2013
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Damage ongoing
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party (Owner)
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned materials.
                                       21
Damage Description
Abandoned leaded CRT glass.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Warehouse containing six million pounds of electronic waste and 25 trailers loaded with bags of CRT glass.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Waste electronics and broken CRT glass.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description
Electronics and CRT glass.
                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
CDPHE, Derek Boer, 303-692-3329
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, E-Scrap News(3/2014)



  Facility 26: Stone Castle Recycling

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
UTR 000 012 930
                                        2
Facility Address and County
1388 W. 200 S., Parowan, Iron Co., UT 84761
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 8
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recycling
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
State Registered Electronic Recycling Company
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No, Lacked revenue to process inventory.
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
3/2014
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The site was being used by Stone Castle Recycling to store electronic waste including televisions and CRTs. Most of the inventory was being stored outside in Gaylord boxes. Stone Castle operated at the site from August 2013 to March 2014. Following a fire on 3/2/2014, the facility closed and was abandoned. The company lacked the revenue to process the inventory remaining on the site.
Utah DEQ, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste (DSHW) issued a Notice of Violation and Compliance citing the facility for failing to have an approved plan of operations and improperly handling and disposing solid waste material.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Fire. Abandoned televisions and CRTs. The fire marshal listed the cause of the fire as "Undetermined".
A copy of the fire report can be obtained by sending a written request via fax to the Cedar City Fire Department, fax # 435-
867-0401.
                                       11
Damage Description
There was approximately 1,661.67 cubic yards of hazardous electronic and related debris that had been abandoned at the Site. It was estimated that there was over 380 tons of leaded glass in the electronic wastes at the Site. During a Removal Site Evaluation, the corrugated cardboard boxes holding the intact CRT televisions were found to be rapidly deteriorating and open. All of the burned debris and mixed electronic waste present at the Site was stockpiled on the ground without any cover or containment.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
3/2/2014
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
12/31/2014
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
This site has not yet been added to SEMS database.
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal, 12/1 - 12/31/2014.
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Contaminated soil. Abandoned televisions and CRT glass.
                                       21
Damage Description
Burned televisions and CRT glass. Cleanup included removal of 3,000 cubic yards non-hazardous debris, 1,500 cubic yards raw electronic waste, 400 cubic yards crushed electronic waste and 500 cubic yards of impacted soil.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
$300,000
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Burned televisions and abandoned CRTs.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Waste electronics (televisions), CRTs
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Steven Merritt, 303-312-6146
                                       32
Case Sources
http://www.epaosc.org/StoneCastleRecyclingParowan, RCRA-INFO, http://www.deq.utah.gov/businesses/S/stonecastle/novcdo.htm

http://www.epaosc.org/sites/9487/files/Stone%20Castle%20R SE%20-%20Trip%20Report%20Final%20-
%2020141914%20-%20Complete.pdf



  Facility 27: Dlubak Glass Company

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
AZR 000 508 259
                                        2
Facility Address and County
19538 South Ave. 1 East, Yuma, Horry Co., AZ 85364
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 9
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
State Registered Electronic Recycling Company
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Facility closed between 4/2014 and 8/2014.
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Facility washed and stored electronics outside. In 2003, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) cited the company for operating without a permit and operating with storage and disposal violations.
On 3/7/2014, the company agreed to pay $120,000 penalty and store CRT glass inside in clearly marked containers.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of hazardous material.
                                       11
Damage Description
CRTs and broken CRT glass was being stored outside. Stained and lead contaminated soil.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
2003
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Damage is ongoing.
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Lead contaminated soil.
                                       21
Damage Description
Lead Contaminated Soil /> 400 mg/kg and 20,000 tons of electronics, CRTs and broken CRT glass.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Cleanup ongoing.
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Lead contaminated soil onsite and in an adjoining five acre orchard.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Electronics (televisions), CRTs
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/ Lead
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
ADEQ, Mark Shaffer, 602-771-2215
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO



  Facility 28: Dow Management

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
AZR 000 509 935
                                        2
Facility Address and County
3373 East Gila Ridge Rd., Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ 85365
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 9
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Electronic Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
562920/Removal of Recyclable Material from a Waste Stream
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
About 7/2013
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Nine electronic recycling companies from California sent their leaded CRT glass to the Dow Management facility in Yuma, AZ. Owner abandoned the site. The State of California told the companies that contributed electronic recycling to the Yuma sites they must retrieve the electronics from Yuma warehouses.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Abandoned CRTs and broken CRT glass.
                                       11
Damage Description
Abandoned warehouse filled with CRTs and CRT glass.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
Unknown.
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Damage is ongoing.
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Currently, Responsible Party
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
State
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Abandoned material.
                                       21
Damage Description
Approximately 3,000 tons of electronics (televisions, CRT, computers) and CRT glass.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Estimated at $600,000 for three Dow Management warehouses in Yuma.
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Warehouse filled with electronics, CRTs, and broken CRT
glass.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap electronics.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description
Televisions, computers and CRT glass.
                                       29
Regulatory Citation the Facility was operating Under

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
ADEQ, Mark Shaffer, 602-771-2215
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, E-Scrap News(3/2014)



 Facility 29: Multnomah Metals Site

 This facility has been excluded from consideration as a damage case because operations occurred outside the time scope of the study. Information available from the State of Oregon Department
 of Environmental Quality confirms the dates of operation. http://www.deq.state.OR.us.lq/ESCI/escidetail.asp?seqnbr=3274

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
ORO 000 031 656
                                        2
Facility Address and County
236 SW Flowers St., Portland, Multnomah Co., OR 97201
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 10
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
331492/Secondary smelter of non-ferrous metal
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Mid 1960s
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Building holding the smelter was demolished in 1975. A private residence was built on site of smelter location. Site and adjacent properties have soil contamination.
 10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of hazardous secondary materials.
 11
Damage Description
Soil contamination.
 12
Start Date of Damage
Early 1920s
 13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
9/21/2013
 14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Federal
 16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
 17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
Yes
 18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
 19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
Yes. Time Critical Source Removal, 9/3-9/21/2013
 20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Soil contamination.
 21
Damage Description
Soil contamination on five residential properties.
 22
Fatalities?
No
 23
Injuries?
No



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
 24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown
 25
Property and Other Damages
Soil contamination on five residential properties.
 26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious-metal
containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap metal.
 27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D004/Arsenic, D006/Cadmium, D008/Lead, D009/Mercury
 28
Material Description
Contaminated soil/lead 3,800 ppm. Removal included 319.96 tons of contaminated soil.
 29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

 30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

 31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Daniel Heister, 503-326-6869
 32
Case Sources
OCS, SEMS



  Facility 30: Seattle Barrel Company

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
WAD 027 470 111
                                        2
Facility Address and County
4716 Airport Way South, Seattle, King Co., WA 98108
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 10
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Drum Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
811310/ Reconditioning Shipping Barrels and Drum
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No. SQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No.
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Currently operating.
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
The company collects industrial barrels and cleans and prepares them for re-use. This includes washing, rinsing, repairing, and painting of each drum. Many drums once contained chemical compounds that required disposal as hazardous waste. The Company did not properly pre-treat or did not treat caustic wash water before disposal.
State 2013 enforcement action. Penalty/$11,690, SEP
$38,025.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Improper management of waste.
                                       11
Damage Description
The Washington Department of Ecology documented eight incidents in 2013 where monitoring equipment documented discharges of highly caustic materials into the sanitary sewer system.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
2013
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
Unknown
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
None
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
No
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non-NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Discharged hazardous waste down the sewer.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       21
Damage Description
Corrosive waste discharged down drain to the regional sewer system.
                                       22
Fatalities?
No
                                       23
Injuries?
No
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
None
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Potential damage to regional sewer system.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Metal drums.
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D002/ Corrosive
                                       28
Material Description

                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?

                                       31
Case Contacts
EPA OSC, Daylin Davidson, 425-649-7090
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, WDEQ News Release-8/1/2014



  Facility 31: Total Metal Recycling, Inc. (TMR)

 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                        1
Facility EPA ID
ILD 099 670 911
                                        2
Facility Address and County
2684 Missouri Ave, Granite City, Madison Co., IL 62040
                                        3
EPA Region of the Facility
Region 5
                                        4
Facility Type (i.e., generator recycling onsite, generator recycling off-site, intermediate facility , transporter, or reclaimer)
Scrap Metal Recycler
                                        5
NAICS Code and Description
423930/Recyclable Material Merchant
                                        6
Whether the site has/had a RCRA permit?
No - CESQG
                                        7
Whether the site went bankrupt?
No
                                        8
End Date of Recycling Operation
Active Facility
                                        9
Brief Site History and Description of
Recycling Operation
Facility began operation as a ferrous, non-ferrous metal, plastic, electronics, and demilitarized munitions recycler in
2000. Facility previously operated under the name Triangle
Metallurgical.
                                       10
Causes of Damage (i.e., improper management of hazardous secondary materials, abandoned materials, fire or explosion, accident, leaks or spills, improper management of recycled products, improper disposal of residuals, other)
Explosion.
Explosion occurred when a mortar round that was supposed to be inert exploded while being handled by a Total Metal Recycling employee. The employee may have struck two mortar rounds together, which resulted in the explosion.
A copy of the fire report can be obtained from the Granite City Fire Department, (618) 452-6231 ext. 1010. A copy of the report was forwarded to EPA on 4/20/2015.
                                       11
Damage Description
Damage limited to an outdoor storage area where scrap metal
(aluminum) and inert munitions were being stored.
                                       12
Start Date of Damage
August 25, 2014
                                       13
End Date of Damage (or if damage is ongoing)
August 25, 2014
                                       14
Funding Source for Cleanup of Damage
(Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Responsible Party
                                       15
Oversight of Cleanup (Federal, State, Responsible Party)
Initial cleanup-Scott Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Team, remaining cleanup-Responsible Party.
                                       16
Is the site a RCRA corrective action site?
No
                                       17
Is it in the SEMS database? If so, what is its ID number?
No
                                       18
Is the site on the NPL?
Is it proposed to be on the NPL? If so, status?
Non NPL
                                       19
Has there been one (or more) CERCLA
removal action(s)? If so, what is the status?
No
                                       20
Damage Type (i.e., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, air, abandoned materials)
Limited damage to outdoor storage area.
                                       21
Damage Description
Damage was contained in an outdoor storage area that consisted of a three sided block walled area on a concrete pad.
                                       22
Fatalities?
Two employees killed. OSHA incident report number
991866.015.
                                       23
Injuries?
One employee injured.



 Item
                                            Item
                                          Description
                                       24
Cleanup Costs
Unknown
                                       25
Property and Other Damages
Damage limited to the area where scrap metal and inert munitions were being stored.
                                       26
Type of Recycled Materials (i.e., batteries, other metal-bearing wastes, commercial chemical products, drums, spent solvents, spent acids or bases, used oil, other petroleum wastes, scrap metals, precious- metal containing wastes, mercury-containing wastes, other wastes)
Scrap received from Fort Irwin, CA, included plastic, base plates, fired large steel and large brass shells and empty ammo boxes. The metal include inert munitions (60 mm mortars, 81 mm mortars and 50 caliber shell casings).
                                       27
Hazardous Waste Codes of Materials
D003, D008/Lead
                                       28
Material Description
Inert munitions, scrap metal.
                                       29
Regulatory citation the facility was operating under?

                                       30
Does the contractor believe the facility was legitimately recycling?
Yes
                                       31
Case Contacts
Illinois DEP, Chris Cahnovsky, 217-524-3265
                                       32
Case Sources
RCRA INFO, ECHO, IMIS
Cahnovsky e-mail dated October 14, 2014, subject Totall
Metal Recycling UXO.

