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08/19/2015 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Transporter Flagler Construction Equipment (Flagler) Is A Business Which Provides Rental, Sales, And Servicing Of Heavy Equipment. The Facility Is Approximately Five Acres In Size And Is Located In A Commercial Area. There Are Approximately 14 Employees.
The Facility Is Connected To City Water And Sewer, And Has Been In Operation At The Current Location For About 30 Years.
Compliance History
Flagler Has Notified With The Department As A Non-Handler Of Hazardous Waste; Universal Waste Batteries.
Flagler Is Also Registered As A Used Oil Transporter, Used Oil Transfer Facility, Used Oil Filter Transporter, Used Oil Filter Transfer Facility (Reg Exp On 06/30/2016).
The Facility Has Not Been Inspected By The Department. A Broward County Inspection Dated 04/09/2012 Was Reviewed During The Facility'S File Review. | The Facility Appears To Be In Compliance. | Technicians Perform Work, Including Oil And Oil Filter Changes, Both On-Site And In The Field. Field Technicians Will Change The Oil In The Engine And Then Transport The Used Oil And Used Oil Filters Back To The Facility. Used Oil And Used Oil Filters Generated In The Field Are Added To The Used Oil And Used Oil Filters Generated On-Site.
As A Result Of Processes Conducted At The Facility Waste Streams Include Used Oil, Batteries, Used Oil Filters,
Used Antifreeze, And Parts Washer Sludge. The Facility Consists Of One Building Containing An Office At The Entrance, A Product Storage Area, A Parts Room, And An Equipment Repair Shop.
The Parts Room Is Next To The Office. The Used Batteries Are Stored On A Pallet In This Area. Spent Battery'S Are Picked Up By Napa.
A Purewashe Parts Washer Was Observed In The Equipment Repair Shop. The Facility Representative Stated That The Parts Washer Contains Mineral Spirits Which Is Managed By The Facility. The Parts Washer Sludge Is Added To The Used Oil During Annual Clean-Outs. Approximately 10 Gallons Is Removed During This Process. The Mop Water Is Added To The Closed Looped Equipment Wash. This Area Had A Final Clean Rinse Bath And Safety Kleen Parts Washer, As Well. The Remaining Bays Were Set Up In The Same Manner. Outside The Bay Doors, On The West
Side Of The Property Was The Secondary Containment Structure For The Aboveground Used Oil And Diesel Tanks.
The Used Oil Tank Was Labeled Both "Used Oil" And "Waste Oil."
Behind The Facility Is The Equipment Wash Rack And Contaminated Soil Storage Area. The Contaminated Soil Was
Originally Taken By Rinker But It'S Now Transported To The Solid Waste Authority For Incineration. Water From The
Equipment Wash Rack Is On A Closed Looped Filtering System.
The Facility Transports Only The Used Oil And Used Oil Filters Generated Through The Mobile Servicing Of Their Own
Equipment, Which Is Leased To Other Facilities For Use. As Such, The Facility Is Not Subject To Rule 62-710.600,
F.A.C., With The Exception Of (2)(E) For Financial Responsibility. As The Facility Transports Its Own Used Oil And
Used Oil Filters To Its Own Central Collection Facility For Storage Prior To Having The Used Oil Picked Up By A
Certified Used Oil Transporter (Safety Kleen), It Is Also Not Subject To The Additional Record Keeping And
Reporting Requirements Of Rule 62-710.510, F.A.C.
Record Review
Disposal Records For Used Oil, Used Oil Filters, Oily Absorbents And Antifreeze Were Reviewed And Appeared To Be In Order.
Spcc Plan Was Reviewed And Appeared To Be Out Of Date. The Emergency Contacts Had Employees Listed That Are No Longer With The Company. The Inspector Also Asked If The Employees Are Trained Or Given The Spcc Plan To Review So That They Are Familiar With The Companies Procedures In The Event That It Will Be Needed. | Yjhhgjn | Yjhhgjn |
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09/14/2022 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; CESQG (<100 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Transfer Facility - Routine; Used Oil Generator - Routine; VSQG (<100 kg/month) On September 14th, 2022 (09/14/2022), Tarin Tischler With The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Fdep) Conducted A Compliance Evaluation Inspection At Alta Construction Equipment Florida Llc (Hereinafter Alta Or Facility), Located 5210 Reese Rd Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33314. Alta Was Inspected To Determine The Facility’S Compliance With The State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations Described In Title 40, Code Of Federal Regulations (Cfr) Parts 260-268 And 279, Adopted And Incorporated By Reference In Rules 62-710 And 62-730, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
The Inspector Was Escorted Around The Facility By Luis Quintana, Service Manager. Upon Arrival At The Facility The Inspector Presented Her Credentials And Explained The Purpose Of The Inspection.
Alta Occupies 20,000 Square Feet And Is Connected To Municipal Water And Sewer. The Facility Opened Twenty Years Ago Under The Name Flagler Construction Equipment Llc, But The Company Was Purchased By Alta Two Years Ago. Alta Operates From 8 Am-4:30 Pm Monday Through Friday And Employs 33 Staff.
Notification History:
The Facility Initially Notified With The Department As A Small Quantity Generator Of Hazardous Waste On 7/11/1995 And Received Epa Identification Number Flr000007708 As L.B. Smith Inc. The Facility Most Recently Notified As A Very Small Quantity Generator Of Hazardous Waste And A Transporter And Transfer Facility Of Used Oil Under The Name Alta Construction Equipment Florida Llc Via Submittal Of An Epa 8700-12 Form And Annual Report By Used Oil And Used Oil Filter Handlers On 06/22/2022.
Inspection History:
The Facility Was Previously Inspected By The Department On 08/19/2015 And Found To Be In Compliance At The Time Of Inspection.
Safety Glasses And Steel-Toed Boots Were The Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe) Required To Enter The Facility.
| Alta Construction Equipment Florida Llc Provides Rentals Of Heavy-Duty Equipment From Volvo And Other Manufacturers. The Facility Also Provides Parts Sales And Servicing On These Machines. Alta Transports Used Oil From Customers They Service In Third-Party Locations And Consolidates The Oil At The Facility For Disposal. Used Oil Is Generated From Customers Renting Heavy-Duty Equipment. The New Oil Is Brought To Customers, Oil Changes Are Serviced On-Site, And The Used Oil Is Drained From The Equipment And Transported Back To The Alta Facility. Used Oil Is Transported In 5-Gallon Buckets And 55-Gallon Drums. The Facility Does Not Transport More Than 55 Gallons Of Used Oil At A Time.
The Facility Consists Of A Shop Warehouse With Four Bays For Equipment Repair And Servicing, And An Outdoor Area For Pressure Washing And Waste And Equipment Storage. Waste Is Generated Off-Site And Transported On-Site, And In The Warehouse From Oil Changes Serviced On-Site And The Pressure Washing Water Waste.
Outdoor Area:
The Outdoor Area Consists Of A Pressure Washing Station And Waste Storage Directly Behind The Warehouse And Heavy Equipment Storage In The Back Lot. The Pressure Washing Station Was Confined Within Secondary Containment. An Esd Waste 2 Water Machine Was Observed In This Area.
Facility Representatives Informed The Inspector That The Rinse Water Generated From Pressure Washing Is Contained In Secondary Containment To Be Vacuumed And Run Through The Esd Waste 2 Water Machine. The Water Is Run Through This Machine Is Continuously Treated And Reused On-Site. Esd Comes Quarterly To Change The Filters Of This Machine. Along The Secondary Containment In This Area, The Inspector Observed A 55-Gallon Drum Of Mud Generated From The Power Washing Equipment. Esd Disposes Of This Mud As Well. No Material Generated From Power Washing Is Released To The Environment.
Waste Is Stored In Drums Surrounding The Power Washing Station And In Containers Just Outside The Pressure Washing Station.
The Inspector Observed The Following:
- Four 500-Gallon Tanks Of New Oil. One Labeled “Vet Brake Oil,” One Labeled “Volvo Aut |
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