Activity History Listing

Activity History for:

EPAID: FLR000097444, Ring Power Corporation

Note: ETA links to Enforcement Tracking Activity

Date Done	Activity Type	Activity Comments	ETA Link
03/20/2003	Legacy Site Inspection	Inspection Report Being Drafted Inspection Report Being Drafted
03/20/2003	Informal Verbal Enforcement
04/22/2003	Return To Compliance Letter
04/22/2003	Compliance W/O Formal Enforcement Action
04/22/2003	Project Closed Letter
04/22/2003	Case Closed By District
09/18/2012	Site Inspection	Site Visit; Closed The Department Of Environmental Protection ("Department") Inspected Pippin (Sic) Performance As A Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Operating At This Address On March 20, 2003. At The Time Of The Inspection, The Facility Was Not Operating In Compliance With Department Regulations, But Returned To Compliance After The Inspection. On September 18, 2012, The Department Conducted A Site Visit To Determine The Facility'S Generator Status. Pippin'S Performance Is No Longer Operating At This Location. | This Was A Site Visit To Determine The Facility'S Generator Status. Pippin'S Performance Is No Longer Operating At This Location. | Pippin'S Performance Is No Longer Operating At This Location. According To Information In The Florida Division Of Corporations Database, The Business Was Operating Under A Fictitious Name, Which Expired On December 31, 2011. Information From The Pinellas County Property Appraiser'S Office Indicates That The Parcel Was Sold On November 8, 2010 To Gandy Property Investments, Llc. The 12, 590 Square Foot Building Was Empty At The Time Of The Inspection. No Potential Violations Or Areas Of Concern Were Observed On The Property During The Inspection. | Submitted Df. 9.21.12 | Submitted Df. 9.21.12
01/22/2021	Site Inspection	Routine; SQG (100-1000 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Transfer Facility Ring Power Corporation St. Petersburg (“Ring Power”) Was Inspected On January 22, 2021, By The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (“Department”) And The Pinellas County Solid Waste Program To Determine The Facility’S Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Regulations. The Inspectors Were Accompanied Throughout The Facility By Landon Barnett, Field Service Supervisor, And Philip Lacey, Service Lead Man. This Was The First Inspection Of Ring Power By The Department. Ring Power Opened Business At This Location In 2020 And Notified As A Small Quantity Generator (“Sqg”) Of Hazardous Waste On August 26, 2020. Ring Power Is Also A Registered Used Oil Transporter, Used Oil Transfer, Used Oil Filter Transporter, And Used Oil Filter Transfer Facility. | Ring Power Is An Authorized Dealer For Caterpillar (“Cat”) Equipment That Sells And Services Heavy Earth-Moving Equipment, Engines, And Generators. In Addition, Ring Power Provides Field Service For Their Rented Equipment. The Facility Is Comprised Of One Building. Currently The Facility Employs Approximately 25 People Working 7:30 Am - 5 Pm, Monday Through Friday. Ring Power Has 10 Technicians That Can Complete 3-4 Off-Site Maintenance Visits A Day, Occasionally Completing Oil Changes. Used Oil And Used Oil Filters Are Transferred In Properly Managed 5-Gallon Buckets Back To The Facility. All The Lights In The Facility Are Led And The Batteries From The Forklifts Are Taken For Core Credit. Water And Wastewater Utilities Are Provided By The City Of St. Petersburg. The Walkthrough Inspection Was As Followed: Service Shop The Service Shop Housed Six Work Bays For Onsite Maintenance. There Were Two Model 30 Safety Kleen Solvent Parts Washers That Were Properly Closed And Managed By Safety Kleen Every Eight Weeks. Adjacent To One Of The Parts Washers Was A Used Oil Filter Collection Container That Was Being Properly Managed. South Of The Used Oil Filter Container And Parts Washer Was A 55-Gallon Aerosol Can Puncturing Drum. At The Time Of The Inspection, The Facility Was Managing Waste Liquid From Punctured Aerosol Cans As Hazardous Waste; However, The Drum Used For The Collection Of The Waste Liquid Was Not Properly Labeled With The Words "Hazardous Waste". Mr. Lacey Properly Labeled The Drum During The Inspection And The Department Verbally Discussed The Recently Adopted Rule From October 30, 2020, That Aerosol Cans Can Now Be Managed As Universal Waste. More Information Can Be Found Here: Https://Floridadep.Gov/Waste/Permitting-Compliance-Assistance/Content/Hazardous-Waste-Rulemaking. Adjacent To The Aerosol Can Puncturing Drum Were Two 5-Gallon Step Cans For Shop Rags, Which Are Laundered By Aramark. Ring Power Typically Utilizes About 200 Rags Per Week. On The South Wall Of The Service Shop Were Five Double-Walled 300 Gallon Tanks, Three Of Which Were Product. There Was One For Used Coolant And Another Properly Managed Tank Was For Used Oil. All Used Oil From Both On-Site And Off-Site Service Jobs Are Collected In This Tank. Ring Power Is A Notified Used Oil Transporter And Transfer Facility And Therefore Cannot Hold Used Oil From Offsite For Longer Than 35 Days. This Used Oil Tank Is Not Shipped Off Every 35 Days And Therefore The Facility Would Be Operating As A Used Oil Processor. The Department Discussed Options On How To Abide By The Used Oil Transfer And Transporter Requirements; On February 1, 2021, Ring Power Confirmed Via Email That Moving Forward, Used Oil Will Be Picked Up On A Four Week Interval Instead Of Every Eight Weeks. Wash Bay Outside Of The Service Shop To The West Was An Open Wash Bay That Is On A Closed Loop System. Non-Hazardous Solids From This Are Held In A Covered Dumpster And Hauled By Clark Environmental. The Waste Water Is Treated In An Onsite Treatment Unit. Also Outside Was A Scrap Metal Dumpster That Is Serviced By Trademark Metal. Records Since The Facility'S Only Hazardous Waste Streams Are The Two Solvent Pa
02/01/2021	Electronic Communication	Finished-02/01/2021
05/13/2021	Informal Verbal Enforcement	Submittal Received by Departmentfor InformalVerbalEnforcement-01/22/2021 ; Submittal Received by Departmentfor InformalVerbalEnforcement-02/01/2021 ; Return to Compliance Letter Sent (RCL)for InformalVerbalEnforcement-02/03/2021 ; Finishedfor InformalVerbalEnforcement-02/03/2021 ; Finished-05/13/2021

Vio#	Area	Regulation	Opened By	Date Determined	Completed	ETA	Act	Act Date	Regulation Text Excerpt (mouse over for full text)
1	261.A	261.5(g)(3)	Behnke_W	03/20/2003	04/11/2003		9417	03/20/2003	A conditionally exempt small quantity generator may either treat or dispose of his hazardous waste in an on-site facility or ensure delivery to an off-site treatment, storage or disposal facility, either of which, if located in the U.S., is:
2	262.A	262.16(b)(8)(vi)(A)	Sladicki_K	01/22/2021	02/01/2021		189892	01/22/2021	Arrangement with the local authorities
3	262.A	262.15(a)(5)	Sladicki_K	01/22/2021	01/22/2021		189892	01/22/2021	SAA containers must be marked as "Hazardous Waste" and an indication of the hazardous contents.
4	279.E	279.45(a)	Sladicki_K	01/22/2021	02/01/2021		189892	01/22/2021	This section applies to used oil transfer facilities; definition of used oil transfer facilities; transfer facilities that store used oil for >35 days subject to regulation under Sub F of Pt 279.