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06/30/2011 |
Site Inspection |
Complaint; CESQG (<100 kg/month) - Complaint; VSQG (<100 kg/month) - Complaint; Universal Waste Transporter The Palm Beach County Health Department (Pbcohd) And The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Fdep) Conducted A Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspection At Biowaste Llc (Biowaste) On June 30, 2011. Biowaste Is A Business Which Provides Biomedical And Universal Pharmaceutical Waste Pick Up For Transport To Facilities Licensed Or Permitted To Receive Waste. The Facility'S Main Office Is Located In The Owner'S Home Office (1869 Sw Bellevue Avenue, Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34953). The Facility Office Is A Residence Of Approximately 2,200 Sq. Ft., Located In A Residential Neighborhood. Biowaste Also Leases Space In A Secure Vacant Lot Operated By Affordable Tire Located At 3237 Oleander Avenue, Ft. Pierce, Florida 34982, Where They Park Two Box Trucks Used For Transport. The Facility Has Been In Business Since November 2006 And Is Serviced By City Sewer And Water. Biowaste Currently Only Has Two Employees In Addition To The Owner. The Facility Notified As A Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (Cesqg), Universal Pharmaceutical Waste Transporter, And Small Quantity Handler Of Universal Waste In January 2010.
The Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspection Performed At Biowaste By Fdep On June 30, 2011 Was In Response To An Inspection Performed By The Palm Beach County Health Department At Palm Beach State College (Pbsc) Located At 3160 Pga Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 On May 11, 2011. Pbsc Is One Of Biowaste'S Clients And When The Pbcohd Reviewed A Disposal Manifest Provided By Biowaste, It Appeared That They Were Having Problems With Entering The Proper Information On These Documents. A Review Of The June 3, 2011, Hazardous Waste Complaint Inspection Report For Pbsc Indicated That Pbsc Notified The Department In 2000 As A Cesqg Of Hazardous Waste. However, The Department'S Observations Of The June 3, 2011 Inspection Of Pbsc, And Review Of Their Compliance Submittals, Indicated That Pbsc Was A Small Quantity Generator (Sqg) Of Hazardous Waste Subject To The Requirements Of 40 Cfr 262.34. Records Indicated That Biowaste Was The Entity That Transported The Photographic Wastes From Pbsc. At The Time Of The Biowaste Inspection, No Upw Were Observed And The Facility Representative Did Not Provide Any Documentation Indicating That Biowaste Was Transporting Upw From Pbsc. Biowaste Was Not A Registered Transporter Of Hazardous Waste.
| The Manifests That Were Subsequently Submitted To The Department Revealed That Biowaste Had Provided Transportation Of Hazardous Waste In Quantities Exceeding 100 Kg From A Facility Without Being A Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter. To Further Investigate The Matter, The Department Reviewed Copies Of All Hazardous Waste Manifests Where Biowaste Transported Fixer Waste From Pbsc Revealing Discrepancies In The Quantity Transported And The Quantity Received At The Disposal Facility. Documentation Received After The Initial June 2011 Inspections Indicate That The Facility Was Not In Compliance At The Time Of The Initial Inspection. | Inspection Observations:
Biowaste Has Two 16 Foot Box Trucks Used For Transport; However, Only One Was Available For The Inspection. Biohazard Placards Were Observed On The Outside Of The Truck And The Facility Representative Indicated That Both Trucks Are Equipped With Fire Extinguishers Inside The Front Cabs. Records Were Provided During The Inspection Showing That Biowaste Is Licensed Through Broward County As A Waste Transporter And Has Commercial General Liability Insurance As A Transporter Of Bio Medical, Universal And Hazardous Waste.
At The Time Of The June 30, 2011 Inspection, The Facility Representative Indicated That Pbsc Was The Only Client That Contracted Biowaste To Transport Non-Medical Waste And Pbsc Was Registered As A Cesqg Of Hazardous Waste. Liquid Silver Fixer (D011) And Developer Are Picked Up From The College'S Photo Laboratory Approximately Once A Month. Manifests, Dated October 4, 2010 And Februa |
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