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08/12/2014 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Transfer Facility Universal Environmental Solutions Has Notified As A Registered Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Transporter And Used Oil Transfer Facility. To Date, The Company Has Not Transported Any Hazardous Waste. The Original Notification Did Not Include Petroleum Contact Water Management Activities, Although The Facility'S Main Business Is Pre-Treating Bilge Water, Oily Waste Water And Fuel Contaminated Water From Shipyard And Port Terminal Facilities. The Facility Also Accepts Landfill Leachate, Fertilizer Contaminated Waste Water And Other Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste Waters For Pretreatment Prior To Discharge To The City Of Tampa'S Howard F. Curren Domestic Waste Water Treatment Facility. The Plant Is Located On Property Leased From Hendry Corporation'S Shipyard. This Was The Department'S First Inspection Of The Facility. Ed Kinley, The Company President And Brad Salzgerber, The Plant Operator Explained Operations During The Inspection. | Universal'S Subcategory D Centralized Waste Treatment ("Cwt") Permit From The City Of Tampa, Issued March 4, 2014, Allows The Company To Accept Metal Bearing, Oily And Organic Category Waste Waters For Treatment. The Company Has A Waste Profile Process, But Individual Profiles Are Not Required For All Waste Streams. At This Time, Universal Is Accepting Waste From One Other Transporter. Otherwise, Trucked Waste Is Transported By Universal Vehicles. These Wastes Are Usually Generated By Universal'S Tank And Barge Cleaning Activities, And Can Be Categorized By Product And Process Knowledge. The Facility Also Had A Number Of Chlor-D-Tect Kits On Site For Screening Incoming Oil. Test Results Are Noted On The Shipping Papers. However, The Kits Had Recently Passed Their Expiration Date. Mr. Kinley Stated That New Kits Would Be Purchased.
Universal Also Receives Waste Through A Six Inch Underground Pipeline From The Hendry Docks. The Underground Portion Of The Pipeline Is Provided With Secondary Containment, And A Flange Connects To Two, Three Inch Lines Leading To The Treatment Plant. The Three Inch Above Ground Lines Are Not Provided With Secondary Containment For About Five Feet Between The Pipeline And The Concrete Containment Structure Around The Treatment System. The Pumps Associated With Loading Area Are Provided With Containment.
The Treatment Plant Includes An Outdoor Concrete Secondary Containment Structure Surrounding Treatment And Storage Tanks Where Settling And Oil/Water Separation Takes Place. Waste Water From The Outdoor Treatment Tanks Is Pumped For Further Treatment Into Additional Tanks Located Within An Adjacent Metal Building. Waste Water Inside The Building Is Treated By Gravimetric Separation, Ph Adjustment, Flocculation And Dissolved Air Flotation. Recovered Organics Are Managed As Used Oil. Waste Water Is Discharged Through Pipes To The Sanitary Sewer. It Should Be Noted That The Plant'S Schematic Flow Diagram Indicates That The Existing Eight Inch Sewer Line Receiving The Waste Water Is A Terra Cotta Pipe. Additional Details On The Treatment Process May Be Found In The Facility'S Submittals To The City Of Tampa'S Pretreatment Program And On The Company'S Web Site.
Sediments From The Treatment Process Are Being Accumulated In A Roll Off Container Located On The West Side Of The Building, And Will Be Tested For The Toxicity Characteristic Prior To Disposal. To Date, Universal Has Only Disposed Of Number 6 Oil Bottoms From A Ship Cleaning Operation As Waste. This Material Had Not Been Processed Through The Treatment Plant, But Was Accumulated Separately. It Was Shipped To An Off Site Facility For Solidification And Disposal To A Landfill. The Company Believes That Solids Will Need To Be Removed From The Outside Treatment Tanks On An Annual Basis.
The Treatment Building Is Also Used For Container Storage. At The Time Of This Inspection, A Number Of Ibc Containers And Drums Of Material Were Being Stored, And None Were Labeled As "Used Oil." Mr. Kinley Explaine |
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07/07/2015 |
Issue Non-Compliance Letter |
Compliance Assistance Correspondence for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-08/14/2014 ; Compliance Assistance Offer Written for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-09/22/2014 ; Response Received for Issue Non-Compliance Letter-09/29/2014 ; Finished-07/07/2015 |
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07/22/2016 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Generator - Routine; Used Oil Processor Universal Environmental Solutions, Llc (Ues) Is A Used Oil Processor And Transporter Specializing In Pretreatment Of Wastewater, Including Bilge Water, Oily Wastewater And Fuel Contaminated Water (I.E., Petroleum Contact Water / Pcw) From Shipyards And Port Terminal Facilities Under Permit #330300-Ho-001, Which Was Issued 04-07-15. Some Associated Solids Are Also Received In Drums (E.G., Used Oil Filters, Oily Debris). The Separation Of Used Oil And Fuel From Water Is Primarily Done Through Gravity, And The Facility Is A Processor By Virtue Of The Volume Of Used Oil On Site (I.E., >25,000-Gallons). The Facility Also Accepts Landfill Leachate, Fertilizer Contaminated Waste Water And Other Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste Waters For Pretreatment Prior To Discharge To The City Of Tampa'S Howard F. Curren Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Plant Is Located On Property Leased From Hendry Corporation At The Port Of Tampa. Ed Kinley, The Company President, And David Payton, The Hse Director For Ues'S Parent Company, Hendry Marine Industries, Inc., Accompanied The Inspector Throughout. The Facility Has Been Inspected Once Previously By The Department'S Hazardous Waste Section, On 08-12-14. | Processes At The Facility Have Not Changed Since The Previous Inspection, And More Details Regarding Them May Be Found In The Associated Report. Ues Still Accepts Wastewater From Just One Other Transporter. Otherwise, Trucked Waste Is Transported By Ues Vehicles And Are Generated Usually By Ues'S Tank And Barge Cleaning Activities. A Halogen Detector Or "Sniffer" Is Now Used For Screening Incoming Oil. Test Results Are Noted On The Shipping Papers.
Ues Also Receives Waste Through A Six Inch Underground Pipeline From The Hendry/Gulf Marine Docks. The Underground Portion Of The Pipeline Is Provided With Secondary Containment, And A Flange Connects To Two, Three Inch Lines Leading To The Treatment Plant. All Portions Of The System That Contain Wastewater To Be Processed And/Or Used Oil Are Now Provided With Secondary Containment.
The Treatment Plant Includes An Outdoor Concrete Secondary Containment Structure Surrounding Treatment And Storage Tanks Where Settling And Oil/Water Separation Takes Place. Waste Water From The Outdoor Treatment Tanks Is Pumped For Further Treatment Into Additional Tanks Located Within An Adjacent Metal Building. Wastewater Inside The Building Is Treated By Gravimetric Separation, Ph Adjustment, Flocculation And Dissolved Air Flotation (Daf). Recovered Organics Are Managed As Used Oil. Wastewater Is Discharged Through Pipes To The Sanitary Sewer. Additional Details On The Treatment Process May Be Found In The Facility'S Submittals To The City Of Tampa'S Pretreatment Program And On The Company'S Web Site. The Facility Performs Quarterly Monitoring Of Its Effluent, And The City Of Tampa Is On Site Sampling Two To Three Times Monthly. Recovered Used Oil Is Sent Back Through The Processing Tanks Outside. The Treatment Building Is Also Used For Container Storage. At The Time Of This Inspection, There Was A Roll-Off For The Consolidation Of Oily Wastes, Such As Rags, And Absorbents, And Some Drums Of Used Oil Filters, Which Were Labeled. Used Oil Filters And Oily Wastes Are Disposed Of At The Hillsborough County Waste-To Energy Incinerator. Sediments From The Treatment Process Are Accumulated In A Roll-Off Container Located On The West Side Of The Building, And Are Disposed Of As Nonhazardous Waste At Eq Florida, Inc. The Waste Is Analyzed Annually, Most Recently In May 2016 (For Totals) And June 2016 (Tclp For Benzene Only) And Was Confirmed To Be Nonhazardous.
The Outdoor Tanks Include Three 69,300-Gallon Capacity Compartmented Tanks Used For Settling Solids And For Oil/Water Separation. The Three Tanks Are Operated In Parallel, And All Connect To A Fourth Tank Located Perpendicular That Provides For Additional Settling Before Water Is Pumped Into The Building For Additional Treatment. The F |
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09/14/2016 |
Informal Verbal Enforcement |
Finished-09/14/2016 |
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03/16/2018 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Processor Universal Environmental Solutions, Llc Is A Used Oil Processor And Waste Water Pretreatment Facility Primarily Focused On Managing Waste From Ship Bilge And Tank Cleaning. The Facility Also Transports Oily Waste Generated Off Site To The Facility, And Accepts Waste From Other Used Oil Transporters. The Facility Has Notified As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, However It Is Not Actively Soliciting This Business And Has Not Transported Hazardous Waste Within The Last Three Years, According To Ed. Kinley, The Facility Manager. The Facility Permit, 330300-Ho-001 Was Issued April 7, 2015 And Expires April 7, 2020. Facility Operations Have Changed Since The Previous Inspection, However The Facility Has Not Applied To Modify Its Permit Or Increase Its Storage Capacity. This Is Discussed Further Below.
The Facility Currently Has About 20 Employees And Usually Employs Two Drivers, But One Recently Resigned. The Facility Has Water And Sewer Service Provided By The City Of Tampa. | Universal Occupies Berth 247 At The Port Of Tampa, Where Vessels Dock For Barge And Bilge Cleaning Services. Products Cleaned From Barge Tanks Include Crude Oil And Shale Oil As Well As Commercial Fuels. At The Time Of This Inspection, Butterworthing Equipment Was Staged On Shore Next To A Barge, And A Series Of Frac Tanks Were Staged To Receive The Waste Generated From Cleaning. These Were Connected In Series To Act As Oil/Water Separators. The Last Tanks In The Series Were Not Connected To The End Of The Pipeline Leading To The Waste Water Treatment Unit. This Is Normally Done By Hose. A Vacuum Truck Was Connected To The First Tank In The Series. The Truck Pumps Were Being Used To Recirculate The Tank Contents; No Waste Was Being Loaded Or Unloaded At The Time, Although Oil Is Transferred To The Plant By Truck.
Universal Has A Tank Trailer On Site That Is Used To Transfer Good Fuel To The Facility Or Shipyard Holding Tanks. The Fuel Is Returned To The Ship After Service. The Tanker Is Not Certified To Operate Over The Highway And Is Not Used To Store Used Oil.
Hoses, As Well As Empty Containers And Totes Were Stored Under A Pole Barn Next To The Maintenance Building. No Hazardous Waste Is Generated In The Maintenance Building, But A 55 Gallon Drum And Several Smaller Unlabeled Containers Were Present. The Drum Was Located Immediately Next To An Exterior Door, And Off The Adjacent Containment Pallet.
A Closed Roll Off For Solid Debris Was Located Outside The Water Plant. A Smaller Open Roll Off Within The Building Was Being Used To Collect Plant Trash. Three Roll Offs, An Open One For Scrap Metal And Two Covered C&D Debris Roll Offs Were Located East Of The Pole Barn.
A White Frac Tank Holding Used Oil Was Staged On The North Side Of The Oil Processing Plant. Mr. Corchado And Mr. Josselyn Both Said That The Tank Held Excess Oil From The Marine Side Operations. The Tank Did Not Have Secondary Containment And Was Not Labeled. A Sample Was Collected After The Inspection. Transfer Of The Material To The Treatment Plant Was Not Completed Until April 12, 2018. The Plant Also Had Four Labeled Frac Tanks Within A Containment Area On The West Side Of The Plant. This Area Was Designated As The "Frac Tank Containment Area (Future)" On Attachment A To The Facility Permit. Mr. Jocelyn Said That The Northern Two Frac Tanks Are Mainly Used For Oily Water, And The Southern Two Are Used For Materials Containing More Used Oil. The Southernmost Tank Is Used To Hold Oil To Be Shipped Off Site. Spilled Used Oil And Water Were Observed In The Collection Trench.
Open, Unlabeled Catch Pans For Used Oil Spills And Drippage From Pumps, Hoses And Valves Were Staged In The Containment Area. It Is Recommended That These Be Labeled. A Diaphragm Pump Is Used To Pump Material Into An Open Screen Filter Box. Drums To Collect Screened Solids Were Next To Each Box. A Larger Portable Diesel Pump Was Located Between The Frac Tanks And Plant. There Was Oil Staining |
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04/18/2018 |
Phone Conversation |
Finished-04/18/2018 |
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06/07/2018 |
Warning Letter |
Drafted-05/14/2018 ; Sent-06/07/2018 ; Finished-07/23/2018 |
182684 |
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08/24/2018 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-08/24/2018 |
182684 |
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11/15/2018 |
Long Form Consent Order |
Executed-11/15/2018 ; Finished-01/15/2019 |
182684 |
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01/04/2019 |
Meeting |
Finished-01/04/2019 |
182684 |
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01/04/2019 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-01/04/2019 |
182684 |
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01/09/2019 |
Penalty |
Received-01/08/2019 ; Finished-01/09/2019 |
182684 |
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03/29/2019 |
In-Kind Project Proposal |
Received-01/04/2019 ; Reviewed-01/15/2019 ; Approved-03/20/2019 ; Finished-03/29/2019 Revised Proposal Oculized Separately |
182684 |
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05/21/2019 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-05/21/2019 |
182684 |
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05/21/2019 |
P2 Progress Report |
Finished-05/21/2019 ; Received-05/21/2019 |
182684 |
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06/11/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Received-06/10/2019 ; Finished-06/11/2019 |
182684 |
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06/25/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-06/25/2019 |
182684 |
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07/18/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-07/18/2019 |
182684 |
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07/26/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-07/26/2019 |
182684 |
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07/29/2019 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-07/29/2019 |
182684 |
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08/15/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Received-08/06/2019 ; Reviewed-08/07/2019 ; Finished-08/15/2019 |
182684 |
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08/15/2019 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-08/15/2019 |
182684 |
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08/19/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-08/19/2019 |
182684 |
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08/27/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-08/27/2019 |
182684 |
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09/17/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-09/17/2019 |
182684 |
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10/21/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-10/21/2019 |
182684 |
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11/12/2019 |
Site Photos |
Finished-11/12/2019 |
182684 |
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11/14/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-11/14/2019 |
182684 |
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12/03/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-12/03/2019 |
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12/26/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-12/26/2019 |
182684 |
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12/26/2019 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-12/26/2019 |
182684 |
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02/05/2020 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Generator - Routine; Used Oil Processor Universal Environmental Solutions, Llc. (Ues),Flr000199802, Was Inspected By The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Department) On February 5, 2020, To Evaluate The Facility'S Compliance With State And Federal Used Oil Processor Regulations. Ues Is A Used Oil Processor And Waste Water Pretreatment Facility Primarily Focused On Managing Waste From Ship Bilge And Tank Cleaning. The Facility Also Transports Oily Waste Generated Off Site To The Facility. The Facility Has Notified As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, However It Is Not Actively Soliciting This Business And Has Not Transported Hazardous Waste, According To Ed. Kinley, The Facility Manager. The Facility Permit, 330300-Ho-001 Was Issued April 7, 2015 And Expires April 7, 2020. Following A Change In Facility Operations, The Facility Failed To Modify Their Permit. This Was Later Resolved Through Consent Order 18-1323. The Permit Modification Went Into Effect On April 18, 2019 And Expires On April 7, 2020.
The Facility Currently Has About 32 Full-Time Employees And Employs Three Driver. The Facility Has Water And Sewer Service Provided By The City Of Tampa. Ed Kinley, Chad Jocelyn, And John Downer Assisted Department Inspectors Throughout The Inspection. | Ues Occupies Berth 247 At The Port Of Tampa, Where Vessels Dock For Barge And Bilge Cleaning Services. Products Cleaned From Barge Tanks Include Crude Oil And Shale Oil, As Well As Commercial Fuels. Trucks Offload Oily Water On The Truck Receiving Pad. This Pad Slops Downward Into Sumps In Order To Act As Secondary Containment And The Sumps Are Pumped Daily, As Per The Permit Conditions. From The Trucks, Oily Water Is Filtered Through A Filter Pot Unit, Which Uses An Expanded Metal Screen To Filter Out Solids. From The Filter Pot Unit, Oily Water Is Sent To A Series Of Frac Tanks. These Are Connected In Series To Act As Oil/Water Separators. After Going Through The Frac Tanks, The Oily Water Is Then Sent Into The Treatment Warehouse Building.
In The Treatment Warehouse Building, Oily Water Is Run Through The Dissolved Air Flotation (Daf) Tank. The Daf Tank Uses Gravity Separation And Skimming Devices To Further Separate The Oil And Water. Oil From The Daf Tank Is Containerized And Water From The Daf Tank Is Treated Prior To Discharge To The City Of Tampa'S Wastewater Treatment Plan. Prior To Discharging Water, Samples Are Tested To Ensure That Potw Parameter, Such As Flash Point, Metals, And Ph, Are Being Met.
Located Within The Treatment Warehouse Building There Were Numerous Totes And Drums Of Various Contents, As Well As A Roll Off. The Roll Off Contained Used Oil Filters And Oily Rags. The Drums Consisted Of: Two Drums Of Oily Rags, Two Drums Of Scrap Metal, One Drum Of Construction Debris/Concrete, One Drum Of Jet Fuel/ Kerosene Rags, One Drum Of Food Waste, One Drum Of Cooking Oil, Two Drums Of Iwd Soil, And Two Drums Of Tank Bottoms. Some Drums Also Contained Used Oil, Used Antifreeze, And Used Oil Filters. Thirty Four Totes Contained Gear Oil/Lube Oil And Contaminated Diesel. One Tote Contained Petroleum Contact Water, Which Was A Quarter Full. Two Totes Of Lead Water Were Pending Analysis Prior To Making A Waste Determination.
Totes, Tanks, Drums, And Catch Pans Were Properly Labeled. Secondary Containment Was Adequate And No Cracking Was Observed On The Truck Receiving Pad. Containers Of Used Oil, Used Oil Filters, Oily Water, Etc. Were Closed And Stored In A Manner That Ensured That They Were Protected From The Elements.
Spill Kits Are Located Throughout The Facility And In Every Truck. Fire Extinguishers And Showers Were Also Present On Site And Appeared To Be Functional. Each Truck Is Equipped With A Halogen Meter (Tif Xp-1a) And Driver Training On Halogen Meter Sops Was Presented For Department Review. Used Oil Is Checked For High Halogen Levels Upon Pickup And Again Prior To Offloading. Ues Does Not Claim That Any Oil Meets Specification. Outgoing Oil Is Checked For Flash Point, Halogen |
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02/28/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-02/28/2020 |
182684 |
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02/28/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-02/28/2020 |
182684 |
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02/28/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-02/28/2020 |
182684 |
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03/02/2020 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-03/02/2020 |
182684 |
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03/09/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-03/09/2020 |
182684 |
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03/16/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-03/16/2020 |
182684 |
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03/18/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-03/18/2020 |
182684 |
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03/26/2020 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-03/26/2020 |
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04/21/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-04/21/2020 |
182684 |
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04/28/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-04/28/2020 |
182684 |
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05/20/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-05/20/2020 |
182684 |
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06/17/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-06/17/2020 |
182684 |
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07/13/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-07/13/2020 |
182684 |
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09/04/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-09/04/2020 |
182684 |
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12/01/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-12/01/2020 |
182684 |
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12/01/2020 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-12/01/2020 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
Electronic Communication |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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01/13/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-01/13/2021 |
182684 |
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02/04/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-02/04/2021 |
182684 |
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02/22/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-02/22/2021 |
182684 |
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03/11/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-03/11/2021 |
182684 |
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03/17/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-03/17/2021 |
182684 |
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04/12/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-04/12/2021 |
182684 |
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06/03/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-06/03/2021 |
182684 |
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06/28/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-06/28/2021 |
182684 |
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08/09/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-08/09/2021 |
182684 |
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09/01/2021 |
In-Kind Project Progress Report |
Finished-09/01/2021 |
182684 |
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09/08/2021 |
In-Kind Project Completed |
Received-08/30/2021 ; Approved-09/07/2021 ; Finished-09/08/2021 |
182684 |
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10/27/2021 |
Enforcement Tracking |
Finished-10/27/2021 |
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02/23/2022 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transporter - Routine; CESQG (<100 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Processor - Routine; VSQG (<100 kg/month) An Inspection Was Conducted At Universal Environmental Solutions Llc ("Ues") On February 23, 2022, By The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection ("Department") To Determine The Facility'S Compliance With State And Federal Regulations For Very Small Quantity Generators Of Hazardous Waste ("Vsqg") And Transporters Of Used Oil And Hazardous Waste. The Facility Last Notified As A Vsqg, Hazardous Waste Transporter, And Used Oil Transporter On January 31, 2022. The Facility Initially Notified As A Vsqg And Transporters Of Used Oil And Hazardous Waste In May Of 2013. The Department Has Conducted A Number Of Previous Hazardous Waste Inspections At This Facility; The Most Recent On February 5, 2020. Inspectors Were Accompanied By John Downer, Ehs Representative, Chad Josselyn, Plant Manager, And Ed Kinley, President, During The Inspection. | At The Time Of The Inspection, Universal Environmental Solutions Appeared To Be Operating In Compliance With State And Federal Regulations For Very Small Quantity Generators Of Hazardous Waste And Transporters Of Used Oil And Hazardous Waste. | Ues Is A Registered Transporter Of Used Oil And Hazardous Waste. While The Facility Has Notified As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, It Is Not Actively Soliciting This Business And Has Not Transported Hazardous Waste Recently. The Facility Employs Approximately 32 Individuals Including Office Staff And Drivers. Water And Sewer Services Are Provided Through City Of Tampa.
Ues Occupies Berth 247 At The Port Of Tampa, Where Vessels Dock For Barge And Bilge Cleaning Services. Products Cleaned From Barge Tanks Include Crude Oil And Shale Oil, As Well As Commercial Fuels. Trucks Offload Oily Water On The Truck Receiving Pad. This Pad Slopes Towards Several Sumps Which Allows The Pad To Provide Secondary Containment. The Sumps Are Pumped Daily As Per The Permit Conditions. From The Pump Out Trucks, Oily Water Is Filtered Through A Filter Pot Unit, Which Uses An Expanded Metal Screen To Filter Out Solids. From The Filter Pot Unit, Oily Water Is Sent To A Series Of Frac Tanks. These Are Connected In Series To Act As Oil/Water Separators. After Going Through The Frac Tanks, The Oily Water Is Then Sent Into The Treatment Warehouse Building.
In The Treatment Warehouse Building, Oily Water Is Run Through The Dissolved Air Flotation (Daf) Tank. The Daf Tank Uses Gravity Separation And Skimming Devices To Further Separate The Oil And Water. Oil From The Daf Tank Is Containerized And Water From The Daf Tank Is Treated Prior To Discharge To The City Of Tampa'S Wastewater Treatment System. Prior To Discharging Water, Samples Are Tested To Ensure That Potw Parameter, Such As Flash Point, Metals, And Ph, Are Being Met In Accordance With Their Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Permit (#1112) From The City Of Tampa.
Located Within The Treatment Warehouse Building There Were Numerous Totes And Drums Of Various Contents, As Well As One Roll Off. At The Time Of The Inspection The Wastes Present Included:
• One Roll Off Of Oily Rags And Other Waste Going To The Incinerator.
• One 55-Gallon Metal Drum Of Hazardous Waste Fuel.
• Two 55-Gallon Drums Labeled Pending Analysis.
• (17) 55-Gallon Drums Of Used Oil Waste.
• (24) 55-Gallon Drums Of Non-Hazardous, Non-Regulated Waste.
All Containers Were Properly Labeled As Required.
Spill Kits Are Located Throughout The Facility And In Every Truck. Fire Extinguishers And Showers Were Also Present On Site And Appeared To Be In Working Order. Each Truck Is Equipped With A Halogen Meter (Tif Xp-1a) And Driver Training On Halogen Meter Sops Was Presented For Department Review. Used Oil Is Checked For High Halogen Levels Upon Pickup And Again Prior To Offloading. Ues Does Not Claim That Any Oil Meets Specification. Outgoing Oil Is Checked For Flash Point, Halogen Content And Water Content Only.
Records
Records Reviewed During The Inspection Were As Follows:
• Oil Transport Records Included The Required Information.
• Delivery And |
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10/31/2023 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; CESQG (<100 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Used Oil Processor - Routine; VSQG (<100 kg/month) The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Department) Inspected Water Recovery Llc (Wri) On October 31, 2023, To Determine The Facility'S Compliance With State And Federal Regulations For Very Small Quantity Generators Of Hazardous Waste (Vsqgs), Used Oil/Used Oil Filter Transporter And Transfer Facility, Used Oil Processor, And Hazardous Waste Transporter. The Facility Initially Notified As A Vsqg, Use Oil Transporter, And Hazardous Waste Transporter In May Of 2013, Under The Name Universal Environmental Solutions, Llc (Ues). The Most Recent Notified, Received On August 16, 2023, Documented The Sale Of The Assets Of Ues To The Wri. The Department Had Conducted Numerous Previous Hazardous Waste Inspections Of The Facility While Under The Operation Of Ues, The Most Recent Being On February 23, 2022. This Is The Department'S First Inspection Of The Facility Since Wri Took Over Operations. Edward Maylon, Wri General Manager, Accompanied The Inspector During The Inspection.
Wri Has The Following Notifications, Registrations, And Permits With The Department:
• Change Of Business Ownership And Name Notification Received On May 30, 2023.
• Annual Used Oil/Used Oil Filter Transporter And Transfer Facility; The Current Registration Expired On June 30, 2024.
• Used Oil And Solid Waste Processing Facility Permit #330300-007-So-To And 330300-008-Ho-M6; Issued On August 11, 2020 Under Universal; Modified To Wri On August 23, 2023, And Expires On April 7, 2025.
• Annual Hazardous Waste Transporter Registration; The Current Registration Expired On June 30, 2024.
• Annual Storage Tank Registration Under Storage Tank Id #9814309 For The 4 Used Oil Aboveground Storage Tanks; This Registration Expires On June 30, 2024.
• Npdes Stormwater Permit #Flr05j028-001; Effective Date May 22, 2023 And Expiration Date May 21, 2028.
| Wri Is Owned By The Parent Company Moran Environmental Recovery, Llc (Mer). Wri/Mer Acquired The Assets Of Universal In April 2023, Along With A Couple Of Contracts. Both Wri And Mer Took Over The Lease Of Roughly Three Acre Property Adjacent To Berth 247 At The Port Of Tampa. The Leased Property Is Part Of A 31.65 Acre Parcel Owned By Port Hendy, Llc, Since January 27, 2015. Wri Is A Registered Used Oil/Used Oil Filter Transporter, Used Oil Processor And Hazardous Waste Transporter. However, While The Facility Has Registered As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, No Hazardous Waste Has Been Accepted Or Transported By Wri Since The Acquisition Of This Facility. The Facility Employs Four Employees For Wri And Nine Employees For Moran, For A Total Of Thirteen. Water And Sewer Services Are Provided Through The City Of Tampa.
Emergency Preparedness
Foghorns And Muster Stations Are Utilized In The Event Of An Emergency, And Phones Are Available For Use During Operating Hours. Spill Kits Are Available In The Case Of An Oil Spill. A Contingency Plan Is Available And Local Authorities Have Been Notified.
Moran Enironmental Recovery (Mer)
Vessels Dock At Berth 247 For Barge And Bilge Cleaning. Mer Handles Waste Water Collection From The Barges, Bilges, Hulls, Tanks, And Ballasts At This Location As Well As At Port Manatee. Products Cleaned From Barge Tanks Include Crude Oil And Shale Oil, As Well As Commercial Fuels. In Addition To Vessel Clean-Outs At Port Tampa, Mer Offers Cleanup And Remediation Services To Other Area Ports And Businesses. The Mobile Facility Area Covers From As Far North As Crystal River To As Far South As Port Manatee, And Reaches East To Approximately The Central Line Of The State. The Mobile Fleet Consists Of Two 4,800-Gallon Vac Trucks, One 4,000-Gallon Vac Truck, One 2,500-Gallon Vac Truck, And One 5,460-Gallon Vac Tanker. A Hazardous Waste Determination Is Made On All Waste Waters Before Acceptance, And Any Wastes Determined To Be Hazardous Are Rejected. Drummed Wastes Are Currently Not Being Accepted At The Facility As They Continue To Renovate The Location.
Additionally, Mer Operates A Glob |
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11/09/2023 |
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Finished-11/09/2023 |
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11/27/2023 |
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Finished-11/27/2023 |
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