7/27/04 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $12,205.64, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $52,110.
VIOLATIONS: EPA ALLEGES THAT, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FROM JULY 28, 2003, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2003, AT ITS MIAMI, FLORIDA FACILITY, RESPONDENT PERFORMED SERVICE FOR CONSIDERATION INVOLVING THE REFRIGERANT OF MVAC SYSTEM WITHOUT THE USE OF PROPERLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO CERTIFY IN A TIMELY MANNER TO EPA THAT PERSONS PERFORMING SERVICE WERE USING APPROVED REFRIGERANT RECOVERY/RECYCLING EQUIPMENT