ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION INDUSTRIES ( EPI ) IS A FACILITY IN TOLEDO, OHIO, THAT OPERATES TWO (2) BOILERS THAT BURN OR PROCESS HAZARDOUS WASTE, DURING A MARCH 3 AND 4, 1993 INSPECTION BY U.S. EPA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EPI WAS NOT PROPERLY ANALYZING THE WASTE STREAMS FEEDING INTO ITS BOILER FOR ASH, CHLORINE, CHLORIDE A HEAVY METAL. PURSUANT TO THE NEW U.S. EPA BOILER AND INDUSTRIAL FURANCE ( BIF ) REGULATIONS, AT 40 CFR PART 266. EPI WAS CITED IN THE U.S. EPA COMPLAINT FOR 6 VIOLATIONS AND ORDERED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS. THE OTHER VIOLATIONS INVOLVED FAILURE TO DEVELOP PROPER OPERATING LIMITS AND FAILURE TO HAVE PROPER FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CLOSURE. U.S. EPA SET A PENALTY AMOUNT OF $771,121.