On August 12, 2020, Region III entered into a Consent Agreement with, and issued a Final Order to, Colonial Metals, Inc., settling violations of RCRA Subtitles C that EPA inspectors observed during an inspection of the company's metals refining facility in Elkton, Maryland (Facility). The settlement will ensure that the company will properly label, inspect and maintain the hazardous waste tanks and containers the Facility. At the Facility, Respondent manufactures approximately 700 different chemical compounds, and generates hazardous wastes, including nickel sulfate solution. Respondent uses two storage tanks to store the hazardous waste nickel sulfate, and is also a small quantity generator of hazardous waste lamps. Through an inspection of the Facility and additional information gathering, the EPA inspectors observed that the Respondent: (1) operated a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal without a permit or interim status; (2) failed to conduct weekly inspections of hazardous waste accumulation areas; (3) failed to conduct daily inspections of above-ground storage tanks which were storing hazardous waste; (4) failed to obtain a written assessment for a new tank system, reviewed and certified by a qualified professional engineer; (5) failed to provide a built-in, continuous leak detection system on hazardous waste storage tanks; (6) failed to keep containers of hazardous waste closed except when it was necessary to add or remove waste; and (7) failed to mainta