TAV Holdings, Inc

Atlanta, Georgia
RCRA Section 7003 Order

January 2022

Fact Sheet 1

EPA Issues Order to TAV Holdings, Inc.

The EPA is ordering the owners and operator
of the TAV Holdings, Inc. Empire Boulevard
Facility to take immediate steps to prevent

further releases into the environment as
necessary to protect human health and the
environment.

To view a copy of the Order and Administrative
Record, please visit:

https://semspub.epa.gov/src/collection/04/AR67067

Introduction

Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, is
issuing an Order pursuant to Section 7003(a)
of RCRA for the facility located at 3311 Empire
Boulevard, SW, Atlanta, Georgia (the Facility),
operated by TAV Holdings, Inc. (TAV).

Background

Since 2015, TAV has received and processed
various solid wastes, such as automobile
shredder residue, aluminum shredder residue,
and waste electrical equipment, at its Facility
and attempts to recover various metals from
such materials. The Facility operates on
approximately 37 acres and is in an area with
potential environmental justice concerns.

TAV has never provided notice to the EPA or
the Georgia Environmental Protection Division
(GAEPD) regarding any solid or hazardous
waste activities at the Facility.

Recent Inspections and Site Visits

During inspections and site visits, the EPA and
GAEPD observed significant concerns related
to TAV's operations, including its management
of waste materials, wastewater, and
stormwater. Inspectors observed evidence that
wastewater had run off site into the unnamed
tributary of the South River. The inspectors

Residential

Crawford W.
Long Middle
School

Church

Empire Park

Tributary of
South River

US EPA

Sampling

locations

TAV Holdings Inc.
Sampling and
Surrounding Locations
Atlanta, Georgia

MARTA
Bus Stop

The Facility is bordered to the west by Interstate 75, to

the south and east by commercial and industrial
property, and to the north by residential areas and the

Crawford W. Long Middle School. An unnamed
tributary to the South River flows along the Facility's
northern border.

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observed large waste piles at the Facility, all of
which lacked containment and/or other
measures to prevent releases of waste
material directly to the environment.

The EPA collected waste samples from various
iocations at the Facility, as well as sediment
and surface water samples from the unnamed
tributary of the South River. The sampling
results indicated that the lead concentrations
detected in five (5) waste samples, and two (2)
sediment samples from the unnamed tributary
of the South River, exceeded the Toxicity
Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)
regulatory limit for lead (5 milligrams per liter or
mg/L). Waste exceeding the regulatory limit for
lead is a RCRA-regulated hazardous waste.

The EPA has determined that the Facility's
operation and management of waste materials
has resulted in releases of solid and hazardous
waste into the environment which may present
an imminent and substantial endangerment to
human health and the environment.

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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

EPA Contact: Angela Miller	A k

Phone: 678-575-8132	(KM^

Email: Miller.Angela(5)epa.gov

http$://www.epa.6ov/ga/tav-holdings-inc-rcra-order-ga

The EPA's Order is issued pursuant to
Section 7003 of RCRA and requires the
property owners and operator of the TAV
Facility to:

- Cease operations that may result in releases
of solid and/or hazardous waste to the
environment;

-Obtain appropriate permits and approvals for
Facility operations;

-	Submit work plans for site stabilization,
material management, business practices, and

waste disposal,

-	Submit a work plan to characterize and
address the extent of contamination in soil,
sediment, waste, and surface water at the

Facility;

-	Provide security at the Facility, including
fencing, site signage, and controlled access;

- Submit weekly progress reports and attend
weekly meetings to discuss steps taken at the
Facility in response to the Order.

What Happens Next?

- The EPA will continue to investigate potential
off-site contamination

- The EPA is planning a public information
session for mid-January 2022

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