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TAG Chemicals, Inc. (100 Edwin Dr., Toledo)
Site History:
Adjacent to a Norfolk and Southern rail line and located on a 8.6 acre site on the
Maumee River in downtown Toledo just west of the I 75 crossing, TAG Chemicals is a
distributor of chemical products. TAG Chemicals acquired the property from Norfolk
and Southern Railways and is surrounded by railway property. Bulk chemicals are
blended and packaged to meet customer requirements. Alcohol and Toluene waste
(D001) is generated from draining product transfer lines. It routinely operates as a
large or small quantity generator of hazardous waste and has had repeated,
numerous violations of RCRA regulations. Runoff from the site is diverted to a
basin/spill control impoundment which discharges to Toledo’s sanitary sewer. In 1983
TAG Chemicals leased some above ground storage tanks to Maumee Refining for the
storage of waste oil. When TAG Chemical realized that Maumee Refining was
involved in illegal waste activities, they notified Ohio EPA and requested assistance.
During Ohio EPA’s investigation of Maumee Refining, two tanks (#37 and #39) were
sampled and were ignitable resulting in TAG being identified as a hazardous waste
storage facility. TAG sold the oil left by Maumee Refining and closed
(decontaminated) the two tanks.
Site investigation (1989)
A hazardous waste interim status inspection was conducted by Ohio EPA in August
1989 to assess compliance with state and federal regulations applicable to a
generator, and treatment, storage and disposal facility of hazardous waste. Violations
were found.
(1990)
In August 1990 Ohio EPA (representing US EPA) conducted a RCRA inspection of
the TAG to determine the RCRA compliance status of the facility and noted that land
disposal requirements were being violated.
(1991)
In April 1991 US EPA conducted a Visual Site Inspection to determine whether or not
releases of hazardous materials had occurred or were occurring.
(2000)
In March 2000 Ohio EPA visited TAG and found Tag to be receiving and storing
hazardous waste.
Remediation (1990)
As a prerequisite for RCRA permit withdrawal, TAG Chemicals submitted a Closure
Plan for the container storage area of the site. The plan called for the
decontamination of Tanks # 37 and 39 by rinsing until contaminant levels did not
exceed 1 mg/l but it did not sample the soil for contamination. The closure was
completed and approved by Ohio EPA in 1990. In September 1990 TAG requested
change of classification from generator and storer to just generator.
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Activities and Accomplishments
Issue 2: Landfills, Dumps and
in the Maumee Area of Concern Brownfield Sites