Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention in New England

Connecticut

Auto Recycling Industry Compliance Initiative: Throughout FY 2004, the Department has been undertaking a coordinated compliance assistance initiative aimed at improving the environmental compliance of the Auto Recycling Industry. To date, the compliance initiative has consisted of compliance assistance and an education and outreach component that will be followed by a compliance assessment component and, if necessary, an enforcement component.

As part of the compliance assistance effort, the Department developed an environmental compliance guide specifically tailored for the auto recycling industry. The compliance guide was developed in coordination with the Automobile Recyclers Association to ensure that it would meet the information needs of the auto recycling industry. The guide, available at http://www.dep.state.ct.us/enf/autorecyclingguide.pdf , includes items such as a template for a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan specific to auto recycling operations and guidance on the proper handling of vehicle fluids.

The Department’s compliance education and outreach efforts included a four-part training program hosted by the Department and funded with SEP funds generated from a prior enforcement action against a violating auto recycling facility. Each of the four training sessions focused on different regulatory topics, including hazardous waste identification and determination of operating status, proper management of hazardous waste and used oil, stormwater general permit requirements including development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, responding to spills and best management practices for operation of vehicle crushers.

For further information:

Office of Enforcement Policy & Coordination
Susan Zampaglione
860-424-3265

Bureau of Water Management
Permitting, Enforcement and Remediation Division
860-424-3018

Bureau of Air Management
Compliance and Field Operations Division
860-424-3702

Bureau of Waste Management
Compliance Assistance Line
1-888-424-4193

In Connecticut, junkyards operators are licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Visit their web site at http://dmvct.org or contact the

Dealers and Repairers Division:
Motor Vehicle Junkyard License
Department of Motor Vehicles
860-263-5700 (Hartford area or outside of Connecticut)
800-842-8222 (elsewhere in Connecticut)