Another big fine for violating EPW CWA -

[Patrick at HMSGA]

I posted this in another thread related to washing Post Office vehicles, then found this as a better place to post it -

For those of you who did not already know this -

I have a newsclipping showing where a fairly large and well-known Massachusetts pressure washing business was washing vehicles at a US Postal Office Bulk Mail Facility...

And they were caught by the EPA and busted for failure to comply with EPA Wastewater Management rules...

The settlement was that they were fined $3,000.00, with another $5,625.00 suspended, pending their implementing corrective actions and coming into compliance with EPA Recovery Laws, and after acquiring the knowledge about the EPA CWA Act, and holding two training classes on the subject with Municipal Officials under the scrutiny of EPA personnel.

All for $6 or so a vehicle that the bids are going for ???

Based on just the $3K fine alone and time spent to comply and to conduct those classes - after they clean 500-600 vehicles they should just about break even, maybe start being profitable and making some real money when they are cleaning vehicles #700 and up.

I am also willing to bet that the EPA will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of time.

At those prices HOW CAN one clean enough vehicles quickly enough and clean enough to be profitable, while also taking the time and care to be in compliance and recover?

Maybe some part of having someone clean those vehicles is a setup just to getcha...lol