The Hawai‘i State Department of Health said today it has filed a Notice of Violation and Order against Marisco, Ltd. for multiple violations of the state’s hazardous-waste rules. Located at Barber’s Point Harbor, Marisco maintains ships by sand and water blasting, painting, vessel cleaning and equipment maintenance.

DOH inspected the facility on Oct. 1 and 10, 2008, and found Marisco storing more than 48 drums of ignitable hazardous waste and used oil. The drums were not properly labeled hazardous waste or used oil, and some had been stored for longer than 400 days without a permit.

Marisco was cited for four counts of storage of hazardous waste without a permit. The company was also cited for one count of treatment of hazardous waste without a permit, one count of failure to make a hazardous waste determination and one count of failure to label used oil properly. Marisco faces a total penalty of $169,100 and has 20 days to respond to the Notice of Violation and Order issued by the department.