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01-2015-5001Administrative - FormalComplaint Filed/AO IssuedFY 2015· Region 01

EPA v. MAINE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY

Case summary

On March 23, 2015, Region 1 issued an administrative complaint to the Maine Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory alleging violations of RCRA at its facility located in Augusta, Maine. Respondent is a state laboratory that performs a variety of analyses of human specimens, food, water, and hazardous materials to support federal and state regulatory programs, health care providers, and the general public. The most significant violations in the complaint are failure to conduct adequate waste determinations, treatment without a license, and failure to segregate incompatibles.

Defendants (1)

  • Maine Health & Environmental LaboratoryNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

  • MAINE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY

    221 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME, 04330

    Registry ID: 110003558338

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2015-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2015-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600098225
Case number
01-2015-5001
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2015-5001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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