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 3002 — Standards 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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