EPA v. MAINE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent is a state laboratory. Of the twelve RCRA counts in the complaint, the most significant violations are failure to conduct adequate waste determinations, treatment without a license, and failure to segregate incompatibles. Under the CAFO, Respondent will pay a cash penalty of $27,000 and spend $73,000 Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP). The SEP consists of the acquisition of emergency response equipment for the Augusta and Waterville Fire Department and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Defendants (1)
- Maine Health & Environmental LaboratoryNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
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
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MAINE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORYentered 2016-03-25
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $27,000 · SEP: $73,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2015-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-03-25Final Order Issued
- 2016-03-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600676612
- Case number
- 01-2016-5002
- 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 01-2016-5002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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