EPA v. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Case summary

The University of Vermont has agreed to pay a $20,000 penalty to settle claims that it violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at a university-owned treatment and storage facility in Burlington, Vermont. The action had alleged violations of RCRA and state and federal hazardous waste regulations including storage of incompatible wastes in the same container; failure to include all hazardous waste codes on land disposal restrictions notifications; failure to adequately train all employees; and, failure to properly label containers of hazardous waste. The consent agreement and final order requires the Respondent to pay a penalty of $20,000; to no longer place or store incompatible wastes and materials in the same container; to include all applicable waste codes on land disposal restriction notifications; to properly label all hazardous waste containers; and to provide the necessary hazardous waste training and Department of Transportation training to employees with hazardous waste management responsibilities.

Defendants (1)

• University of Vermont & State Agricultural CollegeNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT ENVIRON SAFETY FACILITY

  649 SPEAR ST, BURLINGTON, VT, 05401

  Registry ID: 110015816946

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGEentered 2017-03-14

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-03-14Final Order Issued