EPA v. NYC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (AVE X & MCDONALD AVE)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$47,500
Case summary
GENERATOR VIOLATIONS: 1) CORRODED DRUMS; 2) INADEQUATE PERSONNEL TRAINING; 3) INADEQUATE CONTINGENCY & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; 4) FAILURE TO KEEP COPIES OF MANIFESTS. TSD VIOLATIONS: 1) STORAGE OVER 90 DAYS WITHOUT PERMIT; 2) FAILURE TO LABEL DRUMS & CONTAINERS STORING HAZARDOUS WASTES.
Defendants (1)
- NYC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NYC-TA CONEY ISLAND YARD
AVE X AND 2556 MACDONALD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
Registry ID: 110041012356
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NYC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (AVE X & MCDONALD AVE)entered 1988-03-25
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $47,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1986-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1986-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1988-03-25Final Order Issued
- 1988-03-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2225
- Case number
- 02-1986-0304
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- AWTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1986-0304 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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