EPA v. INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
Case summary
INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - BAYAMON CAMPUS SUBMITTED DISCLOSURE OF RCRA VIOLATIONS TO EPA AS FOLLOWS: FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND FAILURE TO DISPOSE OF/TREAT HAZARDOUS WASTE. ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY THE FACIL- ITY ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: A DISPOSAL FACILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE WAS CONTRACTED, AND AUDITING CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINING WAS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES. DISCLOSURE WAS EVALUATED, AND A NOD WAS ISSUED DEC. 4,2001. * 05/19/2000 - DISCLOSURE DATE * 12/04/2001 - NOD ISSUED (PARTIAL) SETTLEMENT (RCRA) ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENTS REMAIN (CASE IS ACTIVE). NOTE: THE INDEX NUMBER IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DOCKET CASE # BECAUSE OF A MIX UP IN PR. THE INDEX #: 02-2000-0547. *
Defendants (1)
- INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICONamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BAYAMON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UIPR CARR 174 MINILLAS, BAYAMON, PR, 00619
Registry ID: 110007804518
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - BAYAMON CAMPUSentered 2001-12-04
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2000-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-12-04Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 7277
- Case number
- 02-2000-0544
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-0544 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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