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02-2000-0547Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2000· Region 02

EPA v. INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - METROPOLITAN CAMPUS

Case summary

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - METROPOLITAN 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 FACILITY ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: A DISPOSAL FACILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE WAS CONTRACTED, AND AUDITING CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED & TRAINING WAS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES. DISCLOSURE WAS EVALUATED, AND AN NOD WAS ISSUED ON DEC. 4, 2001. * NOTE DOCKET CASE NUMBER IS DIFFERENT THAN THE INDEX NUMBER BECAUSE OF A MIX-UP IN PR. THE DOCKET NUMBER REMAINS THE SAME. THE INDEX NUMBER IS RCRA-02-2000-0548. * THIS IS A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT - CASE REMAINS ACTIVE. *

Defendants (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PRNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY

    ST RD 1, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00926

    Registry ID: 110007810324

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - METROPOLITAN CAMentered 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
7280
Case number
02-2000-0547
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
CT
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 02-2000-0547 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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