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02-2000-0549Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2000· Region 02

EPA v. INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

Case summary

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - ARECIBO 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 AND TRAINING WAS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES. DIS- CLOSURE WAS EVALUATED, AND AN NOD WAS ISSUED. * 05/19/2000 - DATE OF DISCLOSURE (AUDIT POLICY) * 12/04/2001 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. * NOTE - DOCKET CASE NUMBER IS DIFFERENT THAN THE INDEX NUMBER BECAUSE OF A MIX-UP IN PR. THE DOCKET NUMBER REMAINS THE SAME AND THE INDEX NUMBER IS RCRA -02-2000-0545 ALSO NOTE CASE REMAINS ACTIVE BECAUSE THE RESULT IS PARTIAL* *

Defendants (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PRNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ARECIBO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

    BO SAN DANIEL SECTOR CANELAS, ARECIBO, PR, 00612

    Registry ID: 110007810422

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICOentered 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
7282
Case number
02-2000-0549
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
WTS
EPA region
02
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-0549 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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