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02-2000-0550Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2000· Region 02

EPA v. INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

Case summary

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - PONCE CAMPUS SUB- MITTED 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, AN AUDITING CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED AND 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 MUNBER REMAINS THE SAME. THE INDEX NUMBER IS RCRA-02-2000-0544. * THIS IS A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT - CASE REMAINS ACTIVE. *

Defendants (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNI OF PR, PONCE CAMPUSNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PONCE REGIONAL COLLEGE

    CARR #1 BO SABANETAS, MERCEDITA, PR, 00715

    Registry ID: 110009436627

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PR - PONCE 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
7283
Case number
02-2000-0550
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 02-2000-0550 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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