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 3002 — Standards 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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