EPA v. PRATT INSTITUTE

Case summary

THE CEI WAS CONDUCTED AS PART OF REG 2'S UNIVERSITY INITI- ATIVE. VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED AND CONFIRMED TO INCLUDE THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE FACILITY FAILED TO PERFORM THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT EXEMPT A LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR FROM THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, ALONG WITH OTHER BASIC GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATIONS ON ITS SOLID WASTES. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INCLUDES REQUIRING HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATIONS ON THE GENERATOR'S SOLID WASTES AND COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS WHICH WILL ALLOW THE FACILITY TO CONTINUE OPERATING WITHOUT OBTAINING A TSD PERMIT. SEPs: Pollution Prevention/Equipment/Technology Modifications (Spray booth and silk screening) and Environmental Compliance Promotion (High School outreach). Note: there are various RCRA program numbers used by Pratt at their facilities (both in NYC and Brooklyn). In addition, some of the addresses can be slightly different but are actually a different entrance or floor. Because of this there can sometimes be more than one FRS number and RCRA number associated with the same facility. All the information for the two facilities, in this case, can be found on the Case Conclusion Data Sheet.

Defendants (1)

• PRATT INSTITUTENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PRATT INSTITUTE - PUCK BUILDING

  295 LAFAYETTE ST 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY, 10012

  Registry ID: 110066985472

• PRATT INSTITUE - MACHINERY BLDG

  203 GRAND AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11205

  Registry ID: 110004559415

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Pratt Instituteentered 2003-11-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $40,000 · SEP: $269,416

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-11-05Final Order Issued
• 2003-11-05Enforcement Action Closed