EPA v. New Island Hospital

Case summary

NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL DISCLOSED THREE CAA VIOLATIONS, ONE SPCC VIOLATION, FOUR RCRA VIOLATIONS AND THREE EPCRA VIOLATIONS. THE TOTAL PENALTY BREAKS DOWN AS FOLLOWS: CAA$48,300, SPCC $2,102, RCRA $3,300, EPCRA $37,500 ALL OF WHICH WAS 100% WAIVED. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFIT.

Defendants (1)

• New Island HospitalNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL

  4295 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, BETHPAGE, NY, 11714

  Registry ID: 110001576189

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• New Island Hospitalentered 2004-03-16

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-03-16Enforcement Action Closed
• 2004-03-16Final Order Issued
• 2004-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered