EPA v. Rahway Hospital

Case summary

RAHWAY HOSPITAL SUBMITTED A VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO AN AUDIT AGREEMENT. AIR VIOLATIONS INCLUDED: INCORRECT DATA ON A PERMIT APPLICATION, NO DOCUMENTATION FOR AMT OF #4 FUEL BURNT, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CFC LEAK RATE RECORDS: $156,940; RCRA: NO PROCEDURE FOR SPENT AEROSOL CONTAINERS, DISPOSED OF FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE, FAILURE TO LABE CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, NO FORMAL TRAINING IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, FAILURE TO HAVE COPY 3 OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MAINFESTS FROM TSD: $65,000; EPCRA: FAIL TO REPORT 10,000 # 4 FUEL OIL; $12,500; TSCA : FAILURE TO PROVIDE TENANTS WITH INFO ON LBP: $22,000. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED 5/24/2004.

Defendants (1)

• Rahway HospitalNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSPITAL @ RAHWAY

  865 STONE ST, RAHWAY, NJ, 07065

  Registry ID: 110032721482

Statutes cited

• TSCA 406B — Lead: Pre-Renovation Education Rule
• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Rahway Hospitalentered 2004-05-24

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-05-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 2004-05-24Final Order Issued
• 2004-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered