EPA v. Jersey City Medical Center/Liberty Healthcare System Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) /Liberty HealthCare System, Inc., is a regional health provider for Hudson County, NJ. As a result of its activities generates small amounts of hazardous waste identified as D001(ignitable), D008(lead), and chemo waste U010 (Mitomycin) and U058 (Cyclophosphamide). RCRA violations found are the general generator requirements: failure to make a haz waste determination, failure to manifest the shipments of hazardous waste and failure to use a land disposal restriction form. The proposed penalty is $40,700.00 generated from three counts.
Defendants (1)
- Jersey City Medial Ctr/Liberty Healthcare SystemNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER
50 BALDWIN AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07304-3154
Registry ID: 110001542037
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Jersey City Medical Center/Liberty Healthcare System Inc.entered 2004-07-27
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2004-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-07-27Enforcement Action Closed
- 2004-07-27Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 117713
- Case number
- 02-2004-7107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2004-7107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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