EPA v. Government of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.

Case summary

EPA inspected the Department of Public Works (DPW) Operations Center and Construction Shops on St Thomas. In the NOV issued to the VI DPW facilities, EPA cited VI DPW for failing to make a hazardous waste determination on spent fluorescent bulbs being disposed in the regular trash as well as several used oil management violations. EPA also asked the VI DPW to provide information on their management and disposal of various wastestreams, including hazardous waste bulbs and lead-bearing computer monitors, at all their facilities. In their extensive response, DPW agreed that: They had the responsibility for managing and disposing of all spent bulbs generated at 16 different facilities in the VI They had direct responsibility for trash collection and disposal at some 64 other government facilities These VI government facilities had been improperly disposing of an unknown number potentially hazardous waste bulbs in the VI landfills over a three year period These VI government facilities had been disposing of computer monitors either as solid waste of in an unknown manner Neither they nor the associated government facilities had made hazardous waste determinations regarding waste bulbs or computer monitors

Defendants (1)

• Government of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• VIRGIN ISLAND HOUSING AUTH

  ESTATE GOLDEN ROCK, CHRISTIANSTED, VI, 00820

  Registry ID: 110008202765

• CHRISTIANSTED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

  6002 ESTATE ANNAS HOPE, CHRISTIANSTED, VI, 00820

  Registry ID: 110037285808

• VIRGIN ISLAND GOVERNMENT OF - MOTOR POOL

  1 SUBMARINE BASE, ST THOMAS, VI, 00802

  Registry ID: 110005292566

• VI DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS

  8 SUBBASE - VACANT SUBMARINE, ST THOMAS, VI, 00802-5805

  Registry ID: 110005293119

• VI DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS

  SUSANNABERG, ST JOHN, VI, 00830

  Registry ID: 110008203229

• VIRGIN ISLAND GOVERNMENT OF - MOTOR POOL

  274 RICHMOND, CHRISTIANSTED, VI, 00820

  Registry ID: 110005292548

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Government of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.entered 2008-03-27

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $37,195 · SEP: $150,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-06-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-03-27Final Order Issued
• 2008-03-27Enforcement Action Closed