EPA v. New Jersey Department of Corrections

Case summary

RCRA Compliance Evaluation Inspections conducted in 2010 of multiple of the Respondent's correctional facilities resulted in the discovery of violations. Concerns included: failure to make hazardous waste determinations, disposing of medical wastes as regular trash, and the haphazard accumulation of hazardous waste in two truck trailers. These violations were addressed with informal enforcement actions including Notices of Violation. Re-inspections of the facilities in 2013 again found RCRA violations, including the haphazard storage of hazardous waste in three truck trailers, and failure to make hazardous waste determinations of waste generated as part of DEPCOR manufacturing operations. Formal enforcement action was warranted since informal actions were not sufficient to assure that all facilities come into and remain in compliance with hazardous waste regulations.

Defendants (1)

• New Jersey Department of CorrectionsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (16)

• CENTRAL RECEPTION & ASSIGN FAC

  7450 STUYVESANT AVE, TRENTON, NJ, 08628

  Registry ID: 110063600544

• EDNA MAHAN CORR FAC

  30 COUNTY RTE 513, CLINTON, NJ, 088094004

  Registry ID: 110006090728

• NJDOC ADMIN OFFICES

  WHITTLESEY AVE, TRENTON, NJ, 08701

  Registry ID: 110063600553

• EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON VOCATIONAL

  1100 WOODBRIDGE RD, RAHWAY, NJ, 07065

  Registry ID: 110007947516

• SOUTHERN STATE CORRECTIONAL FAC

  4295 RTE 47, DELMONT, NJ, 08314

  Registry ID: 110007943486

• AC WAGNER YOUTH CORR FAC

  500 WARD AVE, CHESTERFIELD, NJ, 08515

  Registry ID: 110009838890

• AC WAGNER YOUTH CORR FAC

  500 WARD AVE, CHESTERFIELD, NJ, 08515

  Registry ID: 110009838890

• NJS GARDEN STATE YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FAC

  55 HOGBACK RD, YARDVILLE, NJ, 08620

  Registry ID: 110007933861

• NJDOC MOUNTAINVIEW YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

  31 PETTYCOAT LANE, ANNANDALE, NJ, 08801-3039

  Registry ID: 110009838809

• NJDOC ADULT DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CTR

  8 PRODUCTION WAY, AVENEL, NJ, 07001

  Registry ID: 110004266311

• NJDOC NORTHERN STATE PRISON

  168 174 FRONTAGE RD, NEWARK, NJ, 07114-3721

  Registry ID: 110014994140

• NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON

  3RD AND FEDERAL STREETS, TRENTON, NJ, 08625

  Registry ID: 110005975310

• NJS - BAYSIDE STATE PRISON AUTOTAG

  4293 RTE 47, LEESBURG, NJ, 08327

  Registry ID: 110007951573

• NJS - EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON

  WOODBRIDGE & RAHWAY AVE, AVENEL, NJ, 07001

  Registry ID: 110014451128

• MID STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

  RANGE ROAD, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ, 08562

  Registry ID: 110006879119

• …and 1 more

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• New Jersey Department of Correctionsentered 2014-12-19

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $69,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-12-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-12-19Final Order Issued