EPA v. County of Bergen
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent's storage of hazardous waste in a waste pile at the Fire Academy training section of the LPSI without a permit or interim status constitutes a violation. Respondent's failure to have a liner and a leachate collection and removal system for its waste pile constitutes a violation. Complaint issued for violations. Respondent has since installed a state-of-the-art bullet containment system and will no longer generate any backstop material from the mining of the lead bullets.
Defendants (1)
- County of BergenNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BERGEN COUNTY POLICE AND FIRE ACADEMY
281 CAMPGAW ROAD, MAHWAH, NJ, 07430-2509
Registry ID: 110014805871
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
County of Bergenentered 2019-07-22
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $88,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2019-07-22Final Order Issued
- 2019-07-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2019-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601969804
- Case number
- 02-2019-7103
- Lead agency
- EPA
- 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 02-2019-7103 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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