EPA v. Jersey City Medical Center
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 2 issued an administrative consent agreement/ final order pursuant to Section 3008 of RCRA against the Respondent, located in Jersey City, New Jersey, alleging two violations: failure to make hazardous waste determinations for waste-streams found at the Jersey City facility, failure meet the conditions necessary to accumulate hazardous waste without having obtained a permit or qualifying for interim status and had stored hazardous waste at the Jersey City facility.
Defendants (1)
- Jersey City Medical CenterNamed 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 Centerentered 2020-07-28
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-07-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-07-28Final Order Issued
- 2020-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602303202
- Case number
- 02-2020-7102
- 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 02-2020-7102 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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