EPA v. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

Case summary

NOD issued 3/31/03 resolving self-disclosed multi-media violations by Temple University at 10 of its campuses in Philadelphia, Ambler and Bristol, Pennsylvania. Specifically, Temple violated: 112(r) of the Clean Air Act by failing to have a risk management plan for chlorine used and stored at its swimming pools; Sections 127.11 and 127.201 of the Pennsylvania Code and the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan as well as Section 113 of the Clean Air Act by operating three gas-fired boilers withut a permit; Sectrion 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, by failing to have Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans; Section 9004 and 9005 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by failing to implement proper hazardous waste management practices; and Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act by failing to compile annual logs of PCBs. EPA determined that the amount of economic benefit for such violations was insignificant. EPA further determined that Temple satisfied all nine criteria of the Self-Disclosure Policy, and, as documented in the NOD, waived 100 percent of the gravity-based civil penalty, which was calculated to be a maximum of $285,20

Defendants (1)

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (10)

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

  MEETINGHOUSE RD, AMBLER, PA, 19002

  Registry ID: 110004845801

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

  BROAD & MONTGOMERY STS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19122

  Registry ID: 110015789404

• TYLER SCHOOL OF ART

  7725 PENROSE AVE, ELKINS PARK, PA, 19027

  Registry ID: 110004856059

• TEMPLE CONTINUING CARE CENTER

  5301 OLD YORK RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19141

  Registry ID: 110001202822

• LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL

  501 BATH RD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007

  Registry ID: 110001064026

• SUGARLOAF CONFERENCE CENTER

  9230 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19118

  Registry ID: 110014416872

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

  3300 N BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

  Registry ID: 110014416916

• JEANES HOSPITAL

  7600 CENTRAL AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 191112499

  Registry ID: 110001039965

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY NEUMANN MEDICAL CENTER

  1741 FRANKFORD AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19125

  Registry ID: 110012250688

• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EPISCOPAL DIVISION

  100 LEHIGH AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19125

  Registry ID: 110012516330

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• CAA 112R — General Duty/Accidental Release
• CWA 311[B][1] — Clean Water Act, OPA

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Temple Universityentered 2003-03-31

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2003-03-31Enforcement Action Closed
• 2003-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-03-31Final Order Issued
• 2003-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered