EPA v. Prince George's County Government

Case summary

On October 16, 2002, October 31, 2002 and November 1, 2002, authorized EPA representatives conducted compliance evaluation inspections at the Brown Station Road Landfill, a county-owned and operated municipal solid waste landfill. Based upon the facts, evidence and information obtained during the EPA inspections of the Facility and in the Respondents response to a Clean Air Act Section 114 information request letter, the following violations of Maryland's EPA-approved MSW landfill 111(d) plan regulations are noted at the Facility and that such violations are continuing in nature: 1. The Respondents failed to comply with the requirements of COMAR Sections 26.11.19.20E(1)(a) through (c) and E(2)(b) by failing to: a. timely release purchase orders or contracts for the construction of an NMOC gas collection and control system at Area B of the Facility; b. timely begin NMOC gas collection and control system construction at Area B of the Facility; c. timely complete NMOC gas collection and control system construction at Area B of the Facility; d. timely achieve compliance at each of the 5-year active landfill cells at Area B of the Facility (i.e., Area B landill cells 9,6,8,4 and 3) pursuant to the schedule set forth in COMAR Sections 26.11.19.20E(1)(a) through (c) and E(2)(b). 2. The Respondents have failed to comply timely with each of the compliance, specification, operating condition, performance testing, monitoring, reporting and record-keeping requirements and provisions of COMAR Sections 26.11.19.20G(1) through (3) and H(1) through (4) at each of the 5-year active landfill cells in Area B of the Facili

Defendants (2)

• Prince George's County Gov.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Prince George's County Gov. Dept of EnvironmentalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BROWN STATION ROAD LANDFILL

  3500 BROWN STATION RD, UPPER MARLBORO, MD, 20772

  Registry ID: 110009686795

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Prince George's County Government, et alentered 2003-04-10

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2003-04-10Final Order Issued
• 2003-04-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-04-11Enforcement Action Data Entered