EPA v. ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Case summary

ON AUGUST 18, 2004, A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER (CAFO) WAS FILED RESOLVING VIOLATIONS OF THE ASBESTOS HAZARDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT ( AHERA ) UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROLS ACT ( TSCA ). ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ( DISTRICT ) LOCATED IN MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA OWNS AND OPERATES FIVE SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT FAILED TO ANNUALLY NOTIFY IN WRITING, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND EMPLOYEES, ORGANIZATIONS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MANAGEMENT. ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTAINS MORE THAN 1000 LINEAR FEET AND AND MORE THAN 3000 SQUARE FEET OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL. THERE ARE FIVE SCHOOLS OPERATED UNDER THE ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT RANING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADES WITH APPROXIMATELY 4050 STUDENTS AND 900 EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT PLANS ARE USED TO NOTE THE LOCATION AND CONDITION OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL (ACM) THROUGH-OUT THE SCHOOL. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DESIGNATED PERSON TO ENSURE THAT THE MANAGEMENT PLAN IS MAINTAINED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED BY AHERA. A MANAGEMENT PLAN HELPS PREVENT EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS BY ENSURING THAT ANY MAINTENANCE OR OTHER ROUTINE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DISTURBANCE OF ACM. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER ACM NEEDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED, ONLY ACCREDITED PERSONS ARE USED BY THE SCHOOL. ANNUAL NOTIFICATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, ALLOWS PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REVIEWING ALL INFORMATION REGARDING ACM IN THE SCHOOL. ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SPENT $4,476.00 TO COMPLY WITH AHERA REGULATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

  1900 N. PROVIDENCE RD, UPPER PROVIDENCE, TOWNSHIP OF, PA, 19063

  Registry ID: 110015752121

Statutes cited

• TSCA 207A2 — False Info on Asbestos Inspection

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICTentered 2004-08-18

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-06-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-08-18Final Order Issued