EPA v. BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

Case summary

ON JUNE 24, 2008, EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION (NOD) BASED ON SELF-DISCLOSURES PROVIDED BY BRYN MAWR DATED AUGUST 19, 2005 AND JUANUARY 31, 2007 REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT; RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT; THE CLEAN WATER ACT; AND THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGH-TO-KNOW ACT, AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE IN BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA. THE TOTAL GRAVITY-BASED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIONS WOULD BE $96,000. SINCE BRYN MAWR COLLEGE STATIFIED ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF EPA'S SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY AND THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT GAINED WAS INSIGNIFICANT, EPA WAIVD THE GRAVIT-BASED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• BRYN MAWR COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

  101 N MERION AVE, BRYN MAWR, PA, 19010

  Registry ID: 110010615815

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BRYN MAWR COLLEGEentered 2008-06-24

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2008-06-24Final Order Issued
• 2008-07-08Enforcement Action Data Entered