EPA v. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (194 SCHOOLS)

Case summary

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ( PGCPS ) IS LOCATED IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND. DURING INSPECTIONS PERFORMED BY MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ( MDE ) FROM JUNE 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, VIOLATIONS OF AHERA WERE FOUND. AT ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS, PGCPS FAILED TO 1) INSPECT OR OBTAIN AN EXCLUSION FOR MULTIPLE MODULAR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, 2) REINSPECT EVERY THREE YEARS, 3) COLLECT ASBESTOS SAMPLES DURING INSPECTIONS, 4) CONDUCT RESPONSE ACTIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, 5) PROVIDE TWO-HOUR AWARENESS TRAINING TO MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL STAFF, 6) NOTIFY IN WRITING PARENT, TEACHER, AND EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, 7) INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED ELEMENTS IN ALL MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND 8) ATTACH WARNING LABELS ADJACENT TO ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL LOCATED IN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AREAS. FOR THESE VIOLATIONS, PGCPS WAS ASSESSED A PENALTY OF $536,500 AND SPENT $4,720,000 TO COMPLY WITH AHERA REGULATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (194 SCHOOLS)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (274)

• PAINT BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  5101 PIERCE AVE, COLLEGE PARK, MD, 20740

  Registry ID: 110036684068

• JOHNSON, THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL

  5401 BARKER PLACE, LANHAM, MD, 20801

  Registry ID: 110056021086

• CHASE SAMUEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  5700 FISHER ROAD, TEMPLE HILLS, MD, 20748-5999

  Registry ID: 110001281915

• SURRATTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

  6101 GARDEN DRIVE, CLINTON, MD, 20735-2541

  Registry ID: 110001319010

• BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  12700 BROOK LANE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD, 20772

  Registry ID: 110059779547

• FORESTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

  7001 BELTZ DRIVE, FORESTVILLE, MD, 20747

  Registry ID: 110022394951

• MELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  7100 WOODYARD ROAD, UPPER MARLBORO, MD, 20772

  Registry ID: 110002022123

• PERRYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  501 WATKINS PARK, LARGO, MD, 20774-8801

  Registry ID: 110019892026

• WOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  5001 FLINTRIDGE DRIVE, HYATTSVILLE, MD, 20784-1651

  Registry ID: 110002341243

• VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  5500 DANBY AVENUE, OXON HILL, MD, 20745-3211

  Registry ID: 110001788389

• SAMUEL OGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

  4111 CHELMONT LANE, BOWIE, MD, 20715

  Registry ID: 110041202089

• CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

  200 CABIN BRANCH RD, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743

  Registry ID: 110036696910

• ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH

  7601 HANOVER PKY, GREENBELT, MD, 20770-2002

  Registry ID: 110022008030

• GLASSMANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  1011 MARCY AVENUE, OXON HILL, MD, 20745-2526

  Registry ID: 110019870763

• KENILWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  12520 KEMBRIDGE DRIVE, BOWIE, MD, 20715-2799

  Registry ID: 110001788682

• …and 259 more

Statutes cited

• TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (194 SCHOOLS)entered 2014-06-16

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-06-16Final Order Issued
• 2014-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered