EPA v. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (WALLOPS FLIGHT FAC.)

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2015, A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER (CAFO) BETWEEN EPA REGION III AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WAS FILED WITH THE REGIONAL HEARING CLERK REGARDING THE NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, LOCATED IN WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA. THE CAFO ADDRESSES VIOLATIONS OF RCRA SUBTITLE C REQUIREMENTS (E.G., VIOLATION OF GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS) AND THE CAA (VIOLATION OF FUEL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS). THE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES A PAYMENT OF $50,660.

Defendants (1)

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM. (WALLOPS FLIGHT)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY

  34200 FULTON STREET, WALLOPS ISLAND, VA, 23337

  Registry ID: 110000607488

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (WALLOPS FLIGHT FAC.)entered 2015-09-15

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $50,660

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-09-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-15Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-04-19Enforcement Action Closed