EPA v. BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 3, 2021 the Regional Judicial Officer signed a Final Order ratifying a Consent Agreement between EPA and Becton Dickinson and Company, located in Sparks, Maryland. The Consent Agreement resolves alleged violations of RCRA C identified during a June 2019 inspection. The hazardous waste management regulations promulgated pursuant to RCRA Subtitle C provide for the management and transport of hazardous waste from the time and place of generation to its ultimate disposition at a RCRA treatment, storage or disposal facility. EPA routinely inspects hazardous waste generators for compliance with RCRA regulations in accordance with joint enforcement goals agreed upon by EPA and states authorized to implement RCRA C. On June 10-11, 2019, EPA Region III inspectors, accompanied by two representatives of the Maryland Department of Environment, conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection of the BD facility in Sparks, Maryland. BD is a manufacturer of medical testing devices. EPA inspectors identified several violations associated with BD?s use of small tanks and 55-gallon containers to store hazardous waste. These violations involve failure to mark and label containers, failure to inspect tanks, and failure to monitor the tanks as required by RCRA Subparts BB and CC. Becton Dickinson and Company has thirty days in which to pay the assessed penalty.
Defendants (1)
- BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BECKTON DICKINSON
7 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS, MD, 21152
Registry ID: 110062900071
BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
7 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS, MD, 21152
Registry ID: 110062900071
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYentered 2021-02-03
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $71,360
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-02-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-02-03Final Order Issued
- 2021-02-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-05-11Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602405868
- Case number
- 03-2021-0013
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2021-0013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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