EPA v. WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

Case summary

6/17/10 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. FINDINGS OF FACT: VIOLATION 1: DID NOT CONDUCT WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE LOCATIONS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.34 (CAMPUS WIDE). VIOLATION 2: DID NOT LABEL OR CLEARLY MARK CONTAINERS CONTAINING OBSOLETE CHEMICALS WITH THE WORDS HAZARDOUS WASTE, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.34(a)(3) (OFF-SITE PIEDMONT TRIAD COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER). VIOLATION 3: DID NOT CLEARLY MARK CONTAINERS CONTAINING OBSOLETE CHEMICALS WITH THE DATE UP WHICH EACH PERIOD OF ACCUMULATION BEGAN, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.34(a)(2) AND 262.34(a)(3) (OFF-SITE PIEDMONT TRIAD COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER). VIOLATION 4: DID NOT PROVIDE HAZARDOUS WASTE TRAINING, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.34(d)(5)(iii) (CAMPUS WIDE). VIOLATION 5: DID NOT HAVE A FINAL SPCC, WHICH WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR 112.7 (CAMPUS WIDE). THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE SELF-DISCLOSED BY WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY, BUT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY EPA NOT TO HAVE BEEN VIOLATIONS. CWA - FAILURE TO HAVE AN NPDES PERMIT FOR AUTOMOBILE WASHING. RCRA - LACK OF SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AT THE DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA AT THE FL ATKINSON BUILDING AND OFF-SITE PIEDMONT TRIAD COMMUNITY CENTER (PTRC). RCRA - DID NOT HAVE RECORDS FOR SHIPMENTS OF UNIVERSAL WASTE.

Defendants (1)

• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

  601 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, WINSTON SALEM, NC, 27110

  Registry ID: 110004048637

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITYentered 2010-06-17

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-06-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2010-06-17Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered