EPA v. BETHEL COLLEGE

Case summary

9/10/09 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. BETHEL COLLEGE DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS ON FEB 6, 2008, UPON RECEIPT OF A PEER AUDIT REPORT. BETHEL COLLEGE DISCLOSED THE VIOLATIONS TO EPA ON FEB 15, 2008. ALL VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED BY APR 5, 2008. NONE OF THE VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED ARE REPEAT VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NONE RESULTED IN SERIOUS HARM NOR DID THEY PRESENT AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT. FINALLY, BETHEL HAS TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS COOPERATED FULLY WITH EPA. CAA: 40 CFR 61.150(d), FAILURE TO MAINTAIN WASTE SHIPMENTS RECORDS FOR ALL ASBESTOS-CONTAINING WASTE MATERIAL TRANSPORTED OFF THE FACILITY SITE; CAMPUS SITE. CWA: 40 CFR 403.5, DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO A POTW WORKS WHICH CAUSES PASS-THRU OR INTERFERENCE; 4 VIOLATIONS, ODOM SCIENCE, FINE ARTS. RCRA: 40 CFR 261.7, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDUES OF HAZ WASTE IN EMPTY CONTAINERS; 1 VIOLATION, ODOM SCIENCE. 40 CFR 262.11, FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A WASTE IS A HAZ WASTE; 16 VIOLATIONS, ODOM SCIENCE, FINE ARTS, FACILITIES. 40 CFR 265.174, FAILURE TO CONDUCT INSPECTION OF AREAS WHERE CONTAINERS OF HAZ WASTE ARE STORED, ON AT LEAST A WEEKLY BASIS; CAMPUS WIDE. 40 CFR 262.32, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT FOR MARKING HAZ WASTE FOR TRANSPORTATION OFF-SITE; 1 VIOLATION, ODOM SCIENCE. 40 CFR 262.34, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE WHO ACCUMULATE WASTE FOR UP TO 180 DAYS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS; 6 VIOLATIONS, CAMPUS WIDE, ODOM SCIENCE. 40 CFR 262.42, FAILURE TO FILE EXCEPTION REPORT; 2 VIOLATIONS, CAMPUS WIDE. 40 CFR PART 265, SUBPART C, FAILURE TO DEVELOP CONTINGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; 1 VIOLATION, CAMPUS WIDE. 40 CFR 273.13, FAILURE TO HANDLE UNIVERSAL WASTE (LAMPS) IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS RELEASES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT; 4 VIOLATIONS, ODOM SCIENCE. 40 CFR 273.15, FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE THE LENGTH OF TIME A UNIVERSAL WASTE HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED; 1 VIOLATION, ODOM SCIENCE.

Defendants (1)

• BETHEL COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BETHEL COLLEGE

  325 CHERRY AVENUE, MCKENZIE, TN, 38201

  Registry ID: 110026145339

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BETHEL COLLEGEentered 2009-09-10

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-09-10Final Order Issued
• 2009-09-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2009-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered