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04-2008-9146Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2008· Region 04

EPA v. BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Source Agrees

Case summary

7/29/2009 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. BENNETT DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS ON JAN 25, 2008, UPON RECEIPT OF A PEER AUDIT REPORT. BENNETT DISCLOSED THE VIOLATIONS TO EPA ON FEB 22, 2008. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED UNDER EPCRA AND RCRA. ALL VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED BY APR 22, 2008. NONE OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE REPEAT VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NONE RESULTED IN SERIOUS HARM NOR DID THEY PRESENT AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT. FINALLY, BENNETT HAS TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS COOPERATED FULLY WITH EPA.

Defendants (1)

  • BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMENNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

    900 E WASHINGTON STREET, GREENSBORO, NC, 27401

    Registry ID: 110018766165

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
  • EPCRA 312Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMENentered 2009-07-29

    Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2009-07-29Final Order Issued
  • 2009-07-29Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2009-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1800026206
Case number
04-2008-9146
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2008-9146 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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