EPA v. BAPTIST COLLEGE OF FLORIDA

Case summary

10/23/2012 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. THE COLLEGE DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA AND RCRA ON JUNE 4, 2008 AND TSCA ON DEC 18, 2007, PURSUANT TO A SERIES OF AUDITS. THE CWA AND RCRA VIOLATIONS WERE DISCLOSED TO EPA BY WAY OF A JUNE 9, 2008, VOLUNTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE REPORT, AND THE TSCA VIOLATIONS WERE DISCLOSED BY WAY OF A DEC 18, 2007, E-MAIL. THE CWA VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE DISCOVERED ON JUNE 4, 2008, WERE CORRECTED ON AUG 4, 2008 AND THE RCRA AND TSCA VIOLATION WERE BOTH CORRECTED ON THE DAYS THEY WERE DISCOVERED, JUNE 4, 2008, AND SEPT 28, 2007, RESPECTIVELY. NONE OF THE VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED ARE REPEAT VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NONE OF THE VIOLATIONS RESULTED IN SERIOUS HARM NOR DID THEY PRESENT AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT. FINALLY, BAPTIST HAS TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VOILATIONS AND HAS COOPERATED FULLY WITH EPA.

Defendants (1)

• BAPTIST COLLEGE OF FLORIDANamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BAPTIST COLLEGE OF FLORIDA

  5400 COLLEGE DRIVE, GRACEVILLE, FL, 32440

  Registry ID: 110037316918

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BAPTIST COLLEGE OF FLORIDAentered 2012-10-23

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-10-23Final Order Issued
• 2013-09-10Enforcement Action Data Entered