EPA v. JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE

Case summary

10/20/2010 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. NOD STATES: IN A JULY 23, 2008, LETTER TO EPA, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA, RCRA, TSCA. ON MARCH 17, 2009, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A FINAL COMPLIANCE REPORT, WHICH CONTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN TO BRING THE COLLEGE BACK INTO COMPLIANCE AND VIOLATIONS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A TO THIS NOD, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RESPONDENT, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE DISCLOSURE IDENTIFIED ABOVE: RESPONDENT MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE EPA AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA, RCRA, AND TSCA. EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS, AS SPECIFIED IN ATTACHEMENT A TO THIS NOD AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTY. EPA ALSO FINDS THAT ALTHOUGH RESPONDENT DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT; NO VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AS SPECIFIED IN ATTACHMENT A TO THIS NOD AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE AUDIT POLICY, EPA EXPECTS RESPONDENT TO INSTITUTE, ON A CONTINUING AND INSTITUTIONAL BASIS, THE INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE

  7900 JOHNSON DRIVE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 31998

  Registry ID: 110040436917

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGEentered 2010-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-10-20Final Order Issued
• 2010-11-19Enforcement Action Data Entered