EPA v. AQUINAS COLLEGE

Case summary

9/30/10 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A LETTER TO EPA DATED OCT 18, 2008, AQUINAS DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF RCRA. ALL VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED BY DEC 17, 2008. FINAL DETERMINATION: PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY, AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AQUINAS, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION: AQUINAS COLLEGE DID VIOLATE THE REGULATIONS; HOWEVER, THE SELF-DISCLOSURE MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF THE GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. THUS, EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• AQUINAS COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AQUINAS COLLEGE

  4210 HARDING ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN, 37205

  Registry ID: 110026118403

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AQUINAS COLLEGEentered 2010-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2010-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2010-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered