EPA v. WARREN WILSON COLLEGE

Case summary

12/23/2013 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A DECEMBER 22, 2008, LETTER TO EPA, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF CWA SPCC, RCRA, AND TSCA. PURSUANT TO THE AUTDIT POLICY, AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE RESPONDENT, THE EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE VIOLATION AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COLLEGE. THE RESPONDENT'S SELF-DISCLOSURE MET THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF THE GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. THUS, THE EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, NO ECONOMIC BENEFIT WAS FOUND. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE AUDITY POLICY, AND AS AGREED TO IN ITS DISCLOSURES AND IN THE JUNE 22, 2007, AUDIT AGREEMENT, THE EPA EXPECTS THE FACILITY TO INSTITUTE, ON A CONTINUING AND CAMPUS-WIDE BASIS, THE INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• WARREN WILSON COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WARREN WILSON COLLEGE

  701 WARREN WILSON ROAD, SWANNANOA, NC, 28778

  Registry ID: 110018563687

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WARREN WILSON COLLEGEentered 2013-12-23

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2013-12-23Final Order Issued
• 2014-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered