EPA v. ECKERD COLLEGE

Case summary

12/2/13 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. ECKERD COLLEGE AND EPA ENTERED INTO AN AUDIT AGREEMENT ON JUNE 26, 2007. THE AGREEMENT MODIFIES CONDITION I OF THE AUDIT POLICY BY ALLOWED FOR A TRAINED PEER GROUP OR A CONTRACTOR TO CONDUCT AN INITIAL AUDIT, AND ALLOWS A SUBSEQUENT 24-MONTH GRACE PERIOD IN WHICH TO COMMENCE AN AUDIT SYSTEM OR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS; AND MODIFIES CONDITION 3 TO ALLOW THE DISCLOSRE TO OCCUR WITHIN 21 DAYS OF ECKERD COLLEGE'S RECEIPT OF ITS PEER AUDIT REPORT. ON MARCH 17, 2009, ECKERD COLLEGE DISCLOSED TO EPA POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA, CWA, EPCRA, AND RCRA. THE DISCLOSURES DETERMINED BY EPA TO BE VIOLATED WERE CORRECTED BY JUNE 8, 2009, FOLLOWING AN EPA-APPROVED EXTENSION. ON OCT 6, 2010, ECKERD COLLEGE INSTITUTED A CONTINUING AND CAMPUS-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT RECURRENCES OF THESE VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Defendants (1)

• ECKERD COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ECKERD COLLEGE

  4200 54TH AVENUE S., ST. PETERSBURG, FL, 33711

  Registry ID: 110020958329

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CAA 112B — Asbestos
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ECKERD COLLEGEentered 2013-12-02

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-12-02Final Order Issued
• 2013-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-01-02Enforcement Action Data Entered