EPA v. GUILFORD COLLEGE

Case summary

3/17/2014 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A MARCH 24, 2009, LETTER TO EPA, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF CWA, EPCRA, RCRA, AND TSCA. THE DISCLOSURES DETERMINED BY THE EPA TO BE VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED BY AUGUST 29, 2009, FOLLOWING EPA-APPROVED EXTENSTIONS. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY, AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RESPONDENT, THE EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLEE VIOLATIONS. THE RESPONDENT DID VIOLATE THE REGULATIONS; HOWEVER, THE 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 PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, THE EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTIES.

Defendants (1)

• GUILFORD COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GUILFORD COLLEGE MAIN CAMPUS

  5800 W FRIENDLY AVE, GREENSBORO, NC, 27410

  Registry ID: 110001478277

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GUILFORD COLLEGEentered 2014-03-17

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-03-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-03-17Final Order Issued
• 2014-06-11Enforcement Action Data Entered