EPA v. HUNTINGDON COLLEGE

Case summary

8/5/14 - PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY, AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HUNTINGTON COLLEGE, THE EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE VIOLATIONS AS IDENTIFIED ABOVE: THE COLLEGE DID VIOLATE THE REGULATIONS CITED IN ATTACHMENT A; 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 VIOATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, THE EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTIES. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE AUDIT POLICY, AND AS AGREED TO IN ITS DISCLOSURE AND IN THE JUNE 22, 2007, AUDIT AGREEMENT, THE EPA EPECTS THE FACILITY TO INSTITUTE, ON A CONTINUING AND CAMPUS-WIDE BASIS, THE INTERNAL AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• HUNTINGDON COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HUNTINGDON COLLEGE

  1500 E FAIRVIEW AVENUE, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36106

  Registry ID: 110022305236

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNTINGDON COLLEGEentered 2014-08-05

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-08-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-08-05Final Order Issued
• 2014-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered