EPA v. FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY

Case summary

8/19/2014 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. ON AUGUST 3, 2009, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED TO EPA POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA, INCLUDING THE SPCC REGULATIONS, EPCRA, RCRA, AND TSCA. THE DISCLOSURES DETERMINED BY THE EPA TO BE VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED BY NOVEMBER 11, 2009, FOLLOWING TWO EPA-APPROVED EXTENSIONS, AND ARE LISTED IN ATTACHEMENT A. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE AUDIT POLICY AND THE AGREEMENT, RESPONDENT HAS IMPLEMENTED ONGOING PROGRAMS, PROTOCOS AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE. DETERMINATION EPA DETERMINED THAT THE FEDERALLY-ENFORCEABLE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT A: RESPONDENT DID VIOLATED THE REGULATIONS CITED IN ATTACHMENT A; HOWEVER, RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE MET THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY AND AGREEMENT FOR A WAIVER OF ANY GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY - FACILITIES

  158 EAST MAIN ST, HENDERSON, TN, 383402399

  Registry ID: 110015819104

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITYentered 2014-08-19

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-08-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-08-19Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered