EPA v. PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY

Case summary

10/16/2014 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED TO THE EPA VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA, EPCRA, RCRA, AND TSCA. THE DISCLOSURES DETERMINED BY THE EPA TO BE VIOLATIONS WERE CORRRECTED BY MARCH 18, 2010. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND GREEEMENT, AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RESPONDENT, THE EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERRALLY-ENFORCEABLE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT A: PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY DID VIOLATE THE REGULATIONS CITED IN ATTACHMENT A; HOWEVER, PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY'S DISCLOSURE MET THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY AND AGREEMENT FOR A WAIVER OF ANY GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPSOED OF THIS SELF-DISCLOSURE, THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN GAINED AS A RESULT OF THESE VIOLATIONS IS INSIGNIFICANT AND DOES NOT WARRANT RECOVERY.

Defendants (1)

• PFEIFFER UNIVERSITYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY

  48380 US HIGHWAY 52 NORTH, MISENHEIMER, NC, 28109

  Registry ID: 110018670240

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PFEIFFER UNIVERSITYentered 2014-10-16

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-10-16Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-10-16Final Order Issued
• 2015-02-18Enforcement Action Data Entered