EPA v. JEWISH HOSPITAL

Case summary

11/22/13 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. ON JUNE 26, 2009, JEWISH HOPSITAL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SUBMITTED TO JEWISH HOSPITAL'S FINAL SELF-DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO EPA'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOSPITALS WHO ACCEPTED THE EPA'S INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOSPITAL SELF-DISCLOSURE PROCESS. ON MAY 14, 2010, JEWISH HOSPITAL SUBMITTED ADD'L INFO AND CLARIFICATION ON THE SELF-DISCLOSURE IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM EPA DATED FEB 25, 2010. THE SELF-DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS REFERENCED JEWISH HOSPITAL'S POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA, UST, RCRA, AND THE CWA/OPA REGS. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY JEWISH HOSPITAL, EPA HAS CONCLUDED: (1) THERE WAS NO RCRA VIOLATION; (2) THERE WERE CWA/OPA AND UST VIOLATIONS; AND (3) THERE WERE VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 312 (FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO THE LECP, SERC AND FIRE DEPT TIER II FORMS FOR DIESEL FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2007-2010).

Defendants (1)

• JEWISH HOSPITALNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JEWISH HOSPITAL

  200 ABRAHAM FLEXNER WAY, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

  Registry ID: 110003225634

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• RCRA 9006D — UST Civil Penalties
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JEWISH HOSPITALentered 2013-11-22

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-11-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 2013-11-22Final Order Issued
• 2014-01-15Enforcement Action Data Entered