EPA v. REINHARDT COLLEGE

Case summary

8/5/10 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A SEPT 24, 2008 LTR TO EPA, REINHARDT COLLEGE DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, AND THE CAA. ON APR 28, 2009, REINHARDT COLLEGE SUBMITTED A FINAL COMPLIANCE REPORT, WHICH CONTAINED ADDITIONAL INFO, INCLUDING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN TO BRING THE COLLEGE BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFO PROVIDED BY REINHARDT COLLEGE, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE VIOLATIONS: REINHARDT COLLEGE MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLIYC FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTY. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE AUDIT POLICY, EPA EXPECTS REINHARDT COLLEGE TO INSTITUTE, ON A CONTINUING AND INSTITUTIONAL BASIS, THE INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• 04-2008-9240Named in settlement

Facilities (3)

• REINHARDT COLLEGE

  7300 REINHARDT COLLEGE CIRCLE, WALESKA, GA, 30183

  Registry ID: 110010041310

• REINHARDT COLLEGE

  7300 REINHARDT COLLEGE CIRCLE, WALESKA, GA, 30183

  Registry ID: 110010041310

• REINHARDT COLLEGE

  7300 REINHARDT COLLEGE CIRCLE, WALESKA, GA, 30183

  Registry ID: 110010041310

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REINHARDT COLLEGEentered 2010-08-05

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-08-05Final Order Issued
• 2010-09-07Enforcement Action Data Entered