EPA v. JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Case summary

AUGUST 19, 2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT On April 18, 2023, the EPA and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) conducted a joint RCRA Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) at the Facility. At the time of the CEI, the Respondent could not demonstrate it had submitted a QRG of the Contingency Plan to local emergency responders after it had amended its contingency plan in 2021. On August 8, 2023, the EPA emailed the Respondent an Opportunity to Show Cause Letter anda CEI Report documenting its findings from the CEI. At the time of the CEI, the Respondent was attempting to identify a recycler to accept the toluene distillate accumulating in Tank T-80. At the time of the CEI, the Respondent had not made an accurate hazardous waste determination on the toluene distillate in Tank T-80 at the Facility as it believed the material was a HSM. On May 4, 2023, and June 20, 2023, the Respondent shipped the toluene distillate in Tank T-80, identified with the EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers D001, D035, D038, F003, and FOOS, to Geocycle, LLC and Giant Cement Company for disposal. At the time of the CEI, inspectors observed a four (4) liter container of D001 laboratory waste in the SAA of the Quality Control (QC) Laboratory. The container had a hose inserted into the lid that prevented the lid from closing. At the time of the CEI, inspectors observed a sudden or non-sudden spill of F-listed hazardous waste sludge generated from the rotary fan press on the concrete floor underneath the hopper container inside of Building 3. At the time of the CEI, the Respondent's contingency plan did not include a description of the actions Facility personnel must take in response to fires and did not include an evacuation plan for generator personnel. The description of the actions Facility personnel must take in response to fires and the evacuation plan were in the Emergency Procedures Manual, a document separate to the contingency plan. Respondent consents to the payment of a civil penalty, which was calculated in accordance with the Act, in the amount of THIRTY-THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($30,400), which is to be paid within 30 days of the Effective Date of this CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

  1440 OLYMPIC DR, ATHENS, GA, 30601

  Registry ID: 110000358611

• JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

  1440 OLYMPIC DR, ATHENS, GA, 30601

  Registry ID: 110000358611

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.entered 2024-08-19

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $30,400

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-08-19Final Order Issued
• 2024-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered