EPA v. BELOIT COLLEGE NOD

Case summary

On February 16, 2011, the Regional Administrator signed a Final Determination in connection with violations self-disclosed by Beloit College. Following a campus-wide audit required by an Audit Policy Agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Beloit College submitted an Initial Disclosure Report on January 19, 2010 and a Supplemental Disclosure Report on February 18, 2010 disclosing possible non-compliance with the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act, and the Toxic Substances Control Act. Based upon a June 2010 Final Compliance Report, EPA concluded that Beloit College had met all of the criteria set forth in the Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations, otherwise known as the Audit Policy. EPA mitigated the civil penalty by 100% and determined that any economic benefit Beloit College would have obtained from the self-disclosed violations is insignificant.

Defendants (1)

• BELOIT COLLEGENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELOIT COLLEGE

  700 COLLEGE ST, BELOIT, WI, 53511

  Registry ID: 110005437562

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELOIT COLLEGE NODentered 2011-02-16

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2011-02-16Final Order Issued
• 2011-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered