EPA v. NATALIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, A LOCAL EDUCATION AGENC

Case summary

1. SECTION 207(A) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2647(A), ENACTED AS A SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER II OF TSCA, KNOWN AS THE ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (AHERA), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2641 ET SEQ. 2. NATALIA INSEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT,A LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY FACILITIES: NATALIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NATALIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NATALIA HIGH SCHOOL AND THE AD- MINISTRATION BUILDING 8TH STREET AND PEARSON STREET, P.O. BOX 548 NATALIA, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS 78059 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15 OF TSCA BY 1) FAILURE TO INSPECT AND DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NATALIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 2) FAILURE TO INSPECT AND DE- VELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN AT NATALIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 3) FAILURE TO INSPECT AND DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NA- TALIA HIGH SCHOOL, AND 4) FAILURE TO INSPECT AND DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NATALIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(A) OF TSCA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• NATALIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NATALIA ISD - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

  8TH ST AND PEARSON, NATALIA, TX, 78059

  Registry ID: 110010776605

Statutes cited

• TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NATALIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTentered 1999-05-06

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $8,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-05-06Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-07-13Compliance Achieved