EPA v. US Department of Veterans Affairs - Dallas
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 28, 2018, a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) was submitted to the Regional Hearing Clerk for the Dallas VA Medical Center for violations of RCRA hazardous waste management requirements. The violations, identified during an EPA inspection, included: 1) Operating without a permit or interim status 2) Failure to provide notification on non-receipt of termination manifests 3) Failure to complete hazardous waste manifests and ship hazardous waste with manifests, and 4) Failure to offer hazardous waste to a transporter with a EPA identification number. The Compliance Order in the CAFO requires Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center to certify and document compliance and pay a penalty of $37,545.
Defendants (1)
- US Department of Veterans AffairsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
VA MEDICAL CENTER ENERGY CENTER
4500 S LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX, 75201
Registry ID: 110017138943
VA MEDICAL CENTER ENERGY CENTER
4500 S LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX, 75201
Registry ID: 110017138943
VA MEDICAL CENTER ENERGY CENTER
4500 S LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX, 75201
Registry ID: 110017138943
VA MEDICAL CENTER ENERGY CENTER
4500 S LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX, 75201
Registry ID: 110017138943
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3007 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
US Department of Veterans Affairs - Dallasentered 2018-08-28
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $37,545
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-08-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-08-28Final Order Issued
- 2018-09-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-03-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601548567
- Case number
- 06-2018-0923
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6ENH
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2018-0923 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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