EPA v. SETTLEMENT WITH US DOI FOR VIOLATIONS AT TRIBAL SCHOOLS (NC) (FF)

Case summary

THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) TO ADDRESS ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF WASTE, WATER, AIR, TOXICS AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS AT 72 SCHOOLS AND 27 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS IN INDIAN COUNTRY OWNED, OPERATED, OR THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF DOI�S INDIAN AFFAIRS OFFICE. DOI WILL IMPLEMENT AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AUDITING PROGRAM AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS), DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AT ALL OF ITS BIE SCHOOLS AND BIA PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SERVING THESE SCHOOLS. DOI HAS ALSO AGREED TO INSTALL A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT, A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM WHICH WILL SERVE A SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE GRAND CANYON, ENSURING A MORE RELIABLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. DOI WILL ALSO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $234,844 WHICH IT MUST SPEND TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS OF THE ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (AHERA) AT SCHOOLS ACROSS INDIAN COUNTRY.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNamed in settlement

Facilities (5)

• KICKAPOO NATION SCHOOL

  400 FIRST STREET, POWHATTAN, KS, 66527

  Registry ID: 110011476250

• HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

  155 INDIAN AVENUE, LAWRENCE, KS, 66046

  Registry ID: 110017480723

• HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

  155 INDIAN AVENUE, LAWRENCE, KS, 66046

  Registry ID: 110017480723

• HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

  155 INDIAN AVENUE, LAWRENCE, KS, 66046

  Registry ID: 110017480723

• HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

  155 INDIAN AVENUE, LAWRENCE, KS, 66046

  Registry ID: 110017480723

Statutes cited

• TSCA 207A5 — False Asbestos Information under 205(d)
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SETTLEMENT WITH US DOI FOR VIOLATIONS AT TRIBAL SCHOOLS (NC) (FF)entered 2011-08-18

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-08-18Final Order Issued
• 2011-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-12-31Enforcement Action Closed