EPA v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$120,000
Compliance action
$300,000
Case summary
RCRA REFERRAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASKING THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ENGAGED IN STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT OF MANY DIFFERENT HAZARDOUS WASTES, INCLUDING HEAVY METALS, EXPLOSIVE WASTES AND REACTIVE WASTES. EPA PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $1.6 MILLION.
Defendants (1)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOR
2040 EAST-WEST RD, HONOLULU, HI, 96822
Registry ID: 110000789371
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIentered 2001-02-08
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $120,000 · State/local: $385,000 · SEP: $1,200,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1998-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-12-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-02-06Final Order Lodged
- 2001-02-08Concluded
- 2001-02-08Final Order Entered
- 2004-08-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53005
- Case number
- 09-1998-0129
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- ORC3
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0129 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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