EPA v. North Slope Borough, South Pad

Case summary

On July 20, 2015, Region 10 settled with the North Slope Borough (Barrow, Alaska) for violations of RCRA. The implementing regulations of RCRA require entities that generate solid waste to determine if the waste is hazardous. EPA alleges that the North Slope Borough failed to perform hazardous waste determinations on at least five separate waste streams generated at the South Pad facility located on Nunavaaq Street in Barrow, Alaska, approximately 0.8 mile south-southwest of the Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport prior to November 5, 2012. In addition, EPA alleges that the Borough stored more than 45,000 pounds of hazardous waste on the South Pad without a storage permit required by Section 3005 of RCRA and 40 C.F.R. 270.1(c). The Borough agreed to pay a penalty of $445,336.

Defendants (1)

• North Slope Borough, South PadNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOUTH PAD

  NUNAVAK RD, BLOCK B LOT 3, UTQIAGVIK, AK, 99723

  Registry ID: 110056300284

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• North Slope Borough, South Padentered 2015-07-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $445,336

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-07-20Final Order Issued
• 2015-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-08-12Enforcement Action Closed