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10-2017-0055Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2017· Region 10

EPA v. Eielson Air Force Base (FF)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On March 9, 2017, and March 16, 2017, respectively, EPA Region 10 filed two consent agreements and final orders (CAFOs) with Corvias Air Force Living, LLC and the United States Air Force to resolve RCRA hazardous waste management violations identified during an EPA inspection May 11-13, 2015 at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) in Alaska. At Eielson AFB, the Air Force is a Large Quantity Generator of hazardous waste. Corvias Air Force Living, LLC manages privatized family housing units and ancillary facilities on part of Eielson AFB and is a co-generator of hazardous waste with the Air Force at Eielson AFB. The CAFO with the Air Force requires the Air Force to review its universal waste management areas at Eielson and certify compliance within 30 days of the effective date of the CAFO and to pay a penalty of $24,900. The CAFO with Corvias requires Corvias to certify compliance and pay a penalty of $4,500.

Defendants (1)

  • US Department of the Air ForceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (24)

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE

    2310 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 100, EIELSON AFB, AK, 99702

    Registry ID: 110041255003

  • …and 9 more

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Eielson Air Force Base (FF)entered 2017-03-16

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $24,900

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2017-01-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2017-03-16Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600914385
Case number
10-2017-0055
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
10
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2017-0055 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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