# NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1981 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33710`
- **Case Number:** 06-1981-0022
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

JUNE 24, 1981 COMPLIANCE ORDER WAS ISSUED TO NEW MEXICO      STATE FOR A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,650.  NEW MEXICO   INFORMED EPA IT WAS A GENERATOR/STORERE OF HAZ WASTE.        *                                                            MAY 1, 1981 NEW MEXICO STATE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTA-  IVE OF EPA.  DURING THE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT NEW     MEXICO STATE WAS NOT ACCUULATING HAZ WASTE ACCORDING TO DOJ  REGULATIONS.  IT WAS STORED IN SMALL CARDBOARD BOXES, BAGS,  JUGS, PLASTIC CONTAINERS, & SMALL CANS.  ALSO, NOTE DURING   THE INSPECTION SOME CONTAINERS OF HAZ WASTE WERE STORED IN A TRAILER (OPENED).  THE FACILITY WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN &   OPERATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A PLANNED OR SUDDEN OR UNSUDDEN   RELEASE OF HAZ WASTE.                                        *                                                            ON APRIL 21, 1983 A FINAL ORDER WAS ISSUED TO NEW MEXICO     STATE THE PENALTY WAS DECREASED TO $2,000 COLLECTED ON       8/8/81.  CASE CONCLUDED.

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