# NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2002 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8839`
- **Case Number:** 02-2002-7902
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (settlement)
## Summary

A MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT THIS FACILITY    UNDER EPA'S UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE.  WHILE THE FIELD CITATION POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR FIELD CITATIONS TO BE ISSUED DUR-  ING MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTIONS, AN EXCEPTION WAS MADE IN THIS   CASE BECAUSE THE UST PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY PROGRAM WHICH      FOUND VIOLATIONS.  HENCE, A FIELD CITATION WAS ISSUED IN     LIEU OF PURSUING FORMAL ENFORCEMENT.  THE FC WAS ISSUED FOR  THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS 40 CFR 280.20(B)(2): FAILURE TO     PROVIDE ANY CATHODIC PROTECTION FOR NEW METAL PIPING;        40 CFR 280.21(B):FAILURE TO MEET ALL TANK UPGRADE STANDARDS; AND 40 CFR 280.40(A): FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RELEASE    DETECTION METHOD.  THE FACILITY CORRECTED THE VIOLATIONS BY  PERMANENTLY CLOSING THE UST, I.E. FILLING THE UST IN PLACE.  *

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