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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 939

$250K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-1998-0132
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

LITIGATION REPORT PROPOSES A MULTI-MEDIA ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (URI-KINGSTON) A NOT-FOR-PROFIT STATE EDUCATIONAL ENTITY. THE PROPOSED ACTION INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF: SUBTITLE C OF RCRA; SECT 113 OF CAA; SECT 311 OF CWA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SPCC PLAN; AND TSCA. EPA IDENTIFIED MULTIPLE BASE PROGRAM VIOLATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FAILURE TO HAVE CONTINGENCY PLAN; FAIL- URE TO INSPECT LESS THAN 90 DAY STORAGE AREAS; FAILURE TO MAKE WASTE DETERMINATIONS; FAILURE TO MARK CONTAINERS AS HAZARDOUS WASTE; OPERATING A TREATMENT STORAGE AND DISPOSAL AREA WITHOUT A PERMIT, FAILURE TO SEPARATE INCOMPATIBLE WASTES; AND FAILURE TO SAFELY PACKAGE LAB WASTES. URI COMPLETELY FAILED TO IMPLEMENT AN SPCC PLAN. URI INSTALLED AND OPERATED FOUR TEMPORARY BOILERS WITHOUT FIRST APPLYING FOR AND OBTAINING THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION PERMIT REQUIRED BY FEDERALLY APPROVED AND FEDERALLY ENFORCABLE PORTIONS OF RI AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REG #9. URI FAILED TO MARK PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS WITH THE DATES THEY WERE PLACED IN STORAGE FOR DISPOSAL; FAILED TO LABEL THE PCB STORAGE AREAA WITH A LARGE PCB MARK; FAILED TO DISPOSE OF PCB CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS WITHIN A YEAR AFTER BEING PLACED INTO STORAGE; STORED PCB CONTAMINATED TRANSFORM ERS ON-SITE FOR MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS WITHOUT HAVING AN EPA ID NUMBER; ILLEGALLY STORED A TRANSFOR

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