EPA Press Release:
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson settles with
EPA for hazardous waste law violations
Contact information: Hanady Kader, EPA Public
Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov
(Seattle—Sept 18, 2013) Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage failed to comply with federal hazardous waste
management laws and has agreed to pay a fine to resolve the violations,
according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The
base has taken action to correct the violations and will pay a fine of over
$21,000.
“Careful hazardous waste management protects
human lives and the environment, and it also prevents the public from having to
fund costly cleanup operations,” said Scott Downey, Manager of the Hazardous
Waste Compliance Unit at the EPA Seattle office. “Facilities have to inspect
hazardous waste storage and keep staff up to date on training to prevent
incidents.”
The facility generates and stores hazardous
waste from vehicles, aircraft and other facility maintenance. This includes
acids, contaminated soils, batteries, PCB wastes, solvents, used oil and
pesticides.
EPA inspections found a series of violations
from 2010-2011, including failure to conduct weekly inspections of hazardous
waste facilities and containers for leakage or deterioration; failure to ensure
staff participated in annual hazardous waste management training; and failure to
submit hazardous waste tracking reports.
The violations occurred under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act.
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