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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Los Robles Hospital Medical Center (“ Los Robles”) entered into a March 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Federal and California Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-09-2024-0009.
The ESA provides that Los Robles is the owner operator of a hospital medical facility in Thousand Oaks, California.
The medical center is alleged to have violated the following Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and EPA approved and authorized California Hazardous Waste Management programs:
- 22 CCR § 66262.41 [ 40 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") §262.41] requires, the Respondent to submit a 2021 Biennial Report by March 1, 2022. Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center failed in violation of 22 CCR §66262.41 [ 40 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") §262.41].
A civil penalty of $2,500.00 is assessed.
Los Robles neither admits nor denies the factual allegations contained in the ESA.
A copy of the ESA can be downloaded here.