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Techno Bits/Technical Bulletins GENERAL - ARCHIVED EPA Cites Central Connecticut State University for Water and Waste Violations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has proposed a $391,830 penalty against Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., for violations of hazardous waste and clean water laws. The proposed penalties - $345,022 for numerous violations of state and federal hazardous waste laws and $46,808 for one violation of the federal Clean Water Act - stem from violations found during EPA inspections at the university's 143-acre campus in June 2001. In addition, EPA said the university failed to prepare and implement a complete oil spill prevention plan. The settlement is among numerous enforcement actions EPA's New England Office has taken against universities and colleges across the region as part of its College and University Initiative. Launched in 1999, the initiative includes inspections, extensive compliance assistance, including workshops geared for university environmental compliance personnel, and a university compliance web page, which can be visited at www.epa.gov/region01/steward/univ/.
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