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STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT Inspection Date(s): 18 April 2024 Inspection Announced: No Facility or Site Name: Facility/Site Physical Location: (city, state, zip code) Mailing address (if different from above): Facility/Site Contacts: Website: Stockton University (Marine Field Station) 33 Wilson Ave Port Republic City, NJ 08241 Elizabeth Bick Zimmermann Professional Services Specialist Elizabeth.Zimmermann@stockton.edu 609-652-4486 https://stockton.edu/marine/ RCRA ID Number: NJR000022723 Latitude, Longitude: Facility/Site Personnel Participating in Inspection: Elizabeth Bick Professional Services Specialist Zimmermann Amber Berry Manager of EHS, Stockton U Facility/Site Personnel Unavailable During Inspection: (609) 626-6026 Amber.Berry@stockton.edu Inspector(s): Carl F. Plssl Additional Inspection Report Elements: US EPA, Enforcement Officer/Engineer Plossl.Carl@epa.gov (212) 637-4088 Photos - STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT PHOTO ALBUM.pptx Stockton University Marine Field Station Safety and Operational Procedures Inspection Report Author: Carl F. Plssl CARL PLOSSL Digitally signed by CARL PLOSSL Date: 2024.06.25 16:25:33 -04'00' Supervisor Leonard Grossman LEONARD Digitally signed by LEONARD GROSSMAN GROSSMAN 16:38:28 -04'00' Date: 2024.06.25 1|Page RCRA Compliance Branch STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT SECTION I - INTRODUCTION Purpose of the Inspection Objective A Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) was conducted to determine the facility's compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements for hazardous waste management. Background The facility has been previously inspected for RCRA compliance by the state in 2015, and EPA in 2004, with a finding of no action, and has had a notification history as a small quantity generator (last notification in 5 May 2021 as a SQG). A review of the facility's waste manifest records shows a generator status of VSQG. The facility is not in an environmental justice area. The facility is in an extreme flood risk area. Opening Conference 18 April 2024. I, EPA Region 2 RCRA inspector Plssl, along with Stockton University's Manager of Health and Safety Amber Berry, arrived at the University's Marine Field Station at ~3:06 pm for an inspection. This inspection was conducted in conjunction with a same-day unannounced inspection of the main campus. Ms. Berry introduced me to Elizabeth Bick Zimmermann, Professional Services Specialist. Specialist Zimmermann was familiar the nature of compliance inspections and somewhat with those conducted pursuant to RCRA federal and state hazardous waste regulations. We discussed the facility past and current operations, waste management and disposal practices, and the nature of RCRA inspections. We then began a walk through and inspection of the Buildings 501 and 505. Facility/Site Description From Stockton U (www.stockton.edu/marine/documents/safety/Stockton_MOSOP_V6_2021.pdf): The Stockton University Marine Field Station (MFS) is located on an 8-acre parcel in Port Republic, New Jersey and is a support facility for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The location of the MFS is central to its 2|Page RCRA Compliance Branch STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT offerings; less than 15 minutes from the Galloway campus and only 30 minutes from the Atlantic City campus. The facility is located within the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of the most pristine coastal bay and river systems in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The MFS is unique in its regional location, proximity to campus, primarily undergraduate status and impressive array of physical resources to support the teaching and research programs. The facility plays a significant role in the University's ability to attract top students in the marine and environmental science fields. The MFS programs provide laboratory facilities, professional staff support, research vessels, sampling equipment, and marine technology to fulfill the teaching, research and community service missions of the University in the area of marine science. In addition to housing the University's marine operations and academic support programs for marine science, the MFS is also the physical site of the Coastal Research Center (CRC). The MFS and the CRC serve similar but distinct roles to the University and the region; the MFS as a primarily academic support program (teaching and research) and the CRC a service-oriented research center for coastal municipalities and the State of NJ. The MFS management team reports directly to the NAMS Administration and has ultimate oversight for the physical facility, including the marine operations via the Marine Operations Standard Operating Procedures (MOSOP) contained in this document. The CRC has direct oversight of CRC safety programs for non-vessel-based field work (i.e. beach and land-based operations). The Marine Field Station is a compound of several structures located on both sides of Wilson Avenue in Port Republic, NJ: Building 504 (Field Station Management) o 30 Wilson Ave Port Republic, NJ 08241 o 609-652-4486 Building 501 (Research and Teaching Lab) o 33 Wilson Ave Port Republic, NJ 08241 o 609-652-6458 Building 508 (Coastal Research Center) o 33 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241 o 609-652-4245 According to Specialist Zimmermann: General o Specialist Zimmermann has worked here some 32 years o Facility operates as a small quantity generator (but is a VSQG) Very small quantities of generated hazardous wastes primarily consist of ignitable wastes, ethyl alcohol and formaldhyde from Chemical Oceanography classes; corrosive wastes, nitric acid from Marine Chemistry classes; and the occasional various commercial products that have been determined to be waste as spill clean-up or out-of-date, and returns. o Waste codes from manifests: D001 Ignitable Waste, D002 Corrosive Waste, D003 Reactive Waste, D007 Chromium, & D011 Silver 3|Page RCRA Compliance Branch STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT Specific hazardous waste constituents regularly generated: see STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT PHOTO ALBUM.pptx o Spent fluorescent lamps (LED lamp replacement program several years ago) o Spent high intensity lamps o Old paints and spent cleaning and painting solvents o Spent aerosol cans o Spent lead acid, NiCd, and lithium batteries o E-wastes Other regulated wastes o Used oil o Spent fluorescent lamps o E-wastes Waste dispositions o Hazardous waste from lab operations picked up and hauled directly o Universal waste picked up and managed by University (main campus) o Used oil picked up and managed by University (main campus) Facility is operating as a small quantity generator. In 2023 and 2024, the facility averaged well below 100-lbs/month. Additional records requested during inspection: o None Additional records/information requested by phone/email after inspection: o None yet Stockton U Marine Campus Manifest Date Waste QtyUnits 12/14/2023 50 Pounds 12/14/2023 6 Pounds 12/14/2023 4 Pounds 12/21/2022 15 Pounds 12/21/2022 3 Pounds 12/21/2022 3 Pounds 12/21/2022 5 Pounds 12/20/2019 15 Pounds 12/20/2019 25 Pounds Waste (kg) Waste Codes 23 D001 3 D001 D002 D007 D011 2 D002 7 D001 1 D001 D002 1 D001 D003 2 D001 D011 7 D001 11 D001 D007 D011 TSDF ID ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 ARD069748192 SECTION II - OBSERVATIONS MTN* 018280484FLE 018280484FLE 018280484FLE 017415539FLE 017415539FLE 017415539FLE 017415539FLE 014205751FLE 014205751FLE Total Waste/ lbs/ shipment Units month 60 lbs 5 lbs VSQG 26 lbs 1 lbs VSQG 40 lbs lbs VSQG The accompanying document is the complete set of inspection observations made during the facility walkthrough with Risk Manager Berry and Spec. Zimmermann: STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT PHOTO ALBUM.pptx SECTION III - AREAS OF CONCERN Concerns One minor issue was noted: 4|Page RCRA Compliance Branch STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT In Building 505, Repair Shop, it appeared that marine flares, of an indeterminant age, were stored in a "milk crate" and a cardboard box next to combustible materials and adjacent to flammable material storage (see below photo). Closing Conference Discussions were deferred to a later closing conference covering both the Field Station and the Main Campus. ATTACHMENTS: INSPECTION PHOTOGRAPHS: See STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION INSPECTION REPORT PHOTO ALBUM.pptx Stockton University Marine Field Station Safety and Operational Procedures FOLLOW UP EMAILS: None yet PROVIDED RECORDS: None yet 5|Page