# BIG APPLE WRECKING CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `101`
- **Case Number:** 01-1985-0015
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $260K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BIG APPLE WRECKING CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- BOROUGH OF NAUGATUCK, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GDC NAUGATUCK, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL DATACOMM INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS ACTION IS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF & CIVIL PENALTIES  AGAINST A DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR & 2 CORPORATIONS FOR VIOLA-  TIONS OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STD FOR ASBESTOS, FOUND AT 40 CFR PART 61, SUBPART M.  THE VIOLATION OCCURRED DURING THE   DEMOLITION OF 39 BUILDINGS IN THE FORMER UNIROYAL CONSUMER   DIVISION PLANT IN NAUGATUCK, CT.  THE DEFS VIOLATED THE STD  BY SENDING EPA A LATE NOTICE OF THEIR INTENT TO DEMOLISH     BLDGS CONTAINING ASBESTOS, & BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH       SPECIFIED WORK PRACTICE STDS FOR REMOVING & DISPOSING OF AS- BESTOS BEFORE DEMOLITION.                                    DEFENDANTS:                                                       BIG APPLE WRECKING CORP. IS A DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR     SPECIALIZING HALF IN DEMOLITION & HALF IN STRUCTURAL EREC-   TION WORK, & HAS CONDUCTED ASBESTOS REMOVAL AT SEVERAL DEMO- LITION SITES, PRIMARILY IN THE NY CITY AREA.  EPA REGION-II  HAS CITED BIG APPLE FOR ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS.  THE COMPANY    SOON WILL BE CONDUCTING A LARGE ASBESTOS DEMOLITION PROJECT  IN CALIFORNIA. GENERAL DATA COMM., INC. IS A DATA AND        IS A DATA & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER             INCORPORATED IN DELAWARE IN 1979 W/HQ IN MIDDLEBURY, CT.     GDC NAUGATUCK, INC. IS APPARENTLY AN ENTITY RELATED TO       GENERAL DATACOMM ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP THE NAUGATUCK SITE.  BOTH COMPANIES CONDUCT BUSINESS FROM THE SAME ADDRESS.       THE TOWN OF NAUGATUCK OWNS BOROUGH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.  THAT CORPORATION OWNS ONE THIRD OF THE DE

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