# ANDERSON-WILCOX CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY2006 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `178801`
- **Case Number:** 01-2006-1023
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- ANDERSON-WILCOX CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- CUTTING EDGE CONCEPTS II (complaint) (settlement)
- DOUGLAS ANDERSON (complaint) (settlement)
- LEROY BAILEY (complaint) (settlement)
- LEROY BAILEY dba HEAVY'S RESTORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE REFERRAL CONCERNS ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42U.S.C SECTION 7412, AND THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR ASBESTOS, 40 C.F.R.PART 61 SUBPART M (ASBESTOS NESHAP) AT 116 CROWN ST (FACILITY) IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. THE REFERRAL NAMES CUTTING EDGE CONCEPTS II, ANDERSON-WILCOX CORPORATION, DOUGLAS ANDERSON AND LEROY BAILEY d/b/a HEAVY'S RESTORATION COMPANY AS DEFENDANTS AND SEEKS CIVIL PENALTIES. THE UNDERLYING VIOLATIONS OCCURRED DURING A RENOVATION OPERATION AT HE FACILITY IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2002. THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS WERE OWNERS AND/OR OPERATORS AT HE FACILITY. TH REFERRAL ALLEGES THAT THE DEFENDANTS CONDUCTED ASBESTOS ABATEMENT ACTIONS THAT CONTRAVENED THE ASBESTOS NESHAP. SPECIFICALLY, THE CASE TEAM BELIEVES THAT THE DEFENDANTS VIOLATED THE CLEAN AIR ACT BY THEIR FAILURES TO: THOROUGHLY INSPECT FACILITY PRIOR TO BEGINNING A RENOVATION; NOTIFY THE ADMINISTRATOR OR DELEGATED STATE AUTHORITY OF THE RENOVATION; KEEP ASBESTOS ADEQUATELY WET DURING A STRIPPING OPERATION; KEEP ASBESTOS ADEQUATELY WET WHILE WAITING FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL; PROPERLY LABEL CONTAINERS AS REQUIRED; AND DEPOSIT ACWM AT PROPER DISPOSAL SITE. 

THIS CASE ILLUSTRATES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CONTRACTORS TO HAVE ASBESTOS-INSPECTIONS PERFORMED PRIOR TO CONDUCTING RENOVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS OF BUILDINGS. FURTHERMORE, THE CASE SHOWS THAT EPA WILL TAKE THE FAILURE TO CONFORM TO THE ASBESTOS NESHAP AND THE RESULTING POSSIBLE EXPOSURE T

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