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MONSANTO CO. & U.S. DISMANTLING EQUIP

Judicial · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 20212

$20K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-1984-0027
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE: THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED WHEN DEFEND- ANTS BEGAN DEMOLITION OF TWO BUILDINGS COMPRISING THE NI- TRILE DEPT OF THE MONSANTO CO PLANT IN PENSACOLA, FL, W/OUT PROVIDING ADEQUATE NOTICE TO EPA OR THE FL DEPT OF ENVIR REG ULATION. DEFENDANTS ALSO FAILED TO REMOVE ALL ASBESTOS FROM THE BLDGS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEMOLITION, & FAILED TO WET FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIALS EXPOSED DURING CUTTING OF FAC ILITY COMPONENTS. MONSANTO CO WAS THE OWNER OF THE BLDGS AT THE TIME THE NOTI- FICATION & REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS APPLIED. U.S. DISMANTLING & EQUIP DEMOLISHED THE BLDGS FOR MONSANTO. PROPOSED REMEDY: THE PROPOSED ACTION SEEKS A PERMANENT IN JUNCTION AGAINST FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE ASBESTOS NESHAP, & CIVIL PENALITIES OF $25,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION.

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