# PRYOR BACON COMPANY/STUART MANOR
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20996`
- **Case Number:** 04-1993-1695
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $10K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BACON, PRYOR E., JR. (complaint) (settlement)
- PRYOR BACON COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

VIOLATION OF THE ASBESTOS NESHAP REGULATIONS DURING          RENOVATION OF APARTMENT COMPLEX.  NO NOTIFICATION TO         CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT;  DRY FRIABLE ASBESTOS LEFT ON SITE.                           DEFEDNANTS ARE PREVIOUS OWNER, MR. PRYOR E. BACON, JR., AND  PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, PRYOR BACON COMPANY, INC.       CURRENT OWNER SETTLED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.           SEEK CIVIL PENALTY.  SITE WAS LATER CLEANED UP, SO NO        INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS SOUGHT.                                 CASE WAS PRE-REFERRAL IN 1993.  ORIGINAL PENALTY CALCULATED  OVER $1M, BUT BACON ARGUED ABILITY TO PAY.  ABEL INDICATED   PENALTY ABOUT $20,000, BUT DOJ WANTED MORE THOROUGH          FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.  AFTER REVIEWING LAST FIVE TAX YEARS FOR MR. BACON AND PBC, DOJ BELIEVED BACON COULD PAY MORE (HIGH   FIVE- OR LOW SIX-FIGURE PENALTY).  DOJ RECOMMENDED DOING     DIRECT REFERRAL TO THEM.

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