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DEC-TAM CORPORATION ET AL.

Judicial · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 242

$19K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-1991-0023
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE ACT AND THE NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT FOR ASBESTOS ( ASBESTOS NESHAP ), 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M. THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDE AN ASBESTOS ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR, DEC-TAM CORPORATION OF ANDOVER MA, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING FIRM, ENVIRO-SCIENCE CONSULTING INC. OF NEWINGTON CT. THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OCCURED IN JUNE 1991 DURING A RENOVATION OPERATION AT THE STOWE VILLAGE HOUSING PROJECT, A PUBLIC HOUSING FACILITY IN HARTFORD, CT. THE PROPOSED COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THE DEFENDANTS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY WET REGULATED ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL(RACM) THAT HAD BEEN STRIPPED TO ENSURE THE MATERIAL REMAIN WET UNTIL COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL. THE COMPLAINT ALSO ALLEGES THAT DEC-TAM VIOLATED A 1986 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED BY EPA TO IT. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES OF UP TO $25,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION.

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