# TRIAD SALVAGE INC. ET. AL.
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26919`
- **Case Number:** 05-1988-0221
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $44K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ACME SCRAP IRON AND METAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- COLUMBIA IRON AND METAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- TRIAD SALVAGE INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES THE DEMOLITION OF AN ORE BOAT AT 5 1/2  SLIP, E. 6TH ST. ASHTABULA, OHIO.  THE MERLE MCCURDY CON-    TAINES FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIALS, AND THE PROPERTY SURROUND ING THE BOAT CONTAINS FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIALS, WHICH MAY  HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS DEMOLITION AS WELL AS PREVIOUS ORE   BOAT DEMOLITIONS.                                              DURING MARCH OR APRIL 1988, TRIAD SALVAGE, INC., COMMENCED DEMOLITION OF THE ORE BOAT.  TRIAD FAILED TO PROVIDE NOTICE  OF ASBESTOS REMOVAL TO USEPA OR THE OHIO EPA, FAILED TO RE-  MOVED FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL PRIOR TO BEGINNING DEMOLI-   TION OF BOAT STRUCTURES, FAILED TO FOLLOW ASBESTOS REMOVAL   PROCEDURES (I.E., CONTAINMENT AND WETTING), AND FAILED TO    PROPERTY DISPOSE OF THE FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL REMOVED,   ALL VIOLATION $@ USC SECT 7401 ET SEQ. AND THE NAT'L EMIS-   SIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTUANTS (NPDES), 40    CFR PART 61, PROMULGAED THEREUNDER, SPECIFICALLY SUBPART M,  NAT'L EMISSIONS STANDARD FOR ASBESTOS.

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