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WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.

Judicial · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 31556

$110K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$0
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1999-0201
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-2000
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED IS A RAILROAD COMPANY WHICH OWNED PROPERTY IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN. IN 1993, WISCONSIN CENTRAL HIRED WALTERS EXCAVATING AND WRECKING, INC. (WHICH WAS RUN BY MR. RICHARD A. WALTERS) TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES REMAINING ON THE PROPERTY. THOSE STRUCTURES CONTAINED TRAN- SITE ASBESTOS WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO SECTION 112 OF THE CAA AND THE ASBESTOS NESHAP, 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M. IN ADDITION, THE DEMOLITION WORK WAS SUBJECT TO THE PARTICULATE EMISSIONS PROVISIONS OF THE WISCONSIN STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ( SIPZ'). WALTERS DEMOLISHED THE STRUCTURES AT THE WAUKESHA PROPERTY FROM MARCH 19, 1993 THROUGH MARY 17, 1993 WITHOUT SUBMITTING A TIMELY NOTICE OF ASBESTOS RENOVATION OR DEMOLITION TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE WORK PRACTICE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE ASBESTOS NESHAP, AND WITHOUT CONTROLLING PARTICULATE EMISSIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE WISCONSIN SIP. THE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES WISCONSIN CENTRAL TO PAY $85,000 AND WALTERS EXCA- VATING AND RICHARD WALTERS TO PAY $25,000 COLLECTIVELY. WISCONSIN CENTRAL AND WALTERS EXCAVATING DEMOLISHED SERVED BUIDLINGS AT THE FACILITY BUT FAILED TO: 1. PROVIDE EPA WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DEMOLISH 2. HAVE AT LEAST ONE ON-SITE REPRESENTATIVE TRAINED ON THE ASBESTOS NESHAP REGULATIONS PRESENT DURING DEMOLITION; 3. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO CONTROL FUGITIVE DUST; IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M, AND

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