# WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31556`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0201
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $110K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- RICHARD A. WALTERS
- WALTERS EXECAVATING & WRECKING, INC.
- WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. (settlement)
## 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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