# WITTENBERG, VILLAGE OF
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32241`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0202
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- WITTENBERG, VILLAGE OF (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE WAS REFERRED TO THE AIR ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE BRANCH (AECAS) IN OCTOBER 10, 1998.  ON NOVEMBER   17, 1997, THE WITTENBERG FIRE DEPARTMENT (WFD) SET A SERIES  OF SMALL FIRES AT THE HOUSE LOCATED AT 703 EAST GRAND AVENUE WITTENBERG, WISCONSIN, AND CONDUCTED FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE  RESCUE TRAINING.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE WFD ALLOWED THE FIRES TO BURN THE HOUSE COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN THE DEMOLITION OF    THE HOUSE.  RESULTS OF LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES TAKEN  FROM THE SLATE SIDING FOUND IN THE HOUSE DEBRIS ON DECEMBER  1, 1997, REVELED THAT SAMPLES CONTAINED BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PER CENT ASBESTOS.  THE VILLAGE OF WITTENBERG VIOLATED THE NE-   SHAP FOR ASBESTOS BY FAILING TO THOROUGHTLY INSPECT THE      HOUSE FOR THE PRESENCE OF ASBESTOS PRIOR TO THE DEMOLITION   ACTIVITY; BY FAILING TO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATOR WITH       WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS INTENT TO DEMOLISH THE HOUSE AT LEAST  TEN WORKING DAYS BEFORE IT BEGAN THE ASBESTOS DEMOLITION;    BY FAILING TO ADEQUATELY WET ALL RACM FROM THE DEMOLITION    ACTIVITY AND FAILING TO ENSURE THAT IT REMAINED WET UNTIL    COLLECTED AND CONTAINED OR TREATED IN PREPARATION FOR DIS-   POSAL.  THIS ACO MAKE THE VILLAGE OF WITTENBERG TO ACHIEVE,  DEMONSTRATE, AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NESHAP FOR     ASBESTOS, 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M.

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