LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP. OWNS AND OPERATES AN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION PLANT NEAR LOVINGTON, NM. ON 1/7/83 LCEC HIRED RGW ENTERPRISES, INC. TO DISMANTLE AND SELL THE DIESEL ENGINES AND ATTACHED EQUIPMENT IN LCEC'S OPERATING ROOM. RGW DISMANTLED DIESEL ENGINES #4 IN JULY, 1983; #5 IN AUGUST, 1983; #6 AND #7 IN MAY, 1984 (IN VIOL- ATION OF 40CFR/61.147); AND PROCEEDED IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1984 TO STRIP THE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING INSULATION OFF OF THE FOUR DIESEL ENGINE MANIFOLDS, LEAVING IT OUTSIDE (IN VIOL. OF 40CFR/61.152 AND 61.156). EPA WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF THESE OPERATIONS (REQUIRED IN 40CFR/60.146). THE MANIFOLDS ARE LARGE HOLLOW DUCTS AND CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT APPROXIMATELY 1,158 FT2 OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL WAS NEEDED TO COVER THE MANIFOLDS. THE NESHAPS FOR ASBESTOS (40CFR/61.140 ET SEQ) APPLIES TO A RENOVATION OR DEMOLITION IF AT LEAST 160 FT2 OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS IS RE- MOVED (60.145(A)). IN MAY, 1985, HATCH & KIRK PURCHASED FROM RGW THE REMAINING ELEMENTS OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN LCEC AND RGW. IN JULY, 1985, HATCH AND KIRK TRANSPORTED MUCH OF THE ASBESTOS- CONTAINING INSULATION (APPROXIMATELY 2 CUBIC YDS.) THAT RGW HAD LEFT LYING OUTSIDE FOR THA LAST YEAR TO A NEARBY LAND- FILL (IN VIOL. OF 61.152... IMPROPER DISPOSAL). NO EFFORT WAS MADE TO WET THE ASBESTOS DURING LOADING AND TRANSPORT (IN VIOL. OF 61.152).