# LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33991`
- **Case Number:** 06-1986-0004
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $32K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HATCH & KIRK, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- RGW ENTERPRISES (GEORGE AND ROSE BAILES) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

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).                    

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