# HANFORD US DOE AND CONTRACTOR WCH (FF)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2014 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400241260`
- **Case Number:** 10-2014-0073
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (complaint) (settlement)
- WASHINGTON CLOSURE HANFORD LLC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On April 2, 2014, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with Respondents for violating the asbestos NESHAP requirements by demolishing a water tower at the Hanford facility without first removing regulated asbestos material and submitting an incomplete notice to the local agency delegated authority for the program.   The company agreed to pay a penalty of $44,000.

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