9/7/2022 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,955. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE EPA ON MAY 18, 2022, OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE KO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. BUILDING LOCATED AT 13 FELTON PLACE IN CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120 (THE ?FACILITY?) AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE RESPONDENT POST-INSPECTION, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 112 OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7412, AND 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M. SPECIFICALLY, THE EPA ALLEGES THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION (EPD) 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE FACILITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(B). DEMOLITION ACTIVITY OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN OCTOBER 2021.