8/16/2023 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,877 PENALTY DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION (EPD) REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF SEVEN CABINS AT LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK LOCATED AT OR NEAR 80 LIVE OAK TRAIL IN HELENA, GEORGIA 31037 (THE FACILITY) DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2023, 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 CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION FOR ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS PRIOR TO BEGINNING DEMOLITION ACTIVITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(A), AT THE FACILITY. DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES COMMENCED AT THE FACILITY ON OR AROUND JANUARY 20, 2023.