7/24/2024 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,205 PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A DEMOLITION PERMIT ISSUED TO THE RESPONDENT BY DEKALB COUNTY AND E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE RESPONDENT REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1819 2ND AVENUE IN DECATUR, GEORGIA 30032 (THE FACILITY), 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 PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE DEMOLITION ACTIVITY AT THE FACILITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(B). THE RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY NOTICE FOR THE DEMOLITION WHICH OCCURRED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 2023, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9, 2023.