# AMELIA ASSOCIATES
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `4151`
- **Case Number:** 02-1991-0159
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $125K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMELIA ASSOCIATES (complaint) (settlement)
- JOEY'S EXCAVATING, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR          POLLUTANTS ( NESHAP ) FOR ASBESTOS WERE VIOLATED BY FAILURE  TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND REMOVAL PROCEDURES.   IN JULY AND AUGUST 1990 THE DEFENDANTS CAUSED THE DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING NOTIFIED EPA, IN VIOLATION OF   40 CFR SECTION 61.146 AND WITHOUT HAVING ALL FRIABLE         ASBESTOS MATERIALS REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY, IN VIOLATION   OF 40 CFR SECTION 61.147A.  THE DEFENDANTS ALSO DID NOT EN-  SURE THAT THE REMOVED FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIALS REMAINED    ADEQUATELY WET UNTIL THEY WERE COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL, IN    VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 61.147E.                           IN ADDITION THE DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED EMISSIONS TO THE     OUTSIDE AIR DURING THE COLLECTION OF THE ASBESTOS-CONTAIN-   ING WASTE MATERIAL.                                            ON 8/3/90 EPA ISSUED COMPLIANCE ORDERS TO TRUPOS           PROPERTIES AND JOEY'S EXCAVATING.  THE ORDERS REQUIRED       DEFENDANTS TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS, INCLUDING A CLEANUP    OF THE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE       DEFENDANTS.  ALTHOUGH THE SITE WAS EVENTUALLY CLEANED UP,    THE DEFENDANTS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS    AND THE CLEANUP PLAN.  VIGOROUS MONITORING BY EPA WAS        REQUIRED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDERS AND THE        ASBESTOS NESHAP.                                               THE PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT IS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF      DIRECTING THE DEFENDANT TO COMPLY WITH

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