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A J MACKAY COMPANY

Judicial · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 47735

$50K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-1984-0024
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-784
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

NATURE OF CASE THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A.J. MACKAY COMPANY, LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL CORPORATION, AND ZION'S SECURITY CORP- ORATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT 42 U.S.C. 7413(B) SEEKING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE EPA NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR ASBESTOS, 40 C.F.R. SECTION 61.22(D) AND 40 C.F.R. SUBPART M, SECTION 61.140 ET. SEQ. ARISING OUT OF THE DEMOLITION OF TWO BUILDINGS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. CAUSE OF ACTION THIS ACTION ALLEGES THAT BOTH DEMOLITIONS FALL UNDER THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING ASBESTOS BECAUSE MORE THAN 260 LINEAR FEET OF FRIABLE ASBEST OS MATERIAL WERE PRESENT IN BOTH BUILDINGS PRIOR TO THEIR DEMOLITION. IN JUNE OF 1983, DEFENDANT A.J. MACKAY COMPANY DEMOLISHED BY EXPLOSION A BUILDING OWNED BY DEFENDANT LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL CORPORATION. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE OWNER GAVE STATE OR EPA OFFICIALS A TEN (10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DEMOLITION AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. SECTION 61.22(D). ON APRIL 5, 1984, THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR ASBESTOS WERE REPROMULGATED. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT REPROMULAG- TION, DEFENDANT MACKAY DEMOLISHED A BUILDING OWNED BY DEFENDNAT ZION'S SECURITY CORPORATION. AGAIN, NEITHER THE OWNER NOR OPERATOR GAVE STATE OR EPA OFFI

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