# CLEVELAND WRECKING CO.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `47746`
- **Case Number:** 08-1985-0010
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $140K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CLEVELAND WRECKING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF CASE                                             THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A DEMOLITION COMPANY AND   THE OWNER  OF A COPPER SMELTER IN THE STATE OF MONTANA.      THE ACTION IS PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR    ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(B), AND SEEKS PENALTIES AND      INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF  THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR ASBESTOS, 40 C.F.R. SUBPART M, SECTION 61.140   ET SEQ., DURING THE DEMOLITION OF THE ANACONDA COPPER        SMELTER IN ANACONDA, MONTANA.                                     CAUSE OF ACTION                                            THIS ACTION ALLEGES THAT THE DEFENDANT CLEVELAND WRECKING COMPANY(CLEVELAND WRECKING) REMOVED ASBESTOS FROM SEVERAL    STRUCTURES AT THE ANACONDA COPPER SMELTER WITHOUT ADEQUATE   WETTING AND WITHOUT PROPER DISPOSAL OF ASBESTOS WASTE.  THE  SMELTER                                                      CONTAINED MORE THAN 160 SQUARE FEET OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS      MATERIAL, AS SPECIFIED IN 40 C.F.R., SUBPART M, SECTION 61.1 45(A).  THE ACTION ALLEGES THAT THE WORK PRACTICES REQUIRE-  MENTS OF THE NESHAP REGULATIONS ARE THEREFORE APPLICABLE     TO THE DEMOLITION AND THAT DEFENDANT CLEVELAND WRECKING, AND DEFENDANT  ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY                        AS OWNER OF THE SMELTER, FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE           EMISSION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN 40 C.F.R.         SECTIONS 61.147 AND 61.152.  THE DEMOLITI

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