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Judicial · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 48056

$15K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-1987-0121
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1191
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THE ACTION IS BASED. FAILURE TO NOTIFY EITHER THE STATE OR EPA OF A DEMOLITION PROJECT, FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER WORK PRACTICES, AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS THE PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT, INCLUDING INJUNCTION, AND PROPOSED AMOUNT OF PENALTY TO BE SOUGHT AT SETTLE- MENT, IF APPLICABLE. WE ARE REQUESTING A CIVIL PENALTY OF $42,000 AND AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING FUTURE NESHAP COMPLIANCE. ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE CASE WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT OR SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDING ANY EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE DEMANDS WHICH THE CASE MAY REQUIRE. ESTABLISHING THAT THE REGULATORY THRESHOLD OF 260 LINEAR FEET OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL WAS MET IS KEY TO OBTAINING MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE PENALTY. REGION VIII BELIEVES THIS THRESHOLD WAS MET; SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE TO THIS REPORT SHOULD ESTABLISH THIS. NO EXTRA- ORDINARY RESOURCE DEMANDS ARE INVOLVED.

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