# P. W. STEPHENS CONTRACTORS, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52100`
- **Case Number:** 09-1987-0002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $125K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- P. W. STEPHENS CONTRACTORS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS LITIGATION REPORT PROPOSES A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST     P.W. STEPHENS CONTRACTOR, INC., AN ASBESTOS REMOVAL          CONTRACTING COMPANY, FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND TO RECOVER    CIVIL PENALTIES FOR OVER FORTY VIOLATIONS OF THE NATIONAL    EMISSION STANDARD FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR  ASBESTOS, 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPLART M.  THE DEFENDANT      FAILED TO NOTIFY EPA PRIOR TO REMOVING ASBESTOS FROM RENOVA- TION PROJECTS.  EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO P.W.   STEPHENS REQUIRING TIMELY NOTIFICATION EFFECTIVE MARCH 24,   1986.  THE ORDER REQUIRES THAT A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FOR    EACH ASBESTOS REMOVAL PROJECT BE MADE TO BOTH EPA AND THE    LOCAL DELEGATED AGENCY AND POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THREE    DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THAT PROJECT.  DESPITE THE   ORDER, IN THE PAST YEAR THE DEFENDANT HAS RECEIVED NOTICES   OF VIOLATION FROM TWO DELEGATED NESHAP AGENCIES FOR LATE     NOTIFICATION VIOLATIONS, AND HAS FAILED OVER FORTY TIMES TO  NOTIFY EPA IN A TIMELY FASHION.                                EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS HAS POTENTIALLY EXTREME ADVERSE       HEALTH EFFECTS.  PRIOR NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED SO THAT      EPA CAN INSPECT ASBESTOS DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS  TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NESHAP WORKPRACTICE         STANDARDS.                                                     REGION 9 PROPOSES THE IMMEDIATE FILING OF AN ACTION FOR AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING STEPHENS TO NOTIFY EPA 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ASBESTOS REMOVAL.  THE ELPA CIVIL PENA

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