# HEPWORTH/LEZAMIZ/CUNNINGHAM DBA C & C SALVAGE
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `54150`
- **Case Number:** 10-1989-0001
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $19K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CUNNINGHAM, GAIUS DBA C & C SALVAGE & DE (complaint)
- HEPWORTH, JOHN (complaint)
- LEZAMIZ, JOHN (complaint)
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL INVOLVES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION TO     SEEK PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR VIOLATIONS OF       THE WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE NATIONAL        EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR ASBESTOS, 40 CFR PART 61, SUBPART M, PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 4  2 USC PART 7412.                                               BETWEEN 7/10 AND 7/20/88 THE PETERSON/BURKHOLDER BUILDING, OWNED BY JOHN HEPWORTH AND JOHN LEZAMIZ, WAS PARTIALLY       DEMOLISHED.  THE BUILDING, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN TWIN FALLS,   IDAHO, WAS BEING DEMOLISHED BY GAIUS CUNNINGHAM DBA C&C      SALVAGE AND DEMOLITIONS.  DURING THIS DEMOLITION PERIOD      APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF ROOFING PAPER CONTAINING  60% CHRYSOTILE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.  IN ADDITION   TO ROOFING MATERIAL, PIPES WRAPPED IN AIR CELL INSULATION    CONTAINING BETWEEN 85% TO 95% CHRYSOTILE WERE RIPPED AND     TORN DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE ROOF.                           DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING WAS STOPPED ON 7/20/88 BY       GAIUS CUNNINGHAM  UPON THE REALIZATION THAT THE EXPOSED      PIPE INSULATION MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS.  AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE   TO COVER THE EXPOSED PIPES UNTIL A DECISION COULD BE MADE ON PROPER ACTION.                                                 EPA INSPECTOR TIM TRUMBULL OF THE REGION 10, IDAHO         OPERATIONS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED CONCERNING THE BUILDING      BY ASBESTOS ABATEMENT INC, A FIRM HIRED TO DO THE CLEANUP    OF THE BUILDING.  INSPECTOR TRUMBULL C

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