THIS ACTION REQUESTS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF & CIVIL PENAL- TIES AGAINST A GENERAL CONTRACTOR (GRANITE DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.) & A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER (CHARING CROSS CORP.) FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STD FOR ASBESTOS, 40 CFR PART 61, SUBPART M, WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION OF A SALEM, MA SCHOOL BUILDING THAT WAS BEING CONVERTED INTO CONDOMINIUMS. THE DEFS FAILED TO NOTIFY EPA OF THEIR INTENT TO RENOVATE THE SCHOOL PRIOR TO THE RENOVATION & FAILED TO COMPLY W/SPECIFIED WORK PRACTICE STDS FOR ASBESTOS REMOVAL. GRANITE DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. OPERATES AS A GENERAL CON TRACTOR OF INDUSTRIAL BLDGS & RESIDENTIAL BLDGS OTHER THAN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. CHARING CROSS CORP. OWNS THE RENOVA- TION SITE (BOWDITCH SCHOOL, 35 FLINT STREET, SALEM, MA) & IS IN THE BUSINESS OF CONSTRUCTING, DEMOLISHING, DEVELOPING, & IMPROVING REAL PROPERTY. VIOLATIONS: SOMETIME IN JANUARY 1985, GRANITE DEVELOPMENT CORP BE- GAN RENOVATING THE BOWDITCH SCHOOL W/O FIRST NOTIFYING EPA OR THE MASS. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENGINEERING (DEQE). AN EPA ENGINEER INSPECTING THE SITE ON JAN 30, 1985 ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LINEAR FT. OF PIPES IN THE SCHOOL'S BASEMENT WERE COVERED W/DRY FRIABLE INSULATION MA- TERIALS. UPON ANALYSIS, SAMPLES TAKEN WERE FOUND TO BE 50- 60% ASBESTOS BY VOLUME. APPROX 45-60 FT OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS CONTAINING INSULATION THAT HAD BEEN STRIP