10/9/12 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $396, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
DEMOLITION OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 18, 2011 AT A FACILITY LOCATED AT 2800 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, SAVANNAH, GA. RESPONDENT OPERATED THE DEMOLITION OPERATION AT THE FACILITY. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RENOVATION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY.
PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 61.145(b), AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A DEMOLITION ACTIVITY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EPA OR THE STATE AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCING A DEMOLITION.
BASED ON EPA'S INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PRIOR TO COMMENCING DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY ON OR ABOUT MARCH 18, 2011, THE RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO THE GA EPD.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 112 OF THE CAA AND 40 CFR 61.145(b)(1) BY FAILING TO PROVIDE THE GA EPD WRITTEN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DEMOLISH THE FACILITY.