← EPA enforcement cases

SUNSET DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS INC

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Litigated With Penalty · 54000

$50K
Penalty
—
Cost recovery
—
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
10-1985-0006
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-839
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

SUNSET DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS, INC. AND JOSEPH B. ANDERSON (DEFENDANTS) ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF CONTRACTING TO DEMOLISH BUILDINGS. THEY ARE LOCATED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. ON OR BEFORE 02/22/85, DEFENDANTS DEMOLISHED A BUILDING AT THE FORMER CUDAHY PACKING PLANT AT 2203 AIRPORT WAY IN SEATTLE, WA. THE BUILDING CONTAINED FRIABLE ASBESTOS MAT- ERIAL AS DEFINED IN 40CFR/61.141. DEFENDANTS FAILED TO NO- TIFY EPA OR THE PUGET SOUND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (PSAPCA) OF THEIR INTENT TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING. THIS FAILURE VIOLATED 40CFR/61.146 AND PREVENTED EPA AND PSAPCA FROM HAVING INSPECTORS ON THE SCENE TO ENSURE THAT THE DEMO- LITION PROCEEDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE REQUIRE- MENTS OF 40CFR, PART 61, SUBPART M. ON 05/06/85, EPA ISSUED DEFENDANTS A COMPLIANCE ORDER UNDER SECTION 113(A) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (THE ACT), 42USC, SECT. 7412(A). THIS ORDER REQUIRED IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR ASBESTOS. IT ALSO REQUIRED DEFENDANTS TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF THE FORMER CUDAHY PLANT WITHIN 15 DAYS. DEFENDANTS HAVE FAILED TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT. THIS FAILURE VIOLATES SECTIONS 113(A) AND 114 OF THE ACT, 42USC/7413(A), AND 7414. DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN CITED BY PSAPCA FOR THEIR FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF ASBESTOS DEMOLITION OPERATIONS ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN CITED FOR

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown