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WICK CONSTRUCTION CO

Judicial · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 54134

$80K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
—
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
10-1988-0008
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1305
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (5)

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 NESHAPS, 40 CFR, 61(M), PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 112 OF CAA, 42 USC, 7412. THE VIOLATIONS OF EMISSION CONTROL, WORK PRACTICES, AND DISPOSAL STANDARDS THROUGH THE DISCHARGE OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS INTO OUTSIDE AIR, INADEQUATE WETTING PRIOR TO REMOVAL, AND FAILURE TO USE PROPER DISPOSAL METHOD, FAILURE TO STRIP ASBESTOS PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF FACILITY COMPONENTS. THE COMPLAINT WILL SEEK CIVIL PENALTIES BASED ON 6 DAYS OF VIOLATIONS. A PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT FIGURE IN THE $70,000 TO $90,000 RANGE IS RECOMMENDED. THIS FIGURE SHOULD INCLUDE AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT COMPONENT AND AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND THE DEFENDANT'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE ASBESTOS REGULATIONS. THE COMPLAINT WILL ALSO SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ENJOIN THE DEFENDANT FROM FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF CAA AND NESHAPS. ON 6/23/86 THE PORT OF SEATTLE BEGAN PHASE I NORTH EXPANSION PROJECT AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PROJECT INVOLVED THE DEMOLITION OF THE NORTH WALL OF THE TERMINAL, CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY WALLS AND THE ABATEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SQ FT OF ASBESTOS MATERIAL. A PREABATEMENT SURVEY INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURAL FRAME CONSTRUCTED IN 1969-72 WAS SPRAYED WITH ASBESTOS CONTAINING FIREPROOFING MATER

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