EPA v. NEWPORT NAVY BASE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
ON JULY 24, 2007, EPA RECEIVED A RENOVATION NOTIFICATION FROM U.S NAVAL STATION-NEWPORT VIA U.S.MAIL. THE NOTIFICATION WAS DATED JULY 19, 2007 AND THE RENOVATION START DATE WAS JULY 1, 2007. THE NOTIFICATION WAS NOT GIVEN TO EPA AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE ASBESTOS STRIPPING OR REMOVAL WORK OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITY BEGAN, WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE ASBESTOS NESHAP. THE COMPLIANCE ORDER ENSURES THAT NAVSTA NEWPORT TAKES IMMEDIATE STEPS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE ASBESTOS NESHAP.
Defendants (1)
- NEWPORT NAVY BASENamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT /EVANS HALL
690 PEARY STREET, NEWPORT, RI, 02841-1616
Registry ID: 110010547024
Statutes cited
- CAA 112B — Asbestos
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEWPORT NAVY BASEentered 2008-01-30
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2008-01-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-01-30Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600079429
- Case number
- 01-2008-1028
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Asbestos
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2008-1028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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