EPA v. OP-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC

Case summary

On September 27, 2011, Region 1 issued Immediate Compliance Orders under Section 113(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act to six companies for failing to provide EPA with proper notification of a demolition or renovation operation as required by the Asbestos NESHAP. The companies included Acme Abatement Contractor, Inc. of Seekonk, Massachusetts for a demolition in Warwick, Rhode Island; Catamount Environmental, Inc. of Wilmington, Vermont for a renovation in Wilmington, Vermont; Op-Tech Environmental Services, Inc. of Syracuse, New York for a renovation in St. Albans, Vermont; Yankee Fiber Control, Inc. of East Providence, Rhode Island for a renovation in Newport, Rhode Island; LVI Services Inc. of New York, New York and Moran Environmental Recovery, LLC of Randolph, Massachusetts for sites in Providence, Rhode Island. The orders require each Respondent to immediately comply with the Asbestos NESHAP.

Defendants (1)

• OP-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OP-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC

  210 PARK AVENUE, WORCESTER, MA, 01613

  Registry ID: 110044217442

Statutes cited

• CAA 112B — Asbestos

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OP-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCentered 2011-09-27

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2011-09-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-09-27Final Order Issued