EPA v. ROBERT F WELSH ET AL

Case summary

On January 17, 2017, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving civil administrative penalty claims arising from alleged violations of lead-based paint disclosure, certification, and recordkeeping requirements under TSCA, the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, and the regulations commonly referred to as the Disclosure Rule and the RRP Rule. The violations are detailed in a Complaint filed simultaneously with the CAFO against Robert F. Bob Welsh and Robert F.(Rob) Welsh (father and son) of Landaff, New Hampshire and affiliated residential rental property owners/managers, including Beebe Valley Family Limited Partnership, Bob's Rentals, LLC, the Robert Welsh II Trust, and Jettison, LLC. The violations occurred from July 2013 to July 2015 and were established through an EPA inspection in July 2015. Under the CAFO, in part based on financial ability to pay, Respondents must pay a $3,500 monetary penalty and implement a $31,500 supplemental environmental project (SEP) involving lead abatement at a number of circa-1930s rental properties in Campton, New Hampshire. The SEP is expected to reduce the risk of exposure to lead-based paint, the chief source of lead poisoning in the U.S., at units in which SEP work is completed

Defendants (4)

• BOB'S RENTALS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEEBE VALLEY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROBERT R. ROB' WESLH (FATHER & SON)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROBERT F. BOB WELSHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROBERT F. WELSH ET AL

  120 CENTER HILL ROAD, LANDAFF, NH, 03585

  Registry ID: 110070005041

Statutes cited

• TSCA 406B — Lead: Pre-Renovation Education Rule
• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROBERT F WELSH ET ALentered 2017-01-17

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $3,500 · SEP: $31,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-01-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-01-17Final Order Issued
• 2017-01-31Enforcement Action Data Entered