EPA v. Tren Urbano Project

Case summary

'This action seeks civil penalties and permanent injunctive relief against the defendants for violating the CAA regulations for asbestos under 40 CFR part 61, Subpart M, known as the National Emission sStandards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos. This regulation requires owners or operators of a renovation or demolition activity to conduct a survey for the presence of asbestos of the affected structures it plans to demolish prior to the demolition, to remove any asbestos prior to the demolition and it also establishes notification requirements. PRHTA and its contractors, violated the requirements of the asbestos NESHAP for their failure to conduct an asbestos survey of the affected structures and failure to comply with the notification requirements. The Region''s staff also believes that it will be useful to seek a permanent injunction against all of the defendants requiring them to comply with the Asbestos NESHAP for all present and future activities covered by the regulations. For the benefit of the U.S. department of Justice, EPA is providing two different possible penalty scenarios (EPA considered the two scenarios using two possible definitions of the term residential unit established under NESHAP). Statutory Maximum Amount $508,500 for the 1st scenario $1,658,500 for the 2nd scenario'

Defendants (13)

• HB Zachary Co.
• Inter Island Construction Corp.
• NECSO/Redondo SENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Tren Urbano Project
• PR Highway Transportation AuthorityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ICA/Miramar Inc.
• ICA/Miramar Group Metro San Juan Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Redondo Entrecanales S.E.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Siemens Transportation Partnership of PR
• Drillex S.E.
• Mineco Corp.
• K/K/Z Joint Venture a/k/a Kiewit Construction Grp
• Kenny Construction CO

Facilities (8)

• INTER ISLAND CONSTRUCTION CORP

  LOIZA STREET #2265, SAN JUAN, PR, 00911

  Registry ID: 110022327187

• PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

  CENTRO GUBERNAMENTAL MINILLAS, AVE. DE DIEGO, SAN JUAN, PR, 009402007

  Registry ID: 110016762671

• ICA/MIRAMAR, CORP.

  VILLAS DE SAN FRANCISCO, PLAZA 1,AVE. DE DIEGO #89, SAN JUAN, PR, 009276346

  Registry ID: 110022327132

• TREN URBANO PROJECT

  STATE ROAD #2 TO PONCE DE LEON AVE., SAN JUAN, PR, 00936

  Registry ID: 110022327105

• SIEMENS TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP OF PUERTO RICO

  IBM PLAZA, SUITE 1701, 654 MUNOZ RIVERA AVE, SAN JUAN, PR, 00918

  Registry ID: 110022327150

• REDONDO/ENTRECANALES, S. E.

  UIG-BIG TOWER, 1225 PONCE DE LEON AVE., PDA. 18, SAN JUAN, PR, 00910

  Registry ID: 110022327141

• DRILLEX, S.E.

  CARR #2, KM. 24.3, DORADO, PR, 00922

  Registry ID: 110022327169

• K/K/Z JOINT VENTURE

  CALLE GEORGETTI #14, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00925

  Registry ID: 110022327178

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PR Highway Transportation Authority, et alentered 2005-04-13

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $280,250

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2002-05-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2002-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-04-13Final Order Entered
• 2005-04-13Final Order Lodged
• 2005-04-13Complaint Filed With Court
• 2005-04-26Enforcement Action Closed