EPA v. BERKS PRODUCTS INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$40,000
Case summary
RESPONDENTS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY WET ASBESTOS-CONTAINING WALL BOARD DURING REMOVAL, TO CAREFULLY LOWER IT TO THE GROUND AFTER REMOVAL, TO ENSURE THAT IT REAMINED WET UNTIL COLLECTION, AND TO DEPOSIT IT IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
Defendants (1)
- BERKS PRODUCTS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BERKS PRODUCTS GARAGE
RTE 222 NORTH, SOUTH TEMPLE, PA, 19560
Registry ID: 110007786146
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BERKS PRODUCTS, INC.entered 2000-04-05
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-04-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-05-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-04-05Final Order Issued
- 2000-07-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18482
- Case number
- 03-1999-0114
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- 3RC10
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1999-0114 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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