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03-1999-0114Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 03

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 112Hazardous 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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