EPA v. BRENT SCARBROUGH AND COMPANY, INC. (GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY/AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY

Case summary

9/11/18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,280, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: DEMOLITION OCCURRED FROM AROUND MAY 30, 2015 THRU JULY 11, 2015, AT FORMER STUDENT HOUSING BUILDINGS (BUILDINGS A, B, C, AND D, OF GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY, NOW NAMED AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPELMAN STREET AND WRIGHTSBORO ROAD IN AUGUSTA, GA. AT THE TIME OF THE DEMOLITION, RESPONDENT WAS THE GRADING, SITE WORK, AND DEMOLITION SUBCONTRACTOR AT THE FACILITY AND CONDUCTED THE DEMOLITION FOLLOWING ASBESTOS ABATEMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY ANOTHER SUBCONTRACTOR. THEREFORE, EPA MAINTAINS THAT RESPONDENT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RENOVATION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY. EPA DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT'S COMPLIANCE THROUGH THE REVIE OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT IN RESPONSE TO EPA'S INFO REQUEST LETTER SENT ON AUG 19, 2015, PURSUANT TO CAA SECTION 114. BEFORE THE DEMOLITION, AROUND 169,600 SQUARE FEET OF RACM WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY. EPA DETERMINED AND ASSERTS THAT RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE THE STATE OF GEORGIA WITH ANY WRITTEN NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DEMOLISH THE FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• BRENT SCARBROUGH AND COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY - STUDENT HOUSING (A, B, C, D) (AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY)

  BETWEEN 15TH ST. AND SPELLMAN ST., AUGUSTA, GA, 30901

  Registry ID: 110064693657

Statutes cited

• CAA 112B — Asbestos

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BRENT SCARBROUGH AND COMPANY, INC.(GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY/AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY)entered 2018-09-11

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $7,280

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2018-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-09-11Final Order Issued
• 2018-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered