EPA v. METRO WRECKING COMPANY, INC

Case summary

DATE VIOLATION DETERMINED: 10/87 DATE DOCUMENTS RECEIVED BY ORC: 12/87 METRO WRECKING COMPANY, INC., (METRO) IS A DEMOLITION CON- TRACTOR LOCATED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. IN JUNE OF 1986, METRO CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT MICHIGAN, TO DEMOLISH A FACILITY LOCATED ON CASS STREET (THE CASS FACILITY) IN DETROIT. THE ASBESTOS NESHAP RE- QUIRED THAT METRO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMOLISH AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE COMMENCING DEMOLITION. METRO SUB- MITTED A NOTICE ON JUNE 20, 1986, WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO BEGIN THE DEMOLITION ON JULY 1, 1986. EYEWITNESSES WILL TESTIFY THAT METOR BEGAN REMOVING ASBESTOS AS EARLY AS JUNE 9, 1986. IN APRIL OF 1987, METRO AGAIN CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, THIS TIME FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A FACI- LITY LOCATED ON BLAINE STREET (THE BLAINE FACILITY) IN DETROIT. THE ASBESTOS NESHAP REQUIRED THAT METRO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMOLISH AT LEAST 20 DAYS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE DEMOLITION. ON APRIL 14, 1987, AN INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE BLAINE FACILITY AND FOUND IT TO BE 75% DE- MOLISHED. ON APRIL 16, 1987, METRO SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED NOTICE. IN ADDITION TO THE NOTICE VIOLATIONS AT THE CASS AND BLAINE FACILITIES, U.S. EPA SUSPECTS THAT METRO VIOLATED THE NESHAP WORK PRACTICES STANDARDS. U.S. EPA WILL ISSUE AN INFORMATION REQUEST TO METRO, PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7414, IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY ANY SUCH VIOLA- TIONS. IN OCTOBER OF 1987, METRO CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF MONROE, MICHIGAN, FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A PORTION OF AN ABANDONED PAPER MILL (THE MONROE FACILITY). METRO FAILED TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMOLISH THIS FACILITY. U.S. EPA INSPECTED THE MONROE FACILITY AND DISCOVERED THAT CONTRARY TO THE ASBESTOS NESHAP, METRO (1) BEGAN TO DEMO- LISH THE FACILITY WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING ALL ASBESTOS; (2) FAILED TO WET THE ASBESTOS DURING SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL; AND (3) FAILED TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE ASBESTOS ALREADY STRIP- PED OR REMOVED REMAINED WET UNTIL IT WAS COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL.

Defendants (1)

• METRO WRECKING CO. INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• METRO WRECKING CO INC

  2750 W FORT ST, DETROIT, MI, 48216

  Registry ID: 110010724289

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 113B — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METRO WRECKING COMPANY, INC.entered 1990-01-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $22,100

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1987-12-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-07-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1990-01-30Final Order Lodged
• 1990-01-30Final Order Entered
• 1990-01-30Concluded
• 1990-02-28Enforcement Action Closed