EPA v. STANSON WRECKING

Case summary

COMPANY CONDUCTED WRECKING WITHOUT GIVING PROPER ASBESTOS DEMOLITION NOTICE. ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ASBESTOS MATERIAL PRIOR TO DEMOLISHING BUILIDING. STANSON WRECKING COMPANY HAS VIOLATED SECTS 112 AND 114 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 USC SECTS 7412 AND 1414, AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 40 CFR SECT 61.146. THIS REGULATION IS PART OF THE ASBESTOS NAT'L EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZAR- DOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) AND REQUIRES ADEQUATE PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE FOR DEMOLITIONS INVOLVING FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL. THIS REFERRAL IS BASED ON INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE WAYNE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIV. OF AN ASBESTOS DEMO- LITION COMPANY DID NOT SUBMIT A TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF IN- TENT TO DEMOLISH, IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECT 61.146. IN ADDITION, STANSON WRECKING HAS REFUSED TO FURNISH INFORMA- TION REQUESTED UNDER SECT 114 OF THE ACT RELEVANT TO WHETHER IT DEMOLISHED, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECT 61.147. REGION V SEEKS TO PERMANENTLY ENJOIN STANSON WRECKING COM PANY FROM FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE NESHAP REGULATIONS AND SEEKS A CIVIL PENALTY OF AT LEAST $45,000. A FINDING OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED TO STANSON ON APRIL 19, 1988. STANSON DECLINED A CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE FINDING OF VIOLATION. THE SECT 114 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION LETTER WAS SENT TO STANSON ON JULY 6, 1988, AND A FOLLOW-UP TELE- GRAM WAS TO AUGUST 30, 1988. STANSON HAS THUS FAR REFUSE TO RESPOND TO THE SECT 114 REQUEST. STANSON WRECKING IS A COMPANY THAT REGULARLY PERFORMS DE- MOLITION OPERATIONS IN THE DETROIT AREA AND THAT HAS BLATANT LY VIOLATED THE ASBESTOS DEMOLITION NOTIFICATION STANDARD.

Defendants (2)

• STANSON WRECKING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• WILLIAMS & RICHARDSONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STANSON WRECKING CO

  6855 HAGGERTY RD, BELLEVILLE, MI, 48111

  Registry ID: 110010737694

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
• CAA 112C — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• STANSON WRECKING COMPANYentered 1991-06-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $60,000

• WILLIAMS & RICHARDSON CO, INC.entered 1991-06-28

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-12-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-01-23Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-06-28Final Order Lodged
• 1991-06-28Final Order Entered
• 1991-06-28Concluded
• 1993-08-23Enforcement Action Closed