EPA v. ELLIOTT DRYWALL & ASBESTOS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
LITIGATION REFERRAL PACKAGE ADDRESSES DEFENDANT'S VIOLATIONS OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR ASBESTOS, WHICH ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVE ASBESTOS REMOVAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE DEFENDANT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. SPECIFICALLY, ELLIOTT FAILED TO KEEP ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS ADEQUATELY WET UNTIL COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL, IN VIOLATION OF THE NESHAP REGULATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- ELLIOTT DRYWALL AND ASBESTOS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
3901 RAINBOW, KANSAS CITY, KS, 661600000
Registry ID: 110015308200
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
3901 RAINBOW, KANSAS CITY, KS, 661600000
Registry ID: 110015308200
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
3901 RAINBOW, KANSAS CITY, KS, 661600000
Registry ID: 110015308200
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
3901 RAINBOW, KANSAS CITY, KS, 661600000
Registry ID: 110015308200
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
U.S. V. ELLIOTT DRYWALL & ASBEentered 1996-04-19
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1992-05-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-12-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-04-19Final Order Lodged
- 1996-04-19Final Order Entered
- 1996-04-19Concluded
- 1996-04-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 44704
- Case number
- 07-1993-0207
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATP
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1993-0207 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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