EPA v. CARSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$25,000
Case summary
NO NOTICE OF THE ASBESTOS DEMOLITION PROJECT WAS SUBMITTED BY EITHER DEFENDANT TO EPA OR NEVADA STATE OFFICIALS. CONTRACTOR, WESTERN STATE, CLAIMS HE INSPECTED THE SITE & FOUND NO ASBESTOS. OWNER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CLAIMS THEY RELIED ON A REPORT SAYING NO ASBESTOS WAS IN THE STRUCTURES. IN FACT, THE REPORT SAID THE OPPOSITE. THEREFORE NONE OF THE WORK PRACTICE PRECAUTIONS WERE OBSERVED.
Defendants (2)
- CARSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WESTERN STATES CONSTRUCTION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GRACE BORDEWICH SCH
200 S THOMPSON, CARSON CITY, NV, 89702
Registry ID: 110010691331
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTERN STATES CONSTRUC, INC.entered 1990-02-22
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1987-06-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-09-04Complaint Filed With Court
- 1990-02-22Final Order Lodged
- 1990-02-22Final Order Entered
- 1990-02-22Concluded
- 1991-02-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52110
- Case number
- 09-1987-0014
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-1126
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AIR
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1987-0014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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