EPA v. CORALCO CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Case summary
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CORALCO CORP. AND THE BANK OF AMERICA FOR ASBESTOS AND NESHAP VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. COMPLAINT ALLEGES FAILURE TO KEEP ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL ADEQUATELY WET WHEN STRIPPING, AND FAILURE TO KEEP THE ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL ADEQUATELY WET WHILE BEING PREPARED FOR DISPOSAL. ALSO, ALLEGES FAILURE TO REQUIRE OR PROVIDE ACCREDITATION TRAINING FOR ASBESTOS REMOVAL TECHNICIANS EMPLOYED. THERE IS A COMPANION CASE FILED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION UNDER TSCA (SEE ENTRY FOR 09-98-0189). PROPOSED PENALTY FOR CAA VIOLATIONS = $41,800.
Defendants (2)
- BANK OF AMERICANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CORALCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CORALCO CORP & BANK OF AMERICA
1190 DILLINGHAM BLVD, HONOLULU, HI, 96809
Registry ID: 110010677302
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CORALCO CORPORATIONentered 1999-04-28
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-04-28Final Order Issued
- 1999-06-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53061
- Case number
- 09-1998-0188
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0188 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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