EPA v. HANFORD US DOE AND CONTRACTOR PRC (FF)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On April 2, 2014, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with Respondents for violating the asbestos NESHAP requirements by demolishing several buildings at the Hanford facility without first removing regulated asbestos material, for storing waste in a container that was not leak tight, and submitting incomplete notices to the local agency delegated authority for the program. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $131,594.
Defendants (2)
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
US ENERGY DEPT - HANFORD
HANFORD RESERVATION, RICHLAND, WA, 99352
Registry ID: 110070525933
US ENERGY DEPT - HANFORD
HANFORD RESERVATION, RICHLAND, WA, 99352
Registry ID: 110070525933
Statutes cited
- CAA 112B — Asbestos
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HANFORD US DOE AND CONTRACTOR PRC (FF)entered 2014-04-02
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $131,594
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2014-04-02Final Order Issued
- 2014-04-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-05-20Air Resolved
- 2014-05-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2014-05-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400241250
- Case number
- 10-2014-0072
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Asbestos
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2014-0072 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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