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* rf 0-201 From Maintenance & Services RECEIVEDWIN Date June 20, 1980 SuDjecr JUN 2 31980 SAFETY DEPT. ?A- To Messrs. D. H. Mullins H. W. Hosford D. R. Pease B. R. Smelstoys VW. A. Davis M. P. Whittington M. J. Ferris cc: O. F. McLj D. A. Ar; J. M. <$a Ko R. W. don itmore Attached is a copy of an agreement with DER on asbestos and open burni demolition project. fine worked out n the K&L-Building We are proceeding and paying the $1,000 from the final bi his concurrence since our sp^ required he comply with ne and have deducted the contractor with 1cation and notices w. Please note in item 7, a record and have a very strong hammer to be more vigilant even though they agree to urftary settlement. Each time it happens, they re e the^ight to take action on violations of the ANan example, they used the incident in 1978, ng the strike, when we had the problem with the bofler in assessing the fine. This points out the fact that we must also police the con tractors that*sfchey are complying with the law. /rmk Attachment sy iyuV<7<*r-rc-` G. L. Bartsch, Manager Maintenance & Services Discard Date: 28001466  COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES 1875 New Hope Street Norristown, PA 19401 215 631-2415 May 23, 1980 Mr. William C. Vhitmore, Manager Plant Engineering Department Westinghouse Electric Cbrp. Power Generation Group, Steam TUrbine Division Leister Branch Box 9175 Philadelphia, PA 19113 Dear Mr. Vhitmore: In accordance with applicable provisions of Control Act as they apply to Wfestinghouse located in Lester, Delaware Oounty, Penns; been concluded. / flvania Air Pollution Lc Corporation ("Westinghouse* the following agreement has Ch January 16, 1980 a represen' of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources ("JBgR") observed a demolition operation at Vtestinghouse's K & L is located at the company's Lester, PA facility, over-run the part of the building from which asbestos had already been stripped. A sample of the insi was taken from the floor debris and laboratory analysi it contained asbestos. On the same date, open bumi the demolition project. As part of a salvage opera" , insulation was being burned off heavy-gauge copper wire in tj^o 55 gallon druns On January/^!-. 1980 DER received written notification from Haines and Kibblehousye^Qfric. that stripping of asbestos from the K & L Building began ar^dimlHry 8, 1980. This written notice was not submitted to DER at le?t\j0 days before the demolition work began and failed to provide muchw^ie information required of such notices. Ch Ja&ary 31, 1980 a follow-up visit was made to the K & L Building by DER. Dry insulation containing asbestos (cotfirmed by laboratory 2S0c>l47 r 4 analysis) was again found in the debris on the floor of the building, indicating that inadequate vetting of the material was taking place prior to bagging. DER has determined that the demolition and open burning operations described in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above were conducted in violation of Sections 124.3 and 129.14(a) of the Department's Rules and Regulations and Section 6 of the Air Pollution Control Act. Cn April 3, 1980 representatives of the Department and\estinghouse met in Norristown to discuss the demolition and open burn^Jg operations at the K & L Building which occurred in January, 198Both parties agreed to voluntarily settle any claims for violations of the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Oontrol Act and the Rues and Regulations promulgated thereunder resulting from these-Operations cn the basis of Westinghouse's payment of One Thousand Dol^ffg^A$1000.00) to the Clean Air Fund of Pennsylvania. Vfestinghouse shall make payment of the days after execution of this Letter^ made payable to the "Clean Air " to: amount due within ten (10) bent. All checks shall be nnsylvania* and be forwarded Mr. Michael F. Administrative Bureau of 18th Floo: 200 No: Harris! Payment shall be attached hereto. , Director ices Oontrol lding r form number ER-AQ-3, a copy of which is 7. So long as Wfestimhouse executes this Letter-Agreement and makes the required $1Q00 payment within the specified time period, the Department an.11 not institute any action at law or in equity [house for violations of the Pennsylvania Air Pollution the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder as pa ragraphs 1 through 4 above. If, however, Westinghouse ly with the provisions of this Letter-Agreement, the reserves all rights to institute appropriate action for said violations. Further, the Department reserves all rights to take action for any violation by Westinghouse that occurred subsequent to January 31, 1980. 28001468 I believe this Letter-Agreement accurately reflects the terms agreed upon at our meeting with Westinghouse representatives on April 3, 1980. Therefore, please have an authorized representative of the company execute and return two (2) signed aopies of the agreement to me within ten (10) days of receipt. I will return a copy to Westinghouse after signing the agreement for the Department. FOR: CCMMCNWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROWOnAL RESOURCES DATE N. RAO KONA REGIONAL AIR ION CONTROL ENGINEER Westinghouse Electric Corporation, intending to to the terms and conditions of this Letter-Ag: lly bound, hereby agrees 4R99 z<- 280014&9