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Contractor Alert; College Works Painting Fined $32,508 by the EPA

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Apr 07, 2011 @ 10:05 AM
  
  
  
  
  

Another contractor has been fined by the EPA for violating lead laws. The company is a painting contractor caught working in violation of the law in Hillsboro, Oregon.

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Here are the details;

link to EPA Region 10 press release

On 4/6/2011 8:26 PM, Bryson.Jamesm@epamail.epa.gov wrote:

College Works Painting pays $32,508 EPA penalty for failing to inform homeowners or residents of possible lead hazards

Contact Info: Barbara Ross, EPA Region 10 - Lead Coordinator, (206) 553-1985, ross.barbara@epa.gov Tony Brown, EPA Public Affairs, (206) 553-1203, brown.anthony@epa.gov

(Seattle – April 6, 2011) College Works Painting, a company operating in Oregon, has agreed to pay $32,508 penalty for alleged violations of the federal pre-renovation rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleged that the Irvine, California based company violated the federal pre-renovation rule while renovating nine properties in Portland, McMinnville, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

It looks like the EPA is out to start hitting non-compliant companies. Many contractors are still sitting on the fence thinking it will not happen to them. I just spoke to a contractor this morning and he has not Certified his firm. I asked him why and he said I heard it was going to be repealed last year so I put it on the back burner. 

This is the fourth enforcement action that has been reported. Our contacts at the agencies are telling us you will see a lot more enforcement announcements in the coming months.

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WHAT B S THIS IS ,GOING BACK 3 YEARS TO GET THIS COMPANY, LOOKS LIKE SOME LIB'S IN UPPER WESTERN USA JUST FOND A LAWYER OR TWO TO CASH IN, THINK ABOUT IT , LETS SAY YOU RAN A RED LIGHT IN SAY 1999, AND YOU GET THIS TICKET IN THE MAIL TODAY SAYING YOU COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE BACK THEN AND FOR THAT WE WANT $500. WHAT A BUNCH E P A BS!!!!!
Posted @ Monday, April 11, 2011 4:27 PM by BILL McNEAL
BS or not unfortunatley the EPA Has been telling us that they will at some point go back and enforce through the documentation mechanisims written into law. 
 
They can go back retroactively to 4/22/2010 on RRP as well if they choose. 
 
I am told from regulators that enforcement activity is underway. The EPA held back last year due to lack of awareness and poor outreach within the industry. They will continue to encourage states to take over the rule. But in states where they are regulating contractors who have stepped up to the plate are screaming for a level playing field. As one lead expert stated : the tooth paste is out of the tube". Regulation is here to stay and will not change unless it is scaled back or repealed through legislation. 
 
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Posted @ Monday, April 11, 2011 5:49 PM by Mark Paskell
These violations happened in 2008. The EPA went back before the EPA RRP rule went into effect in 2010. It is a bunch of BS. I'm no fan of the student painting companies but this is totally BS. I'm out in MA where the state has taken over the program. I got certified but I refuse to work on pre-1978 homes due to this new rule. I hope a rep from the Massachusetts DOS contacts me so I can tell them to go Eff themselves because i don't work on pre 1978 homes. I do however pass this info onto pre 1978 homeowners and tell them they are screwed and be prepared to pay big time. I then readily give them the number of the EPA and Mass DOS so they can complain. Thanks again Liberals!!
Posted @ Monday, April 11, 2011 7:07 PM by Todd
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