Officials: Asbestos-containing pipes were improperly removed from site in …
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GIBBSTOWN – Federal environmental regulators contend asbestos-containing pipes were improperly removed from an industrial site.
The Environmental Protection Agency says Lovett Contracting Inc. did not take required precautions during demolition of a facility at 200 North Repauno Ave. The site, formerly leased by General Chemical Corp., was razed in 2007. Lovett Contracting also failed to make required notices, the EPA alleges.
The agency has sued the firm in federal court in Camden, seeking civil penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The demolition work involved about 5,000 linear feet of pipe and some 3,000 linear feet of asbestos-laden pipe insulation, according to the lawsuit.