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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PHOENIX (Nov. 13, 2009)
– A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has entered a $71,100 judgment
against Kuhles Capital, LLC for illegally disposing of asbestos-containing
materials and failure to obtain an aquifer protection permit required for solid
waste disposal facilities at its landfill in Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed
a civil complaint against Kuhles Capital in April 2009 for failure to perform a
thorough asbestos survey before beginning demolition activities; handling
regulated asbestos-containing materials improperly, such as not removing them
from structures before demolition or disposing of the materials as soon as
practical; and failure to have at least one on-site employee trained in
asbestos removal regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In July 2007, the company
began to close its landfill and demolish structures on its site. ADEQ issued an
Order of Abatement in February 2008 to stop the demolition because samples
taken by ADEQ inspectors tested positive for asbestos in siding material,
roofing paint, and floor tile at the facility. State and Federal law requires
regulated asbestos-containing material to be wetted and covered, which
inspectors did not observe during two subsequent visits.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ADEQ’s complaint
also addressed other violations, including accepting un-permitted wastes such
as household waste and tires into its landfill; and failure to monitor
groundwater and landfill gas, failure to submit a landfill closure plan to
ADEQ, and failing to maintain financial assurance for monitoring the landfill
after closure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Maricopa County Superior
Court Judge Michael Barth’s ruling also orders Kuhles Capital to comply
with ADEQ’s 2008 abatement order and to provide the necessary closure and
post-closure plans for the landfill including proof of financial
responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“The judge’s ruling underscores the importance of pollution
prevention and careful management of asbestos and hazardous waste at
landfills,” ADEQ Director Benjamin H. Grumbles said. “ADEQ is
committed to working with businesses to reduce risks to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State></st1:place>’s citizens and natural
resources and this ruling sends a strong signal that it doesn’t pay to
put people and aquifers at risk.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"This case
represented an unnecessary and highly dangerous disregard for the health of the
Dewey-Humboldt community," Attorney General Terry Goddard said. “I
am committed to working with ADEQ and local environmental enforcement agencies
to maintain the healthy environment and quality outdoor lifestyle that attract
so many to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State></st1:place>."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Asbestos is known to
cause cancer and respiratory diseases in humans. There is no known safe
exposure level to asbestos. The greater the exposure, the greater the risk of
developing an asbestos-related disease.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ADEQ issued a Compliance
Order in 2005 to stop the landfill from accepting un-permitted waste, and a
Notice of Violation in 2006 because the landfill failed to conduct waste
screening and removal as required by the Compliance Order.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“News media interested in additional information on this or any
other topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at <a
href="mailto:ms15@azdeq.gov" title="mailto:ms15@azdeq.gov">ms15@azdeq.gov</a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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