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Article: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CONVICTED FOR IMPROPER ASBESTOS REMOVAL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 19, 2007
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following press release:
A federal jury in San Diego found San Diego Gas and Electric Company guilty on three counts of violating asbestos work practice standards and one count of making false statements on July 13. The charges relate to the company's removal of asbestos from 9.23 miles of underground piping at the former Encanto Gas Holder facility in Lemon Grove, Calif., in 2000 and 2001.
In addition, Kyle Rhuebottom, the project manager for the prime contractor on the site, and David Williamson, a company employee, were each found guilty of one count of violating asbestos work practice standards.
According to court documents, the company ...