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FORT WORTH TO SAVE UP TO 66% IN ASBESTOS REMOVAL COSTS
Release Date: 10/05/2000
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 2000
FORT WORTH TO SAVE UP TO 66% IN ASBESTOS REMOVAL COSTS
On Sept. 29, EPA and the city of Fort Worth, Texas signed a Project XL agreement to test an innovative way to reduce asbestos risks while abandoned structures are being demolished. As part of their program to address urban blight, the city of Fort Worth faces significant costs to demolish dozens of abandoned structures containing asbestos-bearing materials. In the project, a less costly demolition plan was developed as an alternative to the more complex method required by the federal hazardous air pollutant standard for asbestos removal. EPA will grant the city regulatory flexibility by removing the requirement that asbestos should be removed before any building is demolished. Instead, Fort Worth will use asbestos-in-place wetting techniques will be used during demolition to control the asbestos particles. With this flexibility, the city estimates that demolition costs could be cut by up to 66 percent. Fort Worth will test this new technique and compare the resulting asbestos emissions against those produced using the standard method. If the new technique produces lower emissions, Fort Worth will be allowed to use it in other demolitions.
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