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COMMISSIONER OF THE
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COKE COMPANY, Respondent. |
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AGREED ORDER
Complainant and Respondent
desire to settle and compromise this action without hearing or adjudication of
any issue of fact or law, and consent to the entry of the following Findings of
Fact and Order.
I.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1.
Complainant is
the Commissioner (“Complainant”) of the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management (“IDEM”), a department of the State of
2.
Respondent is Mid-Continent
Coal and Coke Company (“Respondent”), which owns and operates the metallurgical
coke separation facility with plant ID No. 089-00504 located at
3.
IDEM has
jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action.
4.
Pursuant to IC
13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation on November 30, 2006 via Certified
Mail to D. J. Joyce, President and CT Corporation, Registered Agent.
5.
During an
investigation including an inspection on July 12, 2006 conducted by a
representative of IDEM, the following violations were found:
a. Pursuant to 326 IAC
6-4-2(4), no source shall allow fugitive dust to visibly cross the boundary or
property line of a source.
The Respondent allowed fugitive emissions from barge loading operations to
cross property lines at ground level, in violation of 326 IAC 6-4-2(4).
6.
In recognition
of the settlement reached, Respondent waives any right to administrative and
judicial review of this Agreed Order.
II.
ORDER
1.
This Agreed
Order shall be effective (“Effective Date”) when it is approved by Complainant
or Complainant’s delegate, and has been received by Respondent. This Agreed
Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.
2.
Respondent shall
comply with 326 IAC 6-4-2.
3.
Respondent has
constructed and utilizes a spillage apron and has updated its Fugitive Dust
Control Plan to prevent dust from entering the canal during barge loading
operations. The Fugitive Dust Control
Plan is attached as Attachment A.
4.
Respondent shall
follow the Fugitive Dust Control Plan listed in this Order as Attachment A.
5.
All submittals
required by this Agreed Order, unless Respondent is notified otherwise in
writing by IDEM, shall be sent to:
Lynne
Sullivan, Enforcement Case Manager |
Office
of Enforcement – Mail Code 60-02 |
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management |
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6.
Respondent is
assessed a civil penalty of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000). Said penalty amount shall be due and payable
to the Environmental Management Special Fund within thirty (30) days of the
Effective Date. In the event that the
civil penalty is not paid within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date,
Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by
IC 24-4.6-1-101. The interest shall
continue to accrue until the civil penalty is paid in full.
7.
In the event the
terms and conditions of the following paragraphs are violated, Complainant may
assess and Respondent shall pay a stipulated penalty in the following amount:
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8.
Stipulated
penalties shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after Respondent
receives written notice that Complainant has determined a stipulated penalty is
due. Assessment and payment of stipulated penalties shall not preclude
Complainant from seeking any additional relief against Respondent for violation
of this Agreed Order. In lieu of any of
the stipulated penalties set out above, Complainant may seek any other remedies
or sanctions available by virtue of Respondent’s violation of this Agreed Order
or Indiana law, including, but not limited to, civil penalties pursuant to IC
13-30-4.
9.
Civil and
stipulated penalties are payable by check to the “Environmental Management
Special Fund.” Checks shall include the
Case Number of this action and shall be mailed to:
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management |
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10.
This Agreed
Order shall apply to and be binding upon Respondent and its successors and
assigns. Respondent’s signatories to
this Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this Agreed
Order and legally bind the party they represent. No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership
status of Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities
under this Agreed Order.
11.
In the event
that any terms of this Agreed Order are found to be invalid, the remaining
terms shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed and enforced
as if this Agreed Order did not contain the invalid terms.
12.
The Respondent shall provide a copy of this Agreed Order, if
in force, to any subsequent owners or successors before ownership rights are
transferred. Respondent shall ensure that all contractors, firms
and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with the terms
of this Agreed Order.
13.
This Agreed
Order is not and shall not be interpreted to be a permit or a modification of
an existing permit. This Agreed Order,
and IDEM’s review or approval of any submittal made by Respondent pursuant to
this Agreed Order, shall not in any way relieve Respondent of its obligation to
comply with the requirements of its applicable permit or any applicable Federal
or State law or regulation.
14.
Complainant does
not, by its approval of this Agreed Order, warrant or aver in any manner that
Respondent’s compliance with any aspect of this Agreed Order will result in
compliance with the provisions of any permit, order, or any applicable Federal
or State law or regulation.
Additionally, IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf shall not be held
liable for any costs or penalties Respondent may incur as a result of
Respondent’s efforts to comply with this Agreed Order.
15.
Nothing in this
Agreed Order shall prevent or limit IDEM’s rights to obtain penalties or
injunctive relief under any applicable Federal or State law or regulation,
except that IDEM may not, and hereby waives its right to, seek additional civil
penalties for the same violations specified in the NOV.
16.
Nothing in this
Agreed Order shall prevent IDEM from communicating with the EPA or any other
agency or entity about any matters relating to this enforcement action. IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf shall not
be held liable for any costs or penalties Respondent may incur as a result of
such communications with the EPA or any other agency or entity.
17.
This Agreed
Order shall remain in effect for a period of 2 years after the Effective Date
of the Agreed Order.
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Signed on February 12, 2007 |
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Robert B. Keene |
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