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COMMISSIONER
OF THE DEPARTMENT Complainant, v. WABASH
NATIONAL CORPORATION, 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. Pursuant to IC
13-30-3-3, entry into the terms of this Agreed Order does not constitute an
admission of any violation contained herein.
Respondent's entry into this Agreed Order shall not constitute a waiver
of any defense, legal or equitable, which Respondent may have in any future
administrative or judicial proceeding, except a proceeding to enforce this
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 Indiana created by Indiana Code (“IC”) 13-13-1-1.
2.
Respondent is Wabash National Corporation
(“Respondent”), which owns and operates the stationary truck trailer assembly
plant with Plant ID No. 157-00046, located at 1000 Sagamore
Parkway South, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (“Site”).
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 (“NOV”) via Certified Mail to:
Brent
L Yeagy, President |
Corporation
Service Co., Registered Agent |
Wabash
National Corporation |
135
North Pennsylvania Street |
1000
Sagamore Parkway South |
Suite
1610 |
Lafayette,
IN 47905 |
Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |
5.
During an investigation conducted by a
representative of IDEM, the following violations were found:
a. Pursuant to Part 70 Permit No. 157-34771-00046
(“permit”), issued to Respondent on June 25, 2015, condition D.5.3, Permittee
shall submit a quarterly summary of the information to document the compliance
status with condition D.5.1.
Respondent failed to submit quarterly summaries documenting compliance status
with condition D.5.1, from the third quarter 2015 through the second quarter
2016, in violation of permit, condition D.5.3.
b. Pursuant to permit, condition D.1.11, Permittee
shall submit a quarterly summary of the information to document the compliance
status with condition D.1.1(a), (b), and (c).
Respondent failed to submit quarterly summaries documenting compliance status
with condition D.1.1(c), from the third quarter 2015 through the second quarter
2016, in violation of permit, condition D.1.11.
c. Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-10.5 and 326 IAC
2-7-12, an owner or operator of a Part 70 source with a potential to emit
(“PTE”) greater than or equal to twenty-five (25) tons per year of volatile
organic compounds (“VOC”) shall submit a significant permit modification
application prior to any modification.
Respondent failed to submit a significant permit modification for the thirteen
(13) degreasing units it constructed and operated and increased throughput of
the painting booths PB1, PB3 - PB 5, PB7, PB10, PB13, PB14, and PB19 , in
violation of 326 IAC 2-7-10.5 and 326 IAC 2-7-12.
7.
Respondent submitted the missing reports and
has continued to submit required reports after notification of the violations.
8.
The Part 70 Third Renewal 157-36756-00046,
issued April 11, 2017, resolves the violations of paragraph 5.c above.
9.
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 Part 70 Third
Renewal 157-36756-00046 unless superseded by a modification or renewal.
3.
All submittals required by this Agreed Order,
unless Respondent is notified otherwise in writing by IDEM, shall be sent to:
Matthew
Chaifetz, Compliance and Enforcement Manager |
Compliance
and Enforcement Branch – Mail Code 61-53 |
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management |
100 North
Senate Avenue |
Indianapolis,
IN 46204-2251 |
4.
Respondent is assessed and agrees to pay a
civil penalty of Fifteen Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Fifty
Cents ($15,562.50). Said penalty amount
shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date; the 30th day being the “Due
Date”.
5.
Civil 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:
IDEM
Office of Legal Counsel |
IGCN,
Rm N1307 |
100
N Senate Ave |
Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |
6.
This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding
upon Respondent and his/her/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.
7.
In the event that the monies due to IDEM
pursuant to this Agreed Order are not paid on or before their Due Date,
Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by
IC 24-4.6-1. The interest shall be
computed as having accrued from the Due Date until the date that Respondent
pays any unpaid balance. Such interest
shall be payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund, and shall be
payable to IDEM in the manner specified in Paragraph 5, above.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
Nothing in this Agreed Order shall prevent IDEM
or anyone acting on its behalf 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.
14.
This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until
IDEM issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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APPROVED
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Keith
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