STATE OF INDIANA		)	SS:	BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
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COUNTY OF MARION		)		ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT					)
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,					)
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Complainant,					)
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	v.				)	Case No. 2018-25510-C
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MODEL T FARMS LLC,					)
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Respondent.					)

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 Model T Farms LLC, which owns/operates confined feeding operation (“CFO”), Farm ID No. 6911, located at County Road 200 West and County Road 100 North, in Monon, White 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”) on October 31, 2018 via Certified Mail to:

Brian Putt, Owner/Operator	Tim Gudeman, Registered Agent
Model T Farms LLC	Model T Farms LLC
6061 South 1400 West	17265 Cresent Moon Drive
Francesville, IN 47946	Noblesville, IN 46060

5. Respondent own and operate a hog CFO. IDEM approved Respondent’s CFO application on November 3, 2017.

6. During an investigation on May 25, 2018 conducted by a representative of IDEM, the following violations were found:

a. Pursuant to Indiana Code (“IC”) 13-18-10-2.2(a), not more than thirty (30) days after the completion of construction or expansion of a confined feeding operation, the applicant shall execute and send to the department an affidavit that affirms under penalties of perjury that the confined feeding operation:

(1) was constructed or expanded; and

(2) will be operated;

in accordance with the requirements of the department’s approval.

As noted during the investigation, Respondent failed to submit the CFO Completed Construction Affidavit Form within thirty (30) days after the date of completing the construction of building 1P and prior to populating the building with swine. IDEM received the Affidavit Form on May 25, 2018. The Affidavit indicates construction was completed on February 22, 2018.

b. Pursuant to 327 IAC 19-12-4(s), the applicant shall execute and send to the commissioner an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that a waste management system was constructed, and shall be operated, in accordance with the requirements of the approval and this article. The owner/operator shall submit to IDEM, on a form provided by the department, the affidavit within thirty (30) days after the date construction of an approved waste management structure is completed, and prior to the introduction of any animals or manure. The affidavit must be completed, notarized, and returned to IDEM assuring the waste management system was constructed and shall be operated in accordance with the requirements of the approval. The affidavit must also include identification of what parts of the waste management system are completed at the time of submittal. If an owner/operator performs partial construction of an approved facility and wishes to utilize that portion prior to completing construction of the entire facility, multiple affidavits shall be submitted. No portion of a waste management system, including animal feed and similar feedstock storage areas, shall be utilized unless that portion, or a combination of the waste management system for that portion, is completely constructed prior to the introduction of animals and provides a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days storage for manure, wastewater, and/or leachate.

As noted during the investigation, Respondent failed to submit the Completed Construction Affidavit Form within thirty (30) days after the completion of the construction of building 1P and prior to populating the building with swine. IDEM received the Affidavit Form on May 25, 2018. The Affidavit Form indicates construction was completed on February 22, 2018. Subsequent to receiving the completed Affidavit Form, an IDEM representative was informed by the Respondent that building 1P was populated in February 2018.

c. Pursuant to 327 Indiana Administrative Code (“IAC”) 19-12-4(d), all liquid manure storage facilities must be constructed according to the Indiana NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Code 313: Waste Storage Facility, October 2016. Construction of all liquid manure storage facilities approved after the effective date of this article must be certified upon completion by a registered professional engineer on a form provided by the department. The engineer’s certification must be kept in the operating record and submitted with the affidavit required by subsection (s).

As noted during the investigation, Respondent failed to submit the Professional Engineer (“PE”) Certification Construction of Concrete Liquid Manure Storage Structures Form within thirty (30) days after the date of completing building 1P and prior to populating the building with swine. IDEM received a completed PE Certification Form on May 25, 2018. The PE Certification Form indicates construction was completed on February 22, 2018. Subsequent to receiving the completed PE Form, an IDEM representative was informed by the Respondent that building 1P was populated in February 2018.

7. 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 the statutes, rules, and/or permit conditions listed in the findings above.

3. Respondent is assessed and agrees to pay a civil penalty of One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($1,600). Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date; the 30^th day being the “Due Date”.

4. The civil penalty is 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

Office of Legal Counsel

IGCN, Room N1307

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204

5. 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 pay 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 4, above.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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 permits or any applicable Federal or State law or regulation.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until IDEM issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.

TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:				RESPONDENT:
Department of Environmental Management
By: _________________________				By: _________________________
	Linda L. McClure, Section Chief
	Land Enforcement Section			Printed: ______________________
Office of Land Quality
				Title: ________________________
Date: __________________				Date: ________________________
				COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:
				By: __________________________
				Date __________________________
APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT THIS		_________	DAY OF	________________________,	20__.
				For the Commissioner:
				Signed on July 8, 2019
				Peggy Dorsey, Assistant Commissioner
				Office of Land Quality