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BEFORE THE
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COMMISSIONER
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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 The Pullman Company
(“Respondent”), which owns and operates a stationary motor vehicle parts and
accessories manufacturing facility with Plant ID No. 151-00015, located at 503
Weatherhead Street, in Angola, Steuben 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”) in conjunction with this Agreed Order via Certified Mail
to:
Brian J. Kessler, CEO CT
Corporation System, Registered Agent
The Pullman Company The
Pullman Company
500 N. Field Drive 150 West Market, Suite
800
Lake Forest, IL 60045 Indianapolis, IN 46204
5.
During a report review conducted by a
representative of IDEM, the following violations were found:
a. Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-8-11.1, any person
proposing to add additional emission units, modify existing emission units, or
otherwise modify a Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP) source
as described in this section shall submit a permit revision request in
accordance with this section.
Respondent failed to submit a permit revision request prior to the construction
of K2XX/T1XX, in violation of 326 IAC 2-8-11.1.
b. Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-2, any major
source defined in section 1(22) of this rule is required to obtain a Part 70
Permit.
Respondent failed to obtain a Part 70
permit prior to operating the fluid mount assembly and spray coating operation
K2XX/T1XX at a major source, in violation of 326 IAC 2-7-2.
c.
Pursuant to FESOP No. 151-25140-00015 (“Permit”),
Condition D.1.12(c)(1), to document compliance with Condition D.1.11(a),
Respondent shall maintain a log of daily inspections to document the placement,
integrity, and particle loading of the filters.
Prior to and including fourth (4th)
quarter 2017, Respondent failed to maintain a log of daily inspections to
document the placement, integrity, and particle loading of the filters, in
violation of Permit Condition D.1.12(c)(1).
d. Pursuant to Permit Condition D.1.12(c)(2), to document compliance with Condition D.1.11(b),
Respondent shall maintain a log of monthly inspections of the coating emissions
from the stacks and the presence of overspray on the rooftops and the nearby
ground.
Prior to and including fourth (4th)
quarter 2017, Respondent failed to maintain a log of monthly inspections of the
coating emissions from the stacks and the presence of overspray on the rooftops
and the nearby ground, in violation of Permit Condition D.1.12(c)(2).
e. Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.7(a), to document compliance with Condition D.3.4,
Respondent shall maintain records of visible emission notations of the three
(3) Wheelabrator Grit blast units stack exhaust once per day.
Respondent failed to maintain visible
emission notation records on twenty-five (25) days in 2017, in violation of
Permit Condition D.3.7(a).
f. Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.7(b), to document compliance with Condition D.3.5,
Respondent shall maintain records once per day of the pressure drop.
Respondent failed to maintain pressure
drop records on twenty-five (25) days during 2017, in violation of Permit
Condition D.3.7(b).
g. Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.5, when
for any one reading, the pressure drop across the baghouse is outside the
normal range of 0.75 and 4.50 inches of water or a range established during the
latest stack test, the Permittee shall take reasonable response steps in
accordance with Section C Response to Excursions or Exceedances.
Respondent failed to take reasonable
response steps when the pressure drop readings were out of normal range for six
(6) days during 2017, in violation of Permit Condition D.3.5.
h. Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.5, the
instrument used for determining the pressure shall be calibrated at least once
every six (6) months.
Respondent failed to calibrate the
instrument used for determining pressure at least once every six (6) months, in
violation of Permit Condition D.3.5.
6.
Respondent was issued Minor Source Operating
Permit (MSOP) No. 155-39374-00015 on April 9, 2018 to permit the fluid mount
assembly and spray coating operation K2XX/T1XX.
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 rules, and permit
conditions listed in the findings above at issue.
3.
All submittals required by this Agreed Order,
unless Respondent is notified otherwise in writing by IDEM, shall be sent to:
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Jennifer Bailey, Case Manager |
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Compliance and Enforcement Branch –
Mail Code 61-53 |
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Indiana Department of Environmental
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4.
Respondent is assessed and agree to pay a civil
penalty of Ten Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($10,200). 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:
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IDEM
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IGCN,
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N Senate Ave |
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Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |
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 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 until IDEM
issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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APPROVED
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