STATE OF INDIANA

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

 

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COUNTY OF MARION

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT

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OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,

 

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Complainant,

 

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v.

 

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Case No. 2002-12351-A

 

 

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REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC., DBA

 

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ORC PLASTICS, INC.,

 

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Respondent.

 

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AGREED ORDER

 

The Complainant and the 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, a department of the State of Indiana created by IC 13-13-1-1.

 

2.                  Respondent is Reunion Industries, Inc., DBA ORC Plastics, Inc. (“Respondent”), which owns and operates the stationary bulk and sheet plastic compounding and thermoset parts fabrication facility with Plant ID 157-00014, located at 2450 Sagamore Parkway South, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (“Site”).

 

3.                  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action.

 

4.                  Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, on April 29, 2003 IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:

 

Charles E. Bradley Sr., President

Corporation Services Company, Registered Agent

Reunion Industries, Inc. dba

C/O Reunion Industries, Inc.DBA ORC Plastics,  Inc.

ORC Plastics, Inc.

One Stamford Landing2

62 Southfield Avenue

251 East Ohio Street, Suite 500

Stanford, CT 06902

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

 

5.                  A records review, was conducted by a representative of IDEM’s Office of Air Quality (OAQ).  The following violations were in existence or observed at the time of this records review:

 

a.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-3, any Part 70 source which has failed to submit a timely and complete Part 70 permit application may not operate after the time that it is required to submit the Part 70 permit application.  This source continued to operate following the December 13, 1996 Part 70 permit submission deadline and prior to applying for and receiving a Part 70 permit, a violation of 326 IAC 2-7-3.

 

b.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-4, the owner of each Part 70 source shall submit a timely and complete permit application.  This source’s Part 70 permit application was received after the December 13, 1996 submission deadline, a violation of 326 IAC 2-7-4

 

6.                  IDEM received an application for a Part 70 Operating Permit from Respondent on March 9, 2001, and subsequently issued a Title 5 Permit to Respondent on April 12, 2002.

 

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 the Complainant or her delegate, and has been received by the Respondent.  This Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.

 

2.                  Respondent shall comply with the provisions of Part 70 Permit No. T 157-14045-00014.

 

3.                  All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:

 

Matthew Stuckey, Case Manager

Office of Enforcement

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

4.                  Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,250).  Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order.

 

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:

 

Cashier – Mail Code 50-10C

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

6.                  In the event that the civil penalty required by Order paragraph four (4) is not paid within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order, 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.                  This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its successors and assigns. The Respondent's signatories to this Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this document and legally bind the parties they represent.  No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.

 

8.                  In the event that any terms of the 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 the Agreed Order did not contain the invalid terms.

 

9.                  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.

 

10.             This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until Respondent has complied with the terms and conditions of Order paragraph four (4).  

 

TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:

 

RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

 

Reunion Industries, Inc., DBA

 

 

ORC Plastics, Inc

 

 

 

By:

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By:

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David P. McIver

 

 

 

 

Chief, Air Section

 

Printed:

TJ Vogel

 

Office of Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

VP  Admin____

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

_08/12/05________

 

Date:

_9/13/05_______

 

 

 

COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANT:

 

COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

 

 

 

 

 

By:

______________________

 

By:

Guinn P. Doyle

 

Jay Rodia, Attorney

 

 

 

 

Office of Legal Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

_09/26/05_______

 

Date:

_09/23/05_____

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT THIS

 

DAY OF

 

, 200

 

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For The Commissioner:

 

 

 

Signed 09/27/05

 

Matthew T. Klein

 

Assistant Commissioner

 

of Compliance and Enforcement