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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. 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 (AComplainant@) of the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management, a department of the State of
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Respondent
is Dragon/ESP – Midwest, Ltd. (ARespondent@), which owns and operates a grit blast
booth identified as EU-02 at its
stationary metal fabricating facility with Federal ID number 049-00008 located at 8857 East State Road 14 in
Akron, Indiana, Fulton County (ASite@).
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The
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (AIDEM@) has jurisdiction over
the parties and the subject matter of this action.
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Pursuant
to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:
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5.
A records review was conducted for the Site by a representative
of IDEM=s Office of Air Quality (OAQ).
The following violations were in existence at the time of this records
review:
A.
Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-3, no Part 70 source may operate
after the time that it is required to submit a timely and complete application
except in compliance with a Part 70 permit issued under this rule. A source can continue to operate without
being in violation of this rule if it submits a timely and complete
application.
This source operated without submitting a timely and complete Part 70 permit
application, a violation of 326 IAC 2-7-3.
B.
Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-4, a timely Part 70 application is
one that is received within twelve (12) months after the source becomes subject
to the Part 70 permit program. For
applicable sources in existence on December 14, 1995, the deadline is December
13, 1996. For other sources, the
deadline is twelve (12) months from the date the source first meets an
applicability criterion of section 2 of this rule.
This source failed to submit a timely Part 70 application, a violation of 326
IAC 2-7-4.
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Respondent submitted its Part 70 operating permit
application on June 2, 2004. A FESOP
number F049-19280-00008 issued on September 1, 2004.
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 all the requirements of FESOP
number F049-19280-00008 issued on September 1, 2004, and all of its subsequent
amendments and modifications.
3.
All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless
notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:
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4.
Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Four Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,250.00). 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 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:
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6.
In the event that the civil penalty required by Order paragraph
4 of this Agreed Order 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.
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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 all terms and conditions of this Agreed Order.
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Signed on October 24,
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