STATE OF INDIANA

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT

 

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OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

COUNTY OF MARION

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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. 2004-14149-A

 

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LEONARD MATTOX d/b/a

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ECONO LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING

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Respondent.

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NOTICE AND ORDER OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF THE INDIANA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL No

 

 

To:

Mr. Leonard Mattox d/b/a

 

Econo Laundry-Dry Cleaning

 

1228 West Eads Parkway

 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana  47025

 

This Notice and Order of the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management ("Order") is issued against Leonard Mattox d/b/a Econo Laundry-Dry Cleaning (“Respondent”) pursuant to IC 13-30-3-4, IC 13-30-3-10, and IC 13-30-3-11, and is based on violations found during an investigation conducted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) on June 1, 2004.  Specifically, the investigation revealed violations of 326 IAC 20-7-1 as specified below:

 

FINDINGS

 

1.                  Complainant is the Commissioner of IDEM, a department of the State of Indiana, created by IC 13-13-1-1.

 

2.                  Respondent owns and operates a dry cleaning facility, with ID Number IN0503375, located at 1228 West Eads Parkway in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana (“Site”).

 

3.                  IDEM has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this action.

 

4.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 20-7-1, the provisions of 40 CFR 63, Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities, as amended at 61 FR 27785 (June 3, 1996), were adopted by reference by the air pollution control board.  Pursuant to 40 CFR 63.324(d), the owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility must maintain all perchloroethylene (“perc”) purchase receipts and required logs for no less than five (5) years.

The Respondent provided perc purchase receipts for October 2000 (15 gallons), August 2002 (60 gallons), and February 2004 (30 gallons). The Respondent did not have perchloroethylene purchase receipts for the remainder of the period from June 1, 1999 through June 1, 2004, in violation of 40 CFR 63.324(d), and therefore in violation of 326 IAC 20-7-1.

5.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 20-7-1, the provisions of 40 CFR 63, Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities, as amended at 61 FR 27785 (June 3, 1996), were adopted by reference by the air pollution control board.  Pursuant to 40 CFR 63.324(d)(1) and (2), the owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility must maintain a log of the amount of perchloroethylene purchased in the prior month and the total amount of perchloroethylene purchased in the prior twelve (12) months.

The Respondent did not have monthly perc purchase records available from September 1999 through April 2004. Additionally, there were no twelve-month rolling total records from September 1999 through April 2004, in violation of 40 CFR 63.324(d)(1) and 40 CFR 63.324(d)(2), and therefore in violation of 326 IAC 20-7-1.

 

6.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 20-7-1, the provisions of 40 CFR 63, Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities, as amended at 61 FR 27785 (June 3, 1996), were adopted by reference by the air pollution control board.  Pursuant to 40 CFR 63.324(d)(3), the owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility must maintain a log of the dates when leak detection inspections are conducted on dry cleaning system components.

The Respondent did not have a log of leak detection inspections available from June 1999 through May 2004, in violation of 40 CFR 63.324(d)(3), and therefore in violation of 326 IAC 20-7-1.

 

7.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 20-7-1, the provisions of 40 CFR 63, Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities, as amended at 61 FR 27785 (June 3, 1996), were adopted by reference by the air pollution control board.  Pursuant to 40 CFR 63.324(d)(5), the owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility must maintain a log of weekly temperature readings of the refrigerated condenser exhaust.

The Respondent did not have a log of weekly temperature readings available from June 1999 through May 2004, in violation of 40 CFR 63.324(d)(5), and therefore in violation of 326 IAC 20-7-1.

 

8.                  On September 7, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued, pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3 to the Respondent for the violations cited above.  Respondent received this Notice of Violation  but did not put the date of delivery on the green card.  Respondent first contacted IDEM regarding the Notice of Violation on September 13, 2004.

 

9.                  The Notice of Violation contained an offer to enter into an Agreed Order.  Additionally, IDEM provided the Respondent with a proposed Agreed Order.

 

10.             More than sixty (60) days have elapsed since Respondent was offered the opportunity to enter into an Agreed Order. 

 

11.             The Respondent has not entered into an Agreed Order resolving the violations cited above.

 

ORDER

 

1.                  The Respondent shall immediately cease and desist violations of 40 CFR 63 Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities, as incorporated by reference in 326 IAC 20-7-1.

 

2.                  The Respondent shall pay a civil penalty of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) for the violations cited above.  This penalty shall be remitted to the Department of Environmental Management within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Order.  Checks shall be made payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund, with the Case Number indicated on the checks and mailed to:

 

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Cashier’s Office - Mail Code 50-10C

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana  46204-2251

 

3.                  This Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its successors and assigns. No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this Order.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDER

 

Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-5, this Order takes effect twenty (20) days following receipt unless you request review of this Order, before the twentieth day after receipt, by filing a written request for review with the Office of Environmental Adjudication, and serving a copy of the request for review upon the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.  You may request that the Office of Environmental Adjudication conduct a hearing to review this Order, under IC 4-21.5, in its entirety, or you may limit your request for review to specific findings and/or orders contained in this Order.  Requests for review must be submitted to the Office of Environmental Adjudication and the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management at the following addresses:

 

Director

Commissioner

Office of Environmental Adjudication

IDEM

Indiana Government Center North

Indiana Government Center North

100 North Senate Avenue, Room 1049

100 North Senate

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251

 

Failure to properly submit a request for review, before the twentieth day following receipt of this Order of the Commissioner, waives your right to administrative review of this Order and your right to judicial review of the Order.  The petition for administrative review must contain the following information:

 

a.                  Name, address, and telephone number of each person filing the petition.

b.                  Identification of the interest of each petitioner in the subject of the petition.

c.                  Statement of facts demonstrating that the petitioner is:

(A)              a person to whom the order is directed;

(B)              aggrieved or adversely affected by the order; or

(C)             entitled to review under any law.

d.                  Statement with particularity of the legal issues proposed for consideration in the proceedings.

 

The petition for administrative review should also contain the following information:

 

a.                  Identification of any persons represented by the person making the request.

b.                  Statement identifying the person against whom administrative review is sought.

c.                  A copy of the notice of the commissioner’s action issued by the department of environmental management which is the basis of the petition for administrative review.

d.                  Statement indicating the identification of petitioner’s attorney or other representative.

 

If you have procedural or scheduling questions regarding your request for review you may contact the Office of Environmental Adjudication at (317) 232-8591.

 

Dated at Indianapolis, Indiana, this ______ day of ________________, 2006.

 

 

 

Signed 04/25/06

 

 

Thomas W. Easterly

 

 

Commissioner

 

 

 

cc:

Dearborn County Health Department

 

Dearborn County Public file

 

http://www.state.in.us/idem

 

Jay Rodia , Office of Legal Counsel

 

Dave Rice, Inspector

 

Kristopher M. Grinnell, Office of Enforcement