STATE OF INDIANA ) BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT

) SS: OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

COUNTY OF MARION )

COMMISSIONER OF THE )

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL )

MANAGEMENT, )

)

Complainant, )

)

v. ) Case No. 2000-9096-H

)

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, )

)

Respondent. )

 

NOTICE AND ORDER OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL No. ___________________

To: John F. Smith, Jr., President CT Corporation System

General Motors Corporation Registered Agent

3044 West Grand Boulevard One North Capitol

Detroit, Michigan 48202 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

 

This Notice and Order of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Management ("Order") is issued against the Respondent for violation of the Indiana Environmental Management Act. This Order is issued 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 Office of Land Quality. During that investigation it was determined that the Respondent was in violation of 329 IAC 3.1 and IC 13-30, as specified below:

FINDING OF VIOLATION

1. Respondent is General Motors Corporation, ("Respondent"), which operates the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant located at 12200 Lafayette Center Road, Roanoke, in Allen County, Indiana ("Site").

2. Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(a)(1)(ii) referencing 265.202, a generator must manage all hazardous waste placed in a tank in accordance with the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 265 Subparts AA, BB, and CC. Respondent did not comply with the requirements of Subpart BB, specifically equipment monitoring, recordkeeping, and equipment marking.

3. Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(a)(1)(ii) referencing 40 CFR 265.1085(c), a generator controlling air pollutant emissions from a tank using Level 1 controls shall meet the inspection requirements specified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(4). Respondent did not conduct initial and annual inspections on two (2) 20,000-gallon hazardous waste tanks located outside of the facility.

4. Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(a)(1)(ii) referencing 40 CFR 265.1090, a generator must record and maintain initial and annual tank inspection information as applicable to the facility. Respondent failed to record and maintain inspection information for the two (2) 20,000-gallon hazardous waste tanks located outside of the facility.

5. Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(a)(1)(ii) referencing 40 CFR 265.193(f), ancillary equipment must be provided with full secondary containment. Respondent did not provide secondary containment for threaded connections and a valve associated with the paint room tank.

6. Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(a)(1)(ii) referencing 40 CFR 265.192(a), a generator with a new tank system must ensure that the foundation, structural support, seams, connections, and pressure controls are adequately designed. Respondent did not conduct an integrity assessment on the following ancillary equipment: pipes from the eleven (11)

MODs to the eleven (11) purge pots, the purge pots, pipes from the purge pots to

Tank #19, the paint room tank, and pipes from the paint room tank to Tanks

#19 and #20.

7. On June 6, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued, pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3 to the Respondent for violation of 329 IAC 3.1 and IC 13-30. Respondent received this Notice of Violation on June 12, 2000.

8. The Notice of Violation contained an offer to enter into an Agreed Order containing actions required to correct the violation.

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

10. The Respondent has not entered into an Agreed Order resolving this violation.

 

ORDER

1. The Respondent shall, within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date of this Order, comply with 40 CFR 265.193(f). Specifically, Respondent shall provide all of the paint room tank=s threaded connections and valves with secondary containment.

2. The Respondent shall, within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date of this Order, comply with all requirements of 40 CFR 265 Subpart BB, including equipment monitoring, recordkeeping, and equipment marking. Specifically, Respondent shall submit to IDEM for review a copy of records created in accordance with 40 CFR 265.1064 for each piece of equipment subject to Subpart BB regulation.

3. The Respondent shall, within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date of this Order, comply with 40 CFR 265.1085(c). Specifically, Respondent shall conduct the initial inspection of all tanks subject to 40 CFR 265 Subpart CC air emission standards. Respondent shall record the inspection results and submit a copy of the inspection results to IDEM for review.

4. The Respondent shall, within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date of this Order, comply with 40 CFR 265.192(a). Specifically, Respondent shall conduct integrity assessments on the pipes from the eleven (11) MODs to the purge pots, the purge pots, pipes from the purge pots to Tanks #19 and #20, paint room tank, and pipes from the paint room tank to Tanks #19 and #20. Respondent shall submit results of integrity assessments to IDEM for review.

5. All submittals required by this Commissioner’s Order, unless notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:

Jennifer Reno, Enforcement Case Manager

Office of Enforcement

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue

P. O. Box 6015

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015

6. The Respondent shall pay a civil penalty of Twenty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($26,500). 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:

 

 

Cashier

IDEM

P.O. Box 7060

Indianapolis, Indiana 46207-7060

7. 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 Environment Adjudication conduct a hearing to review this Order, under IC 4-21.5, in its entirely, or you may limit your request for review to specific findings of fact 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

ISTA Building Indiana Government Center North

150 W. Market Street, Suite 618 100 N. Senate

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 P.O. Box 6015

Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6015

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 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 ___________, 2000.

_Signed on 11/17/00_

Lori F. Kaplan

Commissioner

cc: Jean Bauer, US EPA, Region 5

Allen County Health Department

Michael Byron, Office of Legal Counsel

John Crawford, Office of Land Quality

Theresa Pitchell, Office of Land Quality

Jennifer Reno, Office of Enforcement

John Kyle, Barnes & Thornburg

George Kioultzopoulos, General Motors Truck Group

1B2 Public File

Enforcement File

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