Respondent
Name: Terre Haute Wilbert Burial Vault
Co., Inc.
Case
Number: 2019-26273-A
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 Terre Haute Wilbert Burial Vault
Co., Inc. (“Respondent”), which owns and operates the stationary source that
manufactures precast concrete burial vaults, monuments, a crematory operation,
and the manufacture of stonework countertops with Plant ID No. 167-00159,
located at 509 E Preston Street in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (“Site”).
3.
IDEM has jurisdiction over the parties and the
subject matter of this action.
Matt
Puttmann, CFO |
Chris
Puttmann, Registered Agent |
Terre
Haute Wilbert Burial Vault Co., Inc. |
Terre
Haute Wilbert Burial Vault Co., Inc. |
509
E Preston Street |
509
E Preston Street |
Terre
Haute, IN 47802 |
Terre
Haute, IN 47802 |
4.
Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice
of Violation (“NOV”) via certified mail to:
5.
At the time of inspections conducted on May 24
and June 3, 2019, the following violations were in existence or observed at the
Site by a representative of IDEM’s Office of Air Quality (“OAQ”).
a.
Pursuant to 326 IAC 4-2-2 and Minor Source Operating
Permit No. 167-37285-00159 (“Permit”) Condition D.1.1(c), Respondent is
responsible for developing an operation and maintenance plan for the
incinerator and for reviewing that plan annually.
Respondent failed to develop and annually review an operation and maintenance
plan for the incinerator, in violation of 326 IAC 4-2-2 and Permit Condition
D.1.1(c).
b.
Pursuant to 326 IAC 4-2-2 and Permit Condition D.1.1(d), Respondent is responsible for making the operation
and maintenance plan available to the department upon request.
Respondent failed to make the operation
and maintenance plan available to the department upon request, in violation of
326 IAC 4-2-2 and Permit Condition D.1.1(d).
c.
Pursuant to Permit Condition D.1.3, Respondent
is required to prepare a Preventive Maintenance Plan for the facility.
Respondent failed to prepare a
Preventive Maintenance Plan for the facility, in violation of Permit Condition
D.1.3.
d.
Pursuant to Permit Conditions D.1.6 and D.1.8(a), Respondent is responsible for performing and
recording daily visible emissions notations of the abrasive blasting stack
exhaust during normal daylight operations when exhausting to the atmosphere,
and for noting when a notation is not taken and the reason for the lack of a
visible emission notation.
Respondent failed to take and record
daily visible emissions notations from the abrasive blasting stack or to note
the reason for the lack of visible emission notation from August 29, 2016 to
June 3, 2019, in violation of Permit conditions D.1.6 and D.1.8(a).
e.
Pursuant to Permit Conditions D.1.7 and D.1.8(b), Respondent is responsible for performing an
inspection each calendar quarter of the baghouse controlling the abrasive
blasting operation and for maintaining records of those inspections.
Respondent failed to perform and
maintain records of quarterly baghouse inspections August 29, 2016 to June 3,
2019, in violation of Permit Conditions D.1.7 and D.1.8(b).
f.
Pursuant to Permit Condition B.10, Respondent
is responsible for submitting an Annual Notification, detailing compliance for
the calendar year, by no later than March 1 of the following year.
Respondent failed to submit Annual
Notifications for the calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018 by their respective
March 1 deadlines, in violation of Permit Condition B.10.
6.
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 adopted via signature by Complainant or
Complainant’s delegate, and the adopted Agreed Order has been received by
Respondent. This Agreed Order shall have
no force or effect until the Effective Date.
This offer to settle the allegations contained in this Agreed Order does
not bind or obligate the parties of this enforcement action if the Agreed Order
is not adopted.
2.
Respondent shall submit the Annual Notification
for calendar year 2018, pursuant to Permit Condition B.10, within thirty (30)
days of the Effective Date.
3.
Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Respondent
shall pay said penalty amount no later than fifteen (15) days after the
Effective Date (“Due Date”). In the
event that the civil penalty is not paid by the Due Date, Respondent shall pay
interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by IC 24-4.6-1-101.
4.
In the event the terms and conditions of this
Agreed Order are violated, Complainant may seek additional relief.
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:
IDEM
Accounts Receivable |
IGCN,
Rm 1340 |
100
N Senate Ave |
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 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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
Nothing in this Agreed Order shall prevent IDEM
or anyone acting on its behalf from communicating with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (“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.
12.
Respondent warrants, at the time of its entry
into this Agreed Order, that it is in compliance with the requirements of 326
IAC 4-2-2 and Permit Conditions D.1.1(c), D.1.1(d), D.1.3, D.1.6, D.1.8(a),
D.1.7, D.1.8(b), and B.10.
13.
The parties were free to consult with their
respective counsel regarding entry into this Agreed Order to the extent each
deemed necessary.
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* In the event
that Respondent does not accept the settlement offer contained in this Agreed
Order, IDEM notes that this document is a qualified offer of settlement, and
therefore Rule 408 of Indiana Rules of Evidence applies to this document,
rendering it inadmissible.