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SMITHFIELD
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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 Indiana Code (“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 IC
13-13-1-1.
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Respondent
is Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation, which owns and operates the stationary
meat processing plant with Plant ID No. 103-00035, located at 3311 South State
Route 19 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana (“Site”).
3.
IDEM has jurisdiction over the parties and the
subject matter of this action.
4.
Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice
of Violation (“NOV”) via Certified Mail to:
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Smithfield,
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5.
During
an investigation including a records review conducted by a representative of
IDEM, the following violations were found:
a.
Pursuant
to 326 IAC 2-5.1-3, prior to commencing construction of any emissions unit
which has potential emissions of one hundred (100) tons or more per year of
carbon monoxide (CO), a source shall apply for and obtain a construction permit.
Respondent constructed eight (8)
smokehouse woodchip units without first applying for and obtaining a
construction permit, in violation of 326 IAC 2-5.1-3.
b.
Pursuant
to 326 IAC 2-7-2, any major source defined in section 1(22) of this rule is
required to obtain a Part 70 Permit.
Respondent
operated the emission units identified above prior to obtaining an operating
permit, in violation of 326 IAC 2-7-2.
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Respondent
submitted a Self-Disclosure on February 25, 2019, identifying the violation and
submitted a permit application to address the violation on February 28, 2019.
7.
Federally
Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP) 103-41136-00035, was issued on June
26, 2019, and included the potential CO emissions from the eight (8) smokehouse
woodchip units.
8.
Orders
of the Commissioner are subject to administrative review by the Office of
Environmental Adjudication under IC 4-21.5; however, in recognition of the settlement
reached, Respondent acknowledges notice
of this right and 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 Complainant or Complainant’s
delegate, and has been received by Respondent. This Agreed Order shall have no
force or effect until the Effective Date.
2.
Respondent shall comply with the rules listed
in the findings of fact above.
3.
All submittals required by this Agreed Order,
unless IDEM notifies the Respondent otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:
Lisa Hayhurst, Enforcement Case Manager
Office of Air Quality
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management
100 North
Senate Avenue
Indianapolis,
IN 46204-2251
4.
In accordance with IDEM’s Self-Disclosure and
Environmental Audit Policy, the gravity portion of the civil penalty was not
assessed for these violations. Respondent agrees to pay avoided annual permit
fees for one year of One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($1,875.00). Said fees shall be due and payable to the
Title V Investments Fund within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.
5.
FESOP permit fees are payable by check to the “Title
V Investments Fund.” A cover letter shall accompany the checks each month
specifying that the FESOP fees shall be deposited into the Title V Investments
Fund. The check and cover letter shall
include the Case Number of this action and shall be mailed to:
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management |
Accounts
Receivable |
IGCN,
Room 1340 |
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North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
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In the event that the monies due to IDEM
pursuant to this Agreed Order are not paid on or before their Due Date,
Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by
IC 24-4.6-1. The interest shall be computed as having accrued from the Due Date
until the date that Respondent pays any unpaid balance. Such interest shall be
payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund, and shall be payable to
IDEM in the manner specified in Paragraph 5, above.
7.
Signatories to this Agreed Order certify that
they are fully authorized to execute this Agreed Order and legally bind the
party they represent.
8.
This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding
upon Respondent and all successors and assigns. Respondent shall provide a copy
of this Agreed Order, if in force, to any subsequent owners, successors, or
assigns before ownership rights are transferred.
9.
No change in ownership, corporate, or
partnership status of Respondent shall in any way alter the Respondent’s status
or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.
10.
Respondent shall ensure that all contractors,
firms, and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with
the terms of this Agreed Order.
11.
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.
12.
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 the obligation
to comply with the requirements of any applicable permits or any applicable
Federal or State laws or regulations.
13.
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.
Additionally, IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf shall not be held liable for
any costs or penalties Respondent may incur as a result of Respondent’s efforts
to comply with this Agreed Order.
14.
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 violations
specified in the NOV.
15.
Nothing in this Agreed Order shall prevent IDEM
or anyone acting on its behalf from communicating with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (“U.S. 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 U.S. EPA or any other agency or entity.
16.
This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until
Respondent has complied with all terms and conditions of this Agreed Order and
IDEM has issued a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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