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John Neace d.b.a. Blue Cabinetry, |
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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.
2.
Respondent is John Neace d.b.a. Blue Cabinetry (“Respondent”),
who owns and operates the facility with United States Environmental Protection
Agency (“EPA”) ID No. INR000141978, located at 2235 Corydon Pike in New Albany,
Floyd 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 UPS to:
John Neace |
John Neace |
Blue River Cabinetry |
Blue River Cabinetry |
1419 East Market Street |
2235 Corydon Pike |
New Albany, Indiana 47562 |
New Albany, Indiana 47150 |
5.
329 Indiana Administrative Code (“IAC”) 3.1
incorporates certain federal hazardous waste management requirements found in
40 Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) Parts 260 through 270 and Part 273,
including those identified below.
6.
Respondent notified EPA of Small Quantity
Generator activities on February 4, 2016.
7.
During an investigation including an inspection
on July 30, 2019 conducted by an IDEM representative, the following violations were
found:
a. Pursuant
to 329 IAC 3.1-1-10, every hazardous waste generator, transporter, or owner or
operator of a hazardous waste facility shall notify the commissioner of
activities subject to this article on forms provided by the commissioner unless
the activity is exempt from the notification requirements for hazardous waste generated
by conditionally exempt small quantity generators under 329 IAC 3.1-6.
As noted during the July 30, 2019 inspection, Respondent failed to
notify as a Small Quantity Generator (SQG) in 2017 and 2018.
b. Pursuant
to IC 13-22-4-3.1(b), a hazardous waste small quantity generator (SQG), i.e., a
person that generates, in any one or more calendar months of a calendar year:
a) more
than one hundred (100) kilograms but less than one thousand (1,000) kilograms
of hazardous waste;
b) less
than one (1) kilogram of acute hazardous waste; or
c) less
than one hundred (100) kilograms of material from the cleanup spillage of acute
hazardous waste; or
accumulates
at least one thousand (1,000) kilograms of hazardous waste or less than one (1)
kilogram of acute hazardous waste shall, before March 1 of each year, submit to
the department on forms provided by the department, a report that summarizes
the person's hazardous waste shipments during the previous calendar year.
As noted
during the July 30, 2019 inspection, Respondent was operating as a SQG of
hazardous waste for at least one (1) calendar month from 2017-2019 and failed
to submit an Annual Manifest report summarizing the hazardous waste shipments
for those years.
c.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.23(a)(3) and 40 CFR
262.40(a), the generator must retain copies of hazardous waste manifests for a
period of three (3) years from the date of receipt of the hazardous waste by
the Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facility.
As noted
during the July 30, 2019 inspection, no manifests were available at
Respondent’s site.
d.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34(d)(4), a generator
may accumulate hazardous waste onsite for 180 days or less without a permit
provided that, while being accumulated on site, each container and tank is
labeled and marked clearly with the words “Hazardous Waste” and the date when
the accumulation begins.
As noted
during the July 30, 2019 inspection, Respondent had five (5) 55-gallon
containers of Waste Paint Related Material (D001 and D035) on the site (three (3)
containers in the Paint Area and two (2) containers in the Outside Area). Four (4) of the containers were not properly
labeled and one (1) container had an incorrect accumulation date of 3/9/10).
e.
Pursuant to 40
CFR 262.34(d)(5)(ii), the generator must post the
following information next to the telephone: (1) The name and phone number of
the emergency coordinator. (2) Location of fire extinguishers and spill control
material, and if present, fire alarm. (3) The telephone number of the fire
department, unless the facility has a direct alarm.
As noted
during the July 30, 2019 inspection, Respondent did not have the emergency
information posted in the site.
8. On January 2, 2020, Respondent
confirmed business is closed and all waste has been removed and properly
disposed. IDEM is in receipt of the proper
disposal documentation.
9. Effective
December 26, 2019, IDEM’s Hazardous Waste Updates final rule (LSA Document
#18-481) amended 329 IAC 3.1, 329 IAC 10, 329 IAC 11, and 329 IAC 13 in
response to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Hazardous Waste
Generator Improvements Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. 85732 (Nov. 28, 2016). As a
result, the requirements that now apply to Respondent(s) might differ from the
requirements that applied at the time of the alleged violations cited above.
10. 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 waive 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 statutes and rules listed in the findings of fact above.
3. Upon the Effective Date
or within Forty-Five (45) Days, IDEM will conduct an Enforcement Follow-up
Inspection (“EFI”) to confirm that Waste Paint Related Material been removed
from the Site.
4. If required, within
thirty (30) days of the EFI, Respondent shall submit to IDEM a remaining
inventory of the Waste Paint Related Material (D001 and D035) with the proper
waste determinations and waste codes.
5. If required, within
fifteen (15) days of the hazardous waste shipment date, Respondent shall submit
to IDEM hazardous waste manifests for any remaining Waste Paint Related
Material (D001, D035) containers that were shipped offsite for proper disposal.
6. All submittals required
by this Agreed Order, unless IDEM notifies Respondent otherwise in writing,
shall be sent to:
Linda McClure, Enforcement Case Manager |
Office of Land Quality |
Indiana Department of Environmental
Management |
100 North Senate Avenue |
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251 |
7. Pursuant to IC
13-30-4-1, Respondent is assessed and agrees to pay a civil penalty of Four Thousand
Four Hundred Dollars ($4,400). Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to
the “Environmental Management Special Fund” within thirty (30) days of the
Effective Date; the thirtieth day being the “Due Date.”
8.
In the event the terms and conditions of the
following paragraphs are violated, Complainant may assess and Respondent shall
pay stipulated penalties in the following amounts:
Paragraphs |
Stipulated Penalty |
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$100.00 per year |
4 |
$100.00 per year |
5 |
$100.00 per year |
9. Stipulated penalties
shall be due and payable no later than the thirtieth day after Respondent
receives written notice that Complainant has determined a stipulated penalty is
due; the thirtieth day being the “Due Date.” Complainant may notify Respondent
at any time that a stipulated penalty is due. Failure to notify Respondent in
writing in a timely manner of a stipulated penalty assessment shall not waive
Complainant’s right to collect such stipulated penalty or preclude Complainant
from seeking additional relief against Respondent for violation of this Agreed
Order. Neither assessment nor payment of stipulated penalties shall preclude
Complainant from seeking additional relief against Respondent for a violation
of this Agreed Order; such additional relief includes any remedies or sanctions
available pursuant to Indiana law, including, but not limited to, civil
penalties pursuant to IC 13-30-4.
10. 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:
Indiana Department of Environmental
Management |
Accounts Receivable |
IGCN, Room 1340 |
100 North Senate Avenue |
Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
11. 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 11 above.
12. Signatories to this
Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this Agreed
Order and legally bind the party they represent.
13. 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.
14. No change in ownership,
corporate, or partnership status of Respondent shall in any way alter Respondent’s
status or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.
15. Respondent shall ensure
that all contractors, firms, and other persons performing work under this
Agreed Order comply with the terms of this Agreed Order.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. This Agreed Order shall
remain in effect until IDEM issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA
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For the Commissioner: |
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Signed
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Peggy Dorsey, Assistant Commissioner |
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