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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 Indiana Code (“IC”) 13-13-1-1.
2. Respondent, Macs Convenience Stores
LLC, owns a service station with Facility ID # 40042, located at 1700 Veterans
Parkway in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, Parcel #
10-19-03-300-128.000-009 (the “Site”). UST systems are installed at the Site.
3. Owner as defined in IC
13-11-2-150(a)(1)(A) means, for an UST that was in use on November 8, 1984 or
brought into use after November 8, 1984 for the storage, use, or dispensing of
regulated substances, a person who owns the UST or the real property that is
the UST site, or both. According to the
Clark County Assessor’s Office, Respondent is the owner of the Site.
4. A Violation Letter was issued to
Respondent on January 29, 2020, which required Respondent to submit a
Notification form within seven (7) days of receipt of the Violation Letter.
Respondent failed to respond to the Violation Letter.
5. IDEM has jurisdiction over the parties
and the subject matter of this action.
6. Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a
Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to:
Darrell
Davis, President |
Corporation
Service Company, Registered Agent |
Macs
Convenience Stores LLC |
Macs
Convenience Stores LLC |
4080
W. Jonathan Moore Pike |
135
N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 1610 |
Columbus,
Indiana 47201 |
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204 |
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Kathy
Cunnington |
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Senior
Vice President |
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Macs
Convenience Stores LLC |
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1130
W. Warner Road |
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Tempe,
Arizona 85284 |
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7. Pursuant
to 329 Indiana
Administrative Code (“IAC”) 9-3-1:
(a) The owner
and operator of an UST system shall cooperate fully with inspections,
monitoring, and testing conducted by the agency, as well as requests for
document submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator under
Section 9005 (42 U.S.C. 6991d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et
seq., in effect on September 30, 1996.
(b) The owner
and operator shall submit the following information to the agency:
(1) Notification
for all UST systems under 329 IAC 9-2-2 that includes the following:
(A) Certification
of installation for new UST systems under 40 CFR 280.20(e).
(B) Locational
information within an accuracy of 1:24,000, plus or minus forty (40) feet, or
plus or minus twelve and two-tenths (12.2) meters in any of the following
formats, if known:
(i) Universal transverse mercator
(UTM) coordinates.
(ii) Latitude
and longitude coordinates.
(iii) UTM coordinates and latitude and
longitude coordinates.
As noted
during the record review, a Violation Letter issued to Respondent on January 29, 2020 required Respondent to fill out and submit to IDEM, a Notification for Underground Storage
Tank Form, within seven (7) days of receipt of the Violation Letter. To date, a notification form has not been
submitted to IDEM.
8. Pursuant to 329 IAC 9-2-2(c), an owner
required to submit a notification under this section shall provide:
(1) a notification for each UST owned;
(2) complete information required on the form for each UST
owned; and
(3) if applicable, a
separate notification form for each separate place of operation at which the
USTs are located.
To date, a notification form has not
been submitted to IDEM.
9. 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 above.
3.
Within fifteen (15) days of the Effective Date,
Respondent shall download and submit the “Notification
Form for Underground Storage Tanks,” (State Form 45223) from IDEM webpage: https://www.in.gov/idem/5157.htm,
under “Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program.”
Once downloaded the form may be completed on-line or by hand and emailed
to USTRegistration@idem.in.gov. The completed form will not be accepted by
mail.
4. Within fifteen (15) days of
notification from IDEM that the submitted Form 45223, required in Order
Paragraph 3, is inadequate, Respondent shall submit a corrected form to be
approved by IDEM. Stipulated penalties,
as described in Order Paragraph 7, may be assessed for continued submittal of
inadequate forms.
5. All submittals required by this Agreed
Order, unless Respondent is notified otherwise in writing by IDEM, 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 |
6. Respondent is assessed and agrees to
pay a civil penalty of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800). Said penalty amount shall
be due and payable to the “Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund”
within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date; the 30th day being
the “Due Date.”
7. In the event the terms and conditions
of the following paragraphs are violated, Complainant may assess and Respondent
shall pay a stipulated penalty in the following amount:
Paragraph |
Penalty |
Order
paragraph #3 |
$250 per
week late |
Order
paragraph #4 |
$100 per
week late |
8. 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.
9.
Civil and stipulated penalties are payable by
check to the “Underground Petroleum
Storage Tank Trust 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 |
10. 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 “Underground
Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund,” and shall be payable to IDEM in the manner
specified in Paragraph 9, above.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
Respondent shall ensure that all contractors,
firms, and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with
the terms of this Agreed Order.
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
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.
19. This Agreed Order shall remain in effect
until IDEM issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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**Signed
June 12, 2020** |
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Peggy
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