Respondent
Name: Plycem
USA, LLC
Case
Number: 2020-27233-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 Plycem
USA, LLC (“Respondent”), which owns and operates the stationary fiber cement
siding manufacturing plant with Plant ID No. 167-00140, located at 1001 West
Industrial Drive, in Terre Haute, Vigo 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 and electronic mail to:
Sebastiano
Andina, CFO Plycem USA, LLC |
Corporate
Creations Network, Inc., Registered Agent |
15055
Woodham Drive |
8520
Allison Pointe Boulevard #220 |
Houston,
TX 77073 |
Indianapolis,
IN 46250 |
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govdocs@corpcreations.com |
5.
At the time of an inspection conducted on July
14, 2020, 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 Federally Enforceable State
Operating Permit 167-38787-00140 (“Permit”), Conditions D.2.6(a, b, & c),
Respondent shall read and record the pressure drop across each baghouse used in
conjunction with the storage silos, the weigh bins, and the raw material mixers
at least once per day when the associated processes are in operation and
venting to the atmosphere.
Respondent failed to read or record the pressure drops across the baghouses
while their associated processes were in operation, on various days from June
2019 through March 2020, in violation of Permit Conditions D.2.6(a, b, & c).
b.
Pursuant to Permit Condition D.2.6(d),
Respondent shall calibrate or replace the Baghouse Pressure Drop gauges every six
(6) months.
Respondent failed to complete the calibration or replace the gauges on the
baghouse units identified as CD-4, CD-7, CD-10, CD-11, and CD-12, in violation
of Permit Condition D.2.6(d).
c.
Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.3(a),
Respondent shall perform daily inspections to verify the placement, integrity
and particle loading of the dry filters along with weekly observations of the
overspray from the rotary coating booth stack while the unit is in operation.
Respondent failed to conduct the daily dry filter inspections and the weekly
overspray observations for the rotary coating booth stack from September 2019
through March 2020, in violation of Permit, Condition D.3.3(a).
d.
Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.3(b),
Respondent shall perform monthly inspections of the coating emissions and the
presence of overspray on the rooftops and nearby ground from the rotary coating
booth stack.
Respondent failed to perform the monthly inspections of overspray for the
rotary coating booth stack for February 2020, in violation of Permit Condition
D.3.3(b).
e.
Pursuant to Permit Condition D.3.4(a),
Respondent shall maintain a log of the daily filter inspections, and the weekly
and monthly overspray observations for the rotary coating booth.
Respondent failed to maintain a log of the daily dry filter inspections, and
the weekly and monthly overspray observations for the rotary coating booth from
September 2019 through March 2020, in violation of Permit Condition D.3.4(a).
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 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.
3.
In the event the terms and conditions of this
Agreed Order are violated, Complainant may seek additional relief.
4.
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:
Indiana
Department of Environmental Management |
Accounts
Receivable |
IGCN,
Room 1340 |
100
North Senate Avenue |
Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.