STATE OF INDIANA

COUNTY OF MARION

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,

Complainant,

v.

HOWELL OF GARY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. INC,

Respondent.

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Case No. 2004-14300-W






 

AGREED ORDER

 

The Complainant and the 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. The 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 (hereinafter referred to as “Complainant”) of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, a department of the State of Indiana created by Indiana Code (“IC”) 13-13-1-1.

 

2.                  The Respondent is Howell of Gary Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc. (“Respondent”), which owns and operates a heavy equipment retail sales store, repair shop, and equipment steam cleaning unit, and is authorized to discharge the wastewater at Outfall 001 to an unnamed ditch to the Grand Calumet River.  The heavy equipment retail sales store, repair shop, and equipment steam cleaning unit are located at 480 Blaine Street, in Gary, Lake County, Indiana (the “Site”).

 

3.                  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this action.

 

4.                  Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, on August 24, 2005, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:

Robert A. Byrne, President

Howell of Gary Tractor &

Equipment Co., Inc.

1901 East Pratt Blvd.

Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007

Ronald Croner, Registered Agent

Howell of Gary Tractor &

Equipment Co., Inc.

480 Blaine Street

Gary, Indiana 46406

 

5.                  Inspections and records review on the dates specified below were conducted by representatives of IDEM.  The following violations were in existence or observed at the time of these inspections and records review:

 

6.                  Pursuant to 327 Indiana Administrative Code (“IAC”) 5-2-8(1), and Part II.A.1 of the Permit, the Respondent is required to comply with all terms and conditions of the Permit.  Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and IC 13, and is grounds for enforcement action or permit termination, revocation and reissuance, modification, or denial of a permit renewal application.

 

7.                  Pursuant to Part I.A.1 of the Permit, the Respondent is required to comply with effluent limitations contained in Part I.A.1 of the Permit.

 

8.                  Pursuant to IC 13-30-2-1(1), a person may not discharge, emit, cause, allow or threaten to discharge, emit, cause, or allow any contaminant or waste, including any noxious odor, either alone or in combination with contaminants from other sources, into the environment in any form that causes or would cause pollution that violates or would violate rules, standards, or discharge or emission requirements adopted by the appropriate board under the environmental management laws.

 

9.                  Pursuant to 327 IAC 5-2-8(1), and Part I.A.1.[1] of the Permit, samples for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (“CBOD”), total suspended solid (“TSS”) interim limits, and oil & grease, shall be taken once at any time during each of the four annual quarters, as outlined in the Permit: January-February-March; April-May-June; July-August-September; and October-November-December.

 

10.             Pursuant to 327 IAC 5-2-8(1) and Part I.A.1.[1] of the Permit, samples for pH and TSS final limits shall be taken monthly.  The June 9, 2004 inspection report indicates that the Respondent failed to collect monthly samples for pH and TSS final limits from February 2002 to June 2004.  The Respondent performed only quarterly monitoring for pH and TSS, during the period of February 2002 to June 2004, in violation of IC 13-30-2-1, 327 IAC 5-2-8(1) and Part I.A.1.[1] of the Permit.

 

11.             Discharge Monitoring Reports (“DMRs”) submitted by the Respondent for the period from July 2002 to January 2005, reveal that the Respondent failed to comply with the effluent limitations contained in Part I.A.1.[1] of the Permit as follows:

a.                  The effluent limitation for TSS, as reported by the Respondent, was violated during the following sampling periods:

March

2004;

June

2004;

July

2004;

September

2004;

November

2004; and

January

2005.

 

b.                  The effluent limitation for CBOD was violated during the following sample periods:

 

4th Quarter

2002,

1st Quarter

2003,

3rd Quarter

2003,

4th Quarter

2003,

1st Quarter

2004,

2nd Quarter

2004,

3rd Quarter

2004; and

4th Quarter

2004.

 

c.                  The effluent limitation for oil and grease was violated during the following sample periods:

 

4th Quarter

2002, and

1st Quarter

2003.

 

The Respondent's failure to comply with effluent limitations contained in the Permit is in violation of IC 13-30-2-1, 327 IAC 5-2-8(1), Parts I.A.1 and II.A.1 of the Permit.

 

12.             Pursuant to Part II.C.1.(b) of the Permit, and 327 IAC 5-2-8(10)(F), the permittee shall give notice to the commissioner as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility.  In this context, permitted facility refers to a point source discharge, not a wastewater treatment facility. Notice is required when the alteration or addition could significantly change the nature of, or increase the quantity of, pollutant discharge.  This notification applies to pollutants that are subject either to effluent limitations in Part I.A. of the Permit or to notification requirements in Part II.C.10. of this permit (and 327 IAC 5-2-9, for notification of toxic substances).  Following such notice, the permit may be modified to revise existing pollutant limitations and/or to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.

 

13.             The Respondent failed to notify IDEM during the permit application process of its use of wax, which discharges through Outfall 001, and is a significant change to the nature of the discharge to waters of the state, in violation of Part II.C.1.(b) of the Permit, and 327 IAC 5-2-8(10)(F).

 

14.             On June 28, 2006, the Respondent notified IDEM that it no longer uses wax in its cleaning process.  The Respondent now uses a more environmentally friendly detergent and therefore does not require a NPDES permit modification.

 

15.             Pursuant to Part I.C.2 of the Permit and 327 IAC 5-2-15(a), the Respondent is required to submit monitoring reports to IDEM containing results obtained during the previous month, postmarked no later than the 28th day of the month following each completed monitoring period.  These reports are to include, but not necessarily be limited to, the DMRs.

 

16.             Pursuant to 327 IAC 2-4-1, a person, firm or corporation that operates a municipal, industrial, commercial or agricultural waste treatment plant control facility or discharges wastewaters to the waters of the state of Indiana shall submit to the Commissioner monthly reports of operation (“MROs”), which shall include flow measurements and wastewater characteristics.

 

17.             The Respondent failed to submit MROs for the months of September, October and November, 2003; February, April, May, August, October, and November, 2004; and February, March, and April, 2005; in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-8(1), Part I.C.2 of the Permit, 327 IAC 5-2-15(a), Part I.B.3 of the Permit, and 327 IAC 2-4-1.

 

18.             Also during the past three years, IDEM’s records indicate that the Respondent monitored TSS final limits, (as required by Schedule “D” in the Permit) and pH, on a quarterly basis.  The Respondent failed to monitor TSS final limits and pH monthly and submit the information on the MROs, as required by Part I.C.2 of the Permit, 327 IAC 5-2-15(a), and 327 IAC 2-4-1.

 

19.             Pursuant to 327 IAC 5-2-2, any discharge of pollutants into waters of the state as a point source discharge, except for exclusions made in 327 IAC 5-2-4, is prohibited unless in conformity with a valid NPDES permit obtained prior to the discharge.

 

20.             For the period of July 2002 to July 2005, the Respondent failed to report any bypass of treatment events to IDEM.  However, inspections conducted on June 9, 2004 documented the presence of sand in the ditch at the outfall pipe, which evidences the occurrence of bypass of treatment, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-2, 327 IAC 5-2-8(11)(D)(i), and Part II.A.7 of the Permit.

 

21.             Pursuant to 327 IAC 2-1-6(a)(1), all waters at all times and at all places, including the mixing zone, shall meet the minimum conditions of being free from substances, materials, floating debris, oil or scum attributable to municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other land use practices, or other discharges:

 

(A)              that will settle to form putrescent or otherwise objectionable deposits;

(B)              that are in amounts sufficient to be unsightly or deleterious;

(C)             that produce color, visible oil sheen, odor, or other conditions in such degree as to create a nuisance;

(D)             which are in amounts sufficient to be acutely toxic to, or to otherwise severely injure or kill aquatic life, other animals, plants, or humans; and

(E)              which are in concentrations or combinations that will cause or contribute to the growth of aquatic plants or algae to such degree as to create a nuisance, be unsightly or other wise impair the designated uses.

 

22.             Pursuant to IC 13-30-2-1(1), a person may not discharge, emit, cause, allow or threaten to discharge, emit, cause, or allow any contaminant or waste, including any noxious odor, either alone or in combination with contaminants from other sources, into the environment.

 

23.             Pursuant to IC 13-18-4-5, it is unlawful for any person to throw, run, drain, or otherwise dispose into any of the streams or waters of Indiana; or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into any waters; any organic or inorganic matter that causes or contributes to a polluted condition of any waters, as determined by a rule of the board adopted under sections 1 and 3 of this chapter.

 

24.             During IDEM’s inspection on June 8, 2004, it was observed that the Respondent was discharging untreated process wastewater from the Respondent's equipment wash facility into an unnamed ditch that flows to the Grand Calumet River, waters of the state, in violation in violation of 327 IAC 2-1-6(a)(1), and thus violating IC 13-30-2-1(1) and IC 13-18-4-5.

 

25.             Pursuant to Part I.C.7 of the Permit, records shall be retained for three (3) years at the permitted facility.

 

26.             According to the June 9, 2004 inspection, it was noted that that required discharge monitoring records were not on-site, in violation of Part I.C.7 of the Permit.

 

27.             Pursuant to Part II.B.1 of the Permit and 327 IAC 2-1.5-8, the Respondent is required, at all times, to maintain all facilities, in good working order and operate all facilities as efficiently as possible and in a manner which will minimize upsets and discharges of excessive pollutants.

 

28.             On June 9, 2004, a representative of IDEM observed poor effluent quality and evidence of solids in the receiving stream, in violation of Part II.B.1 of the Permit and 327 IAC 2-1.5-8.

29.             Pursuant to 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D of the Permit, contains a schedule of compliance requiring the Respondent to meet the Permit effluent limitations.

 

(1)               The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations specified for TSS at Outfall 001 in accordance with the following schedule:

 

a.                     The permittee shall submit a written progress report to the Compliance Evaluation Section of the Office of Water Quality (“OWQ”) nine (9) months from the effective date of this permit the final limits for TSS will become effective, but no later than 24 months from the effective date of this permit.

To date, the Respondent failed to submit a written progress report to OWQ and remains in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D.1.a of the Permit.

 

b.                     If construction is required to meet the new effluent limits, initiation of construction shall commence no later than eighteen (18) months from the effective date of this permit.

From IDEM’s records review, the Respondent is unable to meet the Permit limits.  The Respondent failed to construct a wastewater treatment facility for its equipment wash facility process wastewater discharge to meet effluent limits on or after July 2003, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D.1.b of the Permit.

 

c.                  Construction shall be completed within twenty-three (23) months from the effective date of this permit.  The permittee shall submit a written progress report to the Compliance Evaluation Section, OWQ when construction has been completed.

The Respondent failed to construct a wastewater treatment facility for its
equipment steam cleaning unit process wastewater discharge to meet effluent limits on or after July 2003 and/or notify IDEM of completion of construction of a wastewater treatment facility, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D.1.c of the Permit.

 

d.                  Within thirty (30) days of completion of construction, the permittee shall file with the Industrial NPDES Permit Section of OWQ a notice of installation for the additional pollutant control equipment and a design summary of any modifications.

The Respondent failed to construct a wastewater treatment facility to meet effluent limits on or after July 2003 and/or notify IDEM of completion of construction of a wastewater treatment facility, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D.1.d of the Permit.

 

a.                  The permittee shall comply with the final effluent limitations for TSS no later than twenty-four (24) months from the effective date of this permit.

On or after February 1, 2004, TSS final limits became effective with monthly monitoring and reporting required.  The Respondent did not comply with this schedule, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-12 and Part I.D.1.e of the Permit.

 

(2)               If the permittee fails to meet any of the above actions in the foregoing schedule by more than fourteen (14) days, the permittee shall submit a written notice of noncompliance to the Compliance Evaluation Section of OWQ stating the cause of noncompliance, any remedial action taken or planned, and the probability of meeting the remaining terms of the schedule.

 

30.             The Respondent failed to maintain compliance with the Permit and therefore remains in violation of IC 13-30, IC 13-18, 327 IAC 2, and 327 IAC 5.

 

31.             In recognition of the settlement reached, the 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 approved by the Complainant or his delegate, and has been received by the Respondent.  This Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.

 

2.                  The Respondent shall comply with its NPDES Permit, as well as all applicable provisions of the Indiana Code and the Indiana Administrative Code, including IC 13-30, IC 13-18, 327 IAC 2, and 327 IAC 5.

 

3.                  During the period that the Respondent operates the facility under its current NPDES Permit, it shall take all necessary steps to, at all times, maintain in good working order, and efficiently and effectively operate its waste collection, control, treatment, and disposal facility.  In the event that a discharge from any portion of the Respondent’s equipment steam cleaning unit wastewater discharge, including but not limited to, Outfall 001, that does not meet the NPDES Permit requirements, or any other applicable rule or statutes, the Respondent shall:

 

a.                  take all reasonable actions to cease any illegal discharges as soon as possible;

b.                  properly clean the area affected by the illegal discharge (“affected area”);

c.                  remove and properly dispose of sand, salt, silt or other pollutant from the affected areas; and

d.                  report the illegal discharge event as follows:

 

(i)                 within 24 hours of the Respondent's discovery of the discharge event, the Respondent shall provide verbal notification of the event to IDEM, at (317) 232-8795 during regular business hours or (317) 233-7745 during non-business hours;

(ii)               within five days of the Respondent's discovery of the discharge event, the Respondent shall submit written notification of the event to IDEM. The notification shall include the following information:

·           the duration and cause of the discharge,

·           the remedial action taken to eliminate it, and

·           the actions that have been or that will be taken to prevent reoccurrence.

 

(iii)       the Respondent shall report the duration and estimated volume of the discharge event on the DMRs.

 

4.                  The Respondent shall document all actions taken to cease the discharge and to remediate the affected areas, retain copies of the documentation, and allow IDEM representatives to inspect and copy these records upon request.

 

5.                  Within 60 days of the Effective Date, the Respondent shall take all necessary measures to implement corrective action to cease discharge to waters of the state.  The proposed corrective action shall include but not be limited to the following:

 

A.                 obtain all necessary permits;

B.                 commence/complete construction of concrete wash pad to accommodate necessary heavy equipment washing and drainage requirements;

C.                install an oil and water separator system to collect water generated by the equipment washing activities;

D.                install a 6,000 gallon process wastewater storage tank;

E.                 cease its point source discharge of process wastewater; and

F.                 permanently seal off its point source discharge Outfall 001.

 

6.                  Until corrective action outlined in Order Paragraph 5 above is complete, the Respondent shall comply with its NPDES Permit.  The Respondent shall submit complete monitoring reports, including, but not necessarily limited to, the DMRs and MROs, postmarked to IDEM by the 28th day of the month following each completed monitoring period, in accordance with 327 IAC 5-2-15(a) and Part I.B.3 of the NPDES Permit.

 

7.                  Within 180 days of commencing construction, the Respondent shall complete all construction necessary to facilitate the corrective action.  Upon completion of the milestone dates contained in Order Paragraph 5 above, a written notification shall be submitted to IDEM at the address in Order Paragraph 13 below.

 

8.                  Upon completion of the corrective action required pursuant to Order Paragraph 5 above, the Respondent shall contact IDEM to schedule an inspection by IDEM’s designated inspector to verify that its point source discharge ceased and Outfall 001 has been permanently sealed off.

 

9.                  Once IDEM has made a determination that the requirements of Order Paragraph 5.E. and 5.F. were correctly completed, the Respondent shall immediately submit a request to IDEM to void its NPDES Permit.

 

10.             Upon installation of an oil and water separator system to collect water generated by the equipment washing activities, as outlined in Order Paragraph 5.C., the Respondent shall take all actions necessary to prevent discharges that contain petroleum or petroleum products in an amount sufficient to create visible sheen on any waters of the state, including the Grand Calumet River.  Such actions shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:

 

a.                  the removal and proper disposal of petroleum and petroleum products from the oil and water separator, as often as necessary to prevent discharges that violate the Clean Water Act and all applicable rules and statutes;

b.                  the operation and maintenance of the oil and water separator, as necessary to prevent discharges that contain petroleum or petroleum products in an amount sufficient to create visible sheen on any water of the State; and

c.                  the continuation and completion of the comprehensive evaluation of the entire Site to determine the source(s) of all petroleum and petroleum products that are entering the oil and water separator.

d.                  training of the Respondent’s employees to comply with the Clean Water Act and all applicable rules and statutes.

 

11.             Upon completion of the corrective action pursuant to Order Paragraph 5 above, the Respondent shall be subject to the stipulated penalties provided for in Order Paragraph 15 below for any discharges of process wastewater from its equipment steam cleaning unit that do not meet the current NPDES Permit limitations.

 

12.             The Respondent shall maintain a regular schedule to pump and haul the contents of the 600 gallon process wastewater storage tank in an approved manner to an approved disposal site to prevent illegal discharges to waters of the state.

 

13.             All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:

 

Ms. Aletha Lenahan, Enforcement Case Manager

Office of Enforcement – Mail Code – 60-02

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251

 

14.             The Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000). Said amount shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within 30 days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order.

 

15.             In the event that any of the terms and conditions of the following paragraphs are violated, the Complainant may assess and the Respondent shall pay a stipulated penalty in the following amount:

 

 

PARAGRAPH

 

VIOLATIONS:

PENALTY:

3

Failure to take all reasonable actions to cease the discharge as soon as possible; properly clean the affected areas; remove and properly dispose of sewage and debris from the affected areas; or report the discharge event, as required.

$2000 per discharge event.

4

Failure to document action taken to cease the discharge and to remediate the affected areas, or make documentation available to IDEM, as required.

$2000 per discharge event.

5

Failure to timely take corrective action to cease discharge to waters of the state.

$500 per violation.

6

Failure to comply with effluent limits of the NPDES permit until corrective action is complete and discharge has ceased.

$500 per violation.

7 & 8

Failure to timely submit written notification of completion of milestone dates.

$100 per each week or part thereof late.

8

Failure to timely notify IDEM to schedule an inspection and seal off Outfall 001.

$100 per each week or part thereof late.

9

Failure to request IDEM void NPDES permit.

$500 per each week or part thereof late.

10

Failure to take action to prevent a discharge from the oil and water separator, which may contain petroleum or petroleum products in an amount sufficient to create visible sheen on any waters of the state.

$500 per violation.

11

Failure to take action to pump and haul contents of the storage tank to prevent illegal discharges to water of the state.

$2000 per discharge event.

 

16.             Stipulated penalties shall be due and payable within 45 days after the Respondent receives written notice that the Complainant has determined a stipulated penalty is due.  Assessment and payment of stipulated penalties shall not preclude the Complainant from seeking any additional relief against the Respondent for violation of the Agreed Order.  In lieu of any of the stipulated penalties given above, the Complainant may seek any other remedies or sanctions available by virtue of the Respondent's violation of this Agreed Order or Indiana law, including, but not limited to, civil penalties pursuant to IC 13-30-4.

 

17.             Civil and stipulated penalties are payable by check to the Environmental Management Special Fund. Payment shall include the Case Number 2004-14300-W, of this action and shall be mailed to:

 

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Cashiers Office – Mail Code 50-10C

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251

 

18.             In the event that the civil penalty required by Order Paragraph 14, is not paid within 30 days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order, the Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by IC 24-4.6-1-101. The interest shall continue to accrue until the civil penalty is paid in full.

 

19.             “Force Majeure”, for purposes of this Agreed Order, is defined as any event arising from causes totally beyond the control and without fault of the Respondent that delays or prevents the performance of any obligation under this Agreed Order despite the Respondent’s best efforts to fulfill the obligation.  The requirement that the Respondent exercise “best efforts to fulfill the obligation” includes using best efforts to anticipate any potential force majeure event and best efforts to address the effects of any potential force majeure event (1) as it is occurring and (2) following the potential force majeure event, such that the delay is minimized to the greatest extent possible. “Force Majeure” does not include changed business or economic conditions, financial inability to complete the work required by this Agreed Order, or increases in costs to perform the work.

 

20.             The Respondent shall notify IDEM by calling the case manager within three calendar days and by writing no later than seven calendar days after it has knowledge of any event which the Respondent contends is a force majeure. Such notification shall describe the anticipated length of the delay, the cause or causes of the delay, the measures taken or to be taken by the Respondent to minimize the delay, and the timetable by which these measures will be implemented.  The Respondent shall include with any notice all available documentation supporting its claim that the delay was attributable to a force majeure.  Failure to comply with the above requirements shall preclude the Respondent from asserting any claim of force majeure for that event.  The Respondent shall have the burden of demonstrating that the event is a force majeure.  The decision of whether an event is a force majeure shall be made by IDEM.

 

21.             If a delay is attributable to a force majeure, IDEM shall extend, in writing, the time period for performance under this Agreed Order, by the amount of time that is directly attributable to the event constituting the force majeure.

 

22.             This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its successors, and assigns.  The Respondent’s signatories to this Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this document and legally bind the parties they represent.  No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.

 

23.             In the event that any terms of the 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 the Agreed Order did not contain the invalid terms.

 

24.             The Respondent shall provide a copy of this Agreed Order, if in force, to any subsequent owners or successors before ownership rights are transferred.  The Respondent shall ensure that all contractors, firms and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with the terms of this Agreed Order.

 

25.             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 the Respondent pursuant to this Agreed Order, shall not in any way relieve the Respondent of its obligation to comply with the requirements of any applicable permit or order or with any other applicable federal or state law or regulation.

 

26.             The Complainant does not, by its approval of this Agreed Order, warrant or aver in any manner that the Respondent’s compliance with any aspect of this Agreed Order will result in compliance with the provisions of any permit or 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 the Respondent may incur as a result of Respondent’s efforts to comply with this Agreed Order.

 

27.             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 seek additional civil penalties for the violations specified in the Notice of Violation.

 

28.             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 the Respondent may incur as a result of such communications with the EPA or any other agency or entity.

 

29.             This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until the Respondent complies with the terms of Order Paragraphs 3 through 21 and IDEM issues a Close-Out letter.

 

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TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:

 

RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

 

Howell of Gary Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

Mark W. Stanifer

 

Printed:

 

 

Section Chief, Water Section

 

Title:

 

 

Office of Enforcement

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANT:

 

COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

Julie Alexander, Esq.

 

 

Daniel P. McInerny, Esq.

 

Office of Legal Counsel

 

 

Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP

Attorneys at Law

Date:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT THIS

 

DAY OF

 

, 2006.

 

 

For The Commissioner:

 

 

 

Signed on August 21, 2006

 

Matthew T. Klein

 

Assistant Commissioner

 

of Compliance and Enforcement