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Lodged Consent Decree US Steel #2733655 (PDF) USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 1 of 59 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION __________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) and the STATE OF INDIANA, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. v. ) ) Judge UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) CONSENT DECREE USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 2 of 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 1 II. OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 4 III. JURISDICTION AND VENUE ...................................................................................... 4 IV. APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................................ 5 V. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................. 6 VI. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 12 VII. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SUBMITTALS ...................................................... 17 VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 19 IX. PAYMENT OF NOAA COSTS .................................................................................... 23 X. PAYMENT OF SURPA RESPONSE COSTS AND DAMAGES ............................. 24 XI. PAYMENT OF EPA RESPONSE COSTS ................................................................. 25 XII. CIVIL PENALTY .......................................................................................................... 26 XIII. STIPULATED PENALTIES ........................................................................................ 28 XIV. FORCE MAJEURE ....................................................................................................... 31 XV. DISPUTE RESOLUTION............................................................................................. 34 XVI. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND RETENTION ............................................. 34 XVII. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT/RESERVATION OF RIGHTS ................................. 39 XVIII. COSTS ............................................................................................................................ 41 XIX. NOTICES........................................................................................................................ 41 XX. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION ............................................................................. 44 XXI. MODIFICATION .......................................................................................................... 44 XXII. TERMINATION ............................................................................................................ 44 XXIII. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ......................................................................................... 45 XXIV. SIGNATORIES / SERVICE ......................................................................................... 46 XXV. INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................. 46 XXVI. APPENDICIES .............................................................................................................. 46 XXVII. FINAL JUDGMENT ..................................................................................................... 47 i USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 3 of 59 I. BACKGROUND WHEREAS, the United States of America (“United States”), on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the National Park Service (“NPS”) of the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) of the United States Department of Commerce; and the State of Indiana (“State”), on behalf of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a Complaint in this case concurrently with the lodging of this Consent Decree alleging that United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel”), at its Midwest Plant Facility in Portage, Indiana (“Midwest Plant Facility” or “Facility”): • violated the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended; Title 13 of the Indiana Code and Title 327 of the Indiana Administrative Code; terms and conditions of U. S. Steel’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits issued in 2011 and 2016, as amended; and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to- Know Act of 1986 (“EPCRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; • is liable under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9607, for reimbursement of costs incurred by EPA in responding to the release and threat of release of hazardous substances by U. S. Steel as a result of the April 11, 2017 Spill, together with accrued interest; • is liable under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9607; Sections 2 and 3 of the System Unit Resources Protection Act (“SURPA”), 54 U.S.C. §§ 100722-100723; and Indiana Code (“IND. CODE”) 13-25-4-8(a)(3), for recovery of response costs and damages – 1 USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 4 of 59 including damages for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, controlled by, or appertaining to the United States and the State -- resulting from the April 11, 2017 Spill, including the reasonable costs of assessing such injury, destruction, or loss. WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of its 2016 NPDES Permit, U. S. Steel discharges pollutants through three outfalls to Burns Waterway, a Water of the United States. WHEREAS, the Complaint alleges that the violations referenced above occurred at the steel finishing facility known as the Midwest Plant Facility located at 6300 U.S. Route 12, in Portage, Indiana, that at all times relevant to this Complaint has been owned and operated by U. S. Steel. WHEREAS, on April 11, 2017, U. S. Steel reported to IDEM an incident at its Midwest Plant Facility in which process wastewater containing, among other pollutants, hexavalent chromium and total chromium, was discharged from U. S. Steel Outfall 004 into Burns Waterway (“April 11, 2017 Spill”). WHEREAS, the April 11, 2017 Spill resulted in a discharge of excessive chromium levels from U. S. Steel Outfall 004 to Burns Waterway. EPA began emergency response procedures at that time. From April 11, 2017 to April 18, 2017, EPA, IDEM, NOAA and NPS oversaw U. S. Steel’s in-stream monitoring of Burns Waterway, Lake Michigan, local Indiana beaches and the public drinking water intake of Indiana American Water, following the April 11, 2017 Spill. IDEM notified downstream users and EPA collected samples during this timeframe. A total of four beaches along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, as well as the Indiana American Water public drinking water intake, were closed due to the April 11, 2017 Spill. 2 USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 5 of 59 WHEREAS, EPA conducted NPDES inspections of the Facility on April 12 and April 20, 2017. During the inspections and in its inspection report of May 4, 2017, EPA noted a number of areas of concerns, beginning in 2013, including permit effluent limit exceedances, narrative water quality standards and monitoring and reporting violations, Facility operations and maintenance (“O&M”) issues, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan deficiencies. WHEREAS, IDEM conducted an inspection of the Facility on April 20, 2017. During that inspection and in its inspection report of June 2, 2017, IDEM noted NPDES permit violations including violations of discharge limitations, unsatisfactory O&M at the Facility and unsatisfactory spill notification. WHEREAS, EPA conducted response activities at the Facility and affected areas in connection with the April 11, 2017 Spill, incurring Past Response Costs of $350,653.20. WHEREAS, NPS conducted response activities and incurred SURPA Response Costs at the Facility and affected areas in connection with the April 11, 2017 Spill, in the amount of $12,564.00; and further seeks recovery of SURPA Damages for the cost of assessing damages to System Unit resources and for lost use/compensatory restoration for loss of recreational opportunities and/or use of the beaches along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore that were closed as a result of the April 11, 2017 Spill, in the amount of $240,504.00. WHEREAS, NOAA conducted assessment activities concerning the Facility and affected areas in connection with the April 11, 2017 Spill, to assess Natural Resource Damages under CERCLA, incurring $27,512.36 in NRD Assessment Costs. WHEREAS, the Parties recognize, and the Court by entering this Decree finds, that the Parties negotiated this Consent Decree in good faith, that the Consent Decree will avoid 3 USDC IN/ND case 2:18-cv-00127 document 2-1 filed 04/02/18 page 6 of 59 prolonged and complex litigation among the parties, and that this Consent Decree is fair, reasonable, and in the public interest. NOW, THEREFORE, before the taking of any testimony, without the
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