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New Indy would also have to continue to operate and maintain the H2S fence line monitors and comply with the health-based levels at the fence line. The company would be required to apply for and receive federally enforceable permits incorporating these terms and is not eligible to terminate the consent decree until it has completed all in- junctive relief and operated for at least three years without any fence line exceedances. Saica Hiring Employees For Opening Of New Box Plant In Hamilton, OH Saica Group, the Zaragoza, Spain based company that is preparing to open its first cardboard-box-manufac- turing factory in Hamilton, Ohio, has been calibrating its machinery and is finishing construction of its $72 million, 350,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. With plans to be fully operational in April, the company is now hiring for more than a dozen positions. Among the positions Saica is hiring for are a human resources manager, customer service manager, two sales representatives, a customer service employee, purchasing administrator, two engineering/maintenance technicians, a quality, environmental, health and safety management system person, two forklift operators, a production plan- ner, continuous improvement manager, and three opera- tors. Visit www.saica.com for more information.
and substantial endangerment to surrounding communi- ties. The proposed consent decree is not final and will be subject to a 30-day comment period, which will begin on the date a notice of the lodging of the proposed consent decree is published in the Federal Register. “EPA took swift action earlier this year by issuing an emergency order to New-Indy to monitor and reduce hydrogen sulfide air pollution from their Catawba facili- ty,” said Larry Starfield, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Today’s proposed settlement ensures that surrounding communities will be protected from unlawful pollution from this facility through mandatory improvements designed to ensure cleaner air, which all Americans deserve.” The proposed settlement requires New-Indy to oper- ate their steam stripper unit to control hazardous air emis- sions, monitor and treat sulfur-containing fuel condensate sent to the wastewater treatment system, and improve the functioning of the wastewater treatment system. New-Indy would be required to install and maintain a carbon filtration system on their post-aeration tank to min- imize air emissions, and install and maintain a functioning secondary containment system around the by-product black liquor storage area to prevent uncontrolled black liquor releases from reaching the wastewater treatment system.
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