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Speedway approves IDEM agreed order tied to 2022 Merrill Brothers zinc discharge; town to submit compliance plan
Summary
The Speedway Town Council voted unanimously to approve an Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) agreed order addressing a September 2022 zinc discharge attributed to Merrill Brothers. The order requires a compliance plan within 30 days and assesses a $16,500 fine the town intends mostly to pass on to Merrill Brothers.
The Speedway Town Council on Jan. 26 approved an agreed order from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management requiring the town to address permit exceedances linked to a September 2022 discharge by Merrill Brothers.
Town Manager Grant Kleinhenz told the council the incident “discharged a large load of zinc into our system, killing and damaging our biology and leading to various violations” under Speedway’s NPDES permit, including exceedances for phosphorus, E. coli and pH. He said…
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