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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGIONS
77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
CLEAN AIR ACT INSPECTION REPORT Harding Materials Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
Luke Hullinger, Environmental Engineer AECAB (MI/WI)
Sarah Marshall, Section Chief AECAB (MI/WI)
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BASIC INFORMATION
Facility Name: Harding Materials Inc.
Facility Location: 1100 South Tibbs Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Date oflnspection: 3/27/2019
EPA Inspector(s): 1. Luke Hullinger, Environmental Engineer 2. Albana Bega, Environmental Engineer
Other Attendees l. Larry Smith, Compliance Inspector, Indiana Department ofEnviromnental Management 2. Russ Blake, District Manager, Harding Materials Inc. 3. Cody Scott, Plant Manager, Harding Materials Inc.
Contact Email Address: rblake@hardinggroup.com
Purpose of Inspection: Clean Air Act Inspection
Facility Type: Asphalt Production Facility
Regulations Central to Inspection: 40 C.F.R. 60, Subpart 000, New Source Performance Standards for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants
Arrival Time: 2:00 PM Departure Time: 4:00 PM Inspection Type: ~ Unannounced Inspection LJ Announced lnspect10n
OPENING CONFERENCE
~ Credentials Presented ~ CBI warning to facility provided The following information was obtained verbally from Russ Blake unless otherwise noted. Company Ownership: Harding Materials lnc is privately owned and had one additional owner buy into the company in 2018. Process Description: Harding Materials Inc. is an asphalt manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eight to ten different types of aggregate are trucked onto the facility and stored in stockpiles. Depending on customer needs the different types of aggregate are loaded into bins and then conveyed into a rotary drum to dry at 600F. The dried aggregate goes to the mixing chamber and is combined with solid recycled asphalt and liquid asphalt cement. The final product leaves the mixing chamber through a chute and conveyed to storage silos where it is eventually loaded into trucks. Staff Interview: The rotary drum is heated by a 128 M BTU/hr natural gas burner. The storage silos are heated to 250F.
TOUR INFORMATJON
EPA toured the facility: Yes
RECORDS REVIEW
1. Material Total Report 2. Safety data sheet for liquid asphalt cement
SIGNATURES
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