The Department of Justice is accepting public comments through Dec. 28 for a deal it made with Ingredion Inc. to settle allegations its westside corn mill violated the federal Clean Air Act.
The consent decree would require the Illinois-based company to pay a $1.1 million civil penalty and comply with stricter emissions limits. The company also installed nearly $7 million in new equipment, site upgrades and modern monitoring systems to the Indianapolis mill.
The settlement would require Ingredion to give $560,400 to Indiana to support certain redevelopment in and around Marion County.
The Ingredion plant at 1515 Drover St. produces specialty starches used for a variety of applications, like food, paper, textiles and adhesives.
The plant has a long history of record-keeping violations and has entered into multiple legal agreements to reduce its pollution and improve its monitoring in the past, including in 2003, 2008 and 2012.
To submit a comment, send an email to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mail your comment to Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Comments should reference “United States et al. v. Ingredion Inc., 90–5–2–1–12360.”
Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on X @heyEnriqueSaenz.
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