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K Rough Shreds 143 32 12 2034 27 PTE/CYD 54,918
<br /> Approx.Total Waste 118,448
<br /> Tire Count(PTEs)
<br /> BACKGROUND
<br /> Alternative Two is a facility located at 700 W. Chippewa Ave, South Bend. In the past,waste tires were,in general. processed
<br /> into TDF(tire-derived fuel). The facility's prior storage registration specified that 12,500 passenger tire equivalents (PTEs)
<br /> were allowed to be stored on the property at any given time; however, inspections going back to December 19, 2011,
<br /> indicated that the facility had gone above that number, and in many instances, exceeded it by hundreds of thousands of tires.
<br /> After the February 13, 2012 inspection,the facility was referred to the Office of Land Quality, Land Enforcement Section, due
<br /> to this exceedance of waste tires on the property. An Agreed Order was adopted with an effective date of March 4. 2014
<br /> (Case No. 2012-20771-H). The facility was referred to the Attorney Generals Office for failure to comply with the Agreed
<br /> Order Additionally Court actions occurred including an Amended Agreed Judgement,that was filed on October 5, 2021.
<br /> To date,the facility's waste tire storage, processing and transporting registrations have expired.
<br /> Total Calculated PTEs at Alternative Two Ins•ection conducted since Amended Agreed Judgement)
<br /> 845/22 91,600 31,668 123,268
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<br /> 3113/23 77.390 16,986 94,376
<br /> 6/20123 76,153 50.611 126.764
<br /> 8115/23 31.615 57,628 89,243
<br /> 12/4/23 155,140 77,158 232,298
<br /> ir/19/24 74,155 N/A• 74,155
<br /> /20 80,784 N/A' 80,784
<br /> /19• 122,562 N/A* 122,562
<br /> ___11/12/24. 141,452 N/A' 141,452
<br /> 6/9/2025 107,821 N/A* 107,821
<br /> 26` 117,938 N/A" 117,938
<br /> *All PTEs, waste or potential legitimate use,exceeding 1000 are subject to need of storage realstration,and
<br /> financial assurance per current Waste Tire Management Rule,329 IAC 15.
<br /> FACILITY LAYOUT
<br /> The facility stores waste tires in varying stages of processing. The facility stores whole tires(passenger and semi), halved,
<br /> quartered, rough shreds, baled,and OTRs waste tires. The facility consists of three main buildings.The largest,an L-shaped
<br /> building,contains the main office at the front and grinding area at the rear. To the east of this building are a small storage barn
<br /> and a larger building where the mulch operation was previously located. This area was recently converted to scrap metal
<br /> storage. Piles of shreds, chips, and tires are spread throughout the rest of the property.
<br /> INSPECTION SUMMARY
<br /> On December 12, 2025, IDEM staff conducted another enforcement follow-up inspection at Alternative Two, LLC. Notice
<br /> about the inspection was provided that morning. Upon arrival, a note on the office door indicated that staff would need to go to
<br /> the garage. Staff then proceeded around back to garage. Staff briefly met with a facility employee and learned that Mr
<br /> Schumacher had just left and that he would be back in an hour or so. Staff requested authorization to go ahead begin the
<br /> inspection of the waste tire storage area and was allowed to proceed.
<br /> Although the grounds and waste tire piles were coated with snow, overall conclusions could be made. There appeared to be
<br /> no changes made to the majority of the Piles noted in the September 22, 2025 inspection report. {See attached Photo Log,
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