• 217/732-6762’

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

RECEIVEr)

SWIF-T FOOD MART,

)

ri/IN

2004

Petitioner,

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)

PCB

______

)

(UST appeal)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

)

AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

PETITION FOR REVIEW

NOW COMES Petitioner, SWIF-TFOOD MART, through its undersigned attorney, and

pursuant to

Section 40(a)(1) ofthe Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/40(a)(1), and

Section 105

Subpart D of this Board’s procedural regulations,

Ill. Adm. Code

105.400-

105.412,

hereby seeks review of the final decision of Respondent ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (IEPA) dated December

1, 2003 (a true and

correct copy ofwhich is attached hereto, and

incorporated herein, as Exhibit A), deducting

$40,130.46 from Petitioner’s LUST reimbursement application.

In support of this Petition,

Petitioner states as follows:

Petitioner is owner/operator of a facility located at 1100 Belvidere Road,

Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, at which leaking underground storage tanks were located, and

remediation has taken place.

Petitioner’s LUST Reimbursement Package was dated June 30, 2003 and received

by the IEPA on October 27, 2003.

The LUST Reimbursement Package was for work performed

between December 1, 1995 and November 20, 2001, requesting $41,922.46

reimbursement

from the LUST Fund.

The IEPA’s final decision letter, issued December

1, 2003, granted less

than

that amount.

The IEPA’s final decision letter deducted $39,948.00 for costs associated with

concrete and/or asphalt replacement by

a subcontractor, Peter J. Hartmann Company, for lack of

supporting documentation, on the basis that there was no supporting documentation of costs and

that the IEPA is unable to

determine if those costs were unreasonable because it is unclear

whether additional remedia~ion

will be

required until after a No Further Remediation Letter is

issued.

This

determination is

in error as a matter of law and fact.

The IEPA’s final decision letter also

deducted

$5,552.45

for costs associated with

the purchase ofbackfill material by a subcontractor, Meyer Material Company, for lack of

supporting documentation, on the

basis that the copies ofthe checks submitted are not sufficient

information.

The IEPA also

added that Petitioner should submit detailed invoices from Meyer

Material Company for the purchase ofbackfill material.

This determination is in error as a

matter of.law and fact.

The IEPA’s final decision letter also deducted $630.01

in handling charges for the

costs that the IEPA determined to be

ineligible.

This determination

is. in error

as a matter of law

and fact.

Aôcordingly, the IEPA’s final decision letter in total resulted in erroneous

reimbursement determinations in the amount of $40,130.46, which Petitioner seeks in this

LUST

Fund reimbursement appeal.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner, SWIF-T FOOD MART, requests that this

Board reverse the

IEPA’s denial of $40,130.46

LUST Fund reimbursement, and award to Petitioner that amount

in additional LUST Fund reimbursement, and award to Petitioner such other and further relief as

may be within this Board’sjurisdiction and authority.

Hedinger Law Office

2601

S. Fifth St.

Springfield, IL 62703

(217) 523-2753 phone

(217) 523-4366 fax

Respectfully submitted,

SWIF-T FOOD MART,

Petitioner,

its attorney,

HEDINGE

WOF

ICE

BEFORE ThE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

SWIF-T FOOD MART,

)

Petitioner,

)

PCB_______

)

(UST appeal)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

)

AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE OF FILING AND

PROOF

OF SERVICE

To:

Pollution Control Board, Attn: Clerk

100 West Randolph Street

James R. Thompson Center

Suite’ 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601-3218

Division of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 N. Grand Ave. East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, IL 62794-9276

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the ‘~4~ay

of December, 2003, we sent via U.S. first

class mail to the Clerk ofthe Pollution Control Board the original and nine copies ofthe

PETITION FOR REVIEW for filing in the above entitled cause.

The undersigned certifies that a true and correct copy of the PETITION FOR REVIEW

was served upon each ofthe above-identified individuals via U.S. mail, by enclosing the same in

envelopes properly addressed, with

ostage fully prepaid, and by depositing said envelopes in a

U.S. Post Office mail box,

on the~

er, 20031/

Stephen ~‘Hedinge~

Hedinger Law Office

2601 5. Fifth St.

Springfield, IL 62703

(217) 523-2753 phone

(217) 523-4366 fax

THIS FILINGIS SUBMITTED ONRECYCLED PAPER

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217/732-6762’

CERTIFIED MAIL ~

CEO.

2003

Swift-i

rood Mart

Attn:

lsarn

Saed

314 S.

Lc~s’Avenue

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Waukegan, Illinois

6C’~85

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Re:

LPC ~O971~05268’--

Lake

County

WakegazilSwif..T’ Food Mart

1100 Be1vid~re.R4~

LUST thcid~nv.~

~60723

LUST

FISCAL~ILE

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Dear

Mr. Saed:

The !flinois £nvirQn

~ta~Pr.o;e~tio~i

Agency ha.~completed the revtew ofyourapplication f~r

payment from x~e

~nde~g~ou.~d

Storage Tank Fund for the above-referenced LUST incident

•

puant

toStctjo~

57~8(a)

of.theIlii~o5sEnvironmental Protection Act (Act), and 35111. Adrn.

Code

732,

Subpart:F.~Thi~

informa~ion

is dated June 30, 2003

and was received by

the Agency

or October27, 20O3.~.T~application

for

payment covers the period from 1D~c4mber

1995 lo

•

November20, 2001.

The amoun~re~uested

is S41,922.46.

The

deducti~1e

am~urft~f~r.this..ciaizn

$10,000.00, which was previously

deducted

from

the

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!rwoice Vouche~

4atedS~temb~r

6, 2001.

Listed .j~

Attachtnent A arc the costs which are not

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being paid and thetea~oi~s

thesecosts are not behtg paid.

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On Oc~obcr

27, 2003,

A~er,zyrec~ved

your ccniplete app1icatio~i

for payn~ent

~or

this claim.

a result ofthe

r~,iei’~

of this appl!cation forpay~ncnt,

a voucher for

,792.00

wiU

be prepared fàr.sübn~is~on:to

the

Cornptroiler’2

Office for payment as

ftinds ~ecomeavaUable

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based

upon the datethe Ag~emy

~ecdved your comp’ete request for payment ofthis applicati~

for payi~ent..Subseq~ü~

~pliçatioi

for payment

tl~t

have bee~are

submi~cd

~II

;;~‘oc~c~

the

daiccompLete subsequent appLication for paymei~t

requests are received

by the Agency.

This co~t~tes~the

Agerlcy’3 final action with regard to the aboea.~plicatioQ(~)

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for payment.

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under~oundstorag~tnn1

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~r operator may

a~pet~l

this final

~c~e

Illinois

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petition for a he~rii~g

within

days alter the date of

issuance of

the final decision.

However, the

35-day period

~a~b~xtendcdfoi

a’

period oftime not to exceed ~0 days by written I1.otice frcxn

the owner or operator~d

the

i11in~h

EPA within the initial

3S-da~’v

appeal period.. if the

applicant ~vishes

torcceIvc a. 90-day extension, a v.iritten requestthat inci~u4es

a. statement ofthe

d.~e

the frnal~decision.;w~reeei~vëd,

along with a copy ofthis decIsion, must be ~enxto the

Illinois EPA as soona~

pcs~ible.

For infozmationr~ga~diiigth,c

filing

ofan appe.a~

please contact:

Dorothy

9~.nn~

Clezlc

Illinois Pollution Cox1trol Board

Stat~

offlhinoi~

Center

.iOO

WcirRa~doiph~

Suite

11-500

Cltic~g,Uii.ricis

60601

3l2/Sl4~3620

For Information regardingthefiling of an extension, please contact:

Il1in~is~nv~ronz~extal

Prot:ctlon

Agency

Divisioti.ofLeg~iC~uhsei

l 021 No

OrandAvenue East

St~ring~eld.

:flthtoiz 62794-9276

7fl&2~54~4,

Ifyou

have any

auesti~ns

require further assistance,

please contact

Lieuta H~ckn~n

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2~i/782-67~2.

Oakley, Msnáger

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LUST Claims Unit

Planning & Reportir.gSe~ctiàn

Bureau of J2nd

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Attachment

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LCUFiI~

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Attachment A

Accounting Deductions

LPC ~097i905268:

Lake County

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Waukcgari/Swif-TF.oo4

Mart

1100 Belvidere Rd.’

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Lt.~ST

In.cidcntNo;

960723

LUST Fiscal

il,e.

Citations in this atiachthent.aie frOm and, the Environmerual’ Protection

Act (Act)

and

Illinois

Administrative Code

(3~

‘J~LA.d.m.

Code).

Item

Description

btDeductions

$5,552.45,

d~du~tioh

for costs thatlack supporting

documentation

(35

IU. Adm.

Code

732.60,6(gg)).

Since

there js nO supportingdocumentation ofcosts, the Illinois EPA.

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cannot’determ~nc;ti~àt

costs were not used for activities in excess ofthose necessary to

meet the minirnuni

~equirements ofTitle

XVI ofthe Act (Section

57.5(a)

ofthe Act

and

III.

Ad~,..COde

732.606(o)).

Please ~ubrñitdezaj1edinyoi~e/invoices

from

Meyer Material

Co. iör the

purchases of’

backfill iia

‘al.”•Thc’copies of

checks

submitted

with

this

claim are not sufficient

documentatiOn.

~33,948.00

‘.

Deduction

f~coats that ~

~upporung documentation

(35

III. Adrn. Code.

•

732.606(gg)).

Since:’there is po supporting documentation ofcosts, the Iflinois EPA

cannot determine .thar costs

were

not used for activities in excess of those

necessary to

meet

the

thixiU~,thr~quirexnenzts

ofTitle XVI ofthe Act (Section

57.5(a) of

the Act

and

3.5

iii.

Adrn.

Code 732.606(o)).

Deduction for

Oos~

associated ‘~with

concrete and/or asphalt replacement.’ The Illinois

EPA

v~’ili

only

~tibtir~e

concrete and/or asphalt

reviacement once forihi~

occurrence.

Urzt~Jth~

.~r~nc~d

~ii~ ~s

rece1s4.t~

a No Further Remediation Letter,

the

Illinois EPA’.’cannot

detertnjne

if these costs

are

unreasonable or

they

~‘r~

f~r

activities

in excess;df those. necessary to meet the minimum require

.....

ofthe Act. ~in~eat this time

it.~s3.inclcar whetheradditional remedianion may b.t

rcquirâd.

(Sections 57,5(a) and

7.7~c~(4)(C)

of the

Act;

111.

Mm.

Code 732.505(c)

and 732.606(o))

“

“..

Once the abov~re~reniced

site‘has received a No

Further Remediation Letter, ~

rezubmissionwith’additional information of the costs associated

with concrete

and/or

Page 2’

‘.

asph~lt

replaceincnt (as well as any supporting documentation)may

the

lThnois EPA.

P1ea~e

submit detailed invoice/iiwoice~

from

PeterJ. Hartmann Co. that

tô~.l~’tO

$13,94800.

The letters ofproposal~

arenot sui~cient

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d’ocunierita~ou

for this request.

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A1~so~

p1e~s~,’

nOt resubmit

the

r~qu~c

Lot conerete replacementuntil

yot~’havcrecà~ved

theNo

Further

Action letterfrom

th~

Agency.

• S630.Oi ,adJ~istthent,

in the

handling

charges due to

the deductions ofthe

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1j~Tecpsrs(Section

57.8(f)’af

the Act and

111. Mm. Code 732.607).

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Thi ~ligI~l~a~.ount

ofthis cIa~m

$1,600.00

(for theremoving the

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cana~’

amid load

ig ateci

amid pans).

The handling charges in the amount

of~l~2.0Oi~’~eth~

paid onthe eligible S1,600.00