BEFORE, THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.
(Land-Permit Appeal)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
APPEARANCE
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.
CLAIRE
MANNING,
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.
Petitioner,
PETITION FOR REVIEW OF ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY DECISION

Permitted Landscape Waste Compost Facility
Operating Plan
February 2006
1. OPERATING PLAN
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BEFORE, THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.

Petitioner,

PCB

(Land-Permit Appeal)

)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

APPEARANCE

The undersigned attorneys hereby enter their appearance in this matter on behalf of

JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.

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Brown

CLAIRE

Hay

MANNING,

Stephens,

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LLP

BROWN, HAY

STEPHENS, LLP

Claire

Manning

Registration

No. 3 124724

Charles

Y. Davis

Registration No. 62860 10

205 S. Fifth Street, Suite 700

P.O. Box 2459

Springfield,

IL 62705-2459

(2 17) 544-849

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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.

Petitioner,

)

PCB No. 06-

)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

)

PETITION FOR REVIEW OF ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY DECISION

NOW COMES

Petitioner,

JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC,

by and through its

attorneys, Brown, Hay

Stephens, LLP, pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act,

414 ILCS

411 et seq. (the "Act") and 35 Illinois Administrative Code Section 105.400, et seq.,

hereby appeals certain decisions by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the

"Agency").

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc. ("Petitioner") is

an Illinois corporation located in and

principally conducting business in

Kankakee County, Illinois.

Petitioner is the owner of a composting facility, located on approximately 13.62

acres at 3000 N. Road, Essex, Illinois.

On June 2, 2005, Petitioner filed for renewal of a permit to modify its existing

landscape waste compost facility with the Agency, which was scheduled to expire on September

1,2005. The permit renewal was docketed by the Agency as Log No. 2005-219.

The Agency requested additional information in regards to renewing the permit,

and Petitioner promptly presented requested information to the Agency on several different

occasions.

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On July 27, 2006, the Agency issued a letter granting permit number 2005-219

(the "Letter") to Home Star Bank, Trust

#883 as owner and Petitioner as operator, but set forth

several conditions not required by the Act or its implementing regulations, which are not

necessary to meet the provisions of the Act, and should not be an enforceable requirement of the

permit. The Letter is attached hereto and incorporated herein as

Exhibit A.

Among the conditions which Petitioner appeals are:

(A)

CONDITION NUMBER 111.6:

"Leaves may be temporarily stored in the designated leaf storage areas or in the

cornposting area for use as a carbon source in the cornposting process, in windrows not

exceeding 6 ft.

4 inches in height and 12

ft.

in width.

Aisle spacing in the designated

carbon source leaf storage areas shall not be less than

8 ft. wide. Carbon source leaves

stored in windrows in the composting area shall have aisles that are a minimum of

ft.

wide. Incoming leaves to be stored as carbon source material, shall be processed as

necessary and placed into the designated storage areas within

24 hours after receipt.

Paper bags containing leaves shall be broken open prior to storage of the leaves.

All

leaves stored for use a as carbon source, shall be incorporated into composting material

within 9 months of their receipt."

(Exhibit

A, Pg.

1,76).

This condition relating to the storage of leaves in specified windrows is not required by the Act

or its implementing regulations. The Agency's inclusion of this condition causes an undue

burden on the Petitioner, adversely affects its ability to operate the facility, and is unnecessary

because it was not contemplated under the controlling Act or regulations. The inclusion of this

condition will unnecessarily require the reduction or removal of the current leaf pile, which is

used as a carbon source in the cornposting process. The evidence in the record does not support

any conclusion that the current configuration of the leaf pile causes a violation of the Act or

Board's rules.

(B)

CONDITION

NUMBER 111.7

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"All screen overs generated from the screening of landscape waste or end-product

compost, shall be stored in the 0.5 acre designated screen overs storage area as shown in

Figure 1, of Application Log No. 2005-219, received February

9, 2006, until used in the

composting process or removed

fkom the site. Storage of screen overs shall be in

windrows not exceeding 6

ft. 4 inches in height and 12 ft. in width. Aisle spacing

between windrows in the designated screen overs storage area shall not be less than

8 feet

wide. The operator shall contain screen overs and prevent wind blown litter from the

stored screen overs. The windrows of screen overs shall be covered with end-product

compost, a compost cover fabric or wood chips as necessary to control litter dispersal

from the stored material. To prevent blowing litter during these operations, moveable

fencing shall be provided and positioned down wind of operations each time screen overs

in the storage area are removed or processed." (Exhibit

A.,

Pg., 12,77)

This condition relating to the screen overs is not required by the Act or its implementing

regulations. The Agency's inclusion of this condition causes an undue burden on the Petitioner,

adversely affects its ability to operate the facility, and is unnecessary because it was not

contemplated under the controlling Act or composting regulations.

The inclusion of this

condition will unnecessarily require the reduction or removal of composting material.

(C)

CONDITION NUMBER: 1.2

"The operator shall reposition the comer stakes of the facility by September 30, 2006.

The permittee shall locate and install the comer stakes to comply with the site

development plan measurements dated June 1, 2000 of Application Log No. 2000-138.

Upon completion, the permittee shall maintain the comer stakes and records of the survey

or GPS readings of the repositioned comer posts and calculated footage measurements

between posts based on these

GPS readings. These records shall be included in the

operating record and made available for inspection." (Exhibit A, Pgs. 4-5,

77)."

Emphasis added.

The Agency has provided no basis for its determination that the site of the composting operation,

which sits in the middle of the operator's own farm and farm ground is misconfigured and

requires resurveying. Further, there is no rationale or regulatory requirement for Petitioner to be

required to utilize Global Positioning System (GPS) survey equipment to adequately compute

the boundaries of the facility. The Agency is placing a burden on the Petitioner that it does not

place on other permittees, and is not reflected in the controlling Act or regulations.

In other

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permits issued by the Agency which require surveying, and in Attachment A, Condition Number

16 of the subject permit, the Agency does not specify what type of survey equipment must be

utilized. It is customary in these matters for the Agency to require the use of survey equipment

adequate to perform the required task

(i.e., total station or GPS equipment) in order to compute

and generate certain measurements required under the Agency permits.

(D)

CONDITION NUMBER:

11.1

"Landscape waste may be received at this site from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday through

Friday and from

6:00 am to noon on Saturday. Machinery, trucks and equipment may

only be operated at the facility during these specified operating hours. If it becomes

necessary to accept waste or operate outside of the above schedule in response to an

emergency situation, documentation of the nature of the emergency shall be made and

verbal notice of the activity shall be provided to the Kankakee Planning Department

(8151937-2940) or Illinois EPA, Des Plaines Regional Office

(84712944000) on the

same day or if not possible on the next business day. Written notification of the

emergency shall be provided to the Illinois EPA and Kankakee County Planning

Department within 7 days of the incident." (Exhibit

A, Pg. 6,71).

The Agency's limit on operating hours is much different from Petitioner's proposed operating

plan and places a great burden on Petitioner's operations. The operating plan is attached hereto

and incorporated herein as Exhibit

In the Petitioner's proposed operating plan, it was

proposed that the grinding operations would take place

6:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through

Friday, and

6:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday.

Id.

The operating plan also proposed hours for

trornrnelling/screening from 6:00 am to 11 pm, Monday through Friday, and 6:00 am to 6:00 pm

on Saturday. The Agency's conditions are not required by the Act or Board regulations and are

not otherwise necessary and they put a great burden on the Petitioner's operations.

(E)

CONDITION NUMBER: V.4

"The operator shall record the date, the actual or estimated weight of each load of landscape

waste received and estimated volume of each load of landscape waste received. The operator

shall perform these weights and measures during load checking at the ticket office or receiving

area, prior to unloading. Load weight shall be derived from dated weight tickets from semi

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trailers and large trucks or trailers.

All estimated measurements shall include the daily

conversion factor used for the estimate either from weight to volume or volume to weight.

The

operator shall assess each truck or trailer load to determine compliance with local roadway

load limits.

Those records shall be maintained at the ticket office and made available for

inspection."

(Exhibit

A, Pg. 17,74). Emphasis added.

The Act and its implementing regulations do not in any way require that operators assure that

truck

and/or trailer drivers are in "compliance with local roadway load limits." Cmpliance with

local weight limits is the hauler's responsibility, not that of the operator. While the Petitioner

has willingly agreed to remind haulers about weight limits, it is not the Petitioner's responsibility

to assure that the haulers are in compliance. Further, without actual weighing of the trucks, it is

impossible to ascertain whether any individual truck delivering the landscaping waste is in

compliance with local roadway limits. The composting regulations were not designed to require

an operator to load check incoming trucks in order to ascertain their actual weight.

(F)

CONDITION NUMBER: 11.1 1

The permittee shall control insects, rodents and other vectors so as not to cause or contribute to

disease and nuisance conditions, including: a. The operator shall take preventative measures to

disrupt the life cycle of flies to prevent fly breeding locations and to control nuisance conditions

including:

Fly Trap counts shall be made and recorded weekly

..."

(Exhibit

Pg.

1 1 (a) (2)).

Emphasis added.

The requirements regarding fly trap counts are vague and necessitate clarification by the Agency

for proper compliance. Further, they are not required by the Act or regulations or otherwise

required to ensure compliance with the Act. Moreover, the record does not establish an adequate

basis for the requirement to conduct "fly trap counts." The operator currently measures the

depth of flies in a fly trap, and records such measurements. As this condition is worded,

however, it appears that a one-by-one count of each fly in a fly trap is necessary. The

requirement of a one-by-one count would be an unnecessary burden on the Petitioner.

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(G)

EXPIRATION DATE: January 3 1,2008.

(Exhibit

Pg. 11).

The composting regulations presume five year permits for composting operations. The

Agency has given no rationale to Petitioner for its requirement that the permit will expire only

one and a half (1

years after its issuance. Petitioner requests that the permit expire five years

from the date it was petitioned for, as is typical under the regulations and Agency practice.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner, Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc., respectfully requests that the

Board enter an Order consistent with the foregoing specifically by deleting

andfor clarifying the

conditions set forth above.

Respectfully submitted,

BROWN, HAY

STEPHENS, LLP

Claire A. Manning

Registration No.

3 124724

Charles

Y. Davis

Registration No. 62860 10

205 S. Fifth Street, Suite 700

P.O. Box 2459

Springfield,

IL 62705-2459

(2 17) 544-849 1

One of Its Attorneys

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EXHIBIT

IEPA LETTER

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. BOX 19276,

SPRINGFIELD,

ILLINOIS 62794-9276 - ( 21

782-3397

JAMES R. THOMPSON

CENTER, 100 WEST

RANDOLPH,

SUITE 11 -300, CHICAGO, IL 60601 - (31

2) 81

4-6026

ROD R.

BLACOJEVICH, GOVERNOR

DOUGLAS

P. SCOTT, DIRECTOR

July 27, 2006 

OWNER

Home Star Bank

Home Star Bank Land Trust

#883

Attn: Ms. Tamra J. Legacy

- -

222 North Industrial Drive

Bradley, Illinois 609 1 5

Re:

091

0355001-Kankakee

County

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Permit No. 2000- 13 8-DE/OP

Modification No. 6

Log No. 2004-308 and 2005-219

Expiration Date: January

3 1,2008

State Permit File

C

ertdied

Mail 

7004 2510 0001 8593 3958 

7004 2510 0001 8593 3965 

OPERATOR

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Attn: Mr. Patrick J. Joyce

P.O. Box 129

Essex, Illinois 60935

Dear Ms. Legacy and Mr. Joyce:

Permit is hereby granted to Home Star Bank, Trust

#883 as owner and Joyce Farms Recycling,

Inc. as operator approving modification of an existing landscape waste compost facility

consisting of 13.62 acres in Section 24, Township

3 1 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal

Meridian, Kankakee County, Illinois, all in accordance with the applications and plans signed

and sealed by Sean C. Chisek, P.E., dated August 18,2004 and June 2,2005. Final plans,

specifications, application and supporting documents as submitted and approved shall constitute

part of this

permit and are identified on the records of the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency ("Illinois EPA"), Bureau of Land, Division of Land Pollution Control by the permit

number and log number designated in the heading above.

The applications approved

by this permit consists of the following documents:

DOCUMENT

DATED

DATE RECEIVED

Application Log No.

2004-308

August 19,2004

Additional Information

August 19,2004

August 23,2004

November 16,2004

November 18,2004

February 4, 2005

February 4,2005

ROCKFORD -

4302

North Main Street, Rockford, lL

61 103

(81 5) 987-7760

DES PLAINES -

951

Harrison St., Des Plaines, IL

6001 6

(847) 294-4000

ELGIN -

595

South State, Elgin, IL

60123

(847) 608-31 31

PEORIA -

5415

N. University St., Peoria, IL

61 614

(309) 693-5463

BUREAU OF LAND - PEORIA -

7620

N. University

St.,

Peoria, IL

61614

(309) 693-5462

CHAMPAIGN

21 25

South First Street, Champaign, IL

61820

(21 7) 278-5800

SPRINGFIELD -

4500

S. Sixth Street Rd., Springfield, lL

62706

(217) 786-6892

COLLINSVILLE

2009

Mall Street, Collinsville, 11

62234

(618) 346-51 20

MARION -

2309

W. Main St., Suite

11 6,

Marion, lL

62959

(61 8) 993-7200

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DOCUMENT

Application

L,og No.

2005-2 19

Additional Information

March 3 1, 2005

April 22, 2005

May 24,2005

July 19, 2005

October 5,2005

January 3,2006

January 9,2006

February 9,2006

May 10,2006

July 20, 2006

April 1,2005

April 25,2005

May 24,2005

July 19,2005

October 6, 2005

January

3,2006

January 10,2006

February 9,2006

May 10,2006

July 20,2006

DATED

DATE RECEIVED

June 2,2005

August 17,2005

August 19,2005

October 13, 2005

October 14,2005

January 12,2006

January 12, 2006

February 9,2006

April 28,2006

Specifically, Modification No. 6 to Permit No. 2000-138-DEIOP, renews the permit term until

January

3 1,2008, and approves a groundwater assessment plan, implementation of low-flow

sampling, change of phosphorus units

(mgIL), revised interwell values for nitrate, phosphorus,

and potassium, and the continued operation of

a landscape waste compost facility under a

modified operating plan in accordance with applicable regulations under 35 Illinois

Administrative Code (IAC), Parts 830-832. This facility is located on a 360 acre farm parcel with

an entrance roadway approxiinately 2500 feet in length and consists of a 13.62 acre compost

facility containing a 0.5 acre all weather pad receiving area, a 0.5 acre screening area,

2 acres of

leaf storage area, a 0.8 acre storage area for end-product

compost, a 0.5 acre storage area for

screen overs and approximately

6 acres for windrow composting. On-site runoff controls consist

of a detention pond, vegetative filter, swales and

a tile under-drain system in the composting

area. Equipment consists of a loader, grinder, windrow turner, screen, spreader, trucks, water

tank, pumps and appurtenances.

Pursuant to Section

39(a) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) this permit is issued

subject to the development, operating and reporting requirements for Compost Facilities in 35

IAC, Parts 830 through 832, the standard conditions attached hereto, and the following special

conditions. The special conditions of the permit letter for Modification No. 6 to Permit No. 2000-

138-DEIOP have been arranged under sections in this permit and conditions from Modification

No.5 have been incorporated as indicated in the table below. In addition 13 special conditions

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have been added to the permit pursuant to the regulations at 35 IAC, Part 530. In case of conflict

between the permit application and these conditions (both standard and special), the conditions

of this permit shall govern.

Condition

Permit No.

Modification No.

Condition In

Modification No. 6

I. 1

1.2

111.1

111.2

v. 1

11.1

111.3

111.5 and 111.6

11.6

IV.3

and IV.8

11.7

11.2

V.6

VI.4

and VI.5

v1.2

111.8

11.3

IV.9

IV.6

1.3

IV. 1

IV.3

IV.4

IV.5

IV.7

IV.2

111.9

111.10

111.1 1

111.12

111.13

111.14

1.7

and IV. 1

11.4

11.5

11.9

Description

Modified

Deleted and replaced by an added condition

Renumbered and modified

Renumbered

Renumbered and modified

Renumbered

Renumbered and modified

Renumbered

Renumbered and modified

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3 7

3 8

3 9

4 0

4 5

4 6

4 7

5 3

5 5

5 6

6 (Attach A)

7 (Attach A)

8 (Attach A)

18 (Attach A)

11. 10, 11. I 1 and 11.14

11.8

11.12

11.13

11. 15

11.16

11.17

11.18

11.19

v.5

V.5

and VII.l

VI.3, VI.4 and VI.6

111.16

111.17

111. I5

111.18

11.22

VII. 1

VII.2

1.4

1.2, 1.5, 1.6

11.20, 11.21

111.4,

111.7

IV.2

v.2, v.3, v.4

VI. I

(Attach A)

7 (Attach A)

8 (Attach A)

18 (Attach A)

24 (Attach A)

25 (Attach A)

26 (Attach A)

27 (Attach A)

Renumbered and modified

Added

Modified

Added

DEVELOPMENT

This permit shall expire January 3 1, 2008. For operation to continue, application for

permit renewal must be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date.

The operator shall reposition the corner stakes of the facility by September 30,2006. The

permittee shall locate and install the corner stakes to comply with the site development

plan measurements dated June

1, 2000 of Application Log No. 2000- 13 8. Upon

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completion, the permittee shall maintain the corner stakes and records of the survey or

GPS readings of the repositioned corner posts and calculated footage measurements

between posts based on these GPS readings. These records shall be included in the

operating record and made available for inspection.

The operator shall maintain a minimum elevation of at least 92.0 feet relative to the site

benchmark elevation of 100.00 feet, along the north side of the facility within the facility

boundaries from 3,327 Easting to 2,830 Easting. The operator shall maintain a

minimum

elevation of at least 92.5 feet relative to the site benchmark of 100.00 feet along the west

side of the facility, within the facility boundaries from 4,843 Northing to 5,300 Northing

with tie in to the west end of the detention pond

berm. Elevations shall be checked along

the north and west facility perimeters, yearly, each April, on 100 foot intervals. A record

of this conventional or

GPS survey and the corresponding elevations placed in the facility

operating records and made available for inspection. Within

7 days of discovery,

elevations found to be lower than the above minimum specified elevation, shall be

brought up to the minimum elevation using a compacted soil berm.

As specified at 35 IAC 830.102, the permittee shall submit an application for permit

modification to the Illinois EPA and receive authorization before implementing any

modification to the facility.

The permittee shall notify the Illinois EPA of any changes from the information

submitted to the Illinois EPA in its application for a development and operating permit

for this site. Permittee shall notify the Illinois EPA of any changes in the names or

addresses of both beneficial and legal titleholders to the

herein-pennitted site. Such

notification shall be made in writing within fifteen

(1 5) days of such change and shall

include the name or names of any parties in interest and the address of their place of

abode; or, if a corporation, the name and address of its registered agent.

The permittee shall mark the limits of the facility for visual reference by placing and

maintaining stakes at the comers of the 13.62 acre permitted facility consistent with

condition 1.2 above and as described in the site plan sheet of the facility, dated June 1,

2000, provided in Application Log No. 2000-138. Except along the east side of the

facility where existing vegetation prevents a direct line of sight, the operator shall

maintain a clear, straight line of sight between facility boundary markers at all times.

The operator shall install and maintain drain tiles located and placed under the

composting area as shown in Plan Sheet No.

1 of the addendum dated June 2,2000, to

Application Log No. 2000-138. Drain tiles shall be placed at not less than 5 feet (5

ft.)

below ground surface to the top of drain pipe at all locations within the composting area.

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OPERATION

Landscape waste may be received at this site from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday through

Friday and from

6:00am to noon on Saturday. Machinery, trucks and equipment may

only be operated at the facility during these specified operating hours. If it becomes

necessary to accept waste or operate outside of the above schedule in response to an

emergency situation, documentation of the nature of the emergency shall be made and

verbal notice of the activity shall be provided to the Kankakee Planning Department

15/937-2940

)

or Illinois EPA, Des Plaines Regional Office (8471294-4000) on the

same day or if not possible on the next business day. Written notification of the

emergency shall be provided to the Illinois EPA and Kankakee County Planning

Department within

7 days of the incident.

The operator shall post a permanent sign at each entrance, the text of

which specifies in

letters not less than three inches high:

The name and mailing address of the operation;

The operating hours;

Materials which can be accepted; and

The statement, "COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS FACILITY CAN BE

MADE TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS," followed by the name and

telephone number of the operator, and the name and telephone number of the

Bureau

of Land, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois

(2171524-3300).

For every odor complaint received, the operator shall record and report to the Kankakee

County Planning Department (8 151937-2940) or Illinois

EPA's Des Plaines Regional

Office (8471294-4000) within 24 hours after receiving the complaint, the date and time

received, the name, address and phone number of the complainant, if known, and the

name of the person receiving the complaint. Within seven days after the complaint, the

operator shall file a written report to the Illinois EPA, Des Plaines Regional Office and

Kankakee County Planning Department on the date, time and nature of any action taken

in response to an odor complaint.

The permittee shall insure that utilities necessary for safe operation are available during

operation of the facility, including communications equipment, electric service and lights

when necessary. The permittee shall also insure that water is available for compost

operations and dust control.

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If a breakdown of equipment occurs, the permittee shall provide standby equipment or

insure additional equipment will be brought on-site to

con~ply with the requirements of

this permit, in accordance with Section

3 of the Operating Plan (February 2006) of

Application Log No. 2005-21

The permittee shall take measures to ensure that the waste does not become wind strewn

or ignited and that no other provisions of the Act are violated.

The permittee shall maintain an accessible clear space between windrows of cornposting

material. These aisles shall be a

minimum of 8 feet wide and suitable for housekeeping

operations, visual inspection of windrow areas and fire fighting operations.

The permittee shall provide fire extinguishers on all loaders and grinders used at the

facility.

Open burning is prohibited at this facility, except as permitted in accordance with 35 Ill.

Adm. Code, Parts 200-245.

10.

The operator shall implement as necessary methods for controlling dust so as not to cause

or contribute to a violation of the Act. Dust control procedures shall be conducted in

accordance with the Operating Plan, Sections

7 and 8 and the Contingency Plan in

Section 13, of Application Log No. 2005-2 19, including:

The operator shall apply calcium chloride, tar and chip, recycled asphalt

pavement or equivalent additives to the incoming driveway of the facility as

necessary to control dust.

Each week during May through October, the operator shall assess the condition of

the driveway to determine if the surface coating is adequate to control dust and

record the inspection and resulting action in the operating records of the facility.

The operator shall also apply water to the road surface each day if needed to

control dust.

During dry periods, the operator shall apply water to aisles between windrows

sufficient to prevent off-site migration of dust.

The operator shall apply water to windrows during windrow turning as necessary

to control dust generated during turning.

The operator shall take measures to prevent dust or migration of dust off-site from

incoming traffic or equipment operating at the facility.

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11.

The permittee shall control insects; rodents and other vectors so as not to cause or

contribute to disease and nuisance conditions, including:

The operator shall take preventative measures to disrupt the life cycle of flies to

prevent fly breeding locations and to control nuisance conditions including:

At least three Fly Traps shall be placed across the facility and monitored

weekly during April through October;

2.

Fly Trap counts shall be made and recorded weekly; and

Based on weekly Fly Trap counts and noted conditions at this facility

during April through October, actions shall be taken to reduce noted

increasing fly populations, by turning all windrows at least once every

days, covering windrows with sufficient wood chips to prevent fly

breeding or use of a fly insecticide in addition to the use of Fly Traps.

The operator shall record Fly Trap weekly counts and the specific control

measures taken each week based on these counts.

These records shall be maintained as part of the operating records at the facility

ticket office.

The operator shall control litter at the facility by patrolling the facility daily and

collecting litter. Aisles between windrows shall be scraped, vacuumed or picked clean of

debris and litter after windrow formation or turning. Visible litter shall be removed from

windrowed material each operating day. The operator shall install movable fencing, down

wind, on at least two sides of the grinder and it's output piles and the trommel screen and

it's output piles during operation and the operator shall move and clean this fencing as

necessary to contain litter and aid in collection. Any litter from facility operations strewn

beyond the confines of the facility shall be collected and properly disposed. The operator

shall not operate the grinder or trommel screen during windy conditions if litter from the

operation cannot be contained within the processing area. The operator shall maintain the

tipping area clean of landscape waste and litter during operations by scraping up all

landscape waste from around the grinder, tromrnel screen and the tipping area each day

of operation.

13.

Non-compostable wastes shall be removed from incoming landscape waste on the

receiving pad and from composting material in accordance with Sections

3.1 and 3.2 of

the Operating Plan of Application Log No. 2005-219. The permittee shall store

non-

compostable waste and collected litter in covered trash containers for periodic disposal at

an off-site permitted facility. The operator shall provide sufficient trash container

capacity on-site to contain waste volumes. Each load of landscape waste shall be

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inspected and visible non-landscape waste materials shall be removed during unloading.

After unloading, the landscape waste shall be turned with a loader or similar equipment

to assist in exposing and removing any non-landscape waste material. Mechanical

equipment shall be available and used as necessary to spread out each load to facilitate

litter removal prior to processing. The permittee shall reject any load of landscape waste

that contains extensive contamination or take the actions described in Section 6 of the

Operating Plan, to prevent further delivery of contaminated loads from

the customer and

remove the contamination from the load, prior to grinding.

14.

The permittee shall maintain mufflers in good condition on all operating equipment at the

facility and shall implement appropriate noise control measures such as constructing

sound barriers and limiting times of operation of equipment as necessary to prevent

off-

site nuisance conditions.

15.

The operator shall prevent delivery and

hacling vehicles from tracking mud o~to

public

roadways.

16.

No salvaging shall be conducted at this facility. Landscape waste received at this facility

may not be transferred. All landscape waste received at this facility shall be

composted to

end-product compost prior to distribution or use out-side the facility.

17.

Tlle operator shall implement controls at the facility to limit unauthorized access, prevent

random dumping and ensure safety.

18.

The operator shall have available at the ticket office a written Operating Plan that

addresses the activities specified in 35

IAC 830.206 (a) through (n). The Operating Plan

shall be made available and explained to facility employees.

19.

The operator shall provide annual training to employees on facility operating procedures

for both normal and emergency situations. New employees shall be trained prior to

participating in operations at the facility relevant to their employment. Employees shall

sign an acknowledgment stating that they have received training in facility operating

procedures and such acknowledgment shall be made a part of the records for the facility.

20.

Any special waste, as defined in Section 3.457 of the Act received at the facility shall be

immediately contained, collected and hauled to a properly permitted facility.

21.

The permittee shall implement the Contingency Plan in Section 13 of Application Log

No. 2005-2 19, as necessary to address any contingency described in 3

5 IAC 830.202(c)

and 830.212(a) which occurs at the facility. The permittee shall maintain a copy of the

facility contingency plan at the facility ticket office.

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22.

This facility is subject to the groundwater monitoring program approved by Permit No.

2000-1

38-DEIOP and the conditions contained in Attachment A of this permit

modification.

111.

COlMPOSTING AND COMPOST MONITORING

The type(s) of waste that may be received and cornposted at this facility shall be limited

to landscape waste as defined in

35 IAC 830.102. The permittee shall not accept more

than 170,000 cubic yards of landscape waste per year at this facility.

The types of additives used in the composting process at this facility shall be limited to

innoculant bacteria, fruit and vegetable waste and water. Fruit and vegetable waste is

limited to fresh cut fruits and vegetables from

Del Monte Fresh Produce, 12 Stuart Drive,

Kankakee, Illinois. The operator shall conduct operations as follows:

The permittee may only receive fruit and vegetable waste during the operating

hours specified in Special Condition

11.1 of this Permit.

The operator shall assure that fruit and vegetable waste additive is transported to

the compost facility in a water tight container or vehicle that assures no leakage of

the waste during transport. The operator shall inspect each container or vehicle

delivering fruit and vegetable waste additive to the compost facility at the ticket

office for any leakage. Any leakage from the vehicle shall be recorded in the

records of the facility and the truck or container shall be refused, not allowed to

unload and

banned from further delivery to the facility until all leaks are repaired

and verified

by the ticket office in the records of the compost facility.

The

permittee shall prevent excess liquids from fruit and vegetable waste delivery

containers from contacting or contaminating the asphalt receiving pad area or

surrounding soils by providing sufficient absorbent material on the pad prior to

unloading fruit and vegetable waste, unloading fruit and vegetable waste additive

onto the absorbent material and removal of all wetted materials from the pad as

soon as possible after unloading.

Fruit and vegetable waste additive shall not exceed 10% total additives by volume

of the landscape

u7aste composting material.

The permittee shall not receive

fruit and vegetable waste if sufficient volume of

landscape waste is not available the same day for blending so as not to exceed

10% total additives by volume of the landscape waste.

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The pennittee shall incorporate fruit and vegetable waste additive into windrows

of landscape waste under proper conditions for aerobic composting as soon as

possible upon receipt, but no later than the end of the day received.

Windrows containing fruit and vegetable waste additive shall be covered with a

compost cover

tarp or layer of carbon source material or bulking agent material

by the end of the operating day. Cover material shall be applied and maintained

thick enough to discourage foraging. Except during windrow maintenance, cover

shall be maintained until the raw material is no longer attractive to foragers.

Within 24 hours of the time of receipt, the operator shall process landscape waste

received at the facility into windrows providing proper conditions for aerobic

composting.

The permittee shall not construct windrows of composting material that exceed 6ft. 4

inches in height and 12 ft., in width. Within 24 hours after constructing windrows of

composting material the permittee shall process the windrow with a windrow turner or

other equipment to comply with the above maximum dimensions.

The permittee may temporarily store brush, tree limbs and woodchips for use as bulking

agent in the composting process at the facility

in the designated woodchip/leaves storage

area identified on the facility plan sheet in Attachment

1 of the Operating Plan (February

2006) to Application Log

No. 2005-219. Incoming brush and woody landscape waste to

be stored as bulking agent shall be processed as necessary and placed into the designated

storage area within

24 hours after receipt. Paper bags containing brush shall be broken

open prior to storage of the brush. The designated woody landscape

waste storage area

shall be operated so as not to cause a nuisance, harbor vectors, cause litter, leachate,

malodors or create an unsightly appearance. Brush and branch storage piles shall be

limited to the

3/4

acre designated woodchip/leaves storage area. Brush and limbs shall not

be stored for longer than

6 months before being processed into woodchips. Woodchip

storage piles shall be constructed and managed to reduce pile heating and the potential for

fires.

Leaves may be temporarily stored in the designated leaf storage areas or in the

composting area for use as a carbon source in the composting process, in windrows not

exceeding

6 ft. 4 inches in height and 12

ft.

in width. Aisle spacing in the designated

carbon source leaf storage areas shall not be less than

8 ft. wide. Carbon source leaves

stored in windrows

in the composting area shall have aisles that are a minimum of 8 ft

wide. Incoming leaves to be stored as carbon source material, shall be processed as

necessary and placed into the designated storage areas within

24 hours after receipt.

Paper bags containing leaves shall be broken open prior to storage of the leaves. All

leaves stored for use as a carbon source, shall be incorporated into composting material

within

9 months of their receipt.

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All screen overs generated from the screening of landscape waste or end-product

compost, shall be stored in the 0.5 acre designated screen overs storage area as shown in

Figure

1, of Application Log No. 2005-2 19, received February 9,2006, until used in the

composting process or removed from the site. Storage of screen overs shall be in

windrows not exceeding

6 ft. 4 inches in height and 12

ft.

in width. Aisle spacing

between windrows in the designated screen overs storage area shall not be less than

8 feet

wide.

The operator shall contain screen overs and prevent wind blown litter from the

stored screen overs. The windrows of screen overs shall be covered with end-product

compost, a compost cover fabric or wood chips as necessary to control litter dispersal

from the stored material. To prevent blowing litter during these operations, moveable

fencing shall be provided and positioned down wind of operations each

time screen overs

in the storage area are removed or processed.

The operator shall conduct operations to minimize odors by:

Rejecting odorous loads likely to cause a nuisance to surrounding properties;

Load checking all incoming landscape waste and rejecting bad loads;

Avoiding anaerobic conditions in the composting material, bulking agent and

carbon source materials and quickly taking corrective actions to turn or aerate any

windrow or pile if monitoring indicates an out of normal range temperature or low

oxygen levels;

Processing all landscape waste received in

a timely manner into windrows

providing proper conditions for aerobic composting;

Mixing or covering incoming odorous loads with bulking agents or end-product

compost, if processing will be delayed;

Covering windrows as necessary to control odors;

Considering the time of day, wind direction and wind speed prior to turning or

moving material;

Forming of windrows into a size

and shape favorable to minimizing odors, and

Implementing the odor control measures specified in Section 8 of the Operating

Plan and in the Contingency Plan in Section 13 of the Operating Plan provided in

Application Log No. 2005-219.

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The operator shall take measures to adjust the oxygen level within the windrow as

necessary to promote aerobic composting. The oxygen level of each windrow of

composting material shall be monitored at least weekly.

10.

The operator shall take measures to maintain the moisture level of the

cornposting

material within a range of 40% to 60% on an as is basis. Except for January through

February the permittee shall monitor the moisture level in each windrow of composting

material at least once per week. During January and February moisture measurements

may be suspended if windrows are frozen but must be conducted once every

two weeks if

windrows are not frozen. If a "Hand Test" method is used, for every

2oth hand test, a

sample shall also be dried and weighed to confirm moisture measurements talten by the

hand test method.

The operator shall monitor the temperature of each windrow of composting material at

the 18

inch and 48 inch depth levels once each operating day, during March through

December. During January and February the permittee shall monitor the temperature of

each windrow of composting material once per week or document that the windrows are

frozen and temperature monitoring could not be conducted.

12.

The permittee shall not mix landscape waste or composting material with end-product

co~npost once the end-product compost has been designated as ready to be sold or offered

for use off-site. Only end-product compost which has been processed to maturity and

meets all the applicable performance standards of 35

IAC 830.503 for General Use

Compost, may be sold or offered for use off-site.

13.

Any additive, or combination of additives, other than water, must not exceed 10 percent,

by volume, of the composting material. Prior to use of any additive other than inoculant

bacteria, fruit or vegetable waste from Del Monte Fresh Produce and water, the operator

shall obtain written authorization from the Illinois

EPA.

14.

The operator shall turn each windrow at least four times per year and not less than once

every six months.

15.

The permittee shall test End-product Compost derived from landscape waste for the

parameters set forth in 35

IAC 830.503 (a-f). The permittee shall conduct this testing at a

frequency of:

Once every 5000 cubic yards of end-product compost transported off-site, or

Once per year, if less than 5000 cubic yards of end-product compost are

transported off-site per year.

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16.

To meet the definition of "general use compost" the end product of the composting

process:

Must be free of any materials that pose a definite hazard to human health due to

physical characteristics, such as glass or metal shards;

Must not contain

manmade materials larger than four millimeters in size

exceeding one percent of the end-product compost, on a dry weight basis;

Must have a pH between 6.5 and 8.5;

Must have reached stability, as demonstrated by one of the methods prescribed in

Ill. Adm. Code 830, Appendix B or stability of the compost is measured using

respiration rate and has an oxygen utilization respiration rate under conditions

appropriate for microbial growth of

20mg02/Kg compost dry solids

EL.;

Must not contain fecal coliform populations that exceed 1000 MPN per gram of

total solids (dry weight basis), or Salmonella species populations that exceed three

(3) MPN per four grams of total solids (dry weight basis); and

Must not exceed, on

a dry weight basis, the inorganic chemical concentrations set

forth below:

Parameter

Arsenic

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Lead

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Zinc

mg/kg (dry weight basis)

4 1

2 1

1200

1500

300

420

2800

17.

The permittee shall manage end-product compost that does not qualify as "General Use

End-product Compost" as "Designated Use Compost". The use of Designated Use

Compost off-site is limited to daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer of a

landfill if authorization from Illinois

EPA has been granted to the landfill to use

Designated Use Compost. End-product compost used as daily cover or vegetative

amendment in the final layer of the landfill is exempt from the performance standards of

35 IAC 830, Subpart

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18.

The permittee shall conduct sample collection, preservation and analysis in accordance

with methods set forth in

35 IAC 830.507 and the approved test methods in Special

Condition 111.16.

JV.

SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT

The permittee shall maintain the grade of the composting surface to allow diversion of

run-on waters away from the composting area, control runoff from the facility and facility

operation during all weather conditions. After each precipitation event or snow melt, the

operator shall inspect the facility for ponded water within operational areas and remove

ponded water by blading, pumping, adsorption or filling and compacting any depressed

area within 48 hours after each precipitation event. Within 48 hours after the end of a

precipitation event or snow melt, the permittee shall re-grade to prevent further water

accumulation. Site design grades as shown in Figure

of Application Log No. 2005-2 19,

received November 23, 2005, shall be maintained and 2ny rclts filled to prevent water

accumulation. The operator shall maintain aggregate or a dry stockpile of soil for filling

low areas discovered within the facility.

The permittee shall allow soil surfaces used for windrow composting to dry periodically

to promote aerobic conditions in the soil subsurface. The permittee shall maintain a

compacted surface in the compost area sufficient to support the loads imposed

material and equipment without rutting or depression so as to maintain the design grade.

The operator shall operate the detention pond in

a manner which provides for settling, use

and timely discharge of water from the detention pond to maintain capacity in the pond.

The detention pond gate valve shall remain normally closed to contain runoff for use on-

site and to provide an appropriate settling time for runoff. The permittee shall provide

sufficient settling time to prevent excess turbidity or solids discharge to receiving waters

generated by precipitation events less than or equal to the 10

yr.-24-hr. precipitation

event. The permittee shall provide capacity in the detention pond for forecasted

precipitation by drawing down or discharging from

the detention pond prior to the

forecasted precipitation event. The operator shall prevent over topping the pond perimeter

elevation of 92.0 feet in relation to the site bench mark elevation of

100.00 feet. Runoff

collected in the detention pond shall be removed, prior to the development of anaerobic

conditions in the detention pond water.

The operator shall remove any sediment buildup in the retention pond, as necessary to

maintain design capacity in the pond for the volume of site runoff resulting from the 10

yr.

24-hr. precipitation event.

Issuance of this permit does not relieve the permittee from obtaining any necessary

permits from the Illinois

EPA's Bureau of Water.

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The permittee shall implement best management practices to control runoff from

composting areas to insure the permitted facilities do not cause or contribute to a

violation of the water quality standards contained in

35 IAC, Part 302.

The operator shall prevent trucks, tractors and other operating equipment from driving on

or through the vegetative filter strip runoff control areas, berms and swales designated on

plan sheet, Figure

1, of Application Log No. 2005-219 received November 23,2005. The

operator shall maintain the vegetation in the designated vegetative filter areas. The

vegetative filter strip shall be a minimum of 30 feet wide. The operator shall protect the

vegetative filter from vehicle traffic and prevent encroachment from material stockpiles.

Drainage swales shall be cleared of debris. The operator shall maintain grades within the

swales to insure proper drainage to the on-site detention pond. The operator shall not

cultivate areas within the detention pond corner stakes where the elevation is below the

92.0 foot elevation contour. To limit weed height and prevent interference with proper

pond operation, the operator shall periodically mow any volunteer vegetation that appears

within the detention pond corner stakes below the 92.0 elevation contour.

The permittee shall control runoff from the facility resulting from precipitation less than

or equal to the 10-year, 24-hour precipitation event, to ensure the runoff does not to cause

or contribute to a violation of the Act.

Storm water or other water which comes into contact with landscape waste received,

stored, processed or composted, or which mixes with landscape waste leachate, is

landscape waste leachate. The permittee shall collect

leachate for use in the composting

process, treat the

leachate as necessary prior to discharge off-site to meet applicable

standards of

35 IAC, Subtitle C, or transport the leachate to a properly permitted facility

for treatment or disposal.

RECORDKEEPING

The permittee shall keep records of the volume of fruit and vegetable waste received each

day, the volume of landscape waste which was mixed with the

fruit and vegetable waste,

the identification number of the windrow receiving the fruit and vegetable waste additive

and the total volume of landscape waste and total volume of

additive(s) in the windrow

receiving the additive, recorded after each additive addition.

The operator shall maintain weekly records of dust control additive performance checks

May through October and any corrective actions taken based on those checks.

The operator shall maintain records of weekly fly counts from Fly Traps conducted

during the months of April through October and any corrective actions taken in response

to those counts.

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4.

The operator shall record the date, the actual or estimated weight of each load of

landscape waste received and estimated volume of

each load of landscape waste received.

The operator shall perform these weights and measures during load checking at the ticket

office or receiving area, prior to unloading. Load weight shall be derived from dated

weight tickets from semi trailers and large trucks or trailers. All estimated measurements

shall include the daily conversion factor used for the estimate either from weight to

volume or volume to weight. The operator shall assess each truck or trailer load to

determine compliance with local roadway load limits. Those records shall be maintained

at the ticket office and made available for inspection.

The operator shall keep copies of the facility permit, design plans, operating plan,

contingency plan, closure plan, records required by special condition and records

required by

35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.21 1(a-c) at the ticket office, and they shall be

available during normal business hours for inspection or photocopying by Illinois EPA

personnel or designees. Records must be kept for three years. Records required to be

maintained pursuant to

3 5 IAC 830.2 1 1 (a-c) include:

The quantity by volume and weight

of each load of landscape waste received;

The origin, type and quantity of each additive received and a record of any

rejected load;

The type and quantity of additive used in the

composting process;

The dates when turning of each windrow occurred, the weather conditions, the

time of turning and the potential for odor based on recent windrow monitoring

data and daily observations

of windrows;

All compost material monitoring data, compost analysis data and groundwater

monitoring data required by permit condition;

Any odor complaint records;

The time, date and a brief description of any incident that required

implementation of the contingency plan; and

The volume of General Use Compost and Designated Use Cornpost renloved

from the facility each day.

The operator shall submit a written annual report to the Illinois EPA, on a form provided

by the Illinois

EPA on or before April 1 each year that includes:

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An estimate of the amount of landscape waste material received for composting in

the previous calendar year by weight (tons) and volume (cubic yards);

An estimate of the amount of additives received for composting in the previous

calendar year by volume (cubic yards);

An estimate of the amount and disposition of compost material in the previous

calendar year; and

A compost facility financial assurance plan compliance certification containing

the following information:

(1)

Operator name;

(2)

Illinois inventory identification number and permit number assigned by

the Illinois EPA;

(3)

Facility name;

(4)

Address and county in which the facility is located; and

(5)

A statement certifying compliance with the financial assurance provisions

of 35 IAC, Part 830, Subpart F.

VI.

CLOSURE PLAN

The operator shall implement the Closure Plan submitted in Application Log No.2005-

219, dated June 2, 2005, upon commencement of closure of this facility.

2.

The operator shall close the facility in a manner which:

Minimizes the need for further maintenance; and

Controls, minimizes or eliminates the release of landscape waste and landscape

waste constituents to the groundwater or surface waters or to the atmosphere to

the extent necessary to prevent threats to human health or the environment.

The operator shall initiate implementation of the closure plan within 30 days following

the beginning of closure. Not later than 30 days following the beginning of closure the

operator shall post a sign at each entrance, the text

of which specifies in letters not less

than three inches high: This facility is closed for all composting activities and all receipt

of landscape waste. No dumping allowed. Violators will be prosecuted. The sign shall be

maintained until certification of completion of closure is approved for the facility by the

Illinois EPA.

Within thirty days after termination of operation, the operator shall notify the Illinois

EPA in writing of site closure.

A Final Composting Report shall be submitted to the

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Illinois EPA, and shall include the information in the Annual Report for the time since

the end of the last report period.

Within 180 days following the beginning of closure, the permittee shall remove all

landscape waste, composting material, end-product compost, any additives and any waste

from the facility. Any material not

hlly composted, which must be transported off-site

shall be managed at a compost facility operating in accordance with Section 21

(q) of the

Act.

Upon completion of closure, the operator shall prepare and submit to the Illinois EPA an

affidavit pursuant to 35 IAC

830.213(g). The affidavit shall be submitted on form LPC-

546 titled, "Affidavit For Certification of Closure of Permitted Non-Hazardous Transfer,

Storage and Treatment Waste Facilities" and state that the facility has been closed in

accordance with the closure plan.

VII.

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

The operator shall maintain at the ticket office a copy of the financial assurance plan. The

plan shall contain a written cost estimate based on the itemized steps necessary to

complete closure, an estimate covering the cost of premature final closure and the

financial assurance mechanism chosen covering the maximum cost estimate.

The operator shall maintain financial assurance equal to or greater than the amount

provided as

a written cost estimate in Appendix B of Application Log No. 2005-21 9,

received April 28, 2006. The permittee shall revise the current cost estimate whenever a

change in the facility closure plan increases the cost estimate. The current cost estimate

approved by Modification No.

6 to Permit No. 2000-138-DEIOP is $147,378.

The original and two (2) copies of all certifications or reports which are required to be submitted

to the Illinois EPA by the

permittee should be mailed to the following address:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Permit Section, Bureau of Land

#33

102 1 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

Within 35 days after the date of mailing of the Illinois

EPA's final decision, the applicant may

petition for a hearing before the Illinois Pollution Control Board to contest the decision of the

Illinois EPA, however, the 35-day period for petitioning for a hearing may be extended for a

period of time not to exceed 90 days by written notice provided to the Board from the applicant

and the Illinois EPA within the 35-day initial appeal period.

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Work required by this permit, your application or the regulations may also be subject to other

laws governing professional services, such as the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of

1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Geologist Licensing

Act, and the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989. This permit does not relieve anyone

from compliance with these laws and the regulations adopted pursuant to these laws. All work

that falls within the scope and definitions of these laws must be performed in compliance with

them. The Illinois EPA may refer any discovered violation

of these laws to the appropriate

regulating authority.

Sincerely,

Manager, Permit Section

Bureau of Land

~ttkhments: Standard Conditions

Attachment

A Monitoring Program

cc:

Kankakee County Planning Department

Sean C. Chisek, P.E., Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc.

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STANDARD CONDITIONS

FOR

CONSTRUCTIONIDEVELOPh4ENT PERMITS

ISSUED BY THE ILLmTOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .AGENCY

BUREAU 

OF LAND

August 22,2001

Tlle Illinois Enviromnental Protection Act ~Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 1 I 1-112, Section

103?) grants the Ellvirollrllental Protection Agency authority to impose conditioils on permits

which it issues.

These standard

conditiolls shall apply to all permits which the Agency issues for construction or

developnlent projects which require permits under the Bureau of Land. Special conditions may

also be

imnbosed in addition to these standard conditions.

Ullless this permit has been extended or it has been voided by a newly issued pe~mit, this

permit will expire two years after date of issuance unless construction or development on

this project has started

on or prior to that date.

The

construct~on or developlnellt of facilities covered by this permit shall be done in

compliance with applicable provisions of Federal

laws and regulations, the Illlnois

Envirollmental Protection Act, and Rules and Regulations adopted by the Illinois Pollution

Contl-01 Board

There shall be no deviations from the approved plans and specifications unless a written

request for modification of the project, along with plans and specifications

as required, shall

have been submitted to

the Agency and a supplemelltal written permit issued.

The permittee shall allow any agent duly authorized by the Agency upon the presentation of

credentials:

to enter

at reasonable times the permittee's premises where actual or potential effluent,

einissions or noise sources are located or where any activity is to be conducted pursuant

this permit.

to have access to and copy at reasonable times any records required

to be kept under the

terms and conditions of this permit.

to inspect at reasonable times, including during any hours of operation of

equipment

constructed or operated under this permit, such equipment or monitoring metl~odology

or equipment required to be kept, used, operated, calibrated and rnaintaimd under this

pennit..

to obtain and reinove at reasonable times samples of ally discharge or emission of

pollutants.

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to enter at 1-easomble tunes and utllize any photographic, recording, testing, monitoring

01- other equip~llent for the purpose of preser~iing, testing, rncl~itoring, or recoj-d:ng any

activity, disc,harge, or elnissioil authorized by this perm~t.

5.

The issuance of this permit

shall

not be considered as in any manner affectillg the title of the preillises upall wl~jch

the perlllitted facilities ai-e to be located;

does

not release the permittee fro111 ally liability fo1- damage to person or property

caused

by or resulting from the construction, maintenance, 01- oper-ation of the proposed

facilities;

does not release the perillittee fi-om coillplia~lce with other applicable statutes and

regulations of the United States, of the State of Illinois, 01- with al~plicable local laws,

ordinances

and regulatioas;

does

not take illto coilsideratioll or attest to the structural stability of any units or parts

of the

pl-oj ect;

ill no ma~xler implies or suggests that the Agency (or its officers, agents or employees)

assumes

ally liability, directly or indirectly, for any loss due to damage, installation,

maintenanc.e, or operation of the proposed equipmeilt or facility.

6.

Unless a joint coilstructioil;operatioil perillit has been issued, a permit for operatillg sllall be

obtained from the Agency before the facility or equipment covered by this perlnit is placed

into operation.

7.

These standard conditions shall prevail unless nlodified by special conditio~ls

8.

Tlle Agency may file a comnpliant with the Board for modification, suspellsion or revocatioll

of a pemlit:

upoil discovel-y that the permit application co~ltaiiled misrep~~esentations,

misinformatioi or false statemellts or that all relevant facts were not disclosed; or

up011 finding that any standard or special conditions have been violated; or

upoil ally violation of the E11viroizmental Protection Act or ally Rule or Regulation

effective thereunder

as a result of the collstructioll or developlneilt authorized by this

permit.

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Re: Site No.09 10355001

Kankakee County

Permit No.

2000-138-DEIOP

Log Nos. 2004-308 and 2005-219

ATTACHMENT A

Monitoring Program

To identify any releases from the facility and demonstrate compliance

with the applicable

groundwater quality standards, the groundwater monitoring program is approved as follows:

The monitoring program must be capable of determining background groundwater

quality hydraulically upgradient of and unaffected by the units and to detect any

discharge of contaminants from any part of a potential source of discharge from the units.

The Illinois

EPA reserves the right to require installation of additional monitoring wells

as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of this permit.

The groundwater monitoring program shall include consistent sampling and analysis

procedures to assure that monitoring results will provide a reliable indication of

groundwater quality in the zone being monitored.

The permittee shall sample all groundwater monitoring points for all potential sources of

contamination on a quarterly basis in accordance with Condition No.

2 1.

The permittee shall use the methods in Attachment B or propose for Illinois EPA

approval, a more appropriate method to statistically evaluate the groundwater monitoring

data. The selected method must provide for statistical comparisons between

upgradient

and downgradient groundwater quality data and a reasonable balance between the

probability of obtaining Type I (false positive) and Type

I1 (false negative) errors. The

Type

I error rate must be no less than 5 percent. The proposal must consider the

gathering of a background data set (from upgradient wells), sufficient to provide an

accurate representation of the variability in the quality of groundwater that is unaffected

by operations at the facility, and to assure that the selected test has a reasonable chance of

detecting releases should they occur.

For each sampling event, using the methods in Condition No.

4 above, the permittee must

determine if a significant change in groundwater quality has occurred by:

Comparing sample results from each downgradient well to the pooled background

data The background for each hydrogeologic zone shall be established by pooling

all upgradient well data taken from that zone during the first year. This

comparison must be performed for each parameter for each well.

The permittee shall conclude that a significant change in groundwater quality has

occurred if the results of the evaluation in Condition No. 5 above indicate that the value

for any parameter exceeds:

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The background value established for that parameter at the confidence level; or

The Class

I1 groundwater quality standards listed in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm

Code 620 Standards. Iron, sulfate and

TDS are exempt from this comparison.

Chromium and copper will not be subject to the requirements of this condition pending

results of the groundwater assessment due to the Illinois EPA no later than January

15,

2007.

Within thirty (30) days after the date which the first sample analysis are received, the

permittee must

resample and test the determination made in Condition No. 6 above. The

operator shall provide notification to the Agency of the results of the resampling analysis

within 30 days after the date on which sample analysis are received, but no later than 90

days after the first samples were taken. If the evaluation of the

resample result confirms

the

determination made in Condition No. 6 above, the permittee must conclude that a

significant change in groundwater quality has occurred.

In the event a significant change in groundwater quality has occurred or has been

confirmed, the permittee shall:

Submit an assessment monitoring plan within sixty (60) days of the significant

change as determined in Condition No. 6 or Condition No.

7, but no later than 120

days of the original sampling event in the

form of a permit application. The

assessment monitoring plan shall include appropriate methods for determining the

source of the increase, the potential threat to human health and the environment,

and the concentration and extent of the contaminants,

if any. The assessment

monitoring plan, at a minimum, include expanded sampling requirements for the

effected

well(s) and shall be implemented within (30) days of approval from the

Illinois EPA.

Submit the assessment report, based on and including the data and information

generated from the completion of Condition No. 8a above to the Illinois

EPA

within ninety (90) days of approval of the assessment monitoring plan.

Propose a corrective action plan if assessment monitoring indicates that the

facility has impacted groundwater. The corrective action plan shall be submitted

within thirty (30) days of approval of the assessment report required by Condition

No. 8b above in the form of a permit application and include appropriate response

actions to address any impact of the facility. The plan shall be implemented

within thirty (30) days of Illinois

EPA approval.

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sand unit, and located as depicted in the February 8, 2001 addendum to Log No. 2000-

457.

Applicant Designation

Illinois EPA Designation

represents upgradient monitoring point(s)

*represents wells added to the program

18.

The concentration or values for the parameters contained in Lists 1 and 2 shall be

determined for samples collected from the groundwater monitoring points and reported

according to the schedule in Condition No. 21 and evaluated in

accordaiice with

Condition

No.

LIST 1

FIELD PARAMETERS

STORET

CLASS I1

NUMBER BACKGROUND

STANDARD

*Bottom of

Well Elevation (ft. ref MSL)

72020

Depth to Water (ft. below land surface)

72019

Depth to Water (ft. from measuring point)

721 09

Elevation of Groundwater Surface

(ft. ref MSL)

7 1993

pH (units, unfiltered)

00400

6.46-8.27

6.5-9.0

Specific Conductance

(umhos/cm, unfiltered)

00094

3567.89

Temperature of Water sample (deg F)

0001 1

(* =

Reported Annually)

LIST

Constituent

(Unfiltered,

ug/L

unless othenvise noted)

Aluminum

Barium

Boron

Calcium

(mglL)

Chromium

Copper

CLASS

STORET

BACKGROUND STANDARD

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LIST 2 (cont.)

Constituent

(Unfiltered,

ug/L

CLASS I1

unless otherwise noted)

STORET

BACKGROUND STANDARD

Iron

Lead

Magnesium

(mg/L)

Manganese

Mercury

Phosphorus

(mg/L)

Potassium (mg/L)

Nickel

Nitrate as

N (mg/L)

Sulfate (mg/L)

Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L)

Vanadium

Zinc

19.

All monitoring points shall be maintained in accordance with the approved permit

application such that the required samples and measurements may be obtained.

20.

Sampling should commence concurrently with issuance of the permit. The established

background should be taken over one year and include at least

4 sampling events. The

first quarterly samples shall be performed on samples taken during the months of'

October/November, 2000 and the results submitted to the Illinois EPA by January 15,

2001. The first statistical evaluation in accordance with Condition No. 5 above shall be

performed on samples taken

OctoberDJovember, 2001 and the results submitted to the

Illinois

EPA by January 15,2002.

21.

The schedule for sample collection and submission of quarterly monitoring results is as

follows:

Sampling Quarter

Sampling; Due

Report Due Date

Jan-Feb

(1 st)

List 1 and

April-May (2nd)

List 1 and 2

July-Aug (3rd)

List 1 and 2

Oct-Nov (4th)

List 1 and

April 15

July 15

October 15

January

Field Parameters

Indicator Parameters

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22.

Annually, the operator shall prepare an assessment of the monitoring program which

shall include an evaluation of the groundwater flow direction and the hydraulic gradients

at the facility. This assessment shall be submitted with the monitoring results due on July

15.

23.

Information required by Conditions 3 and 2 1 of Attachment A must be submitted in an

electronic format. The information is to be submitted as fixed-width text files formatted

as found in Attachment

C. Additional guidance regarding the submittal of the

information in an electronic format can be found at

www.epa.state.il.us/land/re~ulatory- 

programs/permits-and-management/index.html. 

24.

The operator shall collect one

(I) sample each of incoming landscape waste, screen

overs, and steel slag, then analyze each sample for chromium, copper, lead, magnesium,

and nickel using a 60-day SPLP extraction as proposed in the addendum, dated May 10,

2006, to Log No. 2004-308. Methodologies, as described in the addenda dated May

10,

2006 and July 20, 2006 to Log No. 2004-308 shall be utilized. Methodologies and

discussion of results shall be submitted to the Illinois EPA in the form of a

permit

application no later than January 15,2007.

25.

The operator shall excavate test pits (as proposed in the addendum dated May 10,2006 to

Log No. 2004-308) at the nine (9) locations specified in Attachment 1 to the addendum

dated July 20,2006 to Log No. 2004-308. Test pits shall be inspected in accordance with

the methods described in the addenda, dated May 10,2006 and July 20,2006, to Log No.

2004-308. Photographs, observations, and conclusions shall be submitted to the Illinois

EPA in the form of a permit application no later than January 15, 2007.

26.

The operator shall conduct a "downhole" survey at well

GlOl and G104 as proposed in

the addendum, dated February 9,2006, to Log No. 2004-308.

h/lethodologies, as

described in the addendum, dated February 9,2006, to Log No. 2004-308, shall be

utilized. Results and conclusions shall be submitted to the Illinois EPA in the form of

permit application no later than January 15, 2007.

27.

The operator shall collect one (1) sample from the outlet pipe for the facility's underdrain

system, as proposed in the addendum, dated May 10,2006, to Log No. 2004-308. The

sample will be analyzed for permitted groundwater parameters. Methodology, results,

and conclusions shall be submitted to the Illinois EPA in the form of a permit application

no later than January 15,2007.

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ATTACHMENT B

A. This method should be used to predict the confidence limit when single groundwater

samples are taken from each monitoring (test) well.

Determine the arithmetic mean (xbTof each indicator parameter for the

background sampling period. If more than one background (upgradient) well is

used, an equal number of samples must be taken from each well.

Where:

b

Average background value for a given chemical parameter

Background values for each upgradient sample

the number of background samples taken

Calculate the background variance (Sb

)

and standard deviation (Sb) for each

parameter using the values

(Xn) from each background sample of the upgradient

well(s) as follows:

Calculate the upper confidence limit using the following formula:

Where:

upper confidence limit prediction

(upper and lower limits should be calculated for pH)

one-tailed t value at the required significance

level and at

n-1 degrees of freedom from Table 1

(a two-tailed t value should be used for pH)

If the values of any routine parameter for any monitoring well exceeds the upper

confidence limit for that parameter, the permittee shall conclude that

a statistically

significant change has occurred at that well.

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When some of the background (upgradient) values are less than the Method

Detection Limit (MDL), a value of one-half

(3) the MDL shall be substituted for

each background value that is reported as less than the MDL. All other

computations shall be calculated as given above.

If all the background (upgradient) values are less than the MDL for a given parameter,

the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL), as given in 35

Ill. Adm. Code Part 724 Appendix

I shall be used to evaluate data from monitoring wells.

Table 1

Standard T-Tables Level of Significance

t-values

Degrees of freedom

(one-tail)

(two-tail)*

99%

95%

99%

95%

4.541

2.353

5.841

3.182

3.747

2.132

4.604

2.776

3.365

2.01 5

4.032

2.571

3.143

1.943

3.707

2.447

2.998

1.895

3.499

2.365

2.896

1.860

3.355

2.306

2.821

1.833

3.250

2.262

2.764

1.812

3.169

2.228

2.718

1.796

3.106

2.201

2.681

1.782

3.055

2.179

2.650

1.771

3.012

2.160

2.624

1.761

2.977

2.145

2.602

1.753

2.947

2.131

2.583

1.746

2.921

2.120

2.567

1.740

2.898

2.110

2.552

1.734

2.878

2.101

2.539

1.729

2.861

2.093

2 0

2.528

1.725

2.845

2.086

2 1

2.518

1.721

2.83 1

2.080

2.508

1.717

2.819

2.074

2.500

1.714

2.807

2.069

2.492

1.711

2.797

2.064

2.485

1.708

2.787

2.060

3 0

2.457

1.697

2.750

2.042

4 0

2.423

1.684

2.704

2.02 1

Adopted from Table

I11 of "Statistical Tables for Biological Agricultural and Medical Research"

(1 947.

R.A. Fisher and F. Yates).

*For pH only.

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EXHIBIT B

OPERATING PLAN

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ANDREWS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING INC. 3535 Mayflower Blvd,, Springfield, IL 6271 1 / (21 71 787-2334

February 9, 2006

Gary Cima

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Land

- #33

Permit Section

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield,

IL 62794-9276

re:

091 0355001

- Kankakee County

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Renewal Permit Application

Permit Application, Log No. 2005-21 9

Dear Mr. Cima:

On behalf of our client, Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc. (Joyce Farms), we are pleased to

submit an original and three copies of a revised Operating Plan for the permitted

landscape waste compost facility. The Operating Plan has been revised based upon

comments received from the Illinois EPA during a December 6, 2005 meeting.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (217) 787-2334.

Thank you.

Sincerely;

Sean

C. Chisek, P.E.

Project Engineer

enclosure

cc:

Patrick Joyce

- Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Tamra

J. Legacy - HomeStar Bank

Claire Manning

- Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP

Donna Shehane - Kankakee County Planning Department

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Made wifh Recycled Fiber

FAX: (21 7) 787-9495

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Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Permitted Landscape Waste Compost Facility

Operating Plan

February 2006

Prepared for:

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Essex, Illinois

Prepared by:

Andrews Environmental Engineering Inc.

3 5 3

Mayflower Boulevard

Springfield, Illinois 627

1 1

Tel: (2 17) 787-2334

Fax: (717) 787-9495

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JOYCE

FARMS 

RECYCLING.

INC

PERMITTED LANDSCAPE WASTE

COMPOST 

FAClLlTY

OPERATING PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I GENERAL

...............................................................................................................

2 PERSONNEL AND

JOB

RESPONSIBILITIES

......................................................

3 EQUIPMENT

................ ..

.....................................................................................

2

4 PROCESSING OF LANDSCAPE MATERIAL

........................................................

4.1

Incoming Material

...........................................................................................

4.2

Material Grinding and Mixing ........................................................................... 5

4.3

Windrow Formation and Management

.............................................................

4.4

Finished Compost ............................................................................................ 6

MONITORING

...................................................................................................

5.1

Windrow Monitoring

.........................................................................................

5.2

End-Product Compost Monitoring

....................................................................

6 LITTER CONTROL

...............................................................................................

7 TRAFFIC AND DUST CONTROL

.........................................................................

8 ODOR CONTROL

.................................................................................................

9 VECTOR CONTROL

..........................................................................................

FIRE

PROTECTION

.....................................................................................

I I

STORMWATER CONTROL

.......................................................................

.................................................................................

PERSONNEL TRAINING

CONTINGENCY PLAN

...................................................................................

RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

...............................

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1 GENERAL

This document constitutes the operating plan for the permitted portion of Joyce Farms

Recycling Compost facility (Joyce Farms). Joyce Farms is a compost recycling facility

that receives landscape waste from a variety of sources, including corporations and units

of local government. The facility is subject to relevant provisions of Parts

830-832 of the

regulations of the Illinois Pollution Control Board ("Board")

35 111. Adrn. Code 830-832.

Figure 1 in Attachment 1 shows the general layout of Joyce Farms.

The provisions contained in this document do not constitute regulations, nor are they

specific permit conditions. While the operations of the facility are based upon this

Operating Plan, the plan itself is a working document. Reasonable variations from this

plan resulting from operational needs do not constitute violations of the permit, the rules

of the Pollution Control Board or the Environmental Protection Act.

2

PERSONNEL

AND

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Operator of the facility is Patrick J. Joyce, who has been trained in the proper

operations of composting facilities by Advanced Composting Systems, Inc. Mr. Joyce

has ultimate responsibility for all of the activities and operations of the facility.

The facility employs adequate personnel to process landscape waste as required by the

provisions of the Board's rules referenced above. Personnel perform the following

specific job responsibilities and functions:

Gate Attendant

- The gate attendant will be responsible for maintaining volumetric

records of the inbound and outbound material. This person will also be responsible for

securing the site at the end of the operating day.

Equipment Operator-

The equipment operator will be responsible for building windrows,

combining materials into storage

piles, and for operating the grinder, trommels,

screening and windrow turning equipment. The equipment operator shall be responsible

for performing all maintenance activities on the equipment, watering the roadways and

collecting litter at the facility.

Laborers

- Laborers will be utilized at the facility on an as-needed basis. Laborers will

be used to collect litter, perform monitoring, watering of the roads

and windrows,

equipment maintenance and other duties assigned.

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EQUIPMENT

The facility maintains equipment adequate to process incoming landscape waste as

required by the relevant Board regulations. The following equipment, or equipment with

similar characteristics, will be utilized at the facility:

Frontier TB-12 Windrow Turner

- This unit is a tow-behind windrow turner capable of

turning all windrows in one day.

Case International 8940 Tractor

- This unit is used to tow the windrow turner.

Fiatallis Loader

- This unit is maintained to turn windrows in the event the Frontier

windrow turner is not operational.

Grinder

- Incoming material is passed through the grinder to obtain a more uniform

particle size.

Dump Trucks

- Trucks are used to place the material into windrows.

Tractors

with

Spreaders

- Tractors with spreaders are used to form composting

windrows.

Trommel Screens

- Trommels are used to screen the finished compost.

Loader

loader is used to load end-product compost into the trommels for screening

and to load end-product compost into trucks for use

offsite.

Proper maintenance of the facility's equipment is important to allow for proper operation

of the facility. All utilities necessary for safe operation including, but not limited to, lights,

power, water supply and communications equipment, will be available at the facility at all

times. The facility maintains a garage with supplies for the care and repair of equipment.

Equipment is visually inspected at the end of each operating day. Should an inspection

identify a problem with a piece of equipment, the piece of equipment will be repaired. In

the event a piece of equipment will be placed out of operation for longer than

24 hours, a

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third-party equipment vendor, such as those listed below, will be contacted and a

replacement piece will be utilized until the piece of equipment is operational.

Union Hill Sales and Service, Inc.

61 Center Street

Union Hill,

(8 1 5) 426-6 1 03

Vermeer-Illinois

(630) 820-3030

Wildcat Manufacturing Company, Inc.

(800) 627-3954

Tobey's Construction & Cartage

104 S. Park Road

Herscher,

(8 1 5) 426-21 46

West Side Tractor

310

W. 162" Street

South Holland,

(708) 331 -71 50

PROCESSING

LANDSCAPE MATERIAL

The facility was established and originally permitted in 2000, for the purpose of receiving

landscape waste from haulers and producing compost for sale that meets the end-use

standards set forth in Subpart

E of Part 830 of the Board's rules.

The area of land dedicated to the permitted composting facility, which is the subject of

this Operating Plan, covers approximately 13.6 acres

in Essex Township, Kankakee

County, and is centrally located in the middle of a traditional farming operation, which

constitutes approximately 360 acres in total. This acreage has been operated as a farm

by the Joyce's for generations. The boundaries of the 13.6-acre permitted facility are

permanently staked so that such boundaries are immediately identifiable.

The actual entrance to the facility is located approximately one-half mile from

3000N

Road, which is a public road (a blacktopped township road) providing access to the

Joyce property and, ultimately, to Joyce Farms Recycling.

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4.1

lncoming Material

The facility is open to receive material from

6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through

Friday and

6:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday. As a practical matter, haulers are advised to

be at the facility, at the latest, by around

6:00 p.m. The facility processes landscape

waste and utilizes the additives listed below:

Water

End-cuts of dimension lumber

lnoculant bacteria

Fruit and vegetable waste from Del Monte Fresh Produce, 12 Stuart

Drive, Kankakee, Illinois.

Fruit and vegetable waste shall consist

primarily of lettuce, pineapple husks, melon rinds, cabbage, onions,

carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and grapes.

Other than water, no additive or combination of additives will exceed

10 percent by

volume of the composting material.

To ensure that additives do not exceed

10 percent

by volume of the composting material, a record of the quantity and type of landscape

waste and additives are kept and maintained at the facility. Additives will only be

accepted when there is sufficient volume of landscape waste or composting landscape

waste available that day to blend with the additives.

Trucks are unloaded in the facility's permitted receiving area.

While each truck is

unloading, the material will be inspected for litter. During unloading, the loads are turned

several times with

a loader to help in the removal of litter. Litter will be removed by

hand-picking when the material is unloaded and placed in covered receptacles for

disposal at a permitted facility. Litter control is discussed in detail in Section 6 of this

Operating Plan.

lncoming material will be processed within

24 hours after receipt into windrows or other

piles that promote proper conditions for composting, lncoming leaves, brush or woody

landscape waste need not be stored in windrows, but can be stored in designated areas

for ease of use as a carbon source and bulking agent.

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Up to 170,000 cubic yards of material may be received at the facility each year.

Attachment

2 contains a capacity calculation demonstrating the facility has the capacity

to compost this volume.

4.2 Material Grinding and Mixing

After unloading, landscape waste will be sent through the grinder to create a smaller,

more uniform particle size. The facility will maintain a

carbonhitrogen (CIN) ratio of

approximately

25 to 1 in the windrows. lncoming yard waste varies with the season and

weather conditions

(e.g., grass is generally plentiful in the spring and summer months, in

the fall, leaves are plentiful). Stored leaves and brush are utilized to maintain the proper

ratio. Spring months typically need

more carbon added than the summer and fall

months. To ensure a proper CIN ratio, material will be mixed as it is being ground, or

mixing will occur after grinding has been completed. Typically,

material grinding will

occur during the hours of

6:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00

a.m. to noon on Saturday. During peak seasons where the volume of incoming

landscape waste increases

(i.e., generally during the months of May, June and

November), material grinding will occur during the hours of

6:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday and

6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday.

A stockpile of leaves is maintained at the facility to ensure there is an adequate volume

of material on site to maintain the appropriate CIN ratio during all seasons.

4.3 Windrow Formation

and

Management

After grinding is completed and the material has been mixed to the proper

CIN

ratio, the

material is placed into windrows. lncoming landscape waste will be processed into piles

or windrows within

24 hours after receipt. lncoming leaves, brush and woody landscape

material may be stockpiled in designated locations for future use as a carbon source

and/or bulking agent.

Two dump trucks and two tractors with spreaders are utilized in the formation of

windrows. Initially, windrows are approximately 6-feet high, 12-feet wide at the base,

and 6-feet wide at the top. Aisles between the windrows are maintained at approximately

10 feet in width, in order to provide sufficient space for housekeeping operations, visual

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inspection and firefighting operations. Windrow formation occurs from 6:00 a.m. to

7:00 

p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

Windrows are monitored to ensure the material is maintained in an aerobic state and is

composting properly. Section

5 of this Operating Plan contains the monitoring plan for

the windrows.

Windrows are turned a minimum of 4 times per year and not less than once every 6

months. Generally, windrows are typically turned

3 to 4 times during the first week after

formation;

3 times during the second week after formation; twice during the third week

after formation; and once per week the fourth week and after. The frequency of windrow

turning may vary slightly depending on temperature, moisture content and oxygen levels

of the windrows. Windrows are turned during the hours of

6:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday and

6:00 a.m. through noon Saturday.

In general, after approximately

3-4 weeks, the landscape waste has reduced in size

enough to allow windrows to be combined together. After combining, windrows are

approximately 6-feet high, 12-feet wide at the base, and 6-feet wide at the top.

Prior to turning windrows or moving compost material, the facility will consider time of

day, wind direction, percent moisture, estimated odor and dust potential, and degree of

compost maturity to minimize the impact to

offsite residences.

Incoming material is turned into finished compost after approximately 8 weeks, except

during winter months when the windrows are dormant.

4.4

Finished

Compost

Finished compost is stockpiled along the northeast corner of the facility prior to

screening. Finished compost may be screened with

2 trommel screens and one loader.

Screening operations may occur during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:OO p.m. Monday

through Friday and

6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.

The finished compost is passed through a

trammel equipped with a % inch screen to

remove any remaining non-compostables. After passing through the trommel, there are

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two material classifications, end-product compost and screen-overs.

End-product

compost is stockpiled in a designated location until it is loaded for use outside the

permitted facility. The screen-overs typically consist of non-compostable material and

finished compost. In the event the screen-overs contain a high percentage of finished

compost, based upon visual inspection, the screen-overs will be allowed to dry for up to

90 days. Screen-overs are stored in the western portion of the finished compost area

and are capped when necessary to prevent blowing litter. After drying, the screen-overs

will be passed through a trommel a second time to separate the finished compost from

the non-compostable material. The management of the non-compostable material is

discussed in Section

6, Litter Control.

The end-product compost is monitored to ensure it meets the criteria for general use

compost. The monitoring procedures of end-product compost are discussed in Section

5 of this Operating Plan.

After screening is complete, the end-product compost, which has met general use

standards, is loaded onto trucks for sale or use

offsite. The loading of end-product

compost occurs from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. to

noon Saturday.

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MONITORING

Monitoring of the windrows is important to ensure the compost operation maintains an

aerobic state and to ensure the material will be composted quickly. Monitoring of end-

product compost is important to ensure the end-product compost meets the general use

compost standards described in 35

111. Adm. Code Part 830. This section describes the

procedures for monitoring the windrows and end product compost.

5.1

Windrow Monitoring

To maintain an aerobic operation and to minimize potential odors, careful monitoring of

the windrows will be conducted. Table

1 indicates the parameters to be monitored and

the desired parameter ranges to be maintained in the windrows.

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Table1 . Monitoring Parameters and Desired Ranges

Temperature, moisture and oxygen will be monitored with appropriate equipment. The

temperature of each windrow is monitored at depths of

18 and 48 inches. Temperature

is monitored each operating day, except during the months of January and February.

During the months of January and February, the windrows are usually dormant due to

the low air temperature. During the months of January and February, the windrow

temperature will be monitored once per week. Moisture content is monitored twice per

week, except in January and February when windrows may be frozen at which time

moisture content will be monitored once per week,. Windrow Oxygen levels are

monitored once per week.

In the event monitoring indicates a windrow has fallen out of the desired ranges listed in

Table 1, the activities listed below will take place as necessary. These activities will be

completed within 24 hours of discovery the desired ranges are not being maintained.

The windrow may be turned to add oxygen, lower the temperature and dry the

material.

A carbon source, such as woody material may be added to increase aeration.

Water or other sources of moisture

(i.e., fruit and vegetable waste, etc.) may

be added to lower the temperature or to increase moisture content.

A nitrogen source, such as grass, may be added to increase the temperature.

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5.2 End-Product Compost Monitoring

It is planned that end-product compost will meet the general use compost standards and

be used

offsite as a vegetative amendment. In the event the monitoring described in this

Operating Plan indicates the end-product compost does not meet the general use

compost standards, the material will be placed into windrows for further composting.

Monitoring, inspection and testing of end-product compost will be performed to ensure

the compost:

Is free of any materials that pose a definite hazard to human health due to

physical characteristics, such as glass or metal shards;

Does not contain manmade materials larger than four millimeters in size

exceeding

1 percent of the end-product compost, on a dry weight basis;

Has a pH between 6.5 and 8.5;

Has reached stability, as demonstrated by one of the methods prescribed in

Ill. Adm. Code 830.Appendix B, or utilizing stability tests outlined by

Midwest Bio Systems contained in Attachment 3 of this Operating Plan;

Does not exceed, on a dry weight basis, the inorganic concentrations set forth

35 111. Adm. Code 830.Table A; and

Does not contain fecal coliform populations that exceed 1,000 MPN per gram

of total solids (dry weight basis),

or Salmonella species populations that

exceed 3

MPN per 4 grams of total solids (dry weight basis).

End-product compost will be analyzed for the parameters listed in

35 111. Adm. Code

830.503 at a frequency of once for every 5,000 yd3 of end-product compost shipped

offsite, or once per year if less than 5,000 yd3 of end-product compost is shipped offsite.

Sample collection, preservation and analysis will be done in a manner that assures valid

and representative results. A composite sample is prepared by utilizing either of the

following

two methods:

A. Twelve grab samples, each 550 milliliters in size, will be taken from the end-

product compost at the facility, in the following manner:

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1. Four grab samples from points both equidistant throughout the length and

at the center of the windrow or other pile, at a depth not less than one

meter from the surface of the windrow or other pile;

2. Four grab samples from points both equidistant throughout the length and

one quarter the width of the windrow or other pile, at a depth not less than

half the distance between the surface and the bottom of the windrow or

other pile; and

3. Four grab samples from points both equidistant throughout the length and

one eighth the width of the windrow or other pile, at a depth not less than

half the distance between the surface and the bottom of the windrow or

other pile.

4. The twelve grab samples will be thoroughly mixed to form a homogenous

composite sample. Analyses will be of a representative subsample. The

sample holding times, sample container types and minimum collection

volumes listed in

35 111. Adm. Code 830.Table B shall apply; or

B. Sampling methods set forth in Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,

Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846).

The performance test methods listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.Appendix B will be utilized

to ensure end product compost is stabilized and meets the general use compost criteria.

Compost samples will also be analyzed for the inorganic parameters listed in

35 111. Adm.

Code

830.Table A.

LITTER

CONTROL

The section discusses the various steps that the facility will employ to minimize the

presence of litter at the facility.

Generators, truck drivers and transfer stations will be instructed as to the types of

material the facility is permitted to accept.

As incoming vehicles are unloaded, laborers

will inspect the material for material that does not fit the permitted description.

Generally, two laborers will be assigned to inspect loads as they are unloaded. These

loads are then turned several times with a loader to assist in the efficiency of removing

any unpermitted material. When there are no trucks being unloaded, these same two

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laborers will remove unpermitted material while grinding operations are taking place.

Two additional laborers patrol the facility grounds and windrows each day the facility is

operating. These additional laborers can also be utilized to inspect incoming loads

during busy times of the year, such as the fall leaf season.

Haulers and generators that bring landscape waste with an unacceptable amount of

non-compostab[es, based upon visual inspection, will be subject to the following actions.

The driver will be informed of the types of waste the facility accepts;

The generator will be contacted and informed of the types of waste the facility

accepts;

The facility may reject the load.

If unpermitted material is found, it is removed and placed in a covered container.

An 8

cubic yard container is typically located on the east edge of the receiving pad. A 20

cubic yard dumpster is also located at the facility. Both containers can be moved around

the facility as needed to facilitate litter collection.

The area around the processing area will

be patrolled throughout each operating day by

all employees. This area has additional fencing to aid in containment of litter.

Unpermitted material is placed in garbage bags. Before lunch and at the end of the

day,

all collected material is placed in the two previously mentioned receptacles.

Litter screens are utilized to control litter during grinding and

trornmelling operations.

Screens are located at the down wind side of the grinding and screening areas. When

litter can not be contained due to excessive winds, grinding and

trommelling operations

will be suspended until weather conditions improve and litter can be controlled.

If necessary, a portable vacuum unit will be utilized to collect litter. Vacuumed litter

will

be placed in a covered receptacle and disposed at a permitted facility.

In the screening of end-product compost, all screen-overs will be placed in a designated

area. If necessary to contain the screen overs, the material will be covered with end

product compost. When screening operations are conducted, the screen overs are

visually inspected to determine their compost content. When the moisture content of the

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end product compost is high, the screen overs may contain a high percentage of end

product compost.

If the compost content in the screen overs is high, the material

allowed to dry and is re-screened. When screening is completed, the screen overs are

disposed of at a permitted facility.

The receiving area will be inspected each operating day for litter. Aisles between

windrows will be inspected each operating day for litter. The windrows are also

inspected for litter after they are turned. Collected litter is placed in a covered receptacle

and disposed at a permitted facility.

Fencing is located around the agricultural buffer surrounding the site. This fencing is

inspected each operating day and is cleaned when necessary. In the event of high

winds, which carry litter outside the facility boundaries, additional laborers will be

obtained to control litter as necessary.

Salvaging is not permitted at the facility.

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TRAFFIC AND DUST

CONTROL

Proper traffic control is important to minimize traffic related impacts to the surrounding

community. The facility may receive incoming loads of material from

6:00 a.m. to 7:00

p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Incoming trucks are

expected to comply with road weight limits and any other regulatory requirements when

delivering material. Joyce Farms informs incoming haulers of the road weight limits of

roadways leading to the facility.

Staging of incoming trucks on public roadways is not

permitted. Should a vehicle arrive before the facility's permitted receiving time, the

vehicle will be staged on the private lane leading to the facility, and not on a public

roadway.

To control dust, the facility's receiving area and entrance road are watered as

necessary. Water used in dust control will be obtained from

a watering tank that

contains water from the Joyce Farms private wells. Water for dust control is available at

all times the facility is operating. The entrance road is also periodically treated with

calcium chloride. Generally, the entrance road is treated with calcium chloride when the

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adjacent public road is treated with calcium chloride, as the same company treats both

roadways.

Open burning is prohibited except in accordance with

35 111.

Adm. Code

200 through

245.

Mud tracking onto public roadways is prevented by the facility's access roadway, which

is approximately one-half mile in length. If necessary, vehicles exiting the facility will be

washed to minimize mud tracking.

ODOR CONTROL

Odor control measures are important to minimize odors from the permitted compost

facility. Odor control measures include the measures in this Section, plus proper

management of compost material, litter control, traffic control and dust control.

Generally, odors will be controlled by maintaining the windrows within the desired ranges

specified in Section

5 of this Operating Plan. Facility personnel will periodically check for

odors which may travel

offsite.

As discussed previously, all incoming loads are inspected when unloaded. Incoming

loads that are very odorous will be rejected.

The compost material is blended with leaves and brush as necessary to maintain the

desired

CIN ratio and to minimize odors. After grinding the incoming material will be

formed into windrows. Proper windrow size should be maintained so as to minimize

odors.

See Section

4.3. Maintaining the temperature, oxygen and moisture content of

the windrows within the desired ranges described in Table

1 will minimize the potential

for odor. In the event the temperature, oxygen or moisture content of a windrow falls

outside the desired ranges listed in Table

1, the steps described in Section 5.1 will be

taken to maintain the windrow within the desired operating ranges.

Bulking agents, such as woody landscape waste is maintained and available at the

facility to help aerate the windrows and minimize odors.

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Odor checks will be performed three times each operating day. Odor checks will be

performed at on- and

offsite locations. Generally, the odor checks will be performed at

approximately

6:00 a.m., midday and 6:00 p.m. The timing of the odor checks may

change based upon facility operations.

Odor checks generally consist of driving the

perimeter of the permitted facility, both up- and downwind, and driving around the one

square mile section surrounding the facility.

If an odor check detects an odor, a closer

inspection along the windrows will be conducted. After the source of the odor has been

identified, the actions described in Section 5.1 will take place to maintain the windrow

within the desired operating ranges. The results of the odor checks are kept in a log

maintained at the facility's office.

In the event the facility receives an odor complaint, the facility will record and report the

following to the Illinois

EPA within 24 hours after receiving the complaint:

The date and time received;

The name of complainant;

The address and phone number of complainant, if volunteered upon request;

and

The name of the personnel receiving the complaint.

The facility will record the date, time and nature of any action taken in response to an

odor complaint, and report this information to the Illinois EPA, at the address below,

within

7 days after the complaint is received.

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Land, Permit Section

1021 North Grand Ave. East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

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VECTOR CONTROL

Vectors are controlled by removing non-compostables from the cornposting material and

storing of non-compostables in covered receptacles prior to disposal. Fly traps are

utilized at various locations throughout the facility.

Fly traps are relocated as necessary

to provide maximum effectiveness. Fly traps will be inspected once per week during the

months of March

- November.

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As discussed in Section 5.1, windrow temperature will be maintained between

135'

and

160°F during weeks

3 through 5 after windrow formation, so as to ensure fly eggs and

larva, as well as any parasitic organisms are destroyed. Maintaining windrows within the

desired ranges described in Section 5, and turning the windrows disrupts the lifecycle of

flies and minimizes the number of flies.

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FIRE PROTECTION

Proper operation of the facility should eliminate the risk of fires. A supply of water is

maintained at the facility. Fire extinguishers will be maintained in the facility office and

garage. In the event of a fire that can not be contained by facility personnel, the fire

department will be called. Telephone access to the local fire department is provided in

the facility

ofice.

STORMWATER

CONTROL

Proper grading and operations are important to maintain proper stormwater controls. In

accordance with 35

Ill. Adm. Code 830.202(g), the facility's grading and stormwater

retention pond are designed to manage runoff from the facility resulting from

precipitation less than or equal to the 10-year, 24-hour precipitation event. A

demonstration of the facility's stormwater management capacity was submitted to the

Illinois EPA in Permit Application, Log Nos. 2000-138 (approved on September

12,

2000) and 2005-1 60.

Water in the facility's stormwater retention pond will be pumped to a 1,000-gallon holding

tank and sprayed onto the windrows when windrow monitoring indicates the windrows

require additional moisture. The pump currently utilized is

a 5-horsepower,

1.5-inch

pump. This pump will be maintained in an operable condition. Should the pump fail, it will

be replaced by a pump of equal or greater capacity. Water from the retention pond is

pumped into a 1,000-gallon polyethylene tank, which is currently located on a trailer.

When windrows are turned, the trailer with the water tanks is towed by the windrow

turner and water is pumped into the windrows. Currently, water is pumped into the

windrows with a 5-horsepower pump. Should this pump fail, a new pump with similar

performance characteristics will be utilized. Generally, water is added to windrows as

they are turned when the retention pond is not frozen (typically during the months of

March through December). When the windrows are dormant (generally from January

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and February) the stormwater detention area is typically frozen and no pumping occurs

when the pond is frozen. The facility currently maintains an excavator on site should the

need arise to increase the size of the retention pond during emergency situations. In

addition, an additional pump will be utilized as necessary to pump water from the

retention pond during emergency situations.

The facility's retention pond has been sized to retain stormwater runoff resulting from a

10-year, 24-hour storm event. Generally, water in the retention pond will be allowed to

settle for a period of

2 days after a precipitation event. Based upon the types of

materials accepted at the facility

(i.e., leaves, grass, brush, fruit, wood), it is not expected

downstream waters will be impacted from the receipt of stormwater runoff from the

facility. Further, the retention pond is located approximately one mile from the nearest

source of surface water. Between the retention pond and the nearest source of surface

water is highly vegetated soil, which provides substantial filtering and effective

dispersion

of passing water. However, to ensure the protection of downstream water

quality, the gate valve which controls the discharge from the retention pond will only be

opened as needed

(e.g., after a storm greater than a 10-year, 24-hour storm), and only

for a maximum of

4 hours a day. All times when the gate valve is opened will be

recorded in

a log book maintained at the facility.

Within

48 hours after a precipitation event, the facility will be inspected. During the

inspection, facility staff will patrol aisles between

wind.rows. If an inspection indicates

there is water ponded between windrows, the area will be

diskedlbladed to eliminate

standing water. If and area cannot be

diskedlbladed to eliminate standing water, water

in that area will be removed by pumping to the

stormwater retention pond. Low spots

observed to be accumulating water during an inspection will be filled to promote surface

drainage in accordance with the currently approved site grading plan. Any disking,

blading, pumping or filling will be completed within

48 hours after the end of a

precipitation event.

Facility personnel are trained in regards to proper facility maintenance to ensure berms,

vegetative filters and ditches are maintained to properly control stormwater runoff.

Vehicles are not permitted to drive over the vegetative filters.

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12 PERSONNEL TRAINING

The facility will train personnel in regards to the procedures and requirements contained

in this operating plan, the rules and regulations and the facility's permit to ensure

personnel are familiar with the requirements applicable to the facility. The facility

provides training in Spanish if necessary based upon the needs of its employees.

New employees will

be trained, prior to participating in, in facility operations,

maintenance procedures, and safety and emergency procedures relevant to their

employment.

In addition, annual personnel training will be provided, which will include, at a minimum,

a thorough explanation of the operating procedures for both normal and emergency

situations.

The operator will have personnel sign an acknowledgement stating that they have

received the training. These acknowledgements will be kept at the facility office.

This facility Operating Plan will be made available and explained to all employees.

13 CONTINGENCY PLAN

As discussed previously in this Operating Plan, the facility will implement measures to

control odors, vectors, traffic, dust and noise. As required by Section

830.212 of the

Board's rules, the facility also utilizes the following contingency plans when necessary.

Equipment Breakdown

As discussed in Section 3 of this Operating Plan, the facility maintains a

sufficient quantity of equipment for proper management of the facility, and

suppliers of replacement equipment are available if necessary.

Odors

Procedures for remedying odor complaints are contained in Section 8 of this

Operating Plan.

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Unacceptable Waste Delivered to the Facility

The management of unacceptable wastes is discussed in Sections 5 and 7 of

this Operating Plan.

Groundwater Contamination

The facility will monitor groundwater in accordance with the approved permit.

Groundwater monitoring results will be reported to the Illinois

EPA in

accordance with the facility's permit. As the materials accepted at the facility

are natural

(i.e., leaves, grass, brush, fruit, wood), groundwater contamination

is not expected.

Any Accidental Release of Special Waste

The facility will not accept special waste. The facility implements a load

checking program and will reject loads carrying special waste. In the event a

special waste is received, the hauler who delivered the load will be contacted

to remove the load for disposal at an approved facility.

Conditions Such as Fire, Dust, Noise, Vectors, Power Outages, and Unusual

Traffic Conditions

Should a small fire develop, it will be extinguished with fire extinguishers

maintained at the facility. In the event of a fire that cannot be extinguished by

facility personnel, the fire department will be contacted.

Dust control is discussed in Section 7 of this Operating Plan.

Noise will be controlled by operating equipment during the times described in

Section

4 of this Operating Plan.

Vector control is discussed in Section

9 of this Operating Plan.

Should a power outage occur, equipment will be shut down as necessary

andlor a generator will be utilized until power is restored. A power outage is

not expected to cause an impact to human health

or the environment.

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Traffic control is discussed in Section 7 of this Operating Plan. The private

lane leading to the facility is long enough such that incoming trucks will not be

staged on public roadways.

14 RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Copies of the facility permit, design plans, operating plan and any required reports will

be kept at the facility so as to

be available during inspection of the facility.

The facility will keep records of the following information:

The quantity of each load of landscape waste received;

The origin, type and quantity of any additive accepted, when received at the

facility;

The type and quantity of any additive used in the composting process (water

added during composting need not be quantified), as quantified based on

monthly review of additives remaining;

The dates of turning of each windrow or other pile;

All monitoring data required pursuant to a facility permit;

Conditions evaluated to minimize dust and odor;

For any odor complaint received, the information collected as described in

Section

8 of this Operating Plan;

Details of all incidents that require implementation of the facility's

contingency plan, and methods used to resolve them;

Records pertaining to sampling and testing, as follows:

a. Locations in the composting area from which samples are obtained;

b. Number of samples taken;

c. Volume of each sample taken;

d. Date and time of collection of samples;

e. Name and signature of person responsible for sampling;

f. Name and address of the laboratory receiving samples, if applicable;

and

g. Signature of the person responsible for sample analysis.

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The daily quantity of each type of end-product compost removed from the

facility, according to the end-product compost classifications provided in

Ill. Adm. Code, Subpart E; and

Verification that requisite personnel training has been done.

The operator will keep dated copies of the end-product compost analyses required

pursuant to Section

830.504.

The records will be made available during normal business hours for inspection and

photocopying by the Illinois EPA. Such records will be kept for a period of three years,

subject to extension upon written request by the Illinois EPA and automatic extension

during the course of any enforcement action relating to the facility. Records will be sent

to the Illinois

EPA upon request.

On or before April

1 of each year, the operator will submit a written annual statement to

the Illinois EPA, on a form provided by the Illinois EPA the following:

An estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for composting in the

previous calendar year;

An estimate of the amount and disposition of compost material (i.e., end-

product compost, chippedlshredded brush) in the previous calendar year;

and

A Composting Facility Financial Assurance Plan Compliance Certification in

accordance with the requirements contained in

35 111. Adm. Code 830.606.

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Operating Plan (February 2006)

Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc.

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ATTACHMENT I

SITE LAYOUT DRAWING

Joyce Farms Recyciing, lnc.

Operating Plan (February 2006)

Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc.

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ATTACHMENT 2

FACILITY CAPACITY

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Operating

Plan

(February

2006)

Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc

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Given:

Average Windrow Length: 350 feet

Approximate Windrow Base Width: 12 feet

Approximate Windrow Top Width: 6 feet

Approximate Windrow Height:

6 feet

Average Number of Windrows: 35

Windrows are combined after 3-4 weeks, resulting in a capacity increase of 50%

Time to Finish Composting: 8 weeks

Average Number of Composting Cycles Per Year: 5

Volume of Each Windrow

= '/2 (1 2 ft + 6 ft) (350 ft) (6 ft) = 18,900 ft3/windrow

Total Volume of All Windrows

= (1 8,900 ft3/windrow) (35 windrows) = 661,500 ft3

Total As-Received Volume

Affer Windrows are Combined

= (1.5) (661,500 ft3) = 992,250 ft3

As-Received Annual Volume

= (992,250 ft3/cycle) (5 cycles/year) = 4,961,250 ft31year = 183,750 yd3/yr

As demonstrated above, the facility has the capacity to process up to 183,750 yd3 of

incoming material per year. However,

the facility will not accept over 170,000 yd3 of

incoming material per year.

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Operating Plan (February

2006)

Andrews Environmental Engineering, lnc.

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ATTACHMENT 3

MIDWEST 810 SYSTEMS COMPOST TESTING INFORMATION

Joyce Farms Recycling, Inc.

Operating Plan (February

2006)

Andrews Environmental Engineering,

Inc.

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60MPOST MATUWJTV

Campost maturity

rafsrs

to

the

phytobxici~

(taxicity.ta

plank)

assscbted

w~th the

ccmpost, Immarure

ccmposrs can!ein

more growth inhibiting

substances than

rnolure

ccjrnpcasts.

Some

these

growth

inhibiting

compounds include

salts,

a,nrncnia,

phenglic

subs!ances.

heavy

mslals,

and

organic

aclds,

These rnaturjty

tests are conducted

on

both a Full

strength.compost extract

well

as a

orme-third

svength extract.

Use

the

results

from

the

full

strength

analysis

tor

ints-rpretatlon If

you

are using

compost as e

potting

material or for covaring a seed bed. If

your 

compst

application includes incorporating the

compost

into

the

soll,

use

the

ant-third

6tmngth

analysis

results for

interpmbttion.

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- ~-

Comport 

strNlftyrefe~ to the dagree

whlcir

composts

have

been

decomposed

mare

stable

materials.

This

analysis

can

tx

determined through

process

that

measures

the

amount of carbon

dioxide produced

'or

the arnounl

of oriygen

utilizad

by

spmlfl~ quantity or

compost over

s~ecific,amaunt

time under

conditions

spprdprl%te:

for microbial growth. This .

measuring

process

is

accomplished

with

respirometer which

tracks

carbon

dioxide and

oxygen

concentrations.

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MATURIN

TEST

PARAMETER 

Maturity

jgde,!'

Germlnation

Rsie

, I.

dm---.

mure

stable cornpast'~lll

have

lower

rsspication

rates

thar)

an unstable

cornpos!.

The

guidelirlas

usad

belw

are

goad gerieral referenbe,

for

compost

stgbility

as

determined

oxygen

utilization of

the

bjmpost

OPT~WL COMWST LEVELS

Greater

-....--

Ihsn

50%

Great&

than

85%

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em----

~or~~cult"rs

Applications -

Less

then

6

dS/m

Agricukure applications -

Less

lhan

dSIm

6.5

- 8.5

. ..

. &

Respiration Uab

Cumrnenb

mp

G;IKa

compost

dry

sollde-h~ur

I

Accepbble

br

horficultural

app!bcaTbns with

. ..

scnsitive,planls

100

mg

Oz/Kg

compsc

dry

solids-tour

For addittonal joforrnatjon, visit the web site

www.hbclsb.com

BBC

Ldorstorieu,

121

North

Stodcm DI-ivc,

Trmpc,

AZ 'A5281

(dBO) 967-5931

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Journal of

Environmemal

Qualb'.

2311

177-1

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(19a) 

Journal

of

Environmenfal

Quality,

23:1177-I183 (19H)

MaSA

104.3,

Saturated

Pask

'Sm

Attached I~rp~~on

Guide

?n C~mpast

M~bLldty

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