BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
TED'S CITGO,
1
Pe ti fioner,
)
)
v.
)
PCB No.
)
(LUST Appeal)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Respondent.
)
To:
Dorothy
M. Gunn, Clerk
William D.
lngersoll
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Managing Attorney
James R. Thompson Center
Ill. Environmental Protection Agency
100 West Randolph Street
1021
North Grand Ave. East
Suite 11-500
Springfield,
lL 62702
Chicago,
18 60601
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that we have this day filed with the office of the
Clerk of the Pollution Control Board the
Petition for Review
a copy of which is
enclosed herewith and hereby
senled upon you.
Januasy 18,2007
TED'S CITGO
Mandy L!Combs
One of its Attorneys
John T. Hundley
Mandy
i.
Combs
THE SHARP LAW FIRM, P.C.
P.O. Box 906 - 1 1 15 Harrison
Mt. Vernon,
IL 62864
6 1
8-242-0246
Counsel for Petitioner Ted's Ci@o
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BEFORE
THE
POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
OF THE
STAE
OF
ILLINOIS
TED'S CITGO,
1
Pe tilio n e r,
)
)
v.
)
PCB No.
)
(LUSTAppeal)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
1
PROTECTION AGENCY,
1
Respondent.
)
PETITION
FOR REVIEW
Pursuant to
93
40 and 57.7 of the Environmental Protection Act ("Act"), 415
ILCS 5/40, 5157.7, and to he Board's regulations on Leaking Underground
Storage Tank ("LUST") decisions,
35 ILL. ADM. CODE 105.400
el seq.,
petitioner
Ted's Citgo ("Citgo") submits this Petition for Review of the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency ("Agency") decision attached hereto as
Exhibit
'I (("Decision") modifying Citgo's High Priority Corrective Action Plan
("CAP") so as to delete and deny approval of $770.89 of professional consulting
sewices costs incurred under "ce LUST program.
Pursuant to
3
57.8(1) of the Act, Citgo further requests the Board to order
the Agency to pay Citgo's legal costs for seeking payment in this appeal.
The Decision of which review is sought is contained in Exhibit
4 hereto.
I!.
SERVICE
OF
THE
AGENCY'S
FINAL DECISION
The Decision indicates it was mailed December 14, 2006. Itwas received
by Citgo December 4 8, 2006.
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lil.
GROUNDS
FOR
APPEAL
1. The Agency's denial of the $770.89 in costs for professional services
due to the maximum per-foot limitation on monitoring well
abandonmen"c0st is
erroneous, arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law.
2. The Agency's conclusion that such costs are ineligible for
reimbursement under 35
111. Adm. Code 734.606(ccc) is erroneous, arbitrary
and capricious.
3. The Agency's conclusion that "re costs are not reasonable under 415
ILCS 5/57.7(~)(4)(6) is erroneous, arbitrary and capricious.
IV. CONCLUSION.
For all the foregoing reasons, petitioner Ted's Citgo respectfully submits
that the Decision should be reversed and the Agency ordered
(A) to approve the
High Priority Corrective Action Plan and the budget associated therewith, and
(2) to pay Citgo's attorneys' fees for this appeal from non-LUST funds.
January
18, 2007
TED'S ClTGO
By:
John T. Hundley
Mandy L. Combs
THE SHARP LAW
FIRM, P.C.
P.O. Box 906 - 1 1 15 Harrison
Mt. Vernon,
IL 62864
6 1 8-242-0246
Counsel for Petitioner Ted's Citgo
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I
l LLINOI~
ENV~RONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
I
4021
Momn
GRAND
AVENUE
EAST,
P.O.
BOX
19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276 - { 21
7)
782-3393
JRMES
R,
TIIOMPSON
CENTER,
100 WEST
RANOO~PH,
SUITE
'11 -300,
CHICACO,
IL
60601
- (31
2)
61 4-6026
(2
L7)
782-6762
CERTIFIED MML
I
Ted's Citgo
Nick
SlaPraaymos
1322
Washington
Street
Waukegm, IL
60085
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EP@
tfO971905329 -
E&e
CQ~Q
132%
Wzshinglon Slreee
%(;king UST Ilncideat No,
981740
LeaEng UST Technical File
Dear Mr. Stmayannos:
The Illinois Envirann~ental Prot%tion Agency (Illinois EPA) has reviewed
(he
High
1PriodQ
Csmctive Action Plan
sub~#d
far the above-ref~renzed incidat.
The
Hlhois
EPA receivd
lhe
plan,
dated
mtober 2006,on October
27,2006.
Citations in this letter
aa
from
thr:
Enviranmtntal fiotection
Act
(Act), in
eEat
pior
to
June
24,2002,
md
3%
Illlinsis
Admiais&a$ivc
Code
(35
111.
Adf-n.
Code).
Pwsumt
to
Sec~ona
57.7[c)
of the
Act
d
35
111,
Adm. Code
732.405(e),
the
plan is approved.
The
adivities
proposed in
the
plan
we vpopAate to demonskate csmplimee
with
Title XVB[
sf
eke
Act
ad
35 111.
Ah. Code
432.
h
addi.eion, pwsmt
to
Scctim
53,"3c]
)sf
the Act and
35 111.
Ab,
@ode
932.405(~), the
Hi&
P~afiQ Gomctive
Ac,itiern
Plan
Bdget
is modifid. Based
on
the: modifica~sws listed
:cl
S~tcOion
2
of Aaachent
A,
the amounts listed in Section I of Attachment A
rllrt:
approved. Please rsote
fiat the
costs
must be incrarred in accordmce with the approved
ph.
Be aware
that
the mount
of papeat
from he
Fwd my be limited by Sections
5
5.8(e),
57+8(g)
srwd
57.8(d) of lhe Act,
as
well
a
35
11L
Ah.
Cede
732,61)4,732.606(s) ;and
732-61 1
+
Rck-WORD
-
4302
Monh
Main
Street,
Rockford,
lL
61
103 - (81
5)
987-7760
DES
PLNNES
- 951
1
W.
Harrison
St,, Der
Plaines,
IL
6001
6-
(847)
2944000
ELWN-
595
Swth
State,
Elgin,
11
601
23
-
(847)
608-3131
PEORIA
-
5415
M.
University St., Peoria,
11 61614
-{309)
693-5453
BUREAU
OF
LAND
-
PEOR~A
-
7620
M.
University St.,
Peoria,
IL 6161
4-
(309)
693-5482
*
CHAMPAIGN
-
2125
South First
Street,
Champaign,
IL
61820
-
(21
3)
278.5800
SPRINGF~KD
-
4500
5.
Sixth
Slreet kd..
Springfield. IL 62706 -
(2171
706-6891
[I~I~.INSVILLE
-
2039
Mat1
Streel, Collinsviiie, IL 62234
- (618)
346-5120
MARION
-
23W
W.
Main
St,,
Suite
11
6, Marion,
IL
629.59
-(A1 8)
993-7200
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2
If
yola
have
any
questions or need
assistance,
please contact Trent Benanti at
(217) 524-4649.
Michael
T.
kowder
Unlit Manager
Le&ng hdergornncl Storage Tank Sec~on
Division of Remediation Managemat
Bureau
of Land
A'ttachents: Attachen%
A
Appeal
Rights
G:
United Science Jndust~es, hc.
BOL File
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Re:
LPC #097
f
905329
-
Lake CouPfty
WaukagdTd's Gitgo
1322
Wahington Street
Leaking
UST
hcident No. 98
1745
Leaking
UST
Technical File
Based on the modifications
li@ed
in Section
2,
the
following mounts
am
approvd:
$
0,OO
Brillkg and Monitoring Well
Costs
4;
264.17
halytical Costs
.
$
0.00
Rmediation and Disposal
Costs
$
0.00
UST
Remsval
and Abmdonmcnt
Costs
$9,534.84 '
Paving, Demlitio~ and Well Abmdonmnz%
Costs
$8,742.33
'
Consaal~ng Fees
Madling chages will be determined
at
the time
a billhg
package is reviewed by
the Illiwcrs's
EPA. The amount of allowable hmdling charges will be detedned in
accordance
with
5w~omm
57.8(Q
sf the: En~romeaa.$al
Protection
Bast
(Act)
md
35
Illinois
Ahinismthe
Code
(35 111,
Adm. Code)
732,609.
SECTION
2
1,
The
Sr.
Tech
md
Sir.
Project
Manager costs associated wih moallitoping wall
abmdoment are:
shoe
appmved
as
paxi
of this budget.
These
costs
m
included
in
&e
mnitokg we11 abmdoment
sost,
for
which
a
maimurn rate
of
$10.28
per foot
qplies,
The
Sr, Tech slnd
Sr.
Rojat Mmager
costs
associated with monitoring well
abmdomm% exceed
"ihe
rnmimuraa papal
mvwts
set
forth in
Subpm H,
Appendix
%4
mUor
A~mdix
E of 35 Ill.
Ah.
Code
732,
Such
costs
skse
inacflgibfe
far
papml
from
the Furid pwsmt to 335
111.
Ab.
Code
734.606(ccc).
In addition, such
costs
are
not
approved
gmsumt
to
Sm~~nn
54.7(c)(4)(C)
sf
the
Act
because
they are
not
msonabla.
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Appeal Rights
An
malergreund st~rage tank owner or operator may appeal this final
dmision
to the
I
lliplois
Pollution Control Board pursuant
to
Sections
40
and 57.7(6)(4) of the Act by filing
a
petition for
a hewing within
35
days after the date
of
issuance
of
the
final decision; however, the 35-day
perjod may be extended for a period of time not
to
exceed 90 days
by
writeen notice from the
owner or operator and the: Illinois EPA within the initial
35-day appeal
period. If
the
owner or
operator wishes lo receive a 90-day extension, a written request that
hc'ludes
a
statement of
the
date the final decision
was ~mx-hexl,
along with a copy
af
this decision, must be sent to the
Illinois EPA
as
saan
as
possible,
I
For infomation regarding the filing of
m
appeal,
please
contact:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Poliution Control Boxd
State of Illinois Center
ZOO
West
Randolph, Suite
1 1-500
chicagq 1L
6060 1
3121814-9620
For infsma~on regarding the filing
of
an
extension, pleae contact:
118inois Envionmentstl Protection Agency
Division of Legal Counsel
102 1
North Grand
Avenue
East
Post Office Box
19276
Sprkngfield, IE
62794-9276
2 1'91782-
5
544
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CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby certify thatl caused copies of the
foregoing document to be served by placement in the
United States Post Office
Mail Box at
Idth & Main Streets in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, before 6:00 p.m. this
date, in sealed envelopes with proper first-class postage affixed, addressed to:
Dorothy
M. Gunn, Clerk
VVilliam D. lngersoll
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Managing Attorney
James R. Thompson Center
Ill. Environmental Protection Agency
'I 00 West Randolph Street
1021 North Grand Ave. East
Suite
l 1-500
Springfield,
lb 62702
Chicago,
lb 60601
January 18,2007
John
T. Hundley
Mandy
L. Combs
THE SHARP LAW FIRM, P.C.
P.O. Box 906
- '1 11 5 Harrison
Mt. Vernon,
iL 62864
6 1 8-242-0246
Counsel for Petitioner Ted's Citgo
Mandy b. Combs
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