OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

PREMCOR REFINING GROUP, INC.,

)

Petitioner,

)

v.

)

PCB No.

05-

2~

ILLiNOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(LUST

—

Ninety Day Extension)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph Street

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Ann C.Barron

Bryan Cave LLP

One Metropolitan Square

211 North Broadway

Suite 3600

St. Louis, MO 63102-2750

CEV~D

CLERK’S OFFICE

AUG 99 2004

STATE OF ILUNOIS

Pollution Control Board

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the office of the Clerk of the Pollution

Control Board a REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL PERIOD, copies of which

are herewith served upon you.

Respectfully submitted,

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent

J.Kim

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143 (1’DD)

Dated: August 5, 2004

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CLERk’

BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

AUG 09 2004

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

S7~rs

PREMCOR REFINING GROUP, INC.,

)

Petitioner,

)

v.

)

PCB No.

05-

ILLiNOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(LUST

—

Ninety Day Extension)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

REQUEST FOR

NINETY

DAY

EXTENSION

OF APPEAL PERIOD

NOW COMES the Respondent, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois

EPA”), by one of its attorneys, John J. Kim, Assistant Counsel and Special Assistant Attorney

General, and, pursuant to Section 40(a)(1) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415

ILCS

5/40(a)(

1)) and

35

Ill. Adm. Code 105.208, hereby requests that the Illinois Pollution

Control Board (“Board”) grant an extension ofthe thirty-five (35) day period forpetitioning for a

hearing to November 3, 2004, or any other date not more than a total ofone hundred twenty-five

(125) days from the date of service ofthe Illinois EPA’s final decision. In support thereof, the

Illinois EPA respectfully states as follows:

1.

On June 30, 2004, the Illinois EPA issued a final decision to the Petitioner.

(Exhibit A)

2.

On August 4, 2004, the Petitioner made a written request to the Illinois EPA for

an extension of time by which to file a petition for review, asking the Illinois EPA join in

requesting that the Board extend the thirty-five day period for filing a petition to ninety days.

The Petitioner represented that the final decision was received no earlier than July 1, 2004.

(Exhibit B)

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3.

The additional time requested by the parties may eliminate the need for a hearing

in this matter or, in the alternative, allow the parties to identify issues and limit the scope ofany

hearing that may be necessary to resolve this matter.

WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated above, the parties request that the Board, in the

interest of administrative and judicial economy, grant this request for a ninety-day extension of

the thirty-five day period forpetitioning for a hearing.

Respectfully submitted,

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division ofLegal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143 (TDD)

Dated: August

5,

2004

This filing submitted on recycled paper.

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENcY

1021

~4O~lTM

GRAND

Av~evbEAST,

P.O.

Box 19276,

5F*tP~evIu~,ILuNOIS

62794-9276. 21 7-782-3397

JAMES

R.

THOMPSOr~C~iix,

100 WEsT R c’ot.pi-i, Sunr 11-300. Oi.eM~o,

II. ~6O1,

312.814-6026

Røt., IL 81ACOJ~CH,GOVE&NOf~

R~N~CCl~’RIAt4O,Oiazcroa

217/782-~762

CERTIFIED MAIL

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-

JUL O22~34

Clark Retail &teiprises~Tue. in do

The Premcor Reilning Group irie.

Enviror~nentaR.mediation

Attention: Mr. Timothy

J.

Mauntel, P.0,

PE

201 East Hawthorn St.

Hartford, II linois 62048

Re:

i_PC #

1790505081

—Tazewell County

Morton / Clark Retail Entezprises

600

South

Main St.

LUST

Incident

No. 20001505

arid 20001548

LUST

Technical

File

Dear

Mr. Matintel:

The illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Tilinois P.PA) has reviewed(tie

High

PriorityConective

Action Plan (plan) submitted (orthe above-rcfcicnccd incidcr~i.This information, dated June4, 2004,

was

received

by the

Illinois

EPA on lune 9,2004.

Citations ii this Letter are from

the

Envrorimental

Protection

Act (Act)

and

35

Illinois

Administrative Code

(35

III. Adm. Code).

Pursuant to Section

57.7(cX4)(T))

of’the

Act

and 35111. Adm. Code

732.405(c),

the plan is rejected

for

the

following

reason:

It

does not

appearas

thoughthe

proposedcorrective

action would

sufficiently

reduce the

levels ofeontamiriants in the groundwater to prevent ii.irthet’otT-site migration.

Specifically, the

proposed

MPX

system

was

operated

onsite

fom

August

30, 2000

to August

5,

2002

with the removal

of42~S00

gallons

of

waler

and free product. Howcvcr, the levels ofbcnzcn~

remaining in the groundwater

appear to be

unchanged from before implementation ofhe MPX

system.

Inaddition, with regard to

ihe

propnwd

Tier 2 TACO

objectives,

the

of’f~itepoint ofcompliance

should be the storm scwcr which is within the calculated 44’ distance to Tier I Class U groundwater

cleanup

objectives

(35 IAC Part

620

Class II

groundwater

standards).

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Page 2

Illinois EPA believes

that

the most ef~cieztmethod ofremediation

would

be

the

excavation

and

disposal ofthe silty-sand layer at a depth ofapproximately

9’

to

II’, as

well as

any contaminated

overburden

and

the

removal

of

any groundwater

encountereil

during

this

excavation effort.

Map 3 of

the

subject submittal contains a diagTain depictingthe exterv. at soil contamination. Contaminated soils

underlying this area,

in

particularthe

soils

in the northernha Ifand, to the extent practicable, the soils

around the

UST pit

(the

source

ofthe

contamination) should

be

removed.

Pursuant to Section 57.7(c)(4)(D)of

the

Act and 33 UI.

Adrn. Code 732.405(c), the plan is rejected

since the associated Coxrectivc Action Plan was not approved. Please note that

costs that have

already

been

incuz’red maybez~subniittedat this

time.

Pursuant to 35 ilL Adrn.

Code 732.401, the flhinois EPA req

jires submittal

ofa

revised plan, and

budget if applicable, WILIIÜL 90 days of

the dateofthis

letterto:

illinois

Enviror~znentalProtection Agency

Bureau

of

Land

#!24,

LAaking Undevgrourtd Storage Tank

Section

102

t

North Grand Avenue East

Post

OfficeBox

19276

Spnngfied, IL 62794.9276

PIea~e

subreti all

correspondence in duplicate and include the

Re: block

shown at the beginning ofthis

letter.

An underground storage tank system owner

Or

operator may appeal this decision to the Illinois

Pollution Control Board. Appeal rights are attached.

If you have arty questions or

need furtherintomtation, pleasu contact

Michael

A. Heaton at 217/524-

3312.

Sincerel

~i4

Michael T. Lowder

tjnit

Manager

Leaking Ondcrground Storage Tank Section

Division ofRemediation Management

Bureau ofLand

MTL;mh\00150517.doc

Attachments: A~peaiRights

cc;

Mr.

Craig Gocker

—

Environmental Mana~cnient& Technotogies~Inc.

Diision

File

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Appeal Rights

An

underground storage tank owner

or

up~a1or

may

appeal this final decision to

the

Illinois

Pollution

Control Board pursuant to Sections 40 and

57.7(c)(4XD)

ofthe Act by

filing a pctition

for a hearing within 35

days after the dateofissuance ofth! final decision. However, the 35-day

period

maybe

extended for a

period oftime not to exceed ‘?O days by written notice

from

the

owneror

operator and

the Illinois EPA within the initial 3~-dayappeal

period. If

the

owner or

operator

wishes toreceive a

90-day extension, awritten request that includesa statement

of

the

date

the

final decisionwas received,along with a copy

of

this decision,must

be sent to the

Ilinois

EPA

as scan aspossible.

For uirormation regarding the filing

ofan appeal,

please contact

J)~oti~y(3~Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

State

of

Illinois Center

100

West

Randolph, Suite 11

-Sf10

Chicago, IL 60601

312/814-3620

For

information regarding the filing

of an

extension,plcasc

contact:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division ofLegal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue l5ast

Poet Office Box. 19276

Springfield, IL 62794-9276

2171782-5544

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July 21, 2004

ViA FACSIMILE & REGULAR

MAIL

217-782-9807

JohnJ. Kim, Esq.

Associate Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

RECE~VED

Division of Lega’ Coun~

JUL

23

~OO~

Environmenta’ Prote~Uon

Agency

Ann C. Barron

\‘oicc: 314-259-2687

acbarron~bryancave.com

Re:

LPC# 17905081

—

Tazewell County

Morton/Clark Retail Enterprises

600 South

Main

Street

LUST Incident No.

20001505 and 20001548

LUST Technical File

Dear Mr. Kim:

On behalfof our client, The Premcor Refining Group Inc. (“Premcor”), pursuant to

415 ILCS 5/40(a)(1), we are requesting that the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency (“Agency”) join Premcor in Premcor’s request to extend the 35-day period

forpetitioning for an appeal ofthe Agency’s final decision rejecting Premcor’s High

Priority Corrective Action Plan datedJune 4, 2004. Premcor received the denial letter

via certified mail no earlier than July 9, 2004. Thus, the deadline for filing an

extension request with the Illinois Pollution Control Board is August 13, 2004.

Premcor hereby requests an appeal extension of 90 days, or until November 11,

2004. This extension will allow further discussions between Premcor and the Agency

regarding the High Priority Corrective Action Plan and revisions to the plan and

alternative remedial action.

I have enclosed a copy ofthe Agency’sJuly 2, 2004 denial letter for your review.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding the request

in this letter, and to inform me as to whether the Agency agrees to extend the time

period for appeal.

Bryan Cave LLP

One Metropolitan Square

211 North Broadway

Suite 3600

St. Louis, MO 63102-2750

Tel (314) 259-2000

Fax (314) 259-2020

www. bryancave. corn

Chicago

I-long Kong

Irvine

Jefferson City

Kansas City

Kuwait

Los Angeles

New York

Phoenie

Riyadh

Shanghai

St. Louis

United Arab Emirates (Oubai)

Washington, DC

And Bryan Cave,

4

Multinational Partnership,

London

EXHIBIT

Ii

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Bryan Cave LIP

July 21, 2004

Page 2

Thank you in advance for your attention to these matters.

Very truly yours,

~Qr~J

Ann

C. Barron

ACB:acb

Enclosures

cc:

Steve

Mulkey

Craig Gocker

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby

certify that on August

5,

2004, I served true

and correct copies of a REQUEST

FOR

NINETY DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL PERIOD,

by placing true and correct copies in properly sealed and addressed envelopes and by depositing

said sealed envelopes in a U.S. mail drop box located within Springfield, Illinois, with sufficient

First Class Mail postage affixed thereto, upon the following named persons:

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Ann C. Barron

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Bryan Cave LLP

James R. Thompson Center

One Metropolitan Square

100 West Randolph Street

211 North Broadway

Suite 11-500

Suite 3600

Chicago, IL 60601

St. Louis, MO 63 102-2750

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division ofLegal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143 (TDD)