BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDOF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
NOTICE
REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSIONOF APPEAL PERIOD
Division File
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
217/782-9143 (TDD)
Via Facsimile (217) 782-9807

RECE~VED

CLERK’S OFFICE

SEP

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2004

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution

Control Board

PCB No.

05-

(LUST Appeal

—

Ninety Day Extension)

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Daniel A. Reed

illinois Pollution Control Board

Alschuler,

Simantz & Hem, LLC

James R. Thompson Center

Downer Place Executive Center

100 West Randolph

Street

1961

West Downer Place

Suite

11-500

Aurora, IL

60506-4384

Chicago, IL 60601

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

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: September 22, 2004

BEFORE THE

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

WAYNE SWANSON

)

DENNIS SWANSON,

)

Petitioners,

)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

~V ED

CLERK’S OFFICE

BEFORE

THE

POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

SEP

242004

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

STATE

OF ILLINOIS

WAYNE SWANSON &

Pollution

Control

Board

DENNIS SWANSON,

)

Petitioners,

)

PCB No.

05-

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(LUST Appeal

—

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

Section

40(a)( 1) of the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Act

(415

ILCS

5/40(a)(1))

and

Iii.

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

December 22,

2004,

or any other date not

more than a total ofone hundred

twenty-

five

(125)

days from the date of service of the Illinois EPA’s final decision.

In support thereof,

the Illinois EPA respectfully states as follows:

On August

18,

2004,

the Illinois

EPA

issued

final

decision to

the

Petitioners.

(Exhibit A)

On September 21,

2004, the Petitioners 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

requesting that

the Board

extend

the thirty-five day

period for filing a petition

ninety days.

The Petitioners did not represent when the final decision was received, though the final decision

could not have been received until at least one day after issuance.

(Exhibit B)

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 of any

hearing that may be necessary to resolve this matter.

WHEREFORE,

for the

reasons stated

above,

the parties request that

the Board,

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

John

.Kim

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: September 22, 2004

This filing submitted

on recycled paper.

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ENVIRONMFNTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY

1021

NORTH

GRe\nD AVENUE

EMT,

P.O.

Box

19276,

SPRINCFIELO,

ILLINOIS

62794-9276, 217-782-3397

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100 WesT

RANDOLPH,

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11-300,

CHICAGO,

60601, 312-814-6026

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BLAGOJEVICH, GOVERNOR

RENEE

CIPRIAN0,

DIRECTOR

217/782-6762

CERTIFIED MAIL

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2004

Wayne & Dennis Swanson

Attention:

Dermis Swanson

2989 Riverside Plaza

Steamboat Springs,

80487

Re:

LPC 0894133002

—

Kane County

BataviWSwanson, Wayne & Dennis

122 WSt WilsonStreet

Incident #20000253

LUST Technical File

Dear Mr. Swanson:

The illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois

 EPA)

hasreviewed the 45-Day/Corrective

Action Completion Report (report) submitted pursuant to35

 illinois Administrative

Code

(35111.

Adnt Code) 732.202(e) and 732.300(b).

The

report,

dated December 5, 2003, was receivedby

the

Illinois EPA on June 4, 2004.

Pursuant to 35 ill.

Ada

Code 732.300(b)(2), owners or operators subjectto 35111. Adm. Code

732 mayproceed

 without

conducting site classification activities pursuantto 35 ifi. Adm. Code

732.Subpart C if

 upon

completion of earlyaction requirements pursuant to 35111. Adm. Code

732.Subpart B, theycan demonstrate compliance

 with

the remediation objectivesrequired in 35

ill.

Ada

Code 732.408.

Upon completion ofthe earlyaction requirements, the owner or

operatorshall submit a corrective action completion riport demonstrating compliance with

the

required levels.

Pursuant

35111. Adm. Code 732.503(b), thereport is rejected for

 ‘the

reason(s) described

below:

Since monitoring

well (MW-4) was never

installed, it is difficult

ascertain whether

contaminants ofconcern have

not

traveled

to the

North property line, onto and across

WilsonStreet.

The Agency is requiring

 collection

ofgroundwater and

soil

 sampling

for

analysis

each

appropriate depth.

Ractiroan —4302 North Main

Street.

Rockford,

IL 61103

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Harrison

St., Des Plaires,

11 60016 —(647)

294-4000

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South

State, Elgin.

IL 60123 —847)

608.3131

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PEQRIA

—5415 N.

University

St.,

Peoria.

IL 61614—

(309) 693-5463

BUREAU OF

LAND.

PEORIA

—7620 N. University St., Peoria,

IL 61614

—

South

Pirsl

Street, Champaign,

IL 61820—(2171 278-5800

SPRpNCfI(LI~—4500 S.

Sixth Street

Rd..

Springfield, IL

62706—I

EXHIBIT

Mall

Street.

CoIIinsviIIe,

IL 62234— (6181

346-5120

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Ifan engineered bonier is to be

 used, amap depicting the surfaces to

 covered by the

barrier is required by the Agency

pursuant to Section 742.1105.

TheAgency is requiring

R-l4

and R-26 equations be run

to determine ifan on-site

groundwater

 restriction will exclude the migration

to groundwater route pursuant

Section 742.320-

 Since

soil

 sample B-10had

several PNA exceedances, the Agency is requiring further soil

sampling and analysis

to the

East

 further define extent.

An underground storage tank system

 owner or operator

may

appeal this

 decision

to the illinois

Pollution Control Board.

Appeal iights are attached.

Ifyou have

 questionsor

need further assistance,

please

contact

Jim Ransdell at

217/557-6938.

Sincerely,

Thomas A.

Unit

Manager

Leaking

 Underground Storage

Tank Section

Division ofRemediation Management

Bureau ofLand

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Appeal

Rights

 underground

storagetank owner or

 operatormay

appeal this final decision to the Illinois

Pollution ControlBoard pursuant to Sections 40

and

57.7(c)(4)(D) ofthe Act by filing a petition

fora hearing within 35 days after the date ofissuance ofthe final decision.

However, the 35-day

period may be extended for a period oftime not to exceed 90 days by written notice from the

owner or operator and the Illinois EPA withinthe initial 35-day appeal period.

Ifthe owner or

operator wishes to receive a 90-thy extension, a written request that includes a statement ofthe

date the final decision was received, along with a copy ofthis decision, must be sent to the

Illinois EPA as soon as possible.

For information regarding the filing ofan appeal, please contact:

Dorothy Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

State ofIllinois Center

100

 We~t

Randolph, Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL

60601

—‘

312/814-3620

Forinformation regarding the

 filing

alan extension,

 please

contact:

illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division of

LegalCounsel

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post OfficeBox 19276

Springfield, IL

62794-9276

217/782-5544

TOTAL P.04

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby certify that on September 22, 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 followingnamed persons:

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

 Daniel A. Reed

Illinois PollutionControl Board

 Alschuler, Simantz& Hem,LLC

James R.Thompson Center

 Downer Place Executive Center

100 WestRandolph Street

 1961 WestDowner Place

Suite 11-500

 Aurora, IL 60506-4384

Chicago, IL

60601

~

 AGENCY,

Assistant Counsel

Special AssistantAttorney General

DivisionofLegal Counsel

1021

North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143 (TDD)

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BENJAMIN

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DONALD

5IMANTZ

RONALD M.

HEM

DANIEL

REED

JAMES

C JAMES. HI

GREflA

E. BIEBER

WILLIAM

SCHANLABER

OF COUNSEL

ALSCHULER, SIMANTZ &

HEM, LLC

ATTORNEYS

AT LAW

DOWNER PLACE EXECUTIVE CENTER

1961 wEST DOWNER

PLACE

AURORA, ILLINOIS

60506-4384

TELEPHONE (630) 892-7021

FAX

(630)

892-7158

September 21, 2004

Via Facsimile (217) 782-9807

CAROLJ. OWENS

MRALEGAL

JANICE

PIflMAN

PAPJtLEGA1.

JULIE K. BROMANN

PARALEGAL

Mr. John Kim

Illinois Environmental

 ProtectionAgency

Division of Legal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P. 0. Box

19276

Springfield, IL 62794-9276

Re:

LPC 0894133002

—

Kane County

Batavia/Swanson, Wayne &

Dennis

122 West Wilson Street

Incident #20000253

LUST Technical File

Dear Mr. Kim:

This

law

firm

represents

Wayne

and

Dennis

Swanson

with

respect

the

above-referenced

matter.

Please

advised that on

behalf of

our

clients,

are

requesting a 90-day

extension of the

time to file an appeal in the above-referenced matter.

Following please find a copy ofthe Final Decision dated August

18,

2004.

Ifyou require any

further

information, please contact the undersigned.

Sincerely yours,

DABJJIC

Attachment

cc:

Wayne

E. Swanson

Dennis A. Swanson

Gerard R. Dempsey

Carrie Carter

James

Saloga

ALSCHTJLER,

SIMANTZ &

 REM,

LLC

Dan

lA.R.eed