RECEIVED

BEFORE THE

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDCL~KSOFFICE

AUG

112005

GOLD

STAR FS, INC. (LYNDON

FACILITY)

)

(Property Identification Number

Poflution Control Board

15-15-302-006)

)

Petitioner,

)

PCB

-

)

(Tax Certification)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

Dorothy

M,

Gunn,

Clerk

Marve Kading

Illinois Pollution

Control Board

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

James

R.

Thompson Center

101

N.

East Street

100 West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Cambridge, Illinois

61238

Chicago,

Illinois 60601

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office Box

19033

Springfield, Illinois

62794

PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE

that

I have today

fileØ with the

Office of the Clerk of the

Pollution

Control Board an APPEARANCE

AND THE RECOMMENDATION

of the Illinois Environmental

Protection

Agency, a copy of which is herewith

served upon

you.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

DATED:

August 8, 2005

Illinois Environmental

Protection

Agency

1021

North Grand Avenue

East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217-782-5544

Allen Day

of Legal Counsel

THIS FILING

IS

SUBMITTED

ON

RECYCLED

PAPER

---

BEFORE THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

GOLD

STAR FS, INC. (LYNDON FACILITY)

)

15-15-302-006)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

Respondent.

)PCB~

/

)

(Tax Certification)

)

)

)

APPEARANCE

RECEIVED

CLER1tS OFFICE

AUG

112005

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

The

undersigned,

as

one of its attorneys, hereby enters an APPEARANCE

on-behalf of the

Respondent,

Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY OF

THE STATE

OF ILLINOIS

DATED:

August 8, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North Grand

Avenue East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217-782-5544

By:

Allen Day

stant Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

THIS FILING

IS SUBMITTED

ON RECYCLED PAPER

---

RECEIVED

CLERI(’s

OFFICE

AUG

112005

BEFORE THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOAR~TATE

OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

GOLD

STAR FS, INC. (LYNDON FACILITY)

)

(Property Identification Number

)

15-15-302-006)

)

Petitioner,

)

PCB

-

j

)

(Tax Certification)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY

)

Respondent.

)

RECOMMENDATION

Now

Comes the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois EPA”) by James Allen

Day, one of its

attorneys, and pursuant to

Section

125.204 of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board’s (Board)

regulations files the

following Recommendation regarding the tax

certification

of water pollution

control facilities pursuant to 35111.

Adm.

Code

125.204.

1)

On December 6, 2004, the Illinois EPA received

a request from Gold Star FS, Inc. for an

Illinois EPA recommendation regarding the tax certification

of water pollution

control

facilities at its Lyndon

facility pursuant to 35111.

Adrn.

Code

125.204, and noted

the

request

as log number TC-32-04. (Exhibit

A)

2)

The person

authorized to receive the requested

certification is:

Marve Kading

Gold Star FS, Inc.

101

N. East Street

Cambridge, Illinois 61238

3)

The facility’s location is:

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

9506

Lyndon Road

P.O.

Box

188

Lyndon, Illinois 61261

4)

The water pollution

control facilities

in this request are

located at Section

15, Township

---

20 North, Range

5

East of the

4~Principal Meridian in Whiteside County, Illinois at the

above street address and include

the following two

separate facilities for purposes of this

recommendation:

(a)

Agrichemical containment structures consisting of two (2) liquid agrichemical

operational

area containment structures;

two (2) bulk liquid agrichemical

secondary containment structures;

five (5)

dry

fertilizer operational

containment

structures; one (1)

dry

fertilizer blending operational containment structure;

and

the portion of the building over two (2) liquid agrichemical operational

area

containment structures,

and

one (1)

dry

fertilizer blending operational

containment structure (26

ft. x

37

ft) as approved under the Agency endorsed

Agrichemical Facility Permit No.9206 1479 (Log No.

04017745

issued April

24,

2004).

(These facilities are

further described in Exhibit A.)

(b)

The portion of the building over the area for endloader transfer of bulk

dry

fertilizer between

storage and the blenders

measuring 27 feet by 99.5

feet.

(These

facilities are

further described in Exhibit A.)

4.

Section

11-10 of the Property Tax Code,

35

ILCS 200/11-10

(2000), defines “pollution

control

facilities” as:

“any system, method,

construction, device or appliance

appurtenant

thereto or any portion of any building or equipment,

that is designed, constructed,

installed or operated for the primary purpose of:

(a) eliminating, preventing,

or reducing

air or water pollution

.

.

.or (b) treating, pretreating, modifying or disposing of any

potential

solid,

liquid or gaseous pollutant which if released

without treatment,

---

pretreatment

modification or disposal might be harmful, detrimental

or offensive to

human,

plant or animal life,

or to property.”

5.

Pollution control

facilities are

entitled to preferential tax treatment,

35

ILCS 200/11-5

(2000).

6.

With respect to the facilities described

in Paragraph

3(a) above

(the containment

structures), based

on the information in the application and the purpose of the

facilities

(to collect, transport, and store

agrichemical rinsates, residues, or washwaters prior to

reuse or disposal),

it is the Illinois EPA’s engineeringjudgment that

the described

facilities may be considered

“pollution control

facilities,” pursuant to

35

Ill.

Adm. Code

125.200(a), with

the primary purpose of eliminating, preventing, or reducing water

pollution,

or as otherwise provided

in 35

111. Adm. Code

125.200.

Therefore, the

facilities are eligible for tax certification from the Board.

7.

With respect to the

facilities described

in Paragraph 3(b)

above (the portion of the

building over the area for endloader transfer and blenders), based on the informationin

the application and the purpose of the

facilities

(to protect products from moisture),

it is

the Illinois EPA’s engineering judgment that the described facilities are not

“pollution

control facilities,” pursuant to 35

III. Adm.

Code

125.200(a), with the primary purpose of

eliminating, preventing, or reducing water pollution, or

as

otherwise provided

in

35 Ill.

Adm. Code

125.200.

Therefore, the facilities

are

not eligible for tax

certification

from

the Board.

8.

Therefore, the Illinois EPA recommends that the Board issue the requested tax

certification for the facilities described in

Paragraph 3(a) above (the containment

structures)

and

deny

the requested

tax certification for the facilities describedhi

---

Paragraph 3(b)

above

(the portion of the

building over the area

for endloader transfer and

blenders).

August

8, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North Grand Ave.

E.

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

By:

Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency

Division of Legal

Counsel

217/782-5544

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)

STATE

OF ILLINOIS

)

)

COUNTY OF SANGAMON

)

)

PROOF OF SERVICE

I,

the undersigned,

on oath state that I have served the attached APPEARANCE

AND

RECOMMENDATION,

upon the person to

whom it is directed, by placing a copy in an

envelope addressed to:

Dorothy

M.

Gunn,

Clerk

Marve

Kading

Illinois

Pollution

Control Board

Gold Star FS, Inc.

James R. Thompson Center

101 N.

East Street

100 West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Cambridge, Illinois

61238

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Steve

Santarelli

Illinois

Department of Revenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office Box

19033

Springfield,

Illinois 62794

and mailing

it from

Springfield,

Illinois on August

8, 2005 with

sufficient postage affixed for

first class mail.

I

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN

TO BEFORE ME

this eighth day of August,

2005

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ricu/ture

AGRICITIEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

t~&4e’rI)

Permit is

hereby

anted

to

the above

designated

permittee

to

consfructaiid~perate

an

agrichemical

containment faci

ity

as

follows

-:

-

OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT

STRUCTURE

Operation

of

an

~stingreinforced concrete

operational

containment sfructure~vith

the greatest

dimensions measu

48’ (width) x 64’

(length) x

1’

(depth)

with a totildesigr

capacity

of 1077.0

cubic feet (fl.3).

The

or shall slope

to

a series

of

six

(6)

sumps

(three

(3) sur

ps for

the

separation

of solids and three (3)

su

s

for the

recovery

of

li4uids), each~

niinieiiàuii4

1.5’ (width)

x

1.5’

(length)

x

2’ (depth) to

faci

tate the collection

and

recovery of all escaped pr~ftuctand/or

agrichemical wastewater.

recovered effluent shall be transferred to

one -(IXof

two

(2) 200 gallon

recovery

tanks with a manu

ac

ated

sump pump.

Segregation shall be pe4ormed based upon

the

applicable target crop

and label use.

All

loading, washing

and

limited unloadiuj of bulk liquid

agrichemical transportation and ap

lication equipment shall be performed upqfi the

herein

permitted

structure.

This structure shall be

ferred to as

00.1.

-

.

-

Operation of an existing reinforc

concrete operational containment s4Zture measuring

12’ (width)

x

12’ (length)

x 0.5’ (depth) with a

1

design capacity of 65.2 cubic fe#t

(fl.3).

The floor shall slope

to a single sump measuring

1.5’

(width

.5’

(length) x 0.75’ (depth)

~i

facilitate the collection and

recovery of all

escaped product and/or

agri

emical wastewater.

All r~coveredeffluent shall be

transferred to one (1) of the

two

(2) aforemen

ned 200 gallon recovery

tanks

with a manually

activated sump pump.

Segregation shall be pe

ormed based uponj~applicab1etarget crop and label

use.

The unloading of bulk liquid agrichemica

ansportation qiffapplication equipment shall

be

performed

upon the herein permitted structure.

This

re shall be referred to as OC-2.

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Dena/7lnenT of4griculture

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

Page:

2

SECONDARY CONTAINMENT STRUC

S

Operation of an existing reinfor

d concrete secondary

containment

struc

re measuring

20’ (width) x

40’

(length) x

2’ (height) with a tota

design capacity of 1405.&cubic feet

L-3).

The

floor shall slope

to

a

single sump

measuring

1.5’ (wid

)

x

1.5’

(length)

x

0.75’ (depth) to

Iacf

tate the collection and

recovery of all escaped

product

and/ r

agricheinicai

wastewater.

Ailrebovèi

effluent

shall be

transferred to one (1) of the

two

(

aforementioned

200

gallon recovetylañk

th

a manually

activated sump pump

Segrega

n

shall

be

performed

based upon

the

applièa

le target crop and label

use

All

bulk

liquid

p

s

shall

be

stored

within

the said structure

Fhis

s

cture

shall be

referred

to

as

SC.-l

,.

Operation

of an existin

reinforced

concrete

secondary containment

structure

easurmg

34’ (width) x

60’ (length) x

4’

(hei

with a total design

capacity of

7281

4 cubic feet (fl.3)

The

floor shall slope

to

a single sump me

unng

1

5’

(width)

x

1

5’

(length)

x

0

75’

(depth) to

thcili

te

the collection and

recovery of all e

ed product and/or agrichemical wastewater.

Alirecovere

effluent

shall

be

transferred

to on

(I)

of

the

two

(2)

aforementioned 200

gallon

recovery

tatks

th

a manually

activated sump

ump.

Segregation

shall

be

performed

based

upon

the

applica

e

target

crop and

label

use.

All bulk

quid

fertilizer

shall

be

stored within-the

said

structure.

ThiS

-

cture

shall be referred

to

as SC-2

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-BULK

DRY

FERTILIZER STRUCTURES

-

Operation of an existing

1k dry

fertilizer storage

building ineà~ifrirjS~(

~ th)

x

192’

(length)

with an estimated total

sto

ge capacity of

5775

tons.

The

structure

is comp

ed of ten (10) storage

bins

(one

(1)

bin measurin

23’ (width)

x 58.5’ (length) with an

estimated sto

-

ge

capacity

of 900

tons each, one (1)

storage b

e

g

11’

(width) x 43’

(length) with

an

es

ted

total storage

capacity

of400

tons,

one

(1) bin m

suring

35’

(width)

x 49’

(length)

with an

timated

storage

capacity

of

1400

tons, one

(1) bin

easuring

23’ (width)

x

41.5’

(length)wi

an estimated storage

capacity of 600 tons,

one (1) bin

easuring

23.5’

(width) x

41.5’

(length)

an estimated storage

capacity of

650

tons,

two

(2) b’

,

ch-binineasuring--W--(width)-x--26

gth) with

an

estimated

storage capacity

of200

tons eac

one

(1)

bin measuring 11’

(width)

x

‘(length) with an

estimated

storage capacity of 175

tons,

one

bin

measuring

11’

(width) x

26’

(1

gth)

with

an estimated

storage capacity of 150

tons,

and one

in

measuring 35’ (width)

x

.5’

(length) with

an

estimated

storage

capacity

of 1100 tons).

-

-

All bulk dry fertilizer shall be stored within th

erein permitted

struc

es.

Operation ofan existing reinforced concrete

o

ratio

ntai

ent structure measuring 27’

(width)

x

99.5’

(length).

All endloader transfer ofbulk

ertilizer

een storage

and the blender shall be

performed upon

the herein permitted structure.

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State oj Illinois

DepartmenT of

4 gncultuie

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold Star

PS.

Inc.

Page:

3

Operation of an existing rein

ced concrete operational containment stru

re

measuring

15’ (width)

x

15.17’ (length).

The unloadin

of bulk dry fertilizer transportation and

-

plication equipment shall

be performed upon

the herein pe

ed structure.

-

Operation of an existing reinforced

oncrete operational containment siruc

-

measuring 26’ (width)

x 37’ (length).

All blending ofb

dry fertilizer shall be performed

upon the

emein permitted

structure.

-~-~

Operation of an exis

reinforced concrete operational containment struc

ire

easuring

19’ (width)

x 65.6’

(length).

The

nveyor transfer ofbulk dry fertilizer

from the

unloâC

structure to the bulk

dry fertilizer storage b

lding shall be performed upon the herein permitted

cture.

Operation ofan exis

g reinforced concrete operational containment structure

ith the greatest

dimensions mea

g 43’ (width)

x

79’ (length).

All loading ofbulk dryf

~

er transportation and

application equi

ment shall be performedupon theherein

permitted

structure.

Operation of

existing remforced concrete and

steel operational containment

tructure measuring

15’

(width)x

‘(length).

The unloading ofbulk dry fertilizer transportitióiiT

nd application

equipment shal

be performed upon the hereinpermitted structure

I

1

There shall be

discharge ofwastewater from the herein permitted facihi

This permit has been re

wed and approved by the Illinois -EiwiromndniilPr~

per the

attached permit endorsem

t. This permit is subject to

standard conditions Oi~

of this

document and the

followin

special conditions:

-

-

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SPECIAL CONDITION

1:

The permittee shall provide backflow p

tection in accordance

with the illinois Department of

blic Health Plumbing Code (77 III. A

-

Code 890) and

the

Illinois

Environmental Protec

on Agenc~s

Technical POlicy Statement

5

Ill. Adm.

Code

653.803(c)(4).

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-

-

-

SPECIAL CONDITION 2:

The pennittee may dischargeac

mulatedprecipitation from the

herein permitted bulk liquid fertif

econdary containment struc

re (SC-2) pursuant to

8 Illinois

Administrative

Code 255.110(a) (2)

(

and (B).

-

SPECIAL CONDITION 3:

The pe

~tteeshall operate th

exposed dry fertilizer operations

pursuant to

8 Illinois

Administrative

Code

5.140

(a), (c)

d (d).

SPECIAL CONDITION 4:

The pe

shall e

y concentric piping for thepiping span

from the bulk liquid fertilizer secondarycontainment structure (SC-2) to

the operationalcontainment

structure (OC-l).

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Gold Star

FS, Inc.

ii

State ofillinois

Department of.4

~?ricILlrLire

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Page:

4

SPECIAL CONDITION 5.

--

The

permittee

shall cover the dri

located

in the

dry fertilizer

loading

structure during opera~~~ns

to prevent any dry

fertilizer from.e~ieting

these drains.

THE STANDARD

CONDITIONS ~F

ISSUANCE

ON THE

REVERSE

S~s

OF

THIS MUST

BE

-

--

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-

-~

COMPLIED WITH IN

FULL.

Warren U. Goetsch,

‘ager

Field Operations

Gerald CJCirbac

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Chief, Bureau of En

ronmental Programs

Permits and Downstate

cc

Illinois EPA

WPC

Permits

file

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195310 per

4,

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FOR AGENCY USE

File

No.

Date Received

Certification No.

Date

1 1/24/04

Sec.

A

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Company

Name

Gold Star

FS Inc.

Person Authorized to Receive

Certification

Person

to Contact for Additional Details

Marve Karing

Keith Honegger

Street Address

Street Address

ipi

N

East Strcet

3200

Old Troy

Road

Municipality, State & Zip Code

Municipality, State & Zip Code

Camb~idu~

IT

Ai7~

Glen

(Thrhnn

IL 62034

Telephone NthtHer

Telephone Number

lflQ’9t7

~69

61~/6SA-Rfl46

LocatiOt~Uf Fa~iIfty

Municipality

Township

Quarter Section

Township

Range

SEC

15

TWP 20N

R5

Lyndon

Lyndon

Street Address

County

Book Number

9506 Lyndon Road

P.O.

188

Whiteside

Property Identification Number

Parcel

Number

15-15-302-006

Sec.

B

CD

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Nature of Operations Conducted at the Above

Location

Mixing, Loading, and Storing ofAgrichemicals and Fertilizers

-

Water Pollution

Control Construction Permit No.

Date

Issued

~‘06I47°

Log~fl4fl1774c

NPDES

PERMIT No.

-

-

April74

7004

Date Issued

Expira~onDate

Air Pollution Control

Construction Permit No.

Date Issued

Air

Pollution Control Operating Permit No.

Date

Issued

Sec.

C

I

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Describe

Unit Process

~

Materials Used

in

Process

DEC 06

2004

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

BOWMPC/PERMIT SECTION

Sec. D~

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2.

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Describe Pollution Abatement

Control Facility

1)

Agi~chemical

containment

structure

consisting of

two

agrichemical

operational area containment

structures

(48’

x 64’

x

1’ &

12’

x

12’

x .5’) and two secondary

containment

structures (20’

x 40’

x 2’ & 34’

x 60’

x 4’)

and thebuilding

covering

the

two

operational

c’—)ntanment structures.

Six bulk fertilizer operational containment

structures (27’ x

99.5’,

15’

x

15.7’, 26’

x 37’,

19’

x 65.6’,

43’

x

79’ & l5’x

15’)

and the building over the 26’

x 37’

containment area used for the blending of

bulk dry fertilizer and the portion ofthe building over the operational containment area used for the conveyance of

bulk dry fertilizer from

storage to blending (27’ x 99,5’); associated collection arid recover systems as endorsed by

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IL

532-0222

Tax

Certificationfor Pollution

Control Facilities

APC

IS!

(Rev.

8/00)

Pageiof2

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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

(PROPERTY

TAX

TREATMENT)

POLLUTION

CONTROL FACILITY

AIRQ

WATERg~

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

P. 0.

Box

19276,

Springfield,

IL

621949276

This

Agency

is

authorized

to

request

this

information under Illinois Revised statues,

1979,

chapter,

120. Section SO2a.5.

Disclosure ofthis

information

is

voluntary.

However,

railure

to

comply

could

prevent

your

application

from

being processed or ~uId

result in denial ofyour

application for certification.

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Sec.

E

(1) Nature

of Contaminants

or Pollutants

Material

Retained,

Captured

or

Recovered

Contaminant

or

Pollutant

DESCRIPTION

DISPOSAL

OR

USE

Fertiiiler

Vai

ous

Nitrogen

Phosp

orus

& Potash

Recycle

(2)

Point(s)

of Waste Water

Discharge

Plans

and

Specifications Attached

Yes

No

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Are

contaminants (or residues)

collected

by the control

facility?

Yes

y

No

(4)

Date

installation

completed

L9.&.71

status

of installation

on

date of

application ceratS.~~.1

(5)

a.

FAIR CASH VALUE

IF

CONSIDERED

REAL

PROPERTY:

$

100,000

b.

NET SALVAGE VALUE

IF CONSIDERED

REAL

PROPERTY:

$

1

~

c.

PRODUCTIVE GROSS ANNUAL

INCOME

OF CONTROL FACILITY:

$

d.

PRODUCTIVE NET ANNUAL

INCOME OF

CONTROL FACILITY:

$

0

e.

PERCENTAGE CONTROL

FACILITY BEARS TO

WHOLE

FACILITY VALUE:

Sec.

F

The following

information is submitted

in

accordance with the

Illinois Property

Tax Code, as

amended.

and to the best of my

knowledge.

is true and correct,

The facilities

claimed

herein

are “pollution control facilities” as

defined

in Section

11-10

of the

Illinois

Property Tax

Code,

I________

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IL&yr

Signature

Title

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR COMPILING AND FILING APPLICATION

Sec.

G

General:

Separate applications must

be completed for’each control facility claimed.

Do not

mix types (water and

air).

Where both air and

water operations are related, file

two applications.

If attachments are

needed, record

them consecutively on an index sheet,

Sec. A

Sec. B

Sec.

C

Sec.

D

ln~rrnation

refers

to applicant

as listed

in the lax records

and the person to be contacted for further details or

for

inspection of

facilities.

Define facility

location by street address or

legal description.

A

plat map location

is

required for fac~Mies4&etted’

outside of municipal boundaries.

The

property identification number

is required.

Selfexplanatopy

Submit copies of all permits

issued

by local pollution

control agencies.

(e.g. MSD Construction Permit)

Refers to manufacturing processes or materials on which pollution control facility is used.

Narrative descxiplion of the pollution control facility.

indicating that its primary purpose is to

eliminate. prevent or reduce pollution,

State the type of control facility.

State permit number, date,

and agency issuing

permit.

A narrative description and

a process

flow diagram describing

the ocliution control facility.

Include a

listing of each

major

piece of equipment included

in the claimed

fair cash value

for real property.

Include an average analysis of the influent and effluent of the control facility stating the

collection efficiency.

Sec.

F

List

air contaminants, or water pollution substances released as

effluents to the manufacturing processes.

List also the final

;

g

disposal of any contaminants removed from the manufacturing processes.

Item (1)— Refers to pollutants and contaminants

removed from the process by the pollution control facility.

Item

(2)— Refers to water pollution but can apply to water-caned wastes from air pollution

control facilities.

Submit drawings,

which clearly show (a) Point(s) of discharge to receiving stream,

and (b) Sewers

and

process piping to and from-the control

facility.

Sec.

F

Item

(3)

—

If the collected

contaminants are disposed of other than as wastes, state the disposition of the materials,

and the value

in dollars

reclaimed by sale

or reuse of the collec~d

substances.

State the cost of reclamation and related expense.

Item (4)— State the date which the pollution control facility was first placed in service and operated.

If not, explain.

Item (5)— This information is essential to the certification and assessment actions.

This accounting data must be completed to

activate project review prior to certification by this Agency.

Self-explanatory.

Signature must be

a corporate

authorized

signature.

Submit

to:

Attention:

Attention:

Illinots

EPA

Thomas McSwiggin

Donald

E.

Sutton

P.O. Box ~9276

Permit Section

Permit

Section

Springfield,

IL

62794-9276

Division

of Water

Pollution Control

Division of Air Pollution Control

Tax

Certification for Pollution

Control Facilities

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State of lilitinis

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Operation

of an

‘sting

reinforced Concrete operational containment

structure

with

the greatest

dimensions measu

-

48’ (width)

x

64’

(length)

x

1’

(depth)

with

a

total design

capacity

of 1077.0

cubic

feet

(fl.3).

The

or shall

slope

to

a series

ofsix (6)

sumps (three

(3)

sur

ps for the separation

of solids and three (3) su

s for the recovery of liquids),

each

sump

meas

-

1.5’

(width)

x

1.5’

(length)

x

2’ (depth) to

faci

tate

the collection and recovery of all escaped pr

uct andlor

agrichemical wastewater.

recovered effluent shall be transferred

to one

(1

of

two

(2) 200

gallon

recovery

tanks

with

a manu

ac

ated sump pump.

Segregation shall be p

ormed based upon the

applicable target crop and label use.

All loading, washing and limited unload’

of bulk liquid

agrichemical

transportation and

ap

lication equipment shall be performed up

the herein permitted

structure.

This structure shall be

fened to as OC-1

-

Operation of an existing reinforc

concrete operational containment

s

cture measuring

12’

(width)

x

12’ (length) x

0.5’

(depth) with

a

I design capacity of 65.2 cubic f

t

(fl.3).

The floor shall slope

to

a single

sump measuring 1,5’ (width

1.5’ (length) x 0.75’ (depth)

facilitate the collection and

recovery of all

escaped product andlor

agri

emical wastewater.

All r

overed effluent shall be

transferred to one (1) of the

two

(2)

aforement

ned 200 gallon recov

ry

tanks

with a-manually

activated

sump pump.

Segregation

shall be

pe

orrned based upon th

applicable target crop

and label

use.

The unloading of bulk liquid agrichemica

ansportation

application

equipment shall be

performed upon

the herein permitted structure.

This

re

s

all

be

referred to

as

OC-2.

Permittee:

Gold

Star

1~’S,

Inc.

9506 LyndonRoad

Lyndon,1L61261

.

.

Permit #

AC92061479

Facility.Type:

Coi

-.

Dite

Issued:

.Ap.

100000

IL

tied

to the

above

designated permittee

to

construct

and

an

agrichemical

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Gold

Star

FS, Inc.

State of Illinois

Department ofA,griculrure

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Page:

2

SECONDARY CONTAINMENT

TRU

T

S

Operation of an existing reinfor

concrete secondary containment

stTuc

re measuring

20’ (width)

x

40’ (length) x

2’ (height) with a tota

desigii capacity of 1405.6 cubic feet

(

5.

The floor shall slope

to

a

single sump measuring

1.5’ (wid

)

x

1.5’

(length) x 0.75’ (depth)

to faci

tate the collection and

recovery of all

escaped product andl

r agrichemical wastewater.

All recover

d effluent shall be

transferred to

one (1) of the

two

(

aforementioned 200

gallon recovery tank

ith a manually

activated sump pump.

Segrega

n shallbe

performed

based uponthe applica

le target crop and label

use.

All bulk liquid p

‘

-

s shall be stored within the said structure.

This

s

cture shall be

referred

to

as SC-i.

Operation of an existin

reinforced concrete secondary containment structure

60’ (length)

x

4’ (hei

with atotal design capacity of 7281.4 cubic

feet (fl.3).

to a single

sump me

uring

1.5’ (width)

x

1.5’ (length) x

0.75’

(depth)

to facili

recovery of all e

ed product

and/or

agrichemical wastewater.

All recover

transferred to on

(1) of the

two

(2) aforementioned 200 gallon recovery tanks

activated sump

ump.

Segregation shall be performed based upon the applica

use.

All bulk

quid fertilizer shall be stored within the said structure.

This s

to

as SC-2.

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BULK DRY FERTILIZER STRUCTURES

Operation

of an

existing

1k dry

fertilizer storage

building measuring 85’

(

-

.th) x

192’ (length)

with an estimated total

sto

ge capacity of

5775

tons. .The

structure

is comp

ed often

(10) storage

bins (one

(1)

bin

measurin

23’

(width)

x 58.5’ (length) with an estimated sto

ge capacity of 900

tons each, one (1) storage b

ring

11’

(width) x 43’

(length) with

an

es

-

ated total storage

capacity of 400 tons, one (1)

bin m

uring

35’

(width) x

49’

(length) with

an

timated storage

capacity of 1400 tons, one (1)

bin

easuring 23’

(width) x 41.5’ (length) wi

an estimated

storage

capacity of 600 tons,

one (I) bin

easuring 23.5’ (width) x 41.5’ (length)

an estimated storage

capacity of

650

tons,

two (2) b

,

each

bin

measuring

11’ (width) x 26’

gth)

with

an estimated’

storage capacity of 200 tons eac

one (1)

bin

measuring

11’

(width) x

‘

(length) with an estimated

storage capacity of 175

tons, one

(

bin

measuring

11’ (width) x 26’

(1

gth) with an estimated

storage capacity of 150 tons,

and one

in measuring

35’

(width) x

.5’ (length) with an estimated

storage capacity of 1100 tons).

All bulk dry fertilizer shall be

stored within th

erein

permitted

struc

res.

-

Operation of an existing reinforced concrete o

ratio

ntai

ent structure measuring 27’ (width)

x 99.5’

(length).

All endloader transfer of bulk

ertilizer

een storage and the blender shall be

performed upon the herein permitted structure.

ieasuring 34’ (width)

x

The floor shall slope

tte the collection and

effluent shall be

with

a manually

le target crop and label

Lcture

shall be referred

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Stare of Illinois

Department

of.4griculture

H

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold

Star FS,

Inc.

Page:

3

Operation

of

an existing rein

ced concrete operational containment

stru

re measuring

15’

(width)

x

15.17’ (length).

The unloadin

of

bulk

dry fertilizer transportation and

plication equipment shall

be performed upon the herein pe

‘

ed structure.

Operation of an existingreinforced

oncrete operational containment

structu

measuring 26’

(width)

x

37’

(length).

All blending of b

thy

fertilizer

shall be

perfonned

upon the

erein permitted

structure.

Operation of an exis

‘

g reinforced concrete operational containment structure

easuring 19’

(width)

x 65.6’

(length).

The

nveyor transfer of bulk dry fertilizer from the unload’

structure to

thebulk

dry fertilizer storage b

Iding

shall be performed upon the

herein

permitted

cture.

Operation of an exis

g reinforced concrete operational containment structure

ith the greatest

dimensions mea

g 43’

(width)

x 79’ (length).

All

loading of bulk dry f

‘izer

transportation and

application equi

ent shall be performed upon the herein

permitted

structure.

Operation of

existing reinforced concrete and steel

operational containment

tructure measuring

15’

(width)

x

‘(length).

The unloading of bulk

dry

fertilizer transportation

nd application

equipment

shal

be performed upon the

herein

permitted structure.

There

shall be

discharge of wastewater from the herein permitted facii

s.

This permit has been rev

wed and approved by the,lllinois Environmental Pr

ection Agency

per

the

attached permit endorseme

t.

This permit is subject

to standard conditions o

the reverse side of this

document and the followin

special conditions:

SPECIAL CONDITION

1:

The permittee shall provide baclcflow p

tection in accordance

with

the Illinois Deparlnient o

blic Health Plumbing Code (77 III. A

.

Code 890)

and the

Illinois Environmental Protec

on Agency’s Technical Policy Statement

5

III. Adm. Code

653 .803(c)(4).

SPECIAL CONDITION

2:

The permittee

may

discharge ac

mulated precipitation from the

herein permitted bulk liquid

fertil’

econdary containment struc

re (SC-2) pursuant to

8 Illinois

Administrative Code 255.110(a) (2)

(

and (B).

-

SPECIAL CONDITION 3:

Thepe

‘flee shall operate th

exposed dry fe~lizer

operations

pursuant to

8 Illinois Administrative Code

5.140 (a),

(c)

d (d).

SPECIAL CONDITION 4:

Thepe

‘

shall e

y concentric piping for thepiping span

from thebulk liquid

fertilizer secondary containment structure (SC-2) to the operational contaimnent

structure (OC-1).

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Stare of Illinois

Gold

Star

FS,

Inc.

DeparTment u/Agriculture

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Page:

4

The

permittee

shall cover the

dra’

located in the dry

fertilizer

to prevent any

dry fertilizer

from

Stçring

these drains.

ISSUANCE ON THE

REVERSE SI4ES

OF THIS

MUST

BE

ager

~ieldOperations

SPECIAL CONDITION 5.

loading

structure during

opera

s

THE

STANDARD CONDITIONS

F

COMPLIED WITH IN

FULL.

kfa4awV

Warren

D. Goetsch,

P

Chief,

Bureau of En

‘onmental

Programs

cc: Illinois EPA:

WPC: Permits

file

a: 1953 lOper

Gerald

C.

Kirbach,

Permits

and Downstate