RECEIVED

CLERK’S OFFV~

BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

JUL

21 2003

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

ILLiNOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY

AUTHORITY (Belvidere North CAP),

V.

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph Street

Suite 11-500

)

)

Petitioner,

)

)

)

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

PollutIon Control Board

PCB No. 04-

~i

(UST Appeal

—

Ninety Day Extension)

Kenneth W. Funk

Deutsch, Levy & Engel

225 West Washington Street

Suite 1700

Chicago, IL 60606

Chicago, IL 60601

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

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

Respeôtfully submitted,

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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: July 18, 2003

are herewith served upon you.

Respondent

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RECEIVEL~’

CLERK’S OFFTCF

BEFORE

THE

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

JUL 21 2003

OF

THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY

)

AUTHORITY (Belvidere North CAP),

)

Petitioner,

)

v.

)

PCB No. 04-

It

ILLiNOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(liST Appeal

—

Ninety Day Extension)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

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

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

Control Board (“Board”) grant an extension ofthe thirty-five

(35)

day period for petitioning for a

hearing to October 16, 2003, or any other date not more than a total ofone hundred twenty-five

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

respectfully states as follows:

1.

On June 13, 2003, the Illinois EPA issued a final decision to the Petitioner.

(Exhibit A)

2.

On July 10, 2003, the Petitioner made a written request to the Illinois EPA for an

extension oftime 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

did not represent when that the final decision was received. (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 for petitioning 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: July 18, 2003

This filing submitted on recycled paper.

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PR0TEcrION AGENCY

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John It Wagner,

RE.

2700

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Avenue

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Grove, illinois

60515

Re:

LIt #0070057092

—

Boone County

BeMderetWiiiois State Toll Highway Authority

Belyidere Oasis (North

Side)

LUST

incident

No. 890112,

892215. 941815 and20021277

LUST Technical Pile

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agcncy (Illinois

EPA)

has reviewedt4~~

LEOLDE?ARTKt~T

ActionPlan

(~lan)

submitted for the above-referenced incident This plan, dared April 8,

2003, was

receivedby the illinois EPA on April

14. 2003.

Citations in this letterare from the Environmental

Protection Act (Act) and 35 Illinois Administrative Code (35111. Mrs. Coda).

Pursuant to

Section

57.7(c)(4) oldie Act and

35111.

Athn. Code 732.405(c), the plan is modi1led.

The

following modifications are necessary, in additionto those provisions already outlined in the plan, to

demonsirate compliance with Title XVI

of

the Act and

35111.

Adnt

Code 732;

A.

The Agency will not approve the cost forpumping and disposal ofgroundwater.

Your

repolt

proposes to restrict groundwateruse on site. This activity would be considered excessive.

B.

Yourplan states that you will excavateuntil Inhalationlevels forthe Construction

Workerscen4u-io

have been

met.

The

Agency is modff5ring this to Include J.óhalation and

Ingestion values for soils underIndustrial/Commercialproperties.

Please note that all activities associated with the remediation ofthis release proposed in the plan must be

executed in accordance with all applicable regulatory and statutosy requirements, including compliance

with the

proper pennits.

Inaddition, the budget forthe High PriorityCorrective ActionPlan is moditled pursuant to Section

57.7(cX4)

ofthe Act and

35111.

Adm.

Code

732.405(c).

Eased on the modifications listed in Section

2 of

Attachment

A, the

amoonts listed in Section 1 ofAttachn~entA are approved. Please note that

thecosts

must

be Incurredin

accordancewith the approved plan.

Be aware that the

amount

of

reimbursement may

be limited by Sections

57.8(e), $7S(g)

and

572(d)

of

the

Act, as well as 35111. Mm.

Code

732.604,.

732.606(s), and

732.611.

Please note that;,

ifthe owner or

operator agrees with the Illinois EPA’s modifications; submittal

ofan

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amended

plan

sad/or

budgel if

applicable,

is not required(Section

57.7(c)(4)of

the Actand

35

III.

Adru.

Code 732.503(f)). Additionally, pursuantto

Section

57.8(a)())

ofthe

Actand

35

IlL

Mm.

Code

132.405(c),

if reimbursementwill

be sou.gbt

forany additional costs thatmay be incurred as a result

ofthe

Illinois EPA’s

inodi&ations, an amended budgetmust be submittal

NOTE: Athen.ded plans and/or

budgets must be submitted awl approvedprier to

the

issuance

otaNo

Further

Remediation

(Nfl)

Letter. Costs associatedwith aplan

or

budgetthat have

not been

approved

prior

to

the

issuance 61au NPRLetter will not be

reimbursable,

All future correspondence must

be

submitted to:

•illinoisEnvironrn~talProtectionAgency

Bureau

of

Land

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Underground Storage

Tank Section

1021 North (irarid Avenue East

Post

Office Box 19276

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SprinØleld, IL

62794-9276

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Please submitall correspondence in duplicate and

include the Re; block shown at the

beginning

ofthis

letter.

An

underground storage tank system owner

or

operatormay appeal this decision

to the

thittois Pollution

Control Board. Appeal tights are attached.

Ifyou have

anyquestions

or

need further assistance,

pieS contact Donna

Wallace

Thomas A.

tYnitManager

-

Leaking Under~owidStorage Tank Section

Division cE

Remediaticns Management

Bureau

of

Land

TAthDW:dw\

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A

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Appeal Rights

An

Und~rgTOUMstorage tank owner

or

operator may appeal this final decision to the illinois

Pollution Control

Board

pursuant

to Sections

40 and

57.7(c)(4XD)

o1 the

Act

by

filing a petition

for a hearing within

35 days after

the

date

of

issuance ofthe final decision. However,

the

35-day

period may

be extended for a

period

oftime

not

to exceed

90 days by ttten notice from the

owner

or

operatorand

the

illinois

EM

withinthe

initial

35-day

appeal period. Ifthe o~rn~eror

operator

wishes to receive

a

90-thy extension, a writtenrequest that includesa statement

of

the

date the final decisIon was received, along with

a copy ofthis decision, mUst be

sent to the

Illinois

EPA as

soon as~OS5iblCd

For

infovnation regardingthe filing of

wa

appeaL pleasecontact;

.

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DorothyOunn~

Clerk

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-

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Illinois

Pollution

Control Board

State

ofillinois

Center

100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500

-

Chicago, XL 60601

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3l2/814-3~20

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For

hzfonnation

regarding thefiling ofan

extension, please contact

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Agency

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Division ofLegal Counsel

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1021

North Grand Avenue East

PostOfliceBéx 19276

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Springfield, IL 62794-9276

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A±rachmegrA

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Be:

LPC

if

0070057092- floone

County

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Eelvideref flhin& Statc toll HighwayAuthority

BelvidcreOasis (i4cnh

Side).

LUSTlncldentNo, 890112,

892215,

941815 and 20021277

LUST Tecbnical Pile

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Citations in thIs attachrnern ~e from the Environmental Protççtian Aàt (Act)

and 35

illinOis Adnñnistrative Code

(35111.

Mm. Code).

-

SECtION

1

-

As a

result

ofthe

illinois EMs modification(s) in Section 2 ofthis Attachment

A,

the follow5ng amounts nrc

approved;

-

-

55,396.50

Investigation Costs

-

$2~475so

Analysis Costs

-

$14,830.00

Personnel Costs

-

-

$1,500.00

Equi~unemCosts

$139,089.74

Field Purchases ad Other Costs

57,816-30

- Handling

Chares

SECTtONZ

-

A.

$54~l361cr an adjustmeni in

well abandonment

charges,mobillzaticti charges, turn-a-round time

chatges pH sample costs, excessive personnel hours and

costs ofsoil removaL

The

Illinois EMhas

- -

detennined that these costs are

not

reasonablo as submitted

(Section 51.7(c)(4)(C)otthe Act

and 35111.

Adm. Code

732.606(hb)).

One ofthe

overall

gc4s

ofthe financial

review is

to

assure that costs associated

with

materials,

activities, and sercdces are reasonable (35111. Adni. Code

732.505(c)).

Please notethat

additional information and/or apporting docwflenlatloxutay be provided to demonsflte the costs are

reasonable.

-

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B.

$58,200.00

for

an adjustment

in water

removal costs. Costs

for

igvesrigatjveactivities and ralatedservices

-

or mareriale fat’ developingaHigh ?dority corrective actionplan

that

weunnecessary orliwonsistentwith

generally accepted practices

or

unreasonable casts forjustifiable activitics. materials, orservices are

ineligible

forpayment

from

the

Fund

(35

Iii.

Adm, Code 732.606(cc)).

C.

$1,883.14

for an

adjustment in handling charges. Handlingcharges aresliglble.for -p?aiment only ifthey

-

are equal taor less thanthe mnountdetemilned by the following table (Sçcticvn

5Th®ofthe

Act and

35

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III. Mm. Code 732.607):

Subcontract

or

Field

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Eligible Handling Charges as a

-

Purchase Cosu

Percentage

ofCost

50.45,0CC)

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12

$5,001

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315,000 3600

plus 10 of

amount over

$5,000

$15,001

-

$50,000

$1,600 plus

8 of

amount over $15,000

350,001

-

$100,000

34,400 plus 5 of amountover 550,000

$100,002

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51,0007000

56,900 pIus

2

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$100,000

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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division of

Legal

Counsel

1021

North

Grand Avenue

East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

Attention:

John Kim. Bsq.

July 10,

2003

Re:

LPC #0010057092

-

Boone

County;

-

-

-

Belvidere/Belvidere Oases

(North

Side)

-

LUST IncidentNos. 890112, 892215,941815

and

20021277

-

DearMr.

Kim:

-

The undersigned, as a Special Assistant

Attorney General,

represents the Illinois State Toll

Highway Authorityin connection

with

the referenced LUST Incidents. I have

received

a copy ofthe

Agency’s letter, dated Jutie 13,2003, modifying

the

Authority’s Corrective ActionPlan

arid

Budget

previously submitted to theAgency. A copy ofthat letter is enclosed.

Pleasebe advised that the Authority does not agree

with

theAgency’s position as set

forth

iii

its

letter

ofJune 13, 2003; ho-wever, in hopes ofresolving the open issues with the Agency,

and

avoiding thenecessity

otan

appeal totheIllinois Pollution ControlBoard,

our

clienthereby requests

an extension, pursuant to Sections 40

and

57.8

of the Illinois

Environmental

Protection Act, to

extend the

period

within which it may appeal the Agency’s decision for an

additional ninety

(90)

days.

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It is our

understanding that

upon receipt of this letter you will proceed to prepare the

necessary motion fortiling with

Illinois Pollution ControlBoard to

effectuate

theextension. If

your

understanding

is other than as indicated

herein

or ifI

can

provide

any

further

information,

please let

us know immediately.

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Your assistance

and

cooperation is appreciated.

Very truly yours,

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby certify that on July 18, 2003, I served

true

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

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

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Kenneth W.

Funk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Deutsch, Levy & Engel

James R. Thompson Center

225 West

Washington Street

100 West Randolph Street

Suite 1700

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60606

Special Assistant Attorney General

1021 North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544