Responsible Party
Mailing Address(es)
and Phone Number(s):
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Open Dump Inspection Checklist
County:
Washington
LPC#:
1894925001
Region:
Collinsville
Location/Site Name:
Prior Oil Company
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Date:
Decernber5, 2000
Time:
From
10:30
Inspector(s):
Chris Cahnovsky and Mike Grant
To
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10:50
Previous Inspection Date:
Weather:.
wet, approx. 35°F
15
yds3
Samples Taken:
Yes#
Complaint #:
0-2000-015
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11/03/2000
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No. of Photos Taken: #
14
Est. Amt. of Waste:
Interviewed:
Alan Whitler and Charlie Price, IDNR/Mines & Minerals
No
X
Prior Oil Company
John Prior
140 Gompers Street
Wamac, Illinois 62801
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SECTION
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DESCRIPTION
J_VIOL.
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1.
9(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW AIR POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
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2.
9(c)
CAUSE OR ALLOW OPEN BURNING
3.
12(a)
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CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW WATER. POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
4. .12(d)
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CREATE A WATER POLLUTION HAZARD
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5; 21(a)
CAUSEORALLOWOPEN DUMPING
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6.
21(d)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE, WASTE-TREATMENT, OR WASTE- DISPOSAL
OPERATION:
(1.)
Without a Permit
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(2)
In Violation of Any Regulations or Standards Adopted by the Board
X
7.
21(e)
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. DISPOSE, TREAT, STORE, OR ABANDON ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT ANY
WASTE INTO THE STATE AT/TO SITES NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF
ACT AND REGULATIONS
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8.
21(p)
CAUSE OR ALLOW THE OPEN DUMPING OF ANY WASTE IN A MANNER WHICH RESULTS
IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES. AT THE DUMP SITE:
(1)
Litter
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(2)
Scavenging
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(3)
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Open Burning
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(4)
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Deposition of Waste in Standing or Flowing Waters
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(5)
•. Proliferation of Disease Vectors
(6)
Standing or Flowing Liguid Discharge from the Dump Site
(7’
PEOPLE’S
EXHIBIT
6
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~)epositionof General Construction or Demolition Debris; or Clean Construction or
~emolitionDebris
(Open Dump - 1)
LPC#: 1894925001 -- WASHINGTON COUNTY
Inspection Date: 08/22/2000
9.
55(a)
NO PERSON SHALL:
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(1)
Cause or Allow Open Dumping ofAny Used or Waste Tire
(2)
Cause or Allow Open Burning of Any Used or Waste Tire
35 iLLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REQUIREMENTS
SUBTITLE G
10.
812.101(a)
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FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO DEVELOP AND
OPERATE A LANDFILL
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11.
722.111
HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION
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12. .808.121
SPECIAL WASTE DETERMINATION
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13.
809.302(a)
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ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL WASTE FROM A WASTE TRANSPORTER
WITHOUT A WASTE HAULING PERMIT, UNIFORM WASTE PROGRAM
REGISTRATION_AND_PERMIT AND/OR_MANIFEST
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
14.
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APPARENT VIOLATION OF: ( ) PCB; ( ) CIRCUIT COURT
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER ENTERED ON:
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Signatt~ilnspector(s)
Informational Notes
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1. Illinois Environmental Protection Act: 415 ILCS 5/4.
2.
Illinois Pollution Control Board: 35 III. Adm. Code, Subtitle G.
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3.
Statutory and regulatory references herein are provided forconvenience only and should not be construed as legal
conclusions of the Agency or as limiting the Agency’s statutory or regulatory powers. Requirements of some statutes
and regulations cited are in summary format. Full text of requirements can be found in references listed in 1. and 2.
above.
4. The provisions of subsection (p) of Section 21 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act shall be enforceable either
by administrative citation under Section 31.1 of the Act or by complaint under Section 31 of the Act.
5. This inspection was conducted in accordanáe with Sections 4(c) ~nd4(d) of the Illinoisl Environmental Protection Act:
415 ILCS 5/4(c) and (d). .
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6.
Items marked with an “NE’ were not evaluated at the time of this inspection.
7.
Statutory effective date: through 7/9/99.
8.
Regulatory effective date: through 5/20/99.
(Open Dump - 2)
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1894925001-- Washington County
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Prior Oil Company
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Date of Inspection: December
5,
2000
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Prepared by:
Chris
Cahnovsky
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NARRATIVE
On December
5,
2000, Ireceived a complaint against Prior Oil Company in Wamac, Illinois.
The complainant alleged that Prior Oil Company was dumping oil well development waste in.a
hole behind the old incineratorbehind Prior’s shop. I contacted Alan Whitler for the Illinois
Department ofNatural Resources Office ofMines and Minerals. Mr. Whitler said he would meet
me at the site.
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Mike Grant and I arrived at Prior Oil Company on December
5,
2000 about 10:30. No one was
present. We walked to the rear ofthe property. We observed an oil stained area about 100 feet
south ofthe rail road traóks. By the growth stage ofthe vegetation in this area, it appears that
this oil was dumped some time ago.
While walking back to the rear ofthe shop, we met with Mr. Whitlerand Mr. Charlie Price, also
from the IDNIR. Mr. Price had located an area where oil waste was being dumped. This area is a
pile
ofconcrete rubble covered by heavy vegetation and trees. I observed vehicle tracks leading
up to this dump site. I observed oil stained soil in front of two concrete slabs. I observed oily
waste between the concrete slabs. I obs~rvedoily waste in a low areain a pile ofrubble covered
by trees and vegetation. I observed a tanker truck parked next to Prior Oil Company’s office.
The vehicle’s licence number is Illinois
3359.
It appears that a hose was.used to drain oily waste
from. a vehicle through two slabs ofconcrete and into this low area among the vegetation and
trees. I could not determine how much oil had been dumped into this low area. Mr. Whitler,
estimated that about 3 barrels, 126 gallons, of oil field waste had been dumped. Mr. Prior owns
two water input wells for the proper disposal ofoil field waste. According to Mr. Whitler, John
Prior Oil Company let their oil field waste hauling permit from the IDNR expire. Therefore, it
is not legal forPrior Oil Company to haul oil field waste.
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On the, northwest side ofthe property I observed a large pile ofsoil. This pile ofsoil contained
oil filters, oily material and an old gas BBQ grill. This appears to be the sojl that was removed
from the pit containing oil that the Agency observed during an August 22, 2000 inspection. On
August 31, 2000, the Agency observed the soil from the oil pit in a 20-yd3 roll-offbox. I did not
observe this roll-offbox during this inspection. It appears that some ofthe waste from the roll-
offbox has been redeposited upon the land.
On December 13, 2000, I spoke telephonically with John Shamo ofHopper Environmental.
Mr. Shamo is Mr. Prior’s environmental consultant. Mr. Shamo told me that the landfill would
not accept the Agency’s sample results because ofthe way the units were report by the
laboratory. He stated that the waste may need to be resampled.
STATE OF.IILINOIS
ENVI~NMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY
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1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: East
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1894925001-12052000-001
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: North
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1894925001-42052000-002
1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: East
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
894925001-42052000-003
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: East
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1894925001—I 2052000-004
1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: North
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1 894925001—I2052000-005
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: Northwest
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1894925001—-12052000-006
1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction;
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Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
189492500 1--I 2052000-007
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: U
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Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
I 894925001--i 2052000-008
1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction:
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Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
1894925001-.-1 2052000-009
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: Southwest
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
I 894925001--I 2052000-010
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1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: South
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
I894925001--12052000-01 I
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: Southwest
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsly
Photo Number:
I 894925001--I 2052000-012
1894925001
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Washington County
Prior Oil Company
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction; Southwest
Photo by; Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
189492500 I—12052000-013
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 10:30-10:50
Direction: North
Photo by: Chris Cahnovsky
Photo Number:
189492500 1—I 2052000-014
