1. NOTICE OF FILING
RECE~VED
CLERKS OFFICE
MAR
26
2004
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDSTATE OF
ILLINOIS
PoIIut~on
Control Board
WEBB& SONS, INC.,
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Petitioner,
ILLfNOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Respondent.
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NOTICE OF FILING
TO:
Ms. Dorothy M. Gunn
Clerk of the Board
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois
60601
(VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL)
Dated:
March 23, 2004
J. Randle Schick
Of Counsel
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box
5776
Springfield, Illinois
(217) 523-4900
John J. Kim, Esq.
Division ofLegal Counsel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Post Office Box
19276
Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276
(VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL)
By:
J.~$~tndle
Schick
v.
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PCBNo.04-105
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(UST Appeal)
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the Office ofthe Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control Board an original and nine copies each ofan ENTRY
OF
APPEARANCE
OF J.
RANDLE
SCHICK
and
PETITION FOR
REVIEW
OF
LUST
FUND REIMBURSEMENT DECISION, copies of which are herewith served
upon you.
Respectfully submitted,
WEBB
&
SONS, INC.,
Petitioner,
THIS
FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
RECEIVED
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
Bd~~S
OFFICE
WEBB & SONS, INC.,
)
MAR
262004
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Petitioner,
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POII~t,~n
Controj
Board
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v.
)
PCB No. 04-105
)
(UST Appeal)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
)
Respondent.
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ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF J.
RANDLE
SCHICK
NOW COMES J. Randle Schick, of the law firm of HODGE DWYER ZEMAN,
and hereby enters his appearance on behalf ofPetitioner, WEBB &
SONS,
INC., in the
above-referenced matter.
Respectfully submitted,
WEBB
& SONS, INC.,
Petitioner,
By:____
J.’kandle Schick
Dated:
March 23, 2004
J. Randle Schick
OfCounsel
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois
62705-5776
(217) 523-4900
HDCE:OO1/Fil/EOA
IRS
4.
By letter dated November 24, 2003, the Agency denied the request for
reimbursement, stating that the “Agency has deducted $70, 167.22 as unreasonable and
excessive cost associated with soil removal.”
(The Agency’s letteris
attached as Exhibit
A).
The letter further stated that “An
owner or operator who seeks to appeal the
Agency’s decision may, within 35
days afterthe notification of the final Agency
decision, petition for a hearing before the Board.”
5.
By an order entered on January
8,
2004, the Board extended the 35-day
appeal period until March 29,
2004.
6.
Petitioner is seeking review of the Agency’s November 24, 2003,
determination rejecting reimbursement for the above-referenced matter.
The Agency’s
determinations are arbitrary, capricious, and without statutory authority.
Furthermore,
the Agency is bound on review by its
cited reasons.
WHEREFORE, for the above and foregoing reasons, Petitioner, WEBB & SONS,
INC., respectfully requests that the Illinois Pollution Control Board grant the following
relief:
1.
Find that the Agency’s November 24, 2003, decision is arbitrary and
capricious, and without statutory authority;
2.
Reverse the Agency’s decision regarding reimbursement;
3.
Remand this
matter to the Agency with instructions
to approve the
reimbursement;
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ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
1021
NORTH
GRAND
AVENUE
EAsT,
P.O.
Box
19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276,
217-782-3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100 WEST RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO,
IL 60601, 312-814-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO,
DIRECTOR
217/782-6762
NOV24
2U~3’
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Webb & Sons,
Inc.
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Attention:
Joe Webb
1201
DeWitt Avenue
Mattoon,IL
61938
Re:
LPC #0290255079
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Colles County
Mattoon/Webb & Sons, Inc.
1201
DeWitt Avenue
LUST Incident Number 931126
LUST FISCAL FILE
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Dear Mr. Webb:
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‘On May 19,
2003, the Agency sent you a letter regarding the site referenced above.
Upon fl~her
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.re~iew,~an
additional voucher for $7,050.00 will
be prepared for submission
to the Comptroiler!s
Office
for payment as funds become available.
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‘
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An underground storage tank owner or operator may appeal this decision to the Illinois Pollution
Control Board’ (Board) pursuant to Section 57.8(i)
and Section 40 ofthe Illinois Environmental
‘Protection Act.
An owner or operator who seeks to’ appeal the Agency’s decision ‘may, within 35
days after ‘the’notification ofthe final Agency decision, petition for a hearing before.the Boai~d;.
‘howe~’~r,
the 35-day period m~y
be
extended for a period oftime not to
exceed 90 days by
written notice provided to the Board from the applicant and the Agency within the 3.:5..day ini~ia1
appeal period.
For information regarding th~
filing of an appeal, please contact:
‘
.
.
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
‘
.
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
State ofIllinois Center
100
West Randolph,
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
3J~/814-362o
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ROCKFORD
—
4302
Noah Main Street.
Rockford,
IL 61103
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(8)5) 987-7760
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Dts
PLANES
—
9511
W.
Harrison St.,’Des
Plaines,
IL 60016— t847)
294-4000
ELGIN
—
595
South State, Elgin,
IL 60123
—
(847) 608-3131
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PEORIA —5415
N.
University
St., .Peoria,’IL 61614
—(309)
693-5463
3UREAU OF LAND
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PEORIA—7620
N.
University
St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614 -309J
693-5462
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CH,~J,iPMGN—2125 South
Fi:sI Street, Champaign; ~I
SPRINGFIELD
—4500 S.
Sixth Street Rd.,
Springfield, IL 62706— (217) 7866892
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COLUNSVILIE
—
2009 MaIl
5Ireet,
ColtinsviUe,
IL 622~
MARION
—2309 W. Main
St.,
Suite
116, Marion, IL
62959 —(618) 993-7200
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For information regarding,the filing of an extension, please contact:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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Division of Legal Counsel
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1021
North Grand Avenue East
Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276
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217/782-5544
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‘Ifyou have
any questions, please contact Diana Gobehuan ofmy
staff,
James Malcom of
the LUST Sectioa technical’ s~a’ff
or myself at 217/782-6762.
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Since
ly,
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tTa~
Dougfas’E. Oakley, Manager
/
LUST Clairfis Unit
Planning &
Reporting Section
Bureau ofLand
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DEO:DLG:jk\030418.doc
cc:
HDC Engineering
Attachment A
Technical Deductions
Re:
LPC #0290255079
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Coles
County
Mattoon! Webb & Sons
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1201
DeWitt Avenue
LUST Incident No. 20021577 & 931126
LUST FISCAL FILE
Item #
Description ofDeductions
$
70,167.22 deduction in costs that the owner/operator failed to demonstrate were
reasonable (Section 22.18b(d)(4)(C) ofthe Environmental Protection Act).
Based
on the information provided to the Agency 2,780.56 tons ofpredominantlyclay
soil was removed during excavation activities.
The Agency has used a conversion
factor of 1.5 in
lieu of the previously used factor of.633
in order to convert the
tons of
soil to
cubic yards, based on this new conversion an
additional $7,050.00 is being
approved.
The Agency has deducted $70,167.22 as.unreasonable and excessive cost
associated with soil removal.
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