1. Chicago
      2. Environment
  1. Respondent. )
      1. To: Samuel Zepeda Sr.
      2. TOTAL: $6,00.00
      3. Facts
      4. PREVIOUS COMPANY NAME:
      5. AGENCY SITE ID NUMBER: 1 7
      6. 312/2004
  2. BUREAU OF LAND INVENTORY DATA
    1. USEPA#:
  3. TRAN DATE
      1. information: DCompany Letter DOther:
      2. Check box to send form by e-mail. ~
    1. WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATION: WITHOUT A PERMIT
    2. 21(D)(2) CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE, WASTE TREATMENT, OR
    3. 21(E) DISPOSE, TREAT, ORABANDON ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT
    4. OCCURRENCES AT THE DUMP SITE: LITTER.
    5. 55(A)(1) NO PERSON SHALL: CAUSE OR ALLOW OPEN DUMPING OF USED
    6. OR WASTE TIRE.
      1. L.P.C.#0316485049Date:02-26-04
      2. Zepeda Construction Service
      3. 11-4-250 Waste handling Permit- Required.
      4. DATE:
    7. Lafayette Phil Robertson
      1. HEARINGCOPY
      2. PHOTOGRAPHS
    8. PHOTOGRAPHS
    9. PHOTOGRAPHS
      1. PHOTOGRAPHS
      2. PHOTOGRAPHS
      3. CITY OF CHICAGODEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
      4. PHOTOGRAPHS
      5. CITY OF CHICAGODEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENT
      6. PHOTOGRAPHS
      7. PHOTOGRAPHS
      8. PHOTOGRAPHS
      9. PHOTOGRAPHS
      10. CITY OF CHICAGODE~)ARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
      11. PHOTOGRAPHS
      12. PHOTOGRAPHS
      13. CITY OF CHICAGOD~PARTMENT OFENVIRONMENT
      14. PHOTOGRAPHS
      15. PHOTOGRAPHS

April
23, 2004
CLERK$S
OFFICE~
The Honorable Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
APR
232004
Illinois Pollution Control Board
STATE OF
ILLIN
City of
Chicago
James R. Thompson Center
‘~
Control
Board
Richard M. Daley,
Mayor
100 West Randolph Street
Department ofEnvironment
Suite 11-500
N.
Marcia Jiménez
Chicago, IL 60601
Commissioner
Twenty-fifth Floor
Re:
City ofChicago Department ofEnvironment v.
30 North LaSalle Street
Samuel Zeneda Sr.
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2575
.
‘..1
4
(312) 744-7606 (Voice)
(312) 744-6451
(FAX)
CDOE No.
04-01-AC
(312) 744-3586 (TTY)
Site Code:
0136485049
http://www.cityofchicago.org
Dear Clerk Gunn:
Please be advised that the City of Chicago Department of
Environment
ç’CD0E”)
served the Respondent, Samuel Zepeda
Sr., on
Y/~t/o
1/
.
In order to
avoid default, a Petition for
review must be ~i1edwith the Illinois Pollution Control Board on
or
before
5/~7/Og
,
35
days from the date ofservice.
A copy ofthe Proofof Service is attached hereto.
Sincerely,
r
Jobnna J. Potthoff
Assistant Commissioner
CDOE Permitting and Enforcement Division
Attachment
Chicago
~
Department of
Environment

PROOF
OF SERVICE
-~
IN
RE:
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S~.
DOE
OVN
NUMBER
Notice ofViolation
and other required pleadings, as required by law, were served
on the above
captioned
individual
or
entity by the means
indicated
below.
0
By
PERSONALSER
VICE
upon
the individuaL’entity or their employee or agent.
El
Refused to sign for receipt ofservice.
___________
_________
SERVERS lN~~I.41.S
Dare
NAME OF
PERSON
SERVED
POsmONIcAPACrrY (I.E.,
AGENT)
~ersonal
se~ceofhearing notice.
__________
________
SERVERS INmALS
Date
~~-kU~9
~
________________________
SIGNATURE/NAME
OF PERSON SERVED
POSmON/cAPAcrrY
(I.E.,
AGENT)
0
By
FIRST CLASS U.S. MAIL,
postage prepaid, to the last known address of record ofthe
individual/entity or their registered agent
on
this
_____
day of_______________
________
MAILING ADDRESS
0
By
CERTIFIED
MAIL
(return receipt requested) to the last known address of record ofthe
individual/entity
or
their registered agent.
RECEIPT NUMBER
DATE
0
By
EXPRESs OR 0
VERNIGHT CARRIER
to
the last known address
of record of
the
individual/entity
or
their
registered agent.
CARRIER
TRACKING
CODE
DATE
CERTIFICATION
I,
~~
f~.
fD
~i~’do
hereby certify under threat of penalty provided pursuant to
735
ILCS
5/1-109, that the Ordinance Violation Notice and other required documents were
served on the above
named individual/entity or their agent in the manner indicated.
________________________
____________
~
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0/
SIGNATURE
OF SERVER
DEPARTMENT
DATE

April 2J.~
2004
The Honorable Dorothy
Gunn,
Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 WestRandolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Re:
City of Chicago Department of Environment v.
Samuel Zeneda Sr.
AC:
~
CDOENo. 04-01-AC
Site Code:
0136485049
CLERK’S OFFICE
APR
232004
STATE OF ILUNOIS
City
of
Chicago
Pollution
Control Board
Richard
M.
Daley, Mayor
Department of Environment
N. Marcia Jiménez
Commissioner
Twenty-fifth Floor
30
North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2575
(312) 744-7606
(Voice)
(312)744-6451 (FAX)
(312) 744-3586 (TFY)
http:I/www.cityofchicago.org
Dear
Clerk
Gunn:
Enclosed for filing with the illinois Pollution Control Board, please
fmd the original and
nine true
copies of an
Administrative
Citation
issued to
the above-referenced
Respondent,
with a
Notice of
Filing.
On
this
date,
the City ofChicago Department of Environment
(“CDOE”),
through
its agent,
will serve, via hand
delivery,
this
Administrative
Citationupon
the Respondent.
As soon as I receive the
affidavit of
service, I will
promptly file a copy
with
you,
for the
purpose ofentering a defaultjudgement in the event Respondent fails
or elects not to file a petition for reviewcontesting the
Administrative
Citation.
Ifyou have any questions or concerns, please contactme at (312) 744-
3172.
•C
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i
c
a
g
o
End.
o~
Department of
Environment
Assistant Commissioner
CDOE
Permitting
and
Enforcement Division

~!C~flVED
CLEFi1’S
OFFICE
BEFORE
THE ILLINOIS
POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
APR
232004
STATE OF ILLINOIS
CITY OF
CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT
)
Pollution
Control Board
OF
ENVIRONMENT,
)
)
Complainant,
)
)
SITE
CODE: 0l3648~049
v.
)
AC______
)
(CDOEN0. 04-01-AC)
SAMUEL
ZEPEDA SR.
)
)

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Respondent.
)
NOTICE OF
FILING
To:
Samuel Zepeda Sr.
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE that on~’~1~Z~tXfwe
caused the attached Administrative
Citation to be filed
with
the Clerk ofthe Illinois
oll~iti~n
Control Board.
CITY
OF CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENT
Johnna
J.
Potthoff
Assistant Commissioner
Permitting
and Enforcement Division

BEFORE
THE
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARDCLERKS OFFICE
APR232004
CITY
OF
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT
)
OF
ENVIRONMENT,
)
~SyATEOF ILLINOIS
Oiiution Control Board
Complainant,
)
)
SITE CODE:
0
36485049
v.
)
ACO~
)
(CDOEN0. 04-01-AC)
SAMUEL ZEPEDA SR.
)
)
Respondent.
)
ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATION
Violation:
Civil
Penalty:
415 ILCS 5/21(j~)(1)
$1,500.00
415 ILCS 5/21(p)(4)
$1,500.00
415 ILCS 5/21(p)(5)
$1,500.00
415 ILCS
5121(p)(7)
$1,500.00
TOTAL:
$6,00.00
Facts
For
this Administrative Citation
to Samuel Zepeda Sr. (“ZEPEDA”),
the
City of
Chicago Department ofEnvironment (“CDOE”) states as follows:
1.
Complainant, CDOE, is
a unit of local government
to which the
Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency has delegated authority to issue administrative citations
pursuant to Section 4(r) ofthe Illinois
Environmental
Protection Act (“Act”), 415 ILCS
5/4(r)
(2004).
CDOE is thus a “delegated
unit”
and may issue administrative citations under
35
111.
Adm. Code 108.200.
2.
Respondent, ZEPEDA is an illinois resident who is the titled owner of
real
property having Property IdentificationNumbers of 26-07-105-006-0000 and
26-07-105-007-
0000, which are the southern two parcels ofreal property withan address of9613 South
Torrence
Avenue, Chicago, illinois.
3.
On February 26, 2004, CDOE inspector Lafayette Robertson inspected
Respondent’s property.
A copy ofhis inspection report is
attached as Exhibit
1 and made a
part
ofthis Administrative Citation.

4.
Based upon direct observations made by Mr. Robertson during the course ofhis
inspection, CDOE has determined that Respondent violated the Act as follows:
a.
Respondent caused orallowedthe open dumping of waste in a manner
resulting in litter, in violation ofSection 2l(p)(l) ofthe Act,
415
ILCS
5/2l(p)(l)
(2004).
b.
Respondent caused orallowed the open dumping ofwaste in a manner
resulting in deposition ofwaste
in
standmg
or
flowing waters, m violation ofSection
21(p)(4) ofthe Act, 415 ILCS 5/2l(p)(4) (2004)
c
Respondent caused or allowed the open dumpmg ofwaste
in
a manner
resulting m the proliferation ofdisease vectors, m violation ofSection 21(p)(5) ofthe
Act, 415 ILCS
5/21(p)(5)
(2004)
d.
Respondent caused or allowed the open dumping ofwaste
ma
manner
resulting in deposition ofgeneral and/or clean construction or demolition debris, in
violation ofSection 2l(p)(7) ofthe Act, 415 ILCS
5/21Q,)(7)
(2004).
5.
Mr. Robertson’s affidavit, attesting to his material actions and observations, is
attached as Exhibit 2 and made a part ofthis Administrative Citation.
6.
Based upon the foregoing facts, under Section
42(b)(4-5)
ofthe Act, 415 ILCS
5/42(b)(4-5)
(2004), Respondent is subject to a civil penalty ofOne Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($1,500.00) for eachofthe four violations identified above, fora total civil penalty ofSix
Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00).
Notices
and
Instructions
to Respondent
1.
You must
pay the civil penalty set forth above unless you contest this
Administrative Citation.
The
following paragraphs
contain
payment instructions and more
information about contesting this Administrative Citation.
2.
To pay the civil penalty (and any other amounts due) send a checkor money
order, payable to the City ofChicago, to:
City ofChicago Department ofEnvironment
Permitting and Enforcement Division
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois
60602
To ensure that you receive timely and proper credit for yourpayment, complete a Remittance
Form (see Exhibit 3, attached) and include it with yourpayment..

3.
You maycontest this Administrative Citationby filing a Petition for Review,
including a Notice ofFiling, Certificate ofService, and Appearance,
with the illinois Pollution
Control Board (“Board”).
4.
Any
Petition for Review must be filedwithin thirty-five (35) days of the date
of service of this Administrative Citation on you. The Board
will
not review the
Administrative Citation if the Petition for Review is not ified within
this
time.
5.
The Petition for Reviewmust be filed with:
Clerkofthe fflinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
.~
.
Suite 11-500
.
..
Chicago, illinois
60601
.
A copy ofthe Petition forReview must be served on CDOE, at the following address:
City ofChicago Department ofEnvironment
Permitting and Enforcement Division
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois
60602
6.
The contents of a Petition for Reviewand the procedures to be followed are
governed by the Board’s procedural rules.
Copies may be obtained 11pm the Clerk ofthe Board
at the address above, by callingthe Board at (312) 814-3620, orfrom’the Board’s web site at:
http://www.ipcb.state.il.us/rules/procedurallprocedural.htm
7.
Ifyou do not contestthis Administrative Citationby filing a petition forreview
with the Board within the allotted time, the Board will enter an order finding that you committed
the violations alleged above and imposing the statutory civil penalty set forth above.
See
Section
31.1(d) of the Act, 415 ILCS
5/31.1(d)
(2004), and
35
111.
Adm. Code 108.500(a).
8.
Ifyou contest this Administrative Citation by filing a timely petition for review
with the Board, the Board will hold a hearing.
The Board’s procedural rules have more
information on hearings; see 35 ifi. Adm. Code Parts 101 and 108.
H
I
j
,.
~

9.
Ifthe Board finds afterthe hearing that you committed a violation as alleged
above, you will be assessed the hearing costs incurred by CDOE and the Board.
Hearing costs
are assessed in addition to the statutory civil penalty for the violations.
Ifthe Board finds after
the hearing that you did not commit a violation as alleged above, or that the violation resulted
from uncontrollable circumstances, you will not be assessed hearing costs and you will not have
to pay a civil penalty.
10.
If any civil penalty and/orhearing costs are not paidwithin the time
set by the
Board in its
final order, interest on the amount due will be assessed against you from the date
payment is due and including the date that payment is
received.
11.
Ifany civil penalty and/or hearingcosts are not paid within the time set by the
Board in its
final order,
the Office ofthe Illinois Attorney General and/or the City ofChicago
Department ofLaw may initiate court proceedings against you to collect the amount due, plus
any interest accrued.
Inthat event you may also be
liable for court costs.
/
I
CITY OF
CHICAGO
Date:
~f
~/
67
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT
By:
__________
N
Mar~ia
Jim
z
Commissioner

BEFORE
THE
iLLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
CITY OF
CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT
)
OF ENVIRONMENT,
)
)
Complainant,
)
SITE
COD~:
3648~049
v.
)
AC
~
)
(CDOENo. 04-01-AC)
SAMUEL ZEPEDA SR.
I
)
)
Respondent
)
AFFADAVIT
.
:
State of Illinois
)
)
ss.:
County ofCook
)
Affiant, Lafayette Robertson, being duly sworn, voluntarily deposes and states as follows:
1.
At all times relevantto the above-captioned Administrative Citation, Affiant was
employed as an inspector by the City ofChicago Department ofEnvironment.
2.
On February 26, 2004 between 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Affiant conducted an
inspection ofthe southern portion ofthe property at 9613 South Torrence Avenue, Chicago,
illinois.
3.
Affiant conducted an onsite inspection, which included walking around the entire
property and photographing the site.
After the inspection, Affiant spoke with the property owner
Samuel Zepeda Sr. about his findings.
4.
In connectionwith this inspection and subsequent conversation, Affiant
completed the Inspection Report appendedto and made part ofthe above-captioned
Administrative Citation, which is an accurate record ofAffiant’s observations and factual
conclusions with respect to this site.
~Iot~s~
~
Laf~e4eRobertson
Subscribed and sworn before me
This
2IS~dayofO..~.’u.R._,2004.
44ac~
Notary Public
KAREN A
JACKsoI~j
~JSTATEOFflhjNoJs

BEFORE
THE ILLINOIS
POLLUTION CONTROL BOAR~
E C E ~V E D
CLERKS OFFICE
CITY
OF
CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT
)
OF
ENVIRONMENT,
)
APR
2
..~
)
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Complainant,
)
Pollution Control Board
)
SITECODE:01
485049
v.
)AC
t~4
111
(CDOENo. 04-01-AC)
SAMUEL ZEPEDA SR.
)
)
Respondent
)
REMITTANCE FORM
FACILITY/PROPERTY:
SITE CODE:
0136485049
COUNTY:
Cook
CWIL PENALTY:
$6,000.00
DATE OF INSPECTION:
02/26/2004
DATE REMITTED:_________
Signature:
_____________________
FEIN/SSN:
________________
Print Name:
__________________________
Title:
________________________
Instructions
Enter the date ofyourremittance, your Federal Employee Identification Number (FEIN)
(or social securitynumber (SSN) if an individual) and sign this Remittance Form.
Print the name
ofthe person signing this remittance Form and that person’stitle, if applicable.
Send your check
(payable to City ofChicago) along with Remittance Form to:
City ofChicago Department ofEnvironment
Permitting and Enforcement Division
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60602

TELEPHONE #:
3
1
2
-
7
4
4
-7
2
3
5
PREVIOUS COMPANY NAME:
AGENCY
SITE ID NUMBER:
1
7
DATE:
312/2004

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C
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Open Dump Inspection Checklist
Inspector(s):
L. ROBERTSON
Nb. of Photos
Taken:
#
18
Interviewed:
Samuel Zepeda Sr.
.
.
~.
II
Responsible Party
Zepeda
Construction Co. Samuel
Zepeda Sr.
Mailing Address(es)and
.
9613 S. Torrence Ave.
Phone Number(s):
Chicago,
IL. 60617
773-978-8050
County:
COOK., CHICAGO
Location/Site Name:
Date:
02-26-04
LPC#:
0316485049
9613 S. Torrence Ave
.1
Vacant
Lot
Time:
From
Region:
2
To
1:30p.m..
Est. Amt. of Waste:
3,060
3~O0p.m
Weather:
yc1s~
Prevous
Inspection Date:
FIRST
Clear ,Sunny, Cold
Samples Taken:
Yes#
No
X
Complaint #:
L
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...
I
SECTION
I
DESCRIPTION
.
I
VIOL.
iLLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT
REQUIREMENTS
1.
9(a)
CAUSE,
THREATEN
OR ALLOW AIR POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
2.
9(c)
CAUSEOR ALLOW OPEN
BURNING
3.
12(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW WATER.POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
j(
4.
12(d)
CREATE A WATER POLLUTION
HAZARD
5.
21(a)
CAUSEOR ALLOW OPEN DUMPING
X
6.
21(d)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE, WASTE-TREATMENT, OR WASTE- DISPOSAL
OPERATION:
(1)
Without a Permit
X
(2)
In Violation of Any Regulations or
Standards
Adopted by the Board
.
.
X
7.
21(e)
DISPOSE, TREAT, STORE, OR ABANDON
ANY
WASTE, OR TRANSPORT ANY
WASTE INTO THE STATE AT/TO SITES NOT MEETING
REQUIREMENTS OF
ACT
AND
REGULATIONS
X
8.
21(p)
CAUSE OR ALLOW THE OPEN DUMPING OF ANY WASTE IN. A MANNER WHICH RESULTS
IN
ANY
OFTHE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES AT
THE
DUMPSITE:
(1)
Litter
X
.
(2)
Scavenging
.
~,
(3)
Open Burning
..
.
..
.
.1
(4)
Deposition of Waste in
Standing or
Flowing Waters
.
(5)
Proliferation of Disease Vectors
Ro~fsod
5/28197
(Open Dump
-
1)

LPC#:O1
36485049
‘!nspection Date:02-26-04
(6)
Standing or Flowing Liquid Discharge from the Dump Site
I
9.
55(a)
NO PERSON
SHALL:
(1)
Cause or Allow Open Dumping of AnyUsed or WasteTire
x
.
(2)
.
.
Cause or Allow Open Burning of Any
Used or WasteTire
.
I
I
I
35
ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE
REQUIREMENTS
I
SUBTITLE G
10
812 101(a)
FAILURETOSUBMITANAPPLICATIONFORA
PERMIT TO DEVELOP AND
OPERATE A
LANDFILL
I
~
11
722111
HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION
12
808
121
SPECIAL WASTE DETERMINATION
13
809
302(a)
ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL WASTE FROM A WASTE HAULERWITHOUT A
I
WASTE HAULING
PERMIT
AND/OR MANIFEST
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
14.
.
APPARENT VIOLATION OF:
(
)
PCB;
(
)
CIRCUIT COURT
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER ENTERED ON:
.
15.
OTHER:
21(P) (7) DEPOSITION OF GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION,
DEBRIS;OR CLEAN CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS.
x
_
_
_
Signature of Inspector(s)
Informational Notes
1.
Illinois
Environmental
Protection Act: 415 ILCS 5/4.
2.
Illinois Pollution Control
Board:
35
111. Adm. Code, Subtitle G.
3.
Statutory and regulatory references herein are provided for convenience only and should notbe 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 ofrequirements 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
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Act or by complaint under Section
31 of the Act.
5.
This inspection was conducted
in accordance with Sections 4(c) and 4(d) of the Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Act: 415 1LCS
5/4(c~
and (d).
6.
Items marked with an
“NE” were not evaluated at the time of this inspection.
7.
Statutory effective date: through
1/8/97.
8.
Regulatory eft~ctive
date:
through
12/20/94.
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Cityof
Chicago
Department ofEnvironment
Narrative
Date:02-26-04
.
Tirne:1:30P.M.-3:OOP.M.
Site:9613 S. Torrence
Ave.
Investigator: L. Robertson
Site Code
: 0136485049
County: Cook-Chicago
Zepeda Construction Service
Ph#773-978-8050
In summary:
Investigator
conducted an inspection
of the above address
due to an anonymous complaint of dumping solid construction waste onto
the
grounds
of the site
.
The following was observed during my inspection:
Weather
Conditions,
Clear, Sunny and Cold.
The above property is
a vacant lot used as a storage of company
trucks
owned
and operated by Zedpeda Construction
Service and
doubles
as An ifiegal transfer
station operation of solid and municipal
waste.
The above site address is approximately 100 ft.
east of
heavy
residential homes on South Torrence Ave.
South and.North bound Torrence Ave. is heavily laden with dust and
dirt from the see
photo
#
1 &2
entrance and exit ofthe storage yard
site due to truck traffic from the construction company’s operation.
At the yard entrance
an
accumulation ofjunk along the
north
fence
consisting of scrap metal, tires, garbage container plastics boxes near
two empty above
ground
storage tanks
A.
Ct. S.T.
see photos 3&4.
On the east fence line
of the yard an accumulation construction waste
debris littered the property line
mixed with
dirt, concrete, stone,
protruding metal bars,
wood,
scarp
metal
,
junk trucks and parts
see
photos.#5,6,7,8,9,10
11,12&13

City
of
Chicago
Department ofEnvironment
Narrative
Date:02-26-04
Time:1:30P.M.-3:OOP.M.
Site:9613 S. Torrence
Ave.
Investigator: L. Robertson
Site Code: 0136485049
.
.
County: Cook-Chicago
Zepeda Construction Service
Ph#773-978-8050
Continuing along on the south east fence line of the property the
C.&D. waste mound is approximately three stories high
see
photos
14&15
from outside the fence line at street level
An approximate
total 3000eubic yards of waste.
.~
.
..
.
.
.
.
At the
south end of the yard near the center
an accumulation of house
hold garbage
municipal
waste
mixed with food, wood, plastics,
paper, tires, and scrap metal 55ga1.
empties littered the yards for
vectors see
photos
#16,17&18
An
accumulation of
standing
water and mud at the garbage pile
approximate
60 cubic yards of Municipal waste
causing some
footage
problems for safety.
The municipal waste was sitting in
standing
water see the photos.
Upon my complete of the inspection at above site address, I met with
owner Samuel
Zepeda Sr 773-978-8050,
who stated to me the
collected waste debris consisting of broken concrete, rod iron, dirt,
stone, brick,
and wood, has been
on site for approximately two
years
due to his lack of business.
The owner stated that he was responsible
for the dumping of the above waste on the site.
A business license code#1010 ,lic#29490
exp. date 08-15-2004 was
observed.
The owner and I
returned to the areas
of concern in the yard area
and he
owner
stated to me he knew of the collections and storage of
waste debris on the site.
A
N.O.V.’s #E000003 196 were issued to the owner for 7-28-450

Cityof
Chicago
Department ofEnvironment
Narrative
Date:02-26-04
Time:1:30P.M.-3:OOP.M.
Site:9613 S. Torrenee
Ave.
Investigator: L. Robertson
Site Code
: 0136485049
County: Cook-Chicago
Zepeda Construction Service
Ph#773-978-8050
Owner
Responsible for Removal
and 11-4-250
Waste
Handling
Facilities-
Permit Required.
The hearing date is pending for 05-06-04..
The owner agreed to remove the municipal waste
garbage
& food
I
within
24 hrs. of my inspection and show proof of disposal.
I gave the owner
ninety days to remove the all scrap metal and
construction waste debris from the yard site and also show proof of
disposal.
See attachments.
i,
~
an employee of the
City
of Chicago Department of
Environment, certify that
I
have conducted an inspection
of the
above referenced
Droperty on the date indicated.
I
further certify that the observations set forth in this
report are true and accurate.
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L.P.C.#0136485049
9613 S
.TORRENCE
02-16-04
STATE APPARENT VIOLATIONS
12(a) CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW WATER POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
21(a)
CAUSE OR ALLOW OPEN DUMPING
21(d)(1)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE
,
WASTE -TREATMENT, OR
WASTE DISPOSAL
OPERATION: WITHOUT A PERMIT
21(D)(2)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE
-
STORAGE, WASTE TREATMENT,
OR
WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATION: IN VIOLATION OF
ANY
REGULATION OR STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.
21(E)
DISPOSE, TREAT, ORABANDON ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT
ANY WASTE
INTO THE STATE AT/TO SITES NOT MEETING
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND REGULATIONS.
21(P)(1)
CAUSE OR ALLOW THE OPEN DUMPING OF ANY.WASTE IN
A MANNER THAT RESULTS IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
OCCURRENCES AT THE DUMP SITE: LITTER.
55(A)(1) NO PERSON SHALL: CAUSE OR ALLOW OPEN DUMPING OF USED
OR WASTE TIRE.
21(P)(7)
DEPOSITION
OF
GENERAL
CONSTRUCTION
OR
DEMOLITION
DEBRIS ; OR CLEAN CONSTRUCTION ORDEMOLITION DEBRIS.

Municipal Violations
L.P.C.#0316485049
Date:02-26-04
9613
S
.
Torrence
Zepeda Construction Service
11-4-250 Waste handling
Permit- Required.
7-28-450
Owner Responsible
for Removal.
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