ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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    STATE OF ILLINOIS
    August
    12, 2004
    ~‘~‘U1tion
    Control Board
    Village ofGoreville
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    Petitioner,
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    v.
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    IEPA-04-364
    ILLiNOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION
    )
    AGENCY,
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    (Provisional Variance- Water)
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    Respondent.
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    )
    Re:
    Provisional Variance From
    35
    Iii. Adm.
    Code 304.120(a) for CBOD5,
    and
    304.120(a) for Suspended Solids
    -
    NPDES Permit # 1LG5801 16
    Dear Mayor Vaughn:
    The
    Agency
    has
    completed
    its
    technical
    review
    of the
    attached
    provisional
    variance
    request submitted by the Village of Goreville on August 4,
    2004.
    Based on
    the review,
    the Agency GRANTS
    the requested provisional
    variance subject to
    specific
    conditions
    set forth below far a period of30 days.
    The Village
    ofGoreville seeks a provisional variance to complete necessary repairs to
    the
    sewage
    treatment
    plant
    lagoon
    cell
    #1.
    Actual work included
    in the project
    consists
    of
    excavating
    the
    existing
    lagoon
    berm
    where
    water
    has
    seeped
    through
    the
    earthen
    material,
    and re-compacting the troubled area with
    a clay/bentonite mixture.
    A potential
    problem that could be encountered if this work is not done consists ofcomplete failure of
    the
    lagoon
    berm.
    The
    water
    in
    cell
    #1
    must
    be
    lowered
    so
    that
    the
    work
    can
    be
    completed in
    a safe
    manner.
    Diversion of the water during the construction period will
    be accomplished by closing various valves at the treatment plant so that
    the water enters
    directly into cell #2.
    The existing water in cell #1
    must be pumped from
    cell #1
    into cell
    #2 by use of a 4” trash pump.
    The Agency’s review ofthe requested provisional variance has concluded the following:
    1.
    The environmental impact from the proposed activity should be minimal;
    2.
    No other reasonable alternative appears available;
    3.
    No public water supplies should be effected;
    4.
    No federal regulations will preclude the granting of this request; and
    5.
    The Village will face an arbitrary and unreasonable hardship if th~e
    request
    is not granted.
    The Agency hereby GRANTS the Village ofGorevilie a provisional variance from 35 Iii.
    Adm.
    Code 304.120(a) for CBOD5 and suspended solids.
    The provisional
    variance is
    effective for a 30-day period retroactive to August
    9, 2004, continuing through
    September 7, 2004,
    and is subject to
    the following specific
    conditions:
    A.
    During the variance period, the Village’s effluent shall meet the monthly
    average concentrations of
    75
    mg/i for CBOD5 and
    75
    mg/l for
    suspended
    solids.
    B.
    The Village shall notify Barb Conner ofthe Agency by telephone at
    217/782-9720 when construction starts and again when construction is
    completed.
    Written confirmation ofeach notice shall be sent within five
    days to
    the following address:
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Bureau ofWater
    —
    Water Pollution Control
    Attention:
    Barb Conner
    -
    1021
    North Grand Avenue East, MC #19
    -
    -P.O. Box
    19276
    Springfield, Illinois
    62794-9276
    C.
    The Village shall sign a certificate ofacceptance ofthis provisional
    variance and forward that certificate to Barb Conner at the address
    indicated above within ten days ofthe date ofthis order.
    The certification
    should take the following form:
    I (We)
    ,
    hereby accept and agree to be
    bound by all terms and conditions ofthe provisional variance
    granted by the Agency in
    _____________
    dated
    Petitioner
    Authorized Agent
    Title
    Date
    D.
    The Village shall continue to monitor and maintain compliance with all
    other parameters and conditions
    specified in its National Pollutant
    Discharge
    Elimination System Permit No.
    1LG5801 16.
    The Illinois EPA grants this provisional variance in accordance with its
    authority
    contained in Sections
    35(b),
    36(c), and 37 (b) ofthe Illinois Environmental Protection
    Act (415 ILCS
    5/35(b),
    36(c), and 37(b)) (2002).
    The decision to
    grant this provisional
    variance is not intended to
    address compliance with any other applicable laws or
    regulations.
    Sincerely,
    Enclosure
    -
    CC:
    IPCB, Clerk
    -
    Rodney L. Potts, P.E., John H. Crawford & Associates, P.C.
    seph E.
    Svoboda
    ~Legal
    Counsel

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