NACK, RICHA~4PSON
& NACK,
p.c.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Established 1896
Joseph M. Nack
1865-1939
Louis A. Nack 1901-1981
James W. Richardson
1925-1988
Louis
A. Nack, Jr.
James
J.
Nack
Joseph E, Nack
Thomas
J.
Nack
Certified Mail Return Receipt
Clerk of Illinois Pollution
Control Board
State of Illinois
100 West Randolph
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Illinois EPA
Division of Legal Counsel
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield,
IL 62794-9276
RECEIVED
CLERK’S OFFICE
JAN
312005
STATE OF ILLINOIS
PoIIutioii~onttiohBoard
1O6 North Main Street
P. 0. Box 336
Galena, IL 61036
815/777-1218
Fax 815/777-2609
EUZABETH OFFICE
Elizabeth State Bank Building
P.O.
Box 271
Elizabeth,
IL
61028
815/858-3712
Fax
815/858-2671
RE:
J
.
aas, Jr.
AC 05-
A No. 532-04-AC)
Dear Sir or Madam:
We mailed the Joint Motion to Vacate Board Order to you on January
14, 2005,
but failed to attached the exhibits.
Enclosed herein are Exhibits A and
B.
We apologize
for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Should you require anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us.
JEN:kas
Enclosure(s)
BY:
Very truly yours,
NACK, RICHARDSON & NACK. P.C.
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
1021
NORTH
GRAND AVENUE
EAST,
P.O.
Box 19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276,
21 7-782-3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100 WEST RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300, CHICAGO,
IL 60601,
31 2-~4-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO,
DIRECTOR
~
JAN 31 ~
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15-987-7760
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815-987-7005
(FAX)
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ILLINOIS
EXHIBIT
~,,,OIBoard
December 28, 2004
Knack, Richardson and Knack
Attn:
Joe Knack
106 North Main Street
Galena, IL
61036
Re:
LPC #0 150205024
—
Carroll County
Mt.
CarrolllHaas Property
Compliance File
Dear Mr. Knack:
On December 6, 2004, your facilitywas inspected by Kaare Jacobsen ofthe Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency. Thepurpose ofthis inspection was to determine your facility’s compliance with
the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and 35 Illinois Administrative Code 812 regulations.
At
the time ofthe inspection, the following apparent violations were againviewed from the previous
inspection: 21(1), 21(d)(l), 21(d)(2), 21@)(1) and 21(p)(7) ofthe Environmental Protection Act and
812.101(a) of 35 Illinois Administrative Code.
The owner/operator ofthe site will be granteduntil December 16,
2004 to remove the remaining
building debris from the pile oflandscape waste.
For yourinformation, a copy ofthis inspection report is enclosed.
Please contactKaare Jacobsen at
815/987-7760
if you have any questions regarding this inspection.
Sincerely,
/\)aza~’,4~
David S. Retzlaff
Manager, Region
1
Field Operations Section
Bureau ofLand
DR:KJ:bp
Enclosure
ROCKFORD
—4302
North
Main
Street, Rockford,
IL 61103
—
(815) 987-7760
•
DES
PLAINES
—9511
W. Harrison
St.,
Des Plaines, IL 60016
—
(847) 294-4000
ELGIN —595 South
State, Elgin,
IL 60123 —(847) 608-3131
•
PEORIA —5415
N. University St., Peoria,
IL 61614—1309) 693-5463
BUREAU OF LAND
-
PEORIA
—
7620
N. University St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614— (309) 693-5462
•
CHAMPAIGN —2125 South
First Street, Champaign, IL 61820— (217) 278-5800
SPRINGFIELD —4500
S. Sixth Street Rd.,
Springfield,
IL 62706 —(217) 786-6892
•
COLLINSVILLE
—2009 Mall Street, Collinsville,
IL 62234 —(618) 346-5120
MARION—2309 W. Main
St., Suite 116, Marion, IL 62959—1618) 993-7200
PRINTED
ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Open
Dump Inspection
Checklist
County:
Carrofl
LPC#:
0150205024
Region:
1
-
Rockford
Location/Site Name:
Mt.Carrofl/Haas Property
Date:
12/06/2004
Time:
From
9:40 am
To
10:00
am
Previous Inspection
Date:
09/01/2004
Inspector(s):
Jacobsen
Weather:
25 degrees
No. of Photos
Taken:
#
3
Est. Amt. of Waste:
0
yds3
Samples Taken:
Yes #
No
~
Interviewed:
James Haas
& Joe Knack (attorney)
Complaint#:
Knack,
Richardson and Knack
Responsible Party
Attn:
Joe Knack
Mailing Address(es)
106 North Main Street
and
Phone
Galena,
IL 61036
Number(s):
815/777-1218
SECTION
DESCRIPTION
_VIOL
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT REQUIREMENTS
1.
9(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN
OR ALLOW AIR POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
2.
9(c)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW OPEN BURNING
3.
12(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN OR
ALLOW WATER POLLUTION
IN
ILLINOIS
4.
12(d)
CREATE A WATER POLLUTION
HAZARD
5.
21(a)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW
OPEN DUMPING
6.
21(d)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE, WASTE-TREATMENT, OR
WASTE- DISPOSAL
OPERATION:
(1)
Without
a
Permit
1
(2)
In Violation
of Any
Regulations
or Standards Adopted by the Board
7.
21(e)
DISPOSE, TREAT,
STORE, OR ABANDON
ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT ANY
~
8.
21(p)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW THE
OPEN DUMPING OF ANY WASTE IN
A MANNER WHICH RESULTS
(1)
Litter
Z
(2)
Scavenging
(3)
Open Burning
LI
(4)
Deposition of Waste
in Standing_or_Flowing Waters
.
LI
(5)
Proliferation of Disease Vectors
LI
(6)
Standing
or Flowing Liquid Discharge from the Dump Site
LI
Revised
06/18/2001
(Open Dump
-
1)
LPC#
0150205024
Inspection
Date:
12/16/2004
(7)
Deposition of General Construction or Demolition Debris;
or Clean Construction or
9.
55(a)
NO PERSON SHALL:
(1)
Cause or Allow Open Dumping of Any Used or Waste Tire
LI
(2)
Cause or Allow Open Burning of Any Used or Waste Tire
—
LI
35
ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REQUIREMENTS
Informational
Notes
SUBTITLE
G
10.
812.101 (a)
FAILURE TO SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMITTO
DEVELOP AND
OPERATE A LANDFILL
11.
722.111
HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION
12.
808.121
SPECIAL WASTE
DETERMINATION.
13.
809.302(a)
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.
APPARENT
VIOLATION
OF:
(II)
PCB;
(Lii)
CIRCUIT COURT
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER ENTERED ON:
15.
OTHER:
,
Signature
of Inspector(s)
1.
Illinois
Envfronmental Protection Act: 415 ILCS
5/47’
2.
Illinois Pollution
Control Board: 35
Ill.
Adm. Code, Subtitle G.
3.
Statutory
and regulatory references herein are
provided for convenience 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 accordance with
Sections 4(c) and
4(d)
of the
Illinois
Environmental
Protection Act:
415
LOS
5/4(c) and
(d).
6.
Items marked with an “NE” were not evaluated at the
time of this inspection.
Revised
06/18/2001
(Open Dump-2)
0150205024-Carroll County
1\’It. Carroll/Haas Property
NARRATIVE
INSPECTION REPORT
On December 6, 2004, I (Kaare Jacobsen) conducted a meeting with James Haas (owner) and
Joe Knack (representing attorney from Knack, Richardson and Knack) at the Haas Property in Mt.
Carroll.
Originally,
this was a complaint
(C-03-008R) was brought
to
attention
to the Rockford
Regional Office, on July 3, 2003.
Thecomplaint alleges that municipal waste has beenopen dumped
into a ravine.
The above referenced facilityis located on the north side ofDavis Road, just
‘/4
of a
mile east ofZion Road.
Agency correspondence should be addressed to
the representing attorney,
Joe Knack, at 106 North Main Street in Galena, Illinois.
Prior to this
inspection, the owner/operator of the property was issued
an Administrative
Citation
on October 22,
2004.
A meeting was requested by the representing attorney,
in order to
resolve all outstanding violations sited in the initial letter.
Upon arrival at 9:40 a.m., I introduced myself to the ownerofthe property, James Haas, and
the representing attorney, Joe Knack.
The inspection began by discussing disposal procedures that
takenplace to remove the solid waste mixed with soil from the site.
Accordingto Mr. Haas, thesoil
and
solid waste
were
brought to’ dumpster,
that his
construction
business
utilizes.
Photograph
0150205024—120604-001
faces
northwest
indicating
where
soil
mixed
with
solid
waste
was
previouslystored.
Photographs 0150205024—120604-002 and 003 indicatebuilding material mixed
with on site generated landscape waste.
•
In conclusion, Mr. Knack indicated that Mr. Haas would need an extended periodoftime in
order to removethe building material from the landscape waste.
Mr. Knack and Haas wasindicated
that they would have until December 16, 2004 to remove all building material from the landscape
waste pile.
Both gentlemen, agreed to have the building material
removed and disposed ofby the
given date.
The following apparent solid waste violations have not beenresolved since theoriginal
compliant investigation:
21(a), 21(d)(l), 21(d)(2),2l(p)(l) and 2l(p)(7) Environmental Protection
Act and 812.101(a) of35
Illinois Administrative Code.
STATE
OF
ILLINOIS
ENVIROft~ENTAL
PROTECTIOI4
AGENCY
SITE
SKETCH
Date
of Inspection:
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SiteCode:OL$Q~~J
Inspector:
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County:
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Site Name:
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LPC
#
0150205024— Carroll County
Mt.
Carroll/Haas Property
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
DATE:
12-6-04
TIME:
9:45
am.
DIRECTION:
northwest
PHOTO by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO
FILE NAME:
0150205024—120604-001
COMMENTS:
Where solid
waste,
mixed with soil,
was previously
stored.
DATE:
12-6-04
TIME:
9:45
a.m.
DIRECTION:
northeast
PHOTO by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO FILE NAME:
0150205024-.120604-002
COMMENTS:
Landscape waste pile
combined with building material.
LPC
# 0150205024
—
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll/Haas
Property
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
DATE:
12-6-04
TIME:
9:48
a.m.
DIRECTJON: north
PHOTO by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO FILE
NAME:
0150205024—120604-003
COMMENTS:
Landscape waste pile
combined withbuilding material.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
1021
NORTH
GRAND AVENUE
EAST,
P.O.
Box
19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
lLu~oI~62794-9276,
2l7-782~3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100 WEST RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO,
IL
60601,
312R~~~E
~V
ED
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO, DIRECTOR
CLERK’S OFFICE
JAN
31
2005
815-987-7760
815-987-7005
(FAX)
STATE OF ILLINOIS
EXHI~H~tlOfl
Control
Board
December 28, 2004
Knack, Richardson
and Knack
Attn:
Joe Knack
106 North Main Street
Galena, IL
61036
Re:
LPC #0 150205024
—
Carroll County
Mt.
Carroll/Haas Property
Compliance File
Dear Mr. Knack:
On
December
16,
2004,
your
facility
was
inspected
by
Kaare
Jacobsen
of
the
Illinois
Environmental Protection
Agency.
The purpose of this
follow-up
inspection was
to
determine
your compliance status
with respect to
the apparent violations
cited in the Agency’s September
12,
2003
letter.
During
the
inspection
it was
determined
that
your
facility
has
returned
to
compliance
with
the
apparent
violations
of
Sections
21(a),
21(d). (1),
21(d)(2),
21(p)(1)
and
21 (p)(7) the Environmental Protection Act and
Section 812.101(a)
of35
Illinois
Administrative
Code.
Please note, although you have returned to compliance for
these apparent violations, the Agency
reserves the right to pursue further enforcement.
For your information, a copy ofthe inspection report is enclosed. Please contact Kaare Jacobsen
at 815-987-7760 if you have any questions regarding this inspection.
Sincerely,
David S. Retzlaff
Manager, Region
1
Field Operations Section
Bureau of Land
.
-
DR:KJ:bp
ROCKFORD
—4302 North Main Street, Rockford,
IL 61103—
(815) 987-7760
•
DES
PLAINES
—9511
W. Harrison
St.,
Des
Plaines, IL 60016— (847) 294-4000
ELGIN
—595 South
State, Elgin,
IL 60123— (847)608-3131
•
PEoRIA
—5415 N.
University
St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614— (309) 693-5463
Bur
AU
OF
LAND
-
PEORIA
—
7620 N. University
St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614—1309) 693-5462
•
CHAMPAIGN
—2125
South
First Street, Champaign,
IL 61820— (217) 278-5800
SPRINGFIELD
—4500
5. Sixth Street
Rd., Springfield,
IL 62706 —(217) 786-6892
•
COLLINSVILLE
—2009 MalI
Street,
Collinsville,
IL 62234 —(618) 346-5120
MARION
—2309 W.
Main
St.,
Suite
116,
Marion,
IL 62959—1618) 993-7200
PRINTED ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
Open
Dump
Inspection
Checklist
County:
-
Carroll
-
LPC#:
0150205024
Region:
1
Rc~ckf~rd
Location/Site Name:
Mt.Carroll/Haas Property
Date:
12/16/2004
Time:
From
11:50 am
To
12:00 pm
Previous Inspection Date:
12/06/2004
Inspector(s):
Jacobsen
Weather:
20 degrees
No. of Photos Taken:
#
3
Est. Amt. of Waste:
0.
~5
yds3
Samples Taken:
Yes
#
No
~
Interviewed:
Joe
Knack (via telephone)
Complaint #:
Knack,
Richardson and Knack
Responsible Party
Attn:
Joe Knack
Mailing Address(es)
106 North
Main Street
and
Phone
Galena,
IL 61036
Number(s):
815/777-1218
SECTION
DESCRIPTION
_VIOL
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT REQUIREMENTS
1.
9(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW AIR POLLUTION
IN ILLINOIS
U
2.
9(c)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW OPEN BURNING
U
3.
12(a)
CAUSE, THREATEN OR ALLOW WATER POLLUTiON
IN
ILLINOIS
U
4.
12(d)
CREATE A WATER POLLUTION HAZARD
LI
5.
21(a)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW OPEN DUMPING
LI
6.
21(d)
CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE, WASTE-TREATMENT, OR WASTE- DISPOSAL
OPERATION:
(1)
Without
a Permit
.
-.
.
U
(2)
In Violation of Any Regulations or Standards Adopted by the Board
U
7.
21(e)
DISPOSE, TREAT,
STORE,
OR ABANDON
ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT ANY
U
8.
21(p)
CAUSE
OR ALLOW THE
OPEN
DUMPING OF ANY WASTE
IN
A MANNER WHICH RESULTS
(1)
Litter
U
(2)
Scavenging
U
(3)
Open Burning
U
(4)
Deposition of Waste
in Standing or Flowing Waters
-
U
(5)
Proliferation of Disease Vectors
U
(6)
Standing or Flowing Liquid Discharge from the Dump Site
-
U
Revised 06/18/2001
(Open Dump
-
1)
LPC#
0150205024
Inspection
Date:
12/16/2004
..
(7)
..
DeposItIon
of General
Construction or Demolition DebrIs; or Clean
Construction or
U
NO
PERSON SHALL:
9.
55(a)
(1)
Cause
or Allow Open Dumping of Any Used
or Waste
Tire
U
(2)
Cause or Allow Open Burning of Any Used or Waste Tire
U~
35
ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REQUIREMENTS
SUBTITLE
G
10.
812.101(a)
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
A PERMIT TO DEVELOP AND
OPERATEALANDFILL
U
11.
722.111
HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION
.
U
12.
808.121
SPECIAL WASTE
DETERMINATION
U
13.
809.302(a)
ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL WASTE
FROM A WASTE TRANSPORTER WITHOUT A
WASTE
HAULING PERMIT, UNIFORM WASTE
PROGRAM
REGISTRATION AND
PERMIT AND/OR MANIFEST
U
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
14.
APPARENT VIOLATION OF:
(LI)
PCB;
(~)
CIRCUIT COURT
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER ENTERED ON:
U
15.
OTHER:
U
U
U
.
U~
E~
A’
/
Signature of Inspector(s)
Informational
Notes
1.
Illinois
Environmental Protection Act: 415
ILCS 5/4.
2.
IlUnois Pollution
Control
Board:
35
III. Adm. Code, Subtitle
G.
3.
Statutory
and regulatory references herein are provided for convenience 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
r
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 accordance with Sections
4(c) and 4(d) of the
Illinois
Environmental Protection Act:
415 ILCS
5/4(c)
and (d).
6.
Items marked
with
an “NE”
were not evaluated
at
the
time of this
inspection.
Revised 06/18/200
1
(Open Dump -2)
0150205024-Carroll County
Mt.
Carroll/Haas Property
NARRATIVE
INSPECTION REPORT
On December
16,
2004,
I (Kaare
Jacobsen) conducted
a
follow-up inspection at the Haas
Property in Mt. Carroll.
Originally, this was a complaint (C-03-008R) brought to the attention ofthe
Rockford
Regional Office, on July 3, 2003.
The complaint alleges that municipal waste has been
open dumped into a ravine.
Theabove referenced facilityis located on the north side ofDavisRoad,
just¼
ofa mile east ofZionRoad.
Agency correspondence should be addressed to the representin,g
attorney ofthe facility, Joe Knack, from Knack, Richardson and Knack at 106 North Main Street in
Galena, Illinois.
Prior
to
this
inspection,
a
meeting
was held
with James
Haas
(owner)
and Joe Knack
(representing attorney)
at the present
location.
The meeting
was
based
on
what
needed
to
be
completed, in order to
resolve the violations cited
in the initial letter.
Upon arrival at
11:50 a.m., no one was present at the alleged open dump site.
Since there
were no “No Trespassing’-’ signs present, Iproceeded on with the follow-up inspection.
Photograph
0150205024-421604-001 faces northeast indicating where apile ofsolid waste combined with soil
was previously stored.
Photographs
0150205024-121604-002
and 003
indicate where building
debris wascombined with the on site generated landscape waste.
The inspection concluded at 12:00
p.m., with the solid waste violations cited in the initial
letter resolved.
Date of Inspection:
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STATE
OF
ILLINOIS
ENVIROtO1ENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
SITE
SKETCH
Inspector:
________________
County:
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LPC
# 0150205024
—
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll/Haas Property
FOS File
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
DATE:
12-16-04
TIME:
10:57
a.m.
DIRECTION:
northeast
PHOTO
by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO
FILE NAME:
0150205024—121604-001
COMMENTS:
Where solid waste,
combined with soil, were previously
stored.
DATE:
12-16-04
TIME:
10:59 a.m.
DIRECTION:
east
PHOTO by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO FILE
NAME:
0150205024—121604-002
COMMENTS:
landscape waste
LPC
# 0150205024
—
Carroll County
-
Mt. Canoll/Haas Property
FOS File
-
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH PHOTOCOPIES
DATE:
12-16-04
TIME:
10:59 a.m.
DIRECTION: north
PHOTO by:
Jacobsen
PHOTO FILE
NAME:
0150205024-421604-003
COMMENTS:
landscape waste
