BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOA~1~

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CLERK’S OFFICE

Fruendt Crop Service, Inc.

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(PropertyIndentification Number

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

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PCB 05-

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Poflutiofl Control Board

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(Tax Certification)

NOTICE

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Julie Fruendt

Illinois Pollution Control Board

150

E. Station

Street

James R. Thompson Center

St. Anne,

Illinois

60964

100 West RandolphStreet, Suite.

11-500

Chicago, Illinois

60601

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department ofRevenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office Box 19033

Springfield, Illinois

62794

PLEASE

TAKE

NOTICE that

I have todayfiled with the Office

of

the Clerk ofthe

Pollution Control Board an APPEARANCE AND THE

RECOMMENDATION

of the illinois

Environmental Protection Agency, a copy of which is herewith served upon you.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

By:

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Vera Herst

Assistant

Counsel

Division ofLegal Counsel

DATED: March

1, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North GrandAvenue East

Post Office Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

(2 17)

THIS FILING IS

SUBMITTED

ON RECYCLED PAPER

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REC~VED

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDCLERK’S OFFICE

MAR

-2

2005

Fruendt Crop Service, Inc.

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(PropertyIndentification Number

)

STATE OF ILLINOIS

l1-26-03-300-LGI-

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Pollution Control Board

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PCB 05-

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(Tax Certification)

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APPEARANCE

The undersigned, as one of its attorneys, hereby enters an APPEARANCE

on behalf of Respondent,

illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

By:

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Vera Herst

Assistant Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

DATED:

March 1, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North

Grand

Avenue East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois

62794-9276

(217)782-5544

THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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MAR

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Fruendt Crop Service, Inc.

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(Property Identification Number

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PCB

05-

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STAJE

OF ILLINOIS

11-26-03-300-jJW)

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(Tax Certification)

Pollution

Control

Board

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RECOMMENDATION

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois EPA”) hereby files its

Recommendation pursuant to Section 125.204 of the regulations ofthe Illinois Pollution

Control Board,

35

Ill. Adm. Code 125.204.

1.

On October 9, 2003, the Illinois EPA received a request from Fruendt Crop

Service, Inc. (log number

TC-25-03,

Exhibit A) for an Illinois EPA

recommendation regarding the tax certification ofwater pollution control

facilities pursuant t.

35

Ill. Adm.

Code 125.204.

2.

The applicants’ address is:

Fruendt Crop Service, Inc.

105 E.

Station Street

St. Anne; Illinois 60964

3.

The proposed water pollution control facilities in this

request are located at

•

Section

3, T29N, R12W ofthe 2nd P.M.

in Kankakee County, at the above street

address and consist ofthe following:

Agrichemical containment structures consisting ofone (i)~liquid

agrichemical operational area containment structure; three (3) bulk liquid

agrichemical secondary containment structures; and one

(1) dry fertilizer

blending operational containment structure as approved under the Agency

endorsed Agrichemical FacilityPermit No. 91030328 (Log. No. 01026461

issued April 25, 2001).

These facilities collect, transport, and store

agrichemical rinsates, residues, or

washwaters prior to reuse or disposal.

THIS

FiLING

SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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4.

Section 11-10 ofthe Property Tax Code, 35

IILCS

200/11-10 (2004), defines

“pollution control facilities” as:

“any system, method, construction,

device or appliance appurtenant

thereto or

any

portion of any building or equipment, that is

designed,

constructed, installed or operated for the primary purpose of:

(a)

•

eliminating, preventing, orreducing air or water pollution

.

.

.

or

(b)

•

treating, pretreating, modifying or disposing of any potential solid, liquid

or gaseous pollutant

which

if released without treatment, pretreatment

modification or disposal might be harmful,

detrimental or offensive to

human, plant or animal life, or to property.”

5.

Pollution control facilities

are entitled to preferential tax treatment, 35 ILCS

200/1

1-5.

6.

Based on

the information in the application and the purpose ofthe facilities, it

is

the Illinois

EPA’s engineeringjudgment that the described facilities may be

considered “pollution control

facilities,” pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm.

Code

125.200(a), with the

primary purpose ofeliminating, preventing, or reducing

water pollution, or as

otherwise provided in 35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

125.200, and are

eligible for tax certification from the Board.

WHEREFORE, the Illinois EPA recommends that the Board issue the

THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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requestedtax

certification.

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

By:

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Vera Herst

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Assistant Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

Dated: March 1, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North Grand Ave.

E.

P.O.Box

19276

S

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

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COUNTY OF SANGAMON

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, on oath state that I have served the attached APPEARANCE

AND THE

•

RECOMMENDATION,

upon the person to whom it is directed, by placing a copy in an envelope

addressed to:

S

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Dorothy M. Gunn,

Clerk

•

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Julie Fruendt

James R.

Thompson Center

150 E. Station Street

100 West RandolphStreet,

Suite.

11-500

•

St.

Anne, Illinois

60964

Chicago, Illinois

60601

Steve Santarelli

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Illinois

Department ofRevenue

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101 West Jefferson

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S

Post Office Box

19033

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Springfield, Illinois 62794

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•and mailing it from Springfield, illinois, on March

1,

2005,

with sufficient postage

affixed for first class mail..

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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME

This

1st day of

March,

2005

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55’

Notary Public

S

OFFICIAL

SEAL

ØRENDA BOEHNER

~ NOTARY

PUBLIC,

STATE

OF

ftLINOIS

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~MYCOMMISSION

EXPIRES

11-14-2005+

THIS FILING IS

SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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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

Memorandum

To:

Connie Tons

,vision

ofLegal Counsel

From:

Bruce J. ‘~di~1anager,

Watershed Management Section

Date:

JAN

312005

Re:

Fruendt Crop Service,

Inc.

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St. Anne

Recommendation ofTax Certification

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Log#TC-25-03

C1CQc?~

Property Identification #

1 l-26-03-3O0-J~Or

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The Bureau ofWater received a request on October 9, 2003

from Fruendt Crop Service, Inc. foran

Illinois EPArecommendation regarding the.tax certification of water pollution control facilities pursuant

to 35

Il. Adm. Code

125.204.

We offer the following recommendation.

The water pollution control facilities in this request include the following:

Fruendt Crop Service, Inc.

150

E. Station St.

St. Anne,

IL

60964

Section 3, T29N, R12W ofthe 2nd P.M. in Kankakee County

Agrichemical containment structures consisting ofone (1) liquid agrichemical operational area

contaimnent structure; three (3) bulk liquid agrichemical secondary containment structures; associated

collection and

recovery

systems; three (3) dry

fertilizeroperational containment

structures; and one (1)

dry

fertilizerblending operational containment

structure as approved under the Agency endorsed

Agrichemical. FacilityPermit No. 91030328 (Log No. 01026461

issued April

25,

2001).

These facilities

collect,

transport, and

store agrichemical rinsates, residues, or washwaters prior to reuse or disposal.

These facilities are further

described in the enclosed applications

and

supporting documents.

Based on the information included in this submittal, it is our engineering

judgment that the above

proposed facilities may be considered “Pollution ControlFacilities” under 35 IAC

125.200(a), with the

primary purpose ofeliminating, preventing, or reducing water pollution, or as otherwise provided in this

section, and therefore eligible for taxcertification from the Illinois Pollution ControlBoard.

The Bureau

ofWater therefore recommends that the

Board.issue the requested

tax certification forthese facilities.

Ifyou have any questions regarding the above, please contact James Allison at217/782-3362.

BJY:JRA:

cc:

Tax CertFile

ROCKFORD

—4302 North Main Street,

Rockford,

IL 61103 —(815)

987-7760

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DES

PLAINES

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9511

W. Harrison

St.,

Des

Plaines, IL 60016 —(847) 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

BUREAU OF

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PEORIA

—

7620 N.

University St.,

Peoria,

IL 61614— (309) 693-5462

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CHAMPAIGN

—2125 South First Street,

Champaign, IL 61820— (217) 278-5800

SPRINGFIELD

—4500 S. Sixth Street Rd., Springfield,

IL 62706— (217) 786-6892

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COLLINSVILLE

—

2009 MaIl Street, Collinsville,

IL 62234— (618) 346-5120

MARION

—2309 W. Main

St.,

Suite 116, Marion, IL 62959 —(618) 993-7200

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AGRICHEMICAL FACILITY PERMIT

Permittee

Facility iD Number

4C0913020000

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Facility Location:

St. Anne.

IL

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Frucndt Crop Service,

Inc.

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P0 Box 407

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Permit#

AC91030328

LogNumber

01026

61

Facility Type

Commercial

Retail D

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Date Received

Feb

22

20th

Date

Issued.

April25,

2001

:

Eipiratioü Date:

.Apfli2

:

Permit

is

hereby granted to t~e

above

designated

permitteeS to

construct and

op

rate an agrichemical

containment

facility

as folio

s:

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OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES

Operation of an existii~

reinforced

concrete~operational

containment structure wit

the greatest

dimensions

measuring 46’ (width) x

39.5’

(rength) xO.80’ (depth) with a

total desil

i

capacity of

297.0

cubic feet

(ft.3).

The

f1d.~or

shall slope to

a single sump measuring 3’ (diameter)x Y

(depth) to facilitate

the

collection and recovei~of

all escaped product and/or agrichemical wastewater

All recovered

effluent shall be

transferred

~to~one

(1) oftwo (2)

1200 gallon recovery tanks with

manually activated

sump

pump.

Segregation shali\e performed

based

upon the applicable

target cr

and label use.

All

loading, unloading and washing o~bulk

liquid agrichemical transportation and a

licátion equipment

shall be performed upOn the herei~i

permitted structure.

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SECON~ONTAINMENT STRUCTURES

5

Operation ofan existing welded steel s~eQ~ndary

containment structure meas

ringlO ‘(width)

x 28’

(length) x 2’ (height) with a total design ca~,a~city

of560.0 cubic feet (ft3).

e floor shall slope to the

lowest elevation to facilitate the collection an~l’e~coveiy

of all escaped pro

uct and/or agrichemical

wastewater.

All.recovered effluent shall be transfé

ed to one (1) ofthe

o (2) aforementioned

1200

gallon recovery tanks with a manually,

activated

su

p pump.

Segregatio

shall be performed based

upon

the

applicable target crop and label use.

Bulk

Squid pesticide

I be performed upon the

herein permitted structure.

This structure shall be r

erred

t

as S

1.

Operation

ofan existing synthetic membrane liner secon

ary containment structure meäsuring44’

(width)

x

72’ (length) x 3’ (height)

with a total

design.

capacity of

8550

cubic feet (ft.3).

The floor shall

slope to a

single

sump measuring

1.5’

(diameter) x

0.5’

(depth) to facilitate the collection and

recovery ofall escaped product and/or agrichemical wastewater.

All recovered effluent shall be

transferred to one (1) of the two (2)

aforementioned

1200

gallon recovery tanks with a

manually,

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AGRICHEMICAL FACILITY PERMIT

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activated sump pump.

Segregation shall be performed based upon the applicable target crop and label

use.

All bulk liquid fertilizer shall be performed upon the herein permitted structure.

This structure

shall be

referred to

as SC-2.

Operation ofan existing welded steql.se.con&iiy containment stru~ure

measuring12 ‘(width)

x 20’

(length) x

3’ (height) with a total desi~capacity ofthe 720.0 cubic feet (fl.3). ?The floor shall slope to

the lowest elevation to facilitate the col1e~tion

and recovery ofall escaped pro~luct

and/or agrichemical

wastewater.

All

recovered effluent shall b~

transferred to one (1) ofthe two (2\aforementioned

1200

gallon recovery tanks with

a manually, acti~ated

sump

pump.

Segregation shall l~e

performed based

upon the applicable target crop and label?e.

Bulk liquid pesticides

shall be perf~rmed

upon the

herein permitted structure.

This struct

e shall be referred

tO as

SC-3..

LK DRY FERTILIZER STRUCTURES

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Operation ofan existing bu1k~2ry

fertilizer storage building measuring 49.8’ (widt

)

x93.7’ (length)

with an estimated total sto~ecapacity of900

tons.

The structure is composed oi

five,

(5)

storage bins

(three (3) bins, each binçnieasuring

11.5’

(width)

x 37’ (length) with an estimated

torage capacity of

100 tons each, one (1)J1ln measuring 22.7’ (width) x

37’ (length)with an estimate

1

storage capacity of

250

tons, and one (1) ~inwith the greatest dimensions measuring

22.5’

(width) x

7’ (length) with an

estimated storage capä~cityof

350

tons).

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All bulk thy

fertilizer s

1 be stored within the herein permitted structure.

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Operation

ofan existing r~I?4’orced

concrete operational containment structure-measuring 12.8’ (width)

x

93.7’

(length).

All endload’~r~ransfer

ofbulk dry fertilizer between storage and,jbe blender shall be

performed upon the herein permi~ted

structure.

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Operation ofan existing reinforce~cencr~e

operational containment structure me~suring

10’ (width) x

16.5’

(length).

The unloading ofbulk diy,fertilizer transportation and application ~quipmentshall be

performed upon the herein permitted strt,5~ture~

Operation ofan existing reinforced cor~rete

operational

dimensions measuring

46’

(width)

x 54’~(length).All blending ofbulk dry

upon the herein permitted structure.

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Operation ofan existing reinforced coticrete ~

onal

cOntainment

stru9ture measuring 30’ (width) x

32’ (length).

All loading of bulk dry fertilizer shall

e performed upon tb~

herein permitted structure.

There shall be no discharge ofwastewater from

e herein pernih~~facilities.

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This permit has been reviewed and approved

by the

II~

is

Environmental Protection Agency per the

attached permit

endorsement. This

permit

is subject to standard conditions on the reverse side of this

document and the following special conditions:

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shall be performed

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State ofIllinois

Department ofAgriculture

AGRICHEMICAL FACILITY

PERMIT

SPECIAL CONDITION

1:

The permittee shall provide backflow protection in accordance

with the Illinois Department ofPublic Health Plumbing Code (77 III. Adm.

Code 890) and the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Technical

Policy Statement (35 Ill.

Adm.

Code

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653.803(c)(4).

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SPECIAL CONDITION 2:

The

permittee

may discharge accu~ii~ated

precipitation from the

herein permitted

bulk

liquid

fertiliz~secondary

containment structure

(~ç-2)

pursuant

to

8 Illinois

Administrative Code 255.110

(a) (2) (~A)and (B).

SPECIAL CONDITION 3:

1)i’e permittee shall operate

the

exposed ~iy fertilizer operations

pursuant

to 8 Illinois

Admii~isti•ati~rativ

Code 255.140 (a), (c)

and (d).

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CONDITIO1’~4

4:

The permitteé shall employ concentric pip

from,the operational conthi~ment

structure to the bulk liquid fertilizer secondai

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permittee

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operate

the

herein

containment structu~(s)pursuant to 8

Illinois Administrative Code 255.90 (a

Illinois Acjministra~ti’veCode

255.110

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SPECIAL CONI~ITION6:

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permittee shall

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device for the pip~gspan from

the

operational containment

structure to

thi

secondary containr?i~ntstructure

(SC-3).

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St.Prme,

IL

60964

(815)427-6562

(815)427-6563

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Thomas

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ILL INC/S ENV/RONMENr

PAO7~ECTION~

GENCY

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Vilo are a permiffedagrichemical facility and we would like to apply for the weter pothdion tax

incentive.

Enclosed please find our form filled in andsigned along with perw~

doc*anen*s and

fac~ty

diagmms~Please contact me

if

you need fartherkifonnation.

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ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

P.O.

Box

19276, Springfield, IL

62794-9276

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This

Agency

is

authorized

to

request

this

information under Illinois Revised Statues.

1079.

Chapter.

120. Section

502a-5.

Disclosure ofthis

information

is vohintaiy.

However.

faihire

to

comply

coald

prevent

your

application

from

being processed or xxild rus~It

in denial ofyour

application for certification.

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the control facility?

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FAIR CASH

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NET SALVAGE VALUE IF

CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY:

$‘

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$

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PERCENTAGE CONTROL FACILITY BEARS TO WHOLE FACILITY

VALUE:

Sec.

F

Th~folIowinginformation is submitted

in accordance with the Illinois Property

Tax Code, as amended, and to the bestof my

~:

knowledge,

is true and correct.

The facilities claimed

herein are

“pollution

control facilities’

as defined in Section

11-10 of the

Illinois

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értyTax

Code.

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Sign~ture

Title

S

S

S

Sec.

G

INSTRUCI1ONS

FOR COMPILING AND

FILING APPLICATION

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General:

Separate applications must

be completed

for each

control facility claimed.

Do not

mix

types (water

and

air).

Where both air and

water operations

are

related,

file two applications.

If alIachrnents are

needed, record

them consecutively on

an index

sheet.

Sec. A

Informationrerers to applicant as listed in

the

tax records

and the

petson to be contacted for further details

or

for inspection

of

facilities.

Define

facility

location by street address or

legal

description.

A

plat

map

location

is required

for

facilities located

outside of municipal boundaries.

The property identification

number

is regu~ed.

SOC.

B

•Self-explenatory.

Sutrnit copies

of all

permits issued

by

local

pollution controlagencies.

(e.g. MSD

Construction Permit)

SOC. C

Refers to manufacturing processes or

materials

on

which

pollution control facility is

used.

Soc.

D

Narrative description of the

pollution

control facility, indicating that

its primary purpose is to eliminate, prevent or reduce pollution.

State

the

type

of

control

fadlity.

State permit

number,

date, and

agency

issuing pemlit.

A

narrative description

and a

process

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flow

diagram describing

the

pollution

control fac~itv.

Include a listing of each major

piece of equipment

included

in the claimed

fair

cash valuefor

real

property.

Include an average

analysis of the

influent

and

effluent of the control

facility

stating

the

collection

efficiency.

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Sec.

E

List

air

contaminants,

or water pollution substances released as effluents to the manufacturing

processes.

List also

the final

disposal of

any

contaminants removed

from

the

manufacturing

processes.

Item (1)— Refers

to

pollutants and conteminants removed

from

the process by the

pollution control

facility.

Item (2)— Refers to

water pollution but can applyto

water-carried wastes from

ai

pollution control facilities.

Submit drawings,

which cleatly

show (a) Point(s) of discharge to receiving

stream,

and

(b)

Sewers

and

process

piping

to and

from the control

facility.

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Sec.

F

Item (3)—If the collected

contaminants are disposed of other

than as wastes, state the

disposition

of the materials,

and the

value

in

dollars reclaimed

by sale or reuse of the

collected

substances.

State

the

cost

of reclamation and related

expense.

Item

(4)

—

State the

datewhich

the pollution control facility

was fist

placed in

service and operated.

If riot,

explain.

Item

(5)— This information

is essential to the

certification

and assessment actions.

This

accounthg

data must be completed to

activate

project

review

prior

to certification by this Agency.

Self-explanatory.

Signature

trust be

a corporate authorized signature.

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Submit to:

Attention:

Attention:

Illinois

EPA

Thomas

McSwiggin

Donald

E.

Sutton

S

P.O.

Box

19276

Permit

Section

Permit Section

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Springfield,

IL

62794-9276

Division ofWater

Pollution

Control

Division

of

Air Pollution

Control

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State of Illinois

DEPARTMENT

OF

AGRICULTURE

Division

of Plant Industries and Consumer Services

State Fairgrounds

/

P.O.

Box

19281

/

Springfield

IL 62794-9281

Bureau of

Plant

and Apiary

Protection

217/785-2427

Bureau of Products Inspection

and

Standards

Bureau

of

Laboratories

Bureau of Warehouses

217/ 782-3817

217/782-7655

217/782-2895

May 3,

1991

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

S

PROTECTIONAGEN

BOW/WPCIpERMIT

SECTION

Fruendt Crop Service,

Inc.

P. 0.

Box 407

St.

Anne,

IL.

Dear Agrichemical Facility Permit Applicant:

Enclosed please

find

the

construction

and/or

operating permit

as approved by the

Illinois

Department of Agriculture and

endorsed by the

Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency.

Please

carefully review

and

follow the

Standard

and

Special Conditions

of the Permit

and

Endorsement.

Prior to

construction, The

Department

and

The Agency caution you to carefully evaluate

past operational practices

at the site.

Should you suspect environmental

(soil, surface or

groundwater) contamination, it is advisable

to determine

the extent

and severity

of such

contamination prior to construction

and

remediate

these areas

as required.

We appreciate your cooperation

with

the Department in this

process.

Should you

have

any questions

or comments

regarding your Agrichemical Facility Permit, please contact

the

Agrichemical

Containment Program at (217)785-0780.

Sincerely,

S

Warren

D.

Goetsch, P.E.

Gerald

C. Kirbach, Manager

Chief, Bureau of Laboratories

S

Groundwater/Agrichemical

S

Containment

Program

xc:IEPA:WPC:Permits

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICHEMICAL FACILITY PERMIT

Permittee:

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Facility

ID Number:

0913020000

Fruendt Crop

Service, Inc.

S

P.

0.Box 407

St.

Anne, IL.

60964

Permit Number:

91030328

Log Number:

91030328

Facility Type:

Commercial: Retail

Dealer

Date Received: March

4,

1991

Date Issued:

April 23,

1991

Permit

Expiration

Date:

April

23,

1991

Permit is hereby granted to the above designated permittee to construct and operate an agrichemical

containment facility as follows:

Installation and operation ofa reinforced concrete operational containment

struct~ure

13’ (width)

x 39.5’ (length)

x .417’ (depth)

with

a total design capacityof 321.2 cubic feet (ft3).

The floor

wifi

slope to

a

single sump

2’ (diameter)

x

2’

(depth) to facilitate the collection and recovery

of escaped product and/or agrichemical wastewater.

All product collected in the

sump

will

be

transferred

to

one

(1)

of

two

(2)

1200

gallon

recovery tanks

with

a

manual

sump

pump.

Effluent

segregation

will be

performed according

to

target

crop

and

label

use.

All

mixing,

repackaging, unloading

and

loading

of application

and transportation equipment operations

shall be

performed on this

structure.

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Installation and operation of a steel s’econdary contairunent structure 10’ (width) x 28’ (length)

x

2’ (height)

with a total design capacity of 560 cubic feet (ft3).

The permittee shall maintain

a taip over the aforementioned structure for the diversionofprecipitation from the containment

structure.

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S

S

Installation and operation of a

formed synthetic hypalon containment structure 44’ (width)

x

72’ (length) x

3’ (depth) with

a

total design capacityof 8553.6 cubic feet (ft3).

Escaped product

and/or agrichemical wastewaterwifi be transferre4 to

one (1) of two

(2)

1200 gallon recovery

tanks

with a manual sump pump.

The

two (2) rinsate tanks will be located in individual “poiy-

tubs”

to segregate containment in the herein permitted liquid

fertilizer containment structure.

All bulk liquid fertilizer will bc stored in this

structure.

Operation ofan

existing bulk

dry fertilizer structure 37.25’ (width)

x

93.33’

(length) consisting

of

three

(3) bins 11.42’ (width)

x 37.33’ (length) with an estimated capacity of 100

tons

each,

one

(1)

bin 22.58’

(width)

x 37.33’

(length) with an

estimated capacity of 250

tons,

and one

(1) bin 36.5’

(width)

x

37.33’ (length)

with

an

estimated capacity of 350

tons.

All bulk dry

fertilizer

storage operations will occur in this

structure.

S

Operation

of a

reinforced

concrete

operational containment

structure

12’

(width)

x

93.33’

(length).

All end loader traffic will occur on this

structure

for

handling

of dry bulk fertilizer

from storage.

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Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency

P.

0.

Box

19276.

Springlicld.

IL

62794-9276

217/7821696

Fruendt Crop Service,

Inc.

——

Endorsement of Agrichemical Facility Permit

Log t1~.91030328

April

23,

1991.

5

Division of Plant Industries and Consumer Services

Illinois Department of Agriculture

S

S

State Fairgrounds

S

Post Office Box 19281

Springfield, IllInois

62794—9281

Gentlemen:

S

Base.d on the information Included

in the permit application,

the subject

facility may be constructed and operated so as to meet the requirements of

Subtitle

C:

Water Pollution and Subtitle B:

Air Pollution.

This Agency hereby issues endorsementpursuant to Section 39.4 of the Illinois

S

Environmental

ProtectlonAct for the subject agrichemical

facility subject to

the following Special Conditions:

S

SPECIAL CONDITION

1.

Any di~charge.ofstormwater from the containment

facilities

shall

not cause water quality violations pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm.

Code,

Subtitle C or a pesticide release pursuant to the

Illinois Environmental

Protection Act.

Stormwater analyses conducted for determination of compliance

with this condition

shall

be performed in accordance with analytical

procedures specified

in 40 CFR 136.

SPECIAL CONDITION

2.

No person shall

cause or allow any visible emissions of

fugitive particulate matter from any~process, including any material handling

or storage activity beyond the property line of the emission

source,’ pursuant

to 35

11.

Adm.

Code 212.301.

SPECIAL CONDITION

3.

The blending of herbicides and pesticides onto dry bulk

fertilizer is not allowed at this facility.

A revisedoperating permit will

be required before the blending of herbicides and/or pesticides can be added

*

to this process.

S

SPECIAL CONDITION 4.

Reduced pressure principle backflow preventers

shall

be

installed,.maintained, tested and

Inspected in accordance with 35

Ill.

Adm.

Code 651

and 653.

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Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency

Page2

P. 0.

Box

19276.

Springlleld.

IL

62794-9276

This endorsement becomes effective and is deemedto be a permit issued by the

Agency pursuant to Sections 9(b) and 12(b) of the Act when the Illinois

Department of Agriculture includes the above conditions

as conditions of a

permit issued pursuant to Section 255.50 of Subchapter 1, Chapter

I of Title

8:

Agriculture and Animals.

This endorsement does not grant imunity from enforcement action found

S

necessary by this Agency to meet its responsibilities

in prevention,

abatement, and control of water or air pollution.

S

Very

uly your

,

S

LS19~C,L~4I

Thomas G. McSwiggin,

P.E.

/

Manager, Permit Section

Division

of

Water

Pollution

Control

TGM:

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cc:

Region

1

5

Records

Unit

DAPC/Permits

-

DAPC/Records

DAPC/Reglon

1

Fruendt Crop Service,

Inc.

Bharat Mathur,

P.E.

Acting Manager, Permit Section

Division of Air Pollution Control

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ILLINOIS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRJCHEMICAL FACILITY PERMIT

/

Installation and tiperation ofa reinforced concrete operationalcontainment structure 15’ (width)

x

20’ (length)

x

.5’

(height).

All bulk dry fertilizer application and transportation equipment

V

will be loaded on this structure.

.

S

Operation ofan existing reinforced concrete operational containment structure

10.3’ (width) x

S

50’

(length)

that

adjoins a

reinforced

concrete

structure

16.2

(width)

x

36’

(length).

The

blender and hopper/scale will be located on this

structure.

S

S

Operation of an existing reinforced concrete operational containment structure

10.3’ (width)

x

S

20’ (length).

All bulk dry fertilizer unloading operations will be performed on this structure.

There shall be no discharge of wastewater from the herein permitted facilities.

This permit has been reviewed and

approved by the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency per

the attached pennit endorsement. This

permit is subject to

standard conditions on the reverse side

of this document

and the following special

conditions:

S

SPECIAL CONDiTION

1:

The

permittee

shall provide backflow protection in accordance with

the Illinois Department of Public Health Plumbing Code

(77

III. Adm.

Code 890) and with

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency’s

Technical

Policy

Statement

(35

III.

Adm.

Code

653.803(c) (4).

5

5

S

SPECIAL

CONDITION

2:

The

pennittee

may

discharge

accumulated

precipitation

from

the

herein

permitted facilities pursuantto

8 Illinois Administrative

Code

255.110

(a)

(2)

(A)

and

(B).

S

S

S

SPECIAL

CONDITION

3:

Concentric piping will be

employed by the permittee for all piping

spans from secondary containment to the operational containment structure.

SPECIAL CONDITION 4:

.

Open burning of combustible agrichemical containers is prohibited at

the herein permitted facility pursuant

to 8

Illinois

Administrative Code 255.170

(d)

(6).

THE

STANDARD

CONDITIONS

OF

ISSUANCE

ON

THE

REVERSE

SIDES

OF

THIS

MUST

BE

COMPLIED WITH IN FULL.

Warren D.

Goet

h,

P.E.

Gerald C.

Kirbach, Manager

Chief, Bureau of Laboratories

Groundwater/Agrichemical

S

Containment Program

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EPA: WPC:

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PROTECTION AGENCY

BoWmPC/PEi~M~T

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SCHEDULE

B

AMENDMENT

#

4

FOR

DRY

FERTILIZER

SEMI—TRAILER

0FF—LOADING,

DEPENDING

ON

WHICH

BIN

FERTILIZER

IS

TO

BE

UNLOADED,

TRUCKS

WILL BACK UP

SEMI-TRAILER

TO

TEE

INDICATED

CONCRETE

PAD

(SEE

DIAGRAM

BELOW).

TUE

TRUCK’S

TAIL-GATE

IS

ALWAYS

OVER

THE.

CONCRETE

DURING

UNLOADING

WIEFT1R

A

HOPPER

AND

BELT

CONVEYOR

ARE

SET

UP.

THE

SEMI-TRAILER

IS

RAISED

EMPT!ING

DRY

FERTILIZER

INTO

TUE

HOPPER

WHERE

A

BELT

CONVEYOR

TRANSFERS

FERTILIZER

DIAGONALLY

UPWARD

THROUGH

DISCHARGE

SPOUT TO DESIGNATED

FERTILIZER

BIN.

A

CANVAS

IS

PLACED

UNDER

TEE

HOPPER

CATCHING

ANY

SPILLED

FERTILIZER.

AFTER

THE TRAILER

IS

UNLOADED,

ANY

SPILLAGE

ON

TUE CANVAS IS

WRAPPED

UP

AN)

RELEASED

INTO THE FERTILIZER BIN.

SINCE

TRUCK

TAIL—GATES

ARE

PARKED

OVER CONCRETE PAD

ARRA,

ANY FURTHER SPILLAGE

IS

EASILY

SWEPT

UP

WHICH

IS

DONE

DAILY.

THE

CONCRETE

AREA UNDER THE BLENDER/SCALE

IS

ALSO

SWEPT

FREQUENTLY

DURING TUE

DAY

AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR CURRENT LOAD.

SEE DIAGRAM

BELOW FOR

PADS’

DIMENSIONS

AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.

S

S

-.4

SHADED

AREA.

DENOTES

REINFORCED

CONCRETE PADS FOR

DRY

FERTILIZER

OPERATIONS.

*

SOUTH

PAD

6”

TRICK MADE

OF

REINFORCED

CONCRETE

USED

FOR SEMI-UNLOADING.

**

UNLOADING/END

LOADER PAD

6”

TRICK

MADE

OF

REINFORCED

CONCRETE.

S

BLENDER/SCALE AREA PAD

10—12”

TRICK MADE

OF

REINFORCED CONCRETE.

S

SEMI—TRAILER

UNLOADING

POSITION.

S

OCT~92CU3

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

_____________________

BOW/WPC/PERMIT SECTION

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FRUENDT

CROP

SERVICE,

INC

-

SCHEDULE

D

AMENDMENT

1

4

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