RE C E ~V ED

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARDC~RKS

OFFICE

7

2005

Precision Pork, LLC

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(PropertyIndentification Number

)

STATE

OF ~LUNOIS

12-14-29-200-003

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NOTICE

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Dr.

Steve Feurbach

Illinois Pollution Control BOard

2435

Bethany Rd.

James R. Thompson Center

Sycamore, Illinois

60173

100 West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Chicago, Illinois

60601

Steve

Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office Box 19033

Springfield, Illinois 62794

PLEASE

TAKE

NOTICE

that I have today filed with the Office ofthe Clerk ofthe

Pollution Control Board an APPEARANCE AND

THE RECOMMENDATION

ofthe flhinois

Environmental Protection Agency,

a copy ofwhich is herewith served upon you.

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

OF THE

STATE

OF ILLiNOIS

By:

S ~

Vera Herst

Assistant

Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

DATED:

March 4,

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

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REC~iv~

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

CLERK’S

OFFICE

MAR

72005

Precision Pork, LLC

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(Property Indentification Number

)

STATE OF

ILUN0~8

12-14-29-200-003

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PoUut~onControl Board

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PCBO5-

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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 4, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North GrandAvenue East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois

62794-9276

(217)782-5544

-

THIS FILING IS

SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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R~CEGVED

CLERK’S

OFFICE

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

~4AR

~?

2005

Precision Pork, LLC

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(Property Identification

Number

)

PCB 05-

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12-14-29-200-003)

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(Tax Certification)

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RECOMMENDATION

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

Recommendation pursuant to Section

125.204 ofthe regulations ofthe Illinois Pollution

Control Board,

35

Ill. Adm. Code

125.204.

1.

On December 30, 2004, the Illinois EPA received a request from Precision Pork,

LLC. (log number TC-42-04, Exhibit A) for an Illinois EPA recommendation

regarding the tax certification ofwater pollution control facilities pursuant

to

35

Ill.

Adm. Code

125.204.

2.

The applicants’ address is:

Precision Pork, LLC

799 Cauffield Road

Amboy, Illinois 61310

3.

The proposed waterpollution control facilities in this request are located at

Section 29, T2ON, R9E ofthe 4th P.M. in Lee County, at the above street address

and consist ofthe

following:

Livestock waste management facilities consisting ofone concrete manure

pit (76 ft. x 568

ft. x

8

ft.

deep), with the slotted concrete portion ofthe

floor over the manure pit and 12 concrete pump

out manure pits (each

5

ft.

x 6 ft.

x

10 ft. deep); one concrete manure pit

(71

ft. x 324 ft. x

2 ft. deep)

with the slotted concreteportion ofthe floor over the manure pit;

and

approximately 50 ft. of8-inch diameter PVC manure transfer pipe.

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These livestock waste management facilities are used to collect, transport, andlor

store

livestock wastes prior to cropland application, and are further described in

Exhibit A.

4.

Section 11-10 ofthe Property Tax Code,

35

ILCS 200/11-10 (2004), defines

“pollution control facilities” as:

—

“any system,

method, construction,

device or appliance appurtenant

thereto or any portion ofany building or equipment, that is designed,

constructed, installed or operated for the primary purpose of:

(a)

eliminating, preventing, or reducing air orwater pollution

.

.

.

or (b)

treating, pretreating, modif~’ingor disposing ofany 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, orto property.”

5.

Pollution control facilities are entitled to preferential tax treatment, 35 ILCS

200/11-5.

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

of

eliminating, 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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requested tax certification.

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

By:

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Vera Herst

Assistant Counsel

Division ofLegal

Counsel

Dated: March 4, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North Grand Ave. E.

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

THIS FILING SUBMITFED ON RECYCLED

PAPER

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)

STATE OF ILLINOIS

)

)

COUNTY OF SANGAMON

)

)

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:

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Illinois PollutionControl Board

Dr.

Steve

Feurbach

James R.

Thompson Center

2435 Bethany Rd.

100

West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Sycamore, Illinois

60173

Chicago, Illinois

60601

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office Box 19033

Springfield, Illinois 62794

and mailing it from Springfield, fllinois, on March 4, 2005, with sufficient postage

affixed for first class mail.

~L~Lfk’

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN

TO BEFORE ME

this 4th day of

March, 2005

Notary Public

OFFICIAL

SEAL

BRENDA

BOEHNER

NOTARY

PUBLIC,

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

i

THIS FILING IS

SUBMTTTED 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

Roo

R.

BLAGOJEVICH,

GOVERNOR

RENEE

CIPRIANO,

DIRECTOR

Memorandum

To:

Connie

Tonsor, Division of Legal Counsel

From:

Bruce J.

Yurdin,

Manager, Watershed Management Section

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Date:

FEB

2 2

2005

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Re:

Precision Pork, LLC.

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Amboy

Recommendation ofTax Certification.

Log # TC-42-04

Property Identification#

12-14-29-200-003

The Bureau ofWater received a request on December 30,

2004 from Precision Pork, LLC. for~an

illinois

EPA recommendation regarding the tax certification ofwater pollution control facilities pursuant tO

35

II.

Adm. Code 125.204.

We offer the following recommendation.

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

DIvisi~~

of

Legal Counsel

Precision Pork, LLC.

FEB 2~4

2005

799 Cauffield Rd.

Amboy, IL

61310

Environmental Protection

Section 29, T2ON, R9E ofthe 4th P.M. in Lee County

Agency

Livestock waste management facilities consisting ofone concrete manure pit (76 ft. x

568

ft. x

8

ft.

deep) with the slotted concreteportion ofthe floor over the manure pit and

12 concrete pump

out manurepits (each

5

ft. x 6 ft.

x

10

ft. deep); one concrete manurepit (71

ft. x 324

ft. x

2 ft.

deep) with the slotted wire portion ofthe floor over the manure pit; and approximately 50 feet of

8 inch diameterPVC manuretransfer pipe.

These livestock waste management facilities

are used to collect, transportand/or store livestock

wastes prior to cropland application.

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 Control Facilities” under

35

IAC

125.200(a), withthe

primary

purpose

of

eliminating,

preventing, or reducingwater pollution, oras otherwise provided in this

section, and therefore eligible for tax certification from the Illinois

Pollution ControlBoard.

TheBureau

ofWater therefore recommends that the Board issue the requestedtax certification for these facilities.

Ifyou have any questions regarding the above, please contact Thaddeus Faught at 217/782-3362.

BJY:TJF:TC-42-04.doc

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Thomas McSwiggin

Donald E. Sutton

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