CLERK’S OFFICE
RECOMMENDATION
OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES
AGRICHEMICAL CONTAINMENT PERMIT
AGRJCHEMICAL CONTAINMENT PERMIT
P ermittee:
OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES
BULK DRY FERTILIZER STRUCTURES

RECEIVED

CLERK’S OFFICE

BEFORE THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

AUG

12005

GOLD

STAR FS, INC. (ERIE FACILITY)

PoIutionContr~d

(Property Identification

Number

20-05-152-005)

Petitioner,

)

PCB

)

(Tax Certification)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

Dorothy M.

Gunn, Clerk

Marve Kading

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Gold Star FS, Inc.

James

Thompson Center

101

East Street

100 West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Cambridge, Illinois

61238

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 of the Clerk of the Pollution

Control

Board

an APPEARANCE AND THE RECOMMENDATION

of the

Illinois Environmental

Protection

Agency, a copy of which is herewith

served upon you.

ENVRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

By:____

ame

Allen

Day

tant

Counsel

vision of Legal Counsel

DATED:

August 8, 2005

Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency

1021

North Grand Avenue

East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217-782-5544

THIS

FILING

SUBMIFFED ON

RECYCLED

PAPER

RECEIVED

BEFORE

THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOARWRKS

OFFICE

AUG

112005

GOLD STAR FS, INC. (ERIE

FACILITY)

)

(Property Identification Number

)

20-05-1 52-005)

Petitioner,

)

PCB

)

(Tax Certification)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY

)

Respondent.

)

APPEARANCE

The

undersigned, as one of its attorneys, hereby enters

an APPEARANCE

on behalf of the

Respondent,

Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

OF THE STATE

OF ILLINOIS

By:

DATED:

August

2005

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217-782-5544

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control

Board

of Legal

Counsel

THIS FILING

IS SUBMITTED

ON RECYCLED

PAPER

RECEIVED

CLE9K’S OFFICE

BEFORE

THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARliltir

2005

GOLD

STAR FS, INC. (ERIE

FACILITY)

)

STATE OF

ILLINOIS

(Property Identification Number

)

Pollution

Control Board

20-05-152-005)

)

Petitioner,

)

PCB

)

(Tax Certification)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY

)

Respondent.

)

RECOMMENDATION

Now Comes the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois EPA”) by James Allen

Day,

one of its attorneys, and pursuant to Section

125.204 of the Illinois Pollution

Control

Board’s (Board) regulations files the following Recommendation regarding the tax certification

of water pollution

control

facilities pursuant to 35

III.

Adm. Code

125.204.

On December 6, 2004, the Illinois EPA received a request from

Gold Star FS, Inc.

for

Illinois

EPA recommendation regarding the tax

certification of water pollution control

facilities at its Erie facility pursuant to

III.

Adm. Code

125 .204, and noted the request

as log number TC-31-04.

(Exhibit A)

The person authorized to receive the requested

certification

is:

Marve Kading

Gold Star FS, Inc.

101

N. East Street

Cambridge, Illinois 61238

The facility’s location

is:

Gold Star FS,

Mc.

9087

Moline Road

Erie, Illinois 61250

The water pollution control facilities in this request are located

at Section

5, Township

North,

Range 4 East of the

Principal

Meridian

in Whiteside County, Illinois at the

above street address and include the following two separate

facilities for pur~oEesDf-this

recommendation:

(a)

Agrichemical containment

structures consisting of one (I) liquid agrichemical

operational area containment structure;

two (2) bulk liquid agrichemical

secondary containment structures; associated collection

and recovery systems;

three (3)

dry

fertilizer operational containment

structures;

one (1)

dry

fertilizer

blending operational

containment structure and the portion of the building over

one (1) liquid agrichemical operational

area containment structure, one (I) bulk

liquid agrichemical secondary containment structure, and one (I)

dry

fertilizer

blending operational

containment structure

(24.5

ft.

x 55.92

fi)

as approved under

the Agency endorsed

Agrichemical Facility Permit

No.

93122510 (Log No.

03107686 issued February 26,

2004);

(These facilities are further described in

Exhibit A.)

(b)

The portion of the building over the area for endloader transfer of bulk

dry

fertilizer between storage and the blenders measuring

12.25

feet by

120.33 feet.

(These facilities are

further described

in Exhibit A.)

Section

11-10 of the Property Tax Code,

35 ILCS 200/11-10(2000),

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, or reducing

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.”

Pollution

control

facilities are entitled to preferential tax treatment,

ILCS 200/11-5

(2000).

With respect to

the facilities

described in Paragraph

3(a) above (the containment

structures), based on the information in the application and the purpose of the facilities

(to

collect, transport, and store agrichemical rinsates,

residues, or washwaters prior to

reuse

or disposal),

it is the Illinois EPA’s engineeringjudgment that the described

facilities may be considered “pollution control

facilities,” pursuant to 35

III.

Adm. Code

125.200(a), with

the primary purpose of eliminating, preventing, or reducing water

pollution,

otherwise provided

in 35

Ill.

Adm. Code

125.200.

Therefore, the

facilities are eligible for tax certification from the Board.

With respect to

the facilities described in Paragraph

3(b) above

(the portion of the

building over

the area

for endloader transfer and blenders), based on the information in

the application and the purpose of the facilities (to protect products

from moisturej,

the Illinois

EPA’s engineeringjudgment that the described

facilities are not “pollution

control

facilities,” pursuant to

Ill. Adm. Code

125.200(a), with the

primary

purpose of

eliminating, preventing, or reducing water pollution, or

as otherwise provided in 35

III.

Adm.

Code

125.200.

Therefore, the facilities are not

eligible for tax certification from

the Board.

Therefore,

the Illinois EPA recommends

that the Board issue the requested tax

certification

for the facilities described

in Paragraph 3(a) above (the containment

structures) and deny the requested

tax

certification

for the facilities

described

Paragraph 3(b)

above (the portion of the building over the area for endloader transfer and

blenders).

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

By:

August 8, 2005

Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency

1021

North

Grand Ave.

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois

62794-9276

217/782-5544

Allen

Day

istant Counsel

Division of Legal

Counsel

)

STATE OF ILLINOIS

)

COUNTY OF SANGAMON

)

PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned,

on oath state that I

have served the

attached APPEARANCE

AND

RECOMMENDATION,

upon

the person to whom it is directed, by placing

a copy in

envelope addressed to:

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Marve Kading

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

James R.

Thompson Center

101

N. East Street

100 West Randolph Street, Suite.

11-500

Cambridge, Illinois 61238

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101

West Jefferson

Post Office

Box

19033

Springfield, Illinois 62794

and mailing

from Springfield,

Illinois on August

8, 2005 with

sufficient postage affixed for

first class mail.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME

this eighth day of August,

2005

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r*o~c4~LSEALJ:

Notary Public

BRENDA BOENNER

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containment fa

lit)’ as

follows:

OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES

Operation of an exi~h~

reinforced concrete operational containmenf structure 4ieasuring 42’ (width)

x 64’

(length) x

1’ (depth.~ith a total design capacity of 1,066.0

cubic feet

(ft~)j

The floor shall

slope to

a series offour (4)\umps

(two (2) sumps

for the separation of solids

ajid two (2)

sumps for

the recovery ofliquids), eac(i

sump

measuring

1.5’ (width)

2.5’ (length) x 1i~’

(depth) to facilitate

the collection and recovery a(fifc~apedproduct

and/or agrichemical

wastewa’3er.

All recovered

effluent shall be transferred to one

two (2)

500 gallon recovery

tanks witlita manually activated

sump pump.

Segregation shall be pftformed based upon the applicable target

5zbp and label use.

All

loading, unloading, and washing o~bulkliquid agrichemical Iransportation axjd application equipment

shall be performed upon the herer permitted structure.

SECONDA

CONTAINMENT STRUC

RES

Operation of an existing reinforced concret*~condary

containment s~icturemeasuring 22’ (width) x

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

of 1,233.0 cubic~(eet

(fl.3).

The floor shall

slope

a single sump measuring

1.5’ (width) i

1.5’ (T~ngth)

0.75’

(dppt~44ofacilitate the

collection and

recovery of all escaped product and/or agrieheallcal wastewate(

All recovered effluent shall be

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

aforementthned’

‘Icecovery tanks with a manually

activated sump pump.

Segregation shall be perf

d based upon the applicable target crop and label

use.

All bulk liquid pesticides shall be

stored within the said

structure.

This

structure shall be

referred to as

SC-i.

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L)eporrinenr ot’.4j.~riculru,-e

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Permittee:

Gold:S*

ES,

Inc.

9087 Moline ROad

Erie, IL 61250

Permit #:

Facility Type:

DateIssued:

omit

Febru:

1110000

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7, 2003

26,2009

above designated

permittee to

construct And 0

agrichemical

State of Illinois

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AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

•

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Operation ofan existing reinfnrred

cnnrrptp

cernndarv

rnnth~nment

cfnlrt\lre measuring 36’ (width)

48’

(length)

4’ (height) with

tal

design capacity of 6,471.0 cubic

feet

ft.3).

The floor shall

slope

a single sump measuring

1.5’

dth)

1.5’ (length) x

0.75’ (depth) to f

litate the collection and

recovery ofall

escaped product an

r agrichemical wastewater.

All recO

effluent shall be

transferred to one (1) of the

two

(2)

orementioned

500

gallon recovery ti

with

a manually

activated sump pump.

Segregation

II be performed based upon the applic

ble target crop and

label

use

All bulk liquid fertilizer shal

stored within the said structure

This

sth

cture shall be referred

toas

SC-2.

•

••

•

141’

•

•••

•

BULK DRYFERTILIZER

STRUCTURES

Operation of an exis

gbulk thy fertilizer storage building measuring

56’

(wi

th) x

168’

(length)

with

estimated to

I storage capacity of975

tons.

The

structure is compoie~of ten

(10) storage

bins (eight (8) b

each bin measuring 12’ (width)

31.5’ (length)

with an

imated storage

capacity of

100

s each, one (1)

bin

measuring 12’ (width)

x 31.5’ (length) v ith an estimated

storage capaci

of 75

tons,

and

one (I) bin measuring 12.33’ (width) x

31.5’(

ength) with an

estimated stor

e capacity of 100 tons)

All bulk

dry

izer shall be stored withm the herem

permitted structure

Operation of an

g reinforced

concrete operational containment structhre

measuring 12.25’

(width)

120.33’ (len

The

endloader transfer b(bullc dry

fertilizer betwei n storage and the

blender shall be

performe

upon

the

herein permitted structure.

•

Operation of an existing re

orced concrete operational containment structur’~9neasuring10’ (width)

25’

(length).

The unloadi

dry fertilizer transportation and applicaSpn equipment shall be

performed upon the herein permitt

structure.

•

Operation of an existing reinforc

concrete operational containment struc~Iewith the greatest

dimensions measuring 24.5’ (wi

)

x 55.92’

(length).

All blending

of 1,uaZk

dry fertilizer shall be

performed upon the

herein penn

d structure.

Operation ofan existing reinforced c~Scç~te

operational

containment ~Iructiire measuring 20’

(width)

30’

(length).

All loading

ofbulk dry ferti’M&er transportation

and

apftication equipment shall be

performed upon the herein permitted structure\

There shall be no

discharge ofwastewater Ijm the herein

~ermitted

facilities.

This permit has been reviewed and approved b~~ois

ronmental 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:

State ofIllinois

Deparuneni otttç’riculiurc

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Page:

SPECIAL CONDITIO~ :ñestees~rnilprovide

backf1~w

protection in accordance

with the Illinois Department’kf Public Health Plumbing Code (77

111.4dm. Code 890)

and the

Illinois Environmental Protectiô~

Agency’s Technical Policy Statement\35 Ill.

Adm. Code

653.803(c)(4).

SPECIAL CONDITION 2:

The permittee

may

discharge acdumàia

d precipitation from the

herein permitted bulk liqui

lizer secondary containment structure (SC

2) pursuant to

Illinois

Administrative

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

SPECIAL CO

TION 3:

The permittee shall employ concentric

ping forthe piping span

from the bulk liqui

fertilizer secondary containment structure (SC-2) to the

perational containment

structure.

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••

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THE

STAND

CONDITIONS

OF ISSUANCE ON

THE REVERSE

Sn)

S OF THIS MUST BE

COMPLIED WI

FULL.

•

Warren D. Goetsc

.E.

Gerald C. Kirbach,

ager

Chief,

Bureau ofEnv

nmental

Programs

Permits and

Downstate

ield Operations

cc:

Illinois

EPA: WPC:

file

a:19531 l.per

Gold

Star FS,

Inc.

n•

ru.

IllinOis

Rod

Blagojevich, Governor

•

Chuck Hartke. Director

Bureau ol

Environmental Programs

State

Fairgrounds

P0.

Box

19281

Springfield,

1L62794-928l

•21717852427

(voice/TDD)

Fax

217!524-4882

Pesticide

Misuse Hotline l-8~.64I-3934

(voiceIl’DD)

January

30, 2004

Gold Star FS,

Inc.

9087 Moline Road

Erie, IL 61250

Dear Agrichemical Facility Permit Applicant:

Enclosed is the construction

andlor

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

rémediate these

areas

as required.

We appreciate your cooperation with the Department in this process.

Should you have

any questions or comments regarding your Agrichethical Facility Permit, please contact the

Agrichemical Containment Program at (217) 785-0780.

Sincerely,

ot&ae7ccc&#—~

/La~4~-’

Warren D. Goetsch, P.E.

Gerald C. Kirbach, Manager

Chief, Bureau ofEnvironmental Programs

Permits and Downstate Field Operations

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APPLICATION

FOR CERTIFICATION

(PROPERTY

TAX

TREATMENT)

This

Agency

authorized

request

this

POLLUTION

CONTROL

FACILITY

information under Illinois Revised Statues,

1979,

AIRD

WATER

Chapter,

120, Section 502a.5.

Disclosure ofthis

information

voluntary.

However,

failure

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

comply

could

prevent

your

application

from

P. 0.

Box

19276,

Springfield,

62794-9276

being processed or ~uld result in denial ofyour

application

for certification.

FOR

AGENCY

USE

File

No,

Date Received

Ceftficauon No.

Date

11/24/04

Sec. A

Company

Name

Gold

Star FS

Inc.

Person Authorized to

Receive

Certification

Person to Contact for Additional

Details

Marve Ka~ng

Keith Honegger

Street Address

101 N

Past

Street

3200

Old Troy Road

Municipality,

State & Zip

Code

Municipality,

State & Zip Code

Cambridue

‘L

512’lR

Glen

Cnrhnn

fT. 62034

Telephone

Nulflbèr

Telephone

Number

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fllQ

LoóIldri otra~flW

Municipality

Township

Quarter

Section

Township

Range

SEC

TWP

l9N R4

Erie

Street Address

County

Book Number

908?

tfth\nkt~

R0~&

Whiteside

Property Identification

Number

Parcel

Number

20-05-152-005

Sec.

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Nature of Operations Conducted at the Above Location

Mixing,

Loading, and Storing of Agrichemicals and Fertilizers

Water Pollution Control Construction

Permit No.

Date Issued

93122510

Jngil(fl1A7ARtS

NPDES P~RMIT

No.

Feb

71)04

Date Issued

‘

Expiration

Date

Air Pollution

Control Construction Permit No.

Date Issued

Air Pollution Control Operating

Permit

No.

Date issued

Sec.

Describe

Unit Process

DECUB7flU4

Materials

Used

Process

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENT,

PROTECTION AGENCY

BOWñNPC/PERM:T

SECTIOt

Sec.

Describe Pollution

Abatement Control

Facility

Agrichernical

containment

structure consisting

one

agrichemical

operational

area

containment structures (42’

x 64’

1’)

and two

secondary containment

structures

(22’

32’

x 2’ & 36’

x 48’

x 4’)

and

the building covering the one

operational containment structure.

Four bulk

fertilizer operational

containment structures (12.25’

120.33’,

10’

x 25’,

24.5’ x 55.92’ & 20’

x 30’)

and

the

building over

the 24.5’

55,92’ containment area used for the blending ofbulk

dry

fertilizer

and

the portion of the

building

over the operational containment area used for the

conveyance

ofbulk

dry

fertilizer from

storage to

blending(1225’

12ft33’);

associated collection and

recover systems

endorsed by Agrichemical Facility

.L¼41kULi~U.

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A_A)5

532-0222

Tax

Cenificationfor Pollution Control Facilities

APC

151

(Rev.

8/00)

Page) of2

8/00

Sec.

(1)

Nature of Contaminants or

Pollutants

Contaminant

Pollutant

DESCRIPTION

DISPOSAL

USE

Fertilizer

Vai

ious

Nitrogen

Phosp

orus &

Potash

Recycle

(2) Point(s)

of Waste Water

Discharge

—

Plans

and

Specifications

Attached

Yes

.QL

Are

contaminants (or residues) collected by the

control facility?

Yes

(4)

Date

installation

completed

....9_95

status

of installation

date of application

.Qpe.x.atioaal

(5)

FAIR

CASH VALUE

CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY:

60. 000

NET SALVAGE

VALUE

IF CONSIDERED

REAL PROPERTY:

000

PRODUCTIVE

GROSS ANNUAL

INCOME

OF CONTROL FACILITY:

PRODUCTIVE

NET ANNUAL

INCOME

CONTROL

FACILITY:

Sec.

The

following

information is

submitted

accordance with the

Illinois

Property

Tax Code,

as amended-and to thebest-of-my-

knowledge,

is true and correct.

The facilities

claimed

herein

are ‘pollution

control facilities’

as defined in

Section

11-10 of the

Illinois Property Tax Code.

TRLM(C

Signature

Title

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPILING AND

FILING APPLICATION

Sec. G

General:

Separate applications must be completed for

each control facility claimed.

not mix types (water and

air).

Where both

air and

water operations are related,

file two applications.

If attachments are needed,

record them consecutively

on an index sheet.

Sec. A

Sec.

Sec. C

Sec.

Information refers

to applicant

as listed

in the tax records

and the person to be contacted for ftjrther details or for-irispectiorrol

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 required.

Self-explanatory.

Submit copies

of all permits issued

by local

pollution control agencies,

(e.g. MSD constwction Permit)

Refers to manufacturing

processes or materials on which pollution control

facility is used.

Narrative description of

the pollution control facility,

indicating that its primary purpose

is toeliminataT~r~e~t

n~resesrpSltstFon...

State

the type of control facility.

State

pemilt

number,

date, and agency issuing permit.

narrative description and

process

flow diagram describing the pollution control facility.

Include a

listing of each major piece

of equipment included in the claimed

fair

cash value

for real properly.

Include an averaoe analysis of the influent and effluent of the control

facility steting:tlt

collection

efficiency.

Sec.

List air contaminants,

or water pollution substances released as

effluents to the manufacturing processes.

L istaisuthe.final

disposal of any contaminants removed from the manufacturing

processes.

Sec.

Item

(1)— Refers to pollutants and contaminants

removed

from the

process

by the pollution control facility.

Item (2)— Refers to water pollution but

can apply

to water-carried wastes

from air pollution control facilities.

Submit drawings..

which clearly show (a)

Point(s) of discharge to receiving stream,

and

(b) Sewers

and process piping to and

frcrn.the contrOl

facility.

Item (3)—If the collected contaminants are

disposed of other than as wastes, state the disposition of the materials,

and

the.vaIue.~

in dollars reclaimed

by sale or reuse

of the

collected substances.

State the cost of reclamation and related expense..

Item (4)— State the date which the pollution control facility was

first

placed in service and operated.

If not, explain.

item

(5)— This information is essential to the certification and assessment

actions.

This accounting data

must be completed to

activate project review prior to certification by this Agency.

Self-explanatory.

Signature must be

a corporate

authorized signature.

Submit

to:

Attention:

Rinds

EPA

Thomas McSwiggin

Donald E.

Sutton

P.O.

Box 19276

Permit Section

Springfield,

62794-9276

Division

of Water

Pollution Control

Division

Air

Pollution Control

Tax Cenificationfor Pollurion

Control Facilities

Page 2 of2

8/00

Material

Retained, Captured

Recovered

-J

—

0.0

PERCENTAGE

CONTROL

FACILITY BEARS

TO WHOLE

FACILITY

VALUE:

100

Staze ofIllinois

DeparrinenT oi’.4griClf!Ture

AGRJCHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Operation of an existi

reinforced concrete operational containment structure r easuring 42

(width)

x 64’ (length) x

1’ (depth

ith a total design capacity of

1,066.0 cubic feet (if3)

The

floor shall

slope to

a series of four (4)

umps (two (2) sumps for the separation of solids

d two (2) sumps

for

the recovery of liquids), eac

sump measuring

1.5’ (width) x 2.5’

(length) x

‘(depth) to

facilitate

the collection and recovery

caped product and/or agrichemical wastewa

All recovered

effluent shall be transferred to one

(

oftwo

(2) 500 gallon recovery tanks wi

a manually activated

sump pump.

Segregation

shall be p

ormed

based upon the applicable target

op and label use.

All

loading, unloading, and washing o

ulk liquid agrichemical transportation a

application equipment

shall be

performed upon

the here

permitted structure.

SECONDA

CONTAINMENT

STRUC

RES

Operation ofan existing reinforced concrete

ondaiy containment

cture measuring

22’ (width)

32’ (length) x

2’ (height) with

a total design

city of 1,233.0 cubic

eet

(fl.3).

The floor shall slope

to a single sump measuring

1.5’ (width)

1.5’

(

gth) x

0.75’ (d

facilitate the collection and

recovery of all escaped product and/or agriche

calwastewate

All recovered effluent shall be

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

covery tanks with

a manually

activated

sump pump.

Segregation shall be perf

d based

upon the applicable target crop and

label

use.

All bulk liquid pesticides shall be stored within the said structure.

This structure shall be

referred to as SC-i.

P ermittee:

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

9087

Moline Road

Erie, IL 61250

Permit #:

Facility Type:

Date Issued:

110000

Permit

here’

7, 2003

26, 2009

above

designated permittee to

construct and

agrichemical

OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES

th) x

168’

(length)

often (10)

storage

imated storage

ith an estimated

ength) with an

State ofIllinois

-________

Department ofAgnculture

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

Page:

Operation of an existing reinflW&ll

rnncretp

cernnd~ry

rniitainment ctnlrlllre measuring 36’ (width) x

48’ (length) x

4’ (height) with’~’tQtal

design capacity of 6,471.0

cubic feet

fl.3).

The floor shall slope

a single sump measuring

1.5’

~w,Ldth)

1.5’

(length) x 0.75’ (depth) to f

ilitate the collection and

recovery of all escaped product and~ragricheniical wastewater.

All recov

ed effluent shall be

transferred to

one (1) of the two

(2) 4forementioned 500 gallon recovery ta

with

a manually

activated sump pump.

Segregationfrall

be performed based upon the applic

ble target crop and label

use.

All bulk liquid fertilizer shalYbe stored within the said structure.

This s

cture shall be referred

to as

SC-2.

BULK DRY FERTILIZER STRUCTURES

Operation of an exis

bulk dry fertilizer

storage building measuring

56’

(wi

with an

estimated to

1 storage capacity of 975 tons.

The structure

is compose

bins

(eight (8) b

each bin measuring 12’

(width) x

31.5’ (length) with an

capacity of

100

us each, one (1) bin measuring

12’

(width) x 31.5’ (length)

storage capaci

of 75 tons, and one (1) bin measuring 12.33’

(width) x 31.5’

(

estimated stor

ge capacity of 100 tons).

All bulk

thy fe

izer shall be stored within the herein permitted

structure.

Operation of an exi

g reinforced concrete operational containment structure

(width) x

120.33’ (len

The endloader transfer of bulk dry fertilizer betwe

blender shall be performe

upon the herein permitted

structure.

Operation of an existing re

orced concrete operational containment

structur’

25’

(length).

The unloadi

dry

fertilizer transportation and applica

performed upon the herein permitt

structure.

Operation of an existing reinforc

concrete operational containment struc

with the greatest

dimensions measuring 24.5’ (wi

th) x

55.92’

(length).

All blending of

dry fertilizer shall be

performed upon the herein perm

d structure.

Operation of an existing reinforced co

e operational containment

cture measuring 20’ (width)

x 30’

(length).

All loading of bulk

dry ferti

er transportation and ap

lication

equipment shall be

performed upon the herein permitted structure

There shall be

no discharge

of wastewater

the herein

ermitted facilities.

This permit has been reviewed and approved by

llinois

ronmental 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:

measuring

12.25’

n storage and the

equipment

shall be

Stare ofIllinois

Department of.4gri culture

AGRICHEMICAL

CONTAINMENT

PERMIT

Gold

Star FS, Inc.

Page:

SPECIAL

CONDITLO

The

permittee shall provide

backil

w protection in accordance

with

the Illinois Department

f Public Health Plumbing Code (77 Ill.

dm.

Code

890) and the

Illinois Environmental Protecti

Agency’s Technical Policy Statement

35 Ill.

Adm. Code

653 .803 (c)(4).

SPECIAL CONDITION 2:

The permittee maydischarge accumula

d precipitation from the

herein permitted bulk liqui

rtilizer secondary containment structure (SC

pursuant to

Illinois

Administrative Co

.110

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

SPECIAL CON

TION 3:

The permittee shall employ concentric ç

ping forthe piping span

from the bulk liqui

fertilizer secondarytontainment structure (SC-2) to the Dperational containment

structure.

ThE

STAND

CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE ON THE REVERSE SO

S OF

THIS MUST BE

COMPLIED WI

H IN FULL.

Warren D.

Goetsc

.E.

Gerald C. Kirbach,

Ma:

ager

Chief,

Bureau of En

nmental Programs

Permits and Downstate

~ield Operations

cc: Illinois EPA: WPC: Pe

~ts

file

a: 1953Ii.per

WHITESIDE

ERIE.

ILLINOIS

PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

APPLICATOR/TRUCK

OVER

CONCRETE

PAD

,WEIGHING

 & MIXING.

 ENCLOSED

/

 (WACONIA 81 VERTICAL

 MIXER)

FRONT

 END LOADER.

 ENCLOSED

SCALE

SEE SHEET

3

OF

 5 FOR ADDITIONAL

 DETAILS

DIR:

097

FILE:

51—PROC

DATE:

 1.1/05/93

OFFICE

BELT

CONVEYOR

TRUCK

UNLOAD

OVER

OVER cONcRETE PAD

CONCRETE

PAD

(60 TPH)

OVERHEAD

 BELT CONVEYOR,

 ENCLOSED,

 (60 TPH)

~“

ENCLOSED DRY FERTILIZER

 STORAGE