BEFORE

THE POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

DEC

062005

WAYNE & DENNIS SWANSON,

)

STATE OF

ILLINOIS

Petitioners,

)

Pollution Control

Board

v.

)

PCB No.

06-

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(LUST Appeal

-

Ninety Day Extension)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

NOTICE

Dorothy

M. Gunn, Clerk

Daniel

A.

Reed

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Alschuler,

Simantz & Hem, LLC

James

R. Thompson Center

Downer Place

Executive Center

100 West Randolph Street

1961

West Downer Place

Suite

11-500

Aurora, IL

60506-4384

Chicago,

IL 60601

PLEASE

TAKE NOTICE

that I

have

today

filed

with

the

office

of the

Clerk

of

the

Pollution

Control

Board

a REQUEST

FOR

NINETY DAY EXTENSION

OF

APPEAL PERIOD,

copies of which

are

herewfth served

upon

you.

Respectfully submitted,

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respon

t

John

.

im

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021

North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143

(TDD)

Dated: December

2, 2005

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RECEIVED

CLERKS OFFICE

BEFORE

THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

DEC

062905

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

WAYNE &

DENNIS SWANSON,

)

Petitioner,

)

v.

)

PCBNo.06-

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL

)

(LUST Appeal

—

Ninety Day Extension)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

)

REQUEST FOR NINETY

DAY EXTENSION

OF APPEAL

PERIOD

NOW COMES the Respondent,

the

Illinois

Environmental Protection

Agency

(“Illinois

EPA”), by one

of its

attorneys,

John J.

Kim, Assistant

Counsel

and

Special

Assistant Attorney

General,

and,

pursuant

to

Section

40(a)(l)

of the

Illinois

Environmental

Protectiori

Act

(415

ILCS

5/40(a)(l))

and

35

III.

Adm.

Code

105.208,

hereby

requests

that

the

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board (“Board”) grant an extension of the thirty-five (35) day period

for petitioning for a

hearing

to

March

6,

2006,

or

any

other date not

more than a

total of one

hundred

twenty-five

(125)

days from

the date of service of the

Illinois EPA’s

final decision.

The l25~day is

March

5,

2006,

a

Sunday,

and

the next business day

is

March

6,

2006.

In support

thereof,

the Illinois

EPA respectfully states as follows:

1.

On

October 27,

2005,

the

Illinois

EPA

issued

a

final

decision

to

the Petitioner.

(Exhibit A)

2.

On November

15,

2005, the Petitioner made a written request

to

the

Illinois

EPA

for an

extension of time

by

which

to

file a

petition for review, asking

the

Illinois

EPA join

in

requesting that

the Board

extend the thirty-five

day period

for

filing

a

petition

to

ninety days.

The Petitioner’s

request did not

represent when the

final decision was received.

However, using

the certified mail tracking number on the

final decision, the Illinois EPA has determined the final

decision was received on October 31,

2005.

(Exhibit

B)

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3.

The

additional time requested by the parties may eliminate the need for a hearing

in this matter or, in the alternative, allow the parties

to

identify issues and

limit

the

scope of any

hearing that may be necessary to resolve this matter.

WHEREFORE,

for

the reasons stated

above, the

parties

request

that

the

Board,

in

the

interest of administrative

and judicial

economy, grant this request

for a

ninety-day extension of

the thirty-five day period for petitioning

for a hearing.

Respectfully submitted,

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent

John C. Kim

Assistant

Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021

North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143

(TDD)

Dated: December

2, 2005

This

filing submitted

on

recycled paper.

2

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NOV. 14. 2005

8:41AM

WA(.TFR

E DEUCHLER

NO. 480

P.

2

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY

•

1021

NORTH

GRAND

AVENUE

EAST,

P.O.

Box

19276,

SPR,NCFI?LD,

ILLINOIS

62794-9276—1217)782.3397

JAMEs it THOMPSON

CENTER,

100

WEST

RANDOLPH,

Surm

11-300, CHIC..cO,

IL 60601

—(312)

814-6026

Rca

R.

BLAcogvtcH,

GOvERNoR

DOUCLAS

P.

Scott,

DIREcroR

217/782-6762

.

CERTIFIED MAIL

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0001

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OCT 27 2UI~

Wayne

& Dennis Swanson

Attention: Dennis

Swanson

._2989Ei~er~ide,P1aza

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--

..—

Steamboat Springs Colorado 80487

Re:

LPC 0894133002

—

Kane County

Batavia/Swanson,

Wayne &

Dennis

122

West Wilson

Incident ~2000O253

LUST

Technical

File

Dear Mr.Swanson:

.

The

Illinois Environmental Protectiob Agency (illinois

EPA)

has revi~,ed

the’ Corrective

Action

CompletionRepoit

(report)

submitted

pursuant

to 35

Illinois Adwinisttathve

Code

(35

lii. Ada

Code)

732.300(b).

Thereport, dated

June

30, 2005,

was

received bythe Illinois

EPA

on

July

5,

2005.

Pursuant to

35

III. Ada

Code 732.300(b)(l),

an

owner or operator may

choose to

remediate soil

and groundwater in accordance with the remediation objectives in 35111.

Adm. Code 732.408

without conducting a site classification.

Ifowners or operators choose not

to

characterize the site

-

—

in accordance with the procedures established in Title XVI of’the Environmental Protection Act

S)sflL

Adth.

Code 732, ~

to proceed under 35

JIll. Ada

Code732.3t0(b)(i);theymay xiot

be entitled to full payment if a request

for

reimbursement

from

the Underground StorageTank

Fund is submitted.

Pursuant

to

35

ill. Adm.

Code 732.503(b), the

report is rejepted

forthe

reason(s)

described

helow

I. The siteis

located within the setback of a CWS

Phase

1

WellheadProtection Area,

therefore

.the

Sil

Component

of

Groundwater Ingestion pathway cannot

be excluded and Class II soil

objectives

of

groundwater ingestion cannot

be

used pur~uant’to

Seâtiàrx

742.320

(c).

2.

The

engineered

bather if’

accepted

by

the

Agency must cover all Polynuclear Aromatic

soil

exceedences pursuant

to Section 742.1105.

ROCKFORP

—4302

North

Main

Sweet, Rockford,

IL 61103 —(815)

W. Hani?on

St.,

Des

Plaines,

tL 60016—

(847)

294—4000

ELCIN

—595

South

State,

Elgin, 1160123—

(847)60

EXHIBIT

it~~

St.

Peoria,

1161614—

(3091 693-5463

BI)R~u

OF

L~No

.

P~ORlA—7620 N. Univef$w Sr..

Peoda,

IL

61614—

(

125 South

Pirst

Sweet Champ~gn,

IL 61820 —(217) 278-5800

SPrnNCrI(LD

—4500 S.

Sixth

Street

Rd.,

Springfield,

IL 62706

—(2

J

9 MaIl

S~eet,

Collinsuille, 1162234—1618) 346.5120

MAftION

—2309 W. Mai

618) 993-7200

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3. There

are sevaal exceedences

ofBenzo (a)

antEracene

for

the Soil! Component

of

Gro~indw~j~

Ingestion;

of’ which

B-9 (N) is the

highest

at

8.2 mg/kg. Tht Soil

Component

of

Groundwater Ingestion

exposure route cannot be eliminated pursuantto

Section

742320

(c).

The Agency

suggests a Tier III

evaluation

pursuant

to

Section 742320 or

remediate

the

Polynuclear

Aromatic exceedences.

4. The Agency is

requiring a resarnpling

of

MW-I

groundwater. There

is an

exceedence

of

five

Polynuclear

Aromatic compoimds above groundwater objectives. Ifan exceedence occurs

the

Agency will require ~jthet

investigation West

of

the

property line,

An

underground

storage tank system owner

or

operator may appeal this decision

to

theIllinois

Pollution Control Boarct

Appeal rig~its

are nched.

If

you

have

questions

or

need

further

assistance, please contact

Jim

Ransdell

31217/557-6938.

Thomas A. Henninger

Unit Manager

LeakingUnderground Storage Tank Section

DMsion of’Reznediation Management

Bureau

of

Land

TAIH:JSlt

DeuchierEnvironmental, Inc.

Division File

Sincerely,

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NOV.

14. 2005

8:47AM

WALTER

£ DEUCHLER

NO. 480

P.

4

Appeal Rights

Anunderground storage tankowner or operator may

appeal

this final decision

to

the Illinois

Pollution Control Board

pursuant

to

Sections 40

and

57.7(c)(4)(D)

of the Act

by filing

a

petition

for a hearing

within

35

days aftet the

date of

issuanCe

of

the

final decision.

However,the 35-day

period miy be extended for a period oftime not

tq

exceed 90 days by

written

notic&from the

owner

Or

operator

and

the Illinois EPA within the initial

35-day appeal

period.

Ifthe owner or

operator wishes to receive a 90-day

extension, a written

request that includes a statement ofthe

date

the

final decisionwas received, along with a copy of

this

decision, must be sent to

the

Illinois

EPAas soon as possible.

For

information

regarding

the

filing

ofan

appealiplease contact:

Dorothy Guna, Clerk

flhinois Pollution Control Board

State ofIllinois Center

100

West

Randolph,

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL

60601

312/814-3620

For information regardingthe filing ofan

extension,

please contact:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division of Legal Counsel

1021

North GrandAvenue East

Post

Office

Box

19276

Springfield. IL

62794-9276

217/782-5544

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ALSCHULER,

SIMANTZ

& HEM, LLC

ATFORNEYS

AT

LAW

BENJAMIN P.

ALSCHULER

(1933-2001)

DOWNER

PLACE

EXECUTIVE

CENTER

CAROLJ. OWENS

DONALD

J.

SIMANTZ

1961

WEST

DOWNER

PLACE

PARALEGAL

RONALD M.

HEM

AURORA,

ILLINOIS

60506-4384

JANICE 5. PInMAN

PA

RA

LEG

AL

JAMES

C. JAMES.

111

TELEPHONE (630) 892-7021

GRFVrA

E.

BIEBER

FAX (630) 892-7158

JUR~~MANN

November

15, 2005

Mr.

John Kim

F?

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

.

-

CEI

~(1~

Division of Legal Counsel

/v!slorj

Of

Le~.

Y

1021 North Grand Avenue East

L

-JUt7$eJ

P. 0. Box

19276

Nov

t~

Springfield, IL

62794-9276

flvlronmeflt

~

RE:

LPC

0894133002

--

Kane County

a,

rrotectio~

Batavia/Swanson, Wayne & Dennis

noency

122 West Wilson Street

Incident #20000253

Dear

Mr.

Kim:

This

law

firm

represents

Wayne

and

Dennis

Swanson

with

respect

to

the

above-referenced

matter.

Please

be

advised

that, on behalf of our clients, we are requesting

in the above-referenced

matter.

Following please find a copy of the Final Decision

dated

October

27, 2005.

If you

require any

further

information, please contact the undersigned.

ALSCHULER, SIMANTZ &

HEM,

D~niel

A. Reed

DARJci

cc:

Wayne

E.

Swanson

Gerard

R.

Dempsey

Carrie

James

E.

Saloga

EXHIBIT

1~7

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I,

the undersigned attorney at

law, hereby certi& that on

December 2, 2005,

I

served true

and

correct

copies

of a REQUEST

FOR

NThETY DAY EXTENSION

OF

APPEAL

PERIOD,

by placing true

and correct

copies

in

properly

sealed and

addressed

envelopes

and

by

depositing

said sealed envelopes

in

a

U.S.

mail

drop box located within

Springfield, Illinois, with

sufficient

First Class Mail postage

affixed thereto, upon the following named persons:

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Daniel

A.

Reed

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Alschuler, Simantz

& Hem, LLC

James R. Thompson Center

Downer Place Executive Center

100 West Randolph Street

1961

West Downer Place

Suite

11-500

Aurora, IL

60506-4384

Chicago,

IL 60601

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021

North Grand Avenue,

East

P.O.

Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois

62794-9276

217/782-5544

217/782-9143 (TDD)