RECEIVED
CLERK'S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MAY -
3
2006
Bill, Pat, and Brad Walk-Sigel
)
~I
Pollution
Control Board
(Property Identification Number
) PCB 06- itt
2127-02-00-300-004)
)
(Tax Certification)
NOTICE
Dorothy M . Gum, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Patrick Walk
James R . Thompson Center
RR 41 Box 134
100 West Randolph Street, Suite . 11-500
Sigel, Illinois 62462
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 .
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
By : vC _ m'c.ate'"
-
Vera Herst
Assistant Counsel
Division of Legal Counsel
DATED : May 2, 2006
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
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PCB 06-
(Tax Certification)
Bill, Pat, and Brad Walk-Sigel
(Property Indentif cation Number
2127-02-00-300-004)
DATED : May 2, 2006
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Post Office Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
(217)782-5544
APPEARANCE
By :
The undersigned, as one of its attorneys, hereby enters an APPEARANCE
on behalf of Respondent,
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
I Cnr~~` /.o
.<>~
Vera Herst
Assistant Counsel
Division of Legal Counsel
THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
RECEIVEDCLERK'S
OFFICE
MAY - 3 2006
Pollution
STATE OF
Control
ILLINOISBoard
RECEIVED
CLERK'S
OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MAY
-
3 2006
Bill, Pat, and Brad Walk-Sigel
)
STATE OF
ILLINOIS
(Property Identification Number
) PCB 06-1Iy
Pollution Control
Board
2127-02-00-300-004)
) (Tax Certification)
RECOMMENDATION
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Illinois EPA") hereby files its
Recommendation pursuant to Section 125.204 of the regulations of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 125 .204.
On December 27, 2005, the Illinois EPA received a request from Bill, Pat, and
Brad Walk-Sigel (log number TC-15-05, Exhibit A) for an Illinois EPA
recommendation regarding the tax certification of water pollution control
facilities pursuant to 35 Ill . Adm. Code 125 .204.
2 .
The applicant's address is :
Bill, Pat, and Brad Walk
RR l, Box 133A
Sigel, Illinois 62462
The proposed water pollution control facilities in this request are located at
Section 2, T9N, R6E of the 3rd P .M. in Shelby County, at the above street address
and consist of the following :
Livestock waste management facilities consisting of one concrete manure
pit (244 ft . x 40 ft. by 8 ft. deep) with 16 10" PVC pump out ports and the
slotted concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit ; one concrete
manure pit (124 ft . x 40 ft. x 8 ft . deep) with 12 10" PVC pump out ports
and the concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit ; one concrete
manure pit (144 ft . x 10 ft. x 8 ft . deep) with 8 10" PVC pump out ports
and the concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit
; one concrete
manure pit (128 ft . x 10 ft . x 5 ft . deep) with 6 10" PVC pump out ports
and the concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit ; one concrete
manure pit (120 ft . x 32 ft . x 8 ft. deep) with 11 10" PVC pump out ports
and the concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit ; one concrete
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
and the concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit
; one concrete
manure pit (130 ft. x 14 ft. x 8 ft. deep) with 8 10" PVC pump out ports
and the slotted wire portion of the floor over the manure pit ; one concrete
manure collection pit (96 ft . x 24 ft . x 8 ft. deep) with 4 10" PVC pump
out ports
; and one concrete manure pit (356 ft. x 51 ft . x 8 ft . deep) with
24 10" PVC pump out ports and the concrete portion of the floor over the
manure pit.
These livestock waste management facilities are used to collect, transport, and/or
store livestock wastes prior to cropland application, and are further described in
Exhibit A .
4.
Section 11-10 of the 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 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 ."
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 of the facilities, it is
the Illinois EPA's engineering judgment that the described facilities may be
considered "pollution control facilities," pursuant to 35 111 . 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
Dated: May 2, 2006
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Ave . East
P
.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
requested tax certification .
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
Vera Herst
Assistant Counsel
Division of Legal Counsel
By:
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF SANGAMON
and mailing it from Springfield, Illinois, on May 2, 2006, with sufficient postage
affixed for first class mail .
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME
This 2nd day of May, 2006
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 Pollution Control Board
James R . Thompson Center
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
Patrick Walk
RR 41 Box 134
Sigel, Illinois 62462
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APC 151 (Rev . 8/00)
Tax Ccrti/icatimt for Pollution CanVol Fact lilies
Page l of 2
8.00
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION (PROPERTY TAX TREATMENT)
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
This Agencv is authorized to request this
AIR •
information under Illinois Revised Statues, 1979,
WATER Q
Chapter, 120. Section 502a-5 . Disclosure ofthis
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
P . O
. Box 19276, Springfield, IL 627949276
information is voluntary . However, failure to
comply could prevent your application tiom
being processed or could result in denial
ofyour
application for certification .
FOR AGENCY USE
File No
.
Date Received
Certification No
.
Date
Sec . A Company Name
u
aa
Bill, Pat and Brad Walk
Person Authorized to Receive Certification
Patrick Walk
Person to Contact for Additional Details
Patrick Walk
Street Address
RR 111 Box 134
Street Address
RR #1 Box 134
Municipality, State & Zip Code
Sigel, IL 62462
Municipality, State & Zip Code
Sigel, IL 62462
Telephone Number
(217)844-2446
Telephone Number
(217)844-2446
Location of Facility
Quarter Section
Township
Range
SW
9N
6E
Municipality
Township
Sigel
Street Address
9N
RR Ill Box 133A
County
Book Number
Shelby
Property Identification Number
Parcel Number
2127-02-00-300-004
Sec . B
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Nature of Operations Conducted at the Above Location
Control and Storage of Swine Manure
Water Pollution Control Construction Permit No .
Date Issued
NPDES PERMIT No .
Date Issued
Expiration Date
Air Pollution Control Construction Permit No .
Date Issued
Air Pollution Control Operating Permit No
.
Date Issued
Sec . C
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Describe Unit Process
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Materials Used in Process
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
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Describe Pollution Abatement Control Facility
See Attaached
Tae Cernjication for Pollution Control Facilities
Page 2 a/ 2
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(1) Nature of Contaminants or Pollutants
Material Retained, Captured or Recovered
Contaminant or Pollutant
DESCRIPTION
DISPOSAL OR USE
Swine Manure
Ca titred
land
applied at or below
alaronomic rates
(2) Point(s) of Waste Water Discharge
None
(3) Are contaminants (or residues) collected by the
Plans
control
and Specifications
facility?
Attached
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5
NoNo
(4)
Date installation completed see attachedstatus of installation on date of application o e_ratto_n_a
(5)
a .
FAIR CASH VALUE IF CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY
:
$
1,051,500
.00
b .
NET SALVAGE VALUE IF CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY
.
$
0 .00
c .
PRODUCTIVE GROSS ANNUAL INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY
:
$
0 .00
d .
PRODUCTIVE NET ANNUAL INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY
:
$ 0 .00
Sec . F
The following
e .
PERCENTAGE
information is
CONTROL
submitted
FACILITY
in accordance
BEARS
with
TO
the
WHOLE
Illinois
FACILITY
Property Tax
VALUECode,
:
as amended,
18
and
57to
the best of my
Illinois
knowledge,
Property
is true
Tax
and
Codecorrect
.
. The facilities claimed herein are "pollution control facilities" as defined in Section 11-10 of the
ur
Signature
Title
Sec . G
INSTRUCTIONS fOR COMPILING AND FILING APPLICATION
water
Generaloperations
: Separate
are
applications
related, file
must
two applicationsbe
completed
.
for
If attachments
each control
are
facility
needed,
claimedrecord
.
them
Do not
consecutively
mix types (water
on an
and
index
air)sheet
. Where
.
both air and
Sec . A
facilitiesInformation
outside
.
of
Define
municipal
refers
facility
to applicant
boundarieslocation
as
.
listed
by
The
street
property
in
address
the tax
identification
or
records
legal
and
descriptionnumber
the person
is
.
requiredA
to
plat
be
map
contacted
.
location
for
is
further
required
details
for facilities
or for inspection
located
of
Sec . B
Self-explanatory
. Submit copies of all permits issued by local pollution control agencies
. (e .g .
MSD Construction Permit)
Sec . C
Refers to manufacturing processes or materials on which pollution control facility is used
.
Sec . D
flow
State
fair
collection
Narrative
diagram
cash
thedescription
value
typeefficiencydescribing
of
for
control
real
.
of
the
the
propertyfacilitypollution
pollution
.
.
State
Include
control
control
permit
an
facilityfacility,
averaoe
number,
.
analysis
indicating
Include
date,
of
a
and
the
that
listing
agency
influent
its
of
primary
issuing
each
and effluent
purpose
major
permitpiece
is
.
of
to
A
the
of
narrative
eliminate,
equipment
control facility
description
prevent
included
or
stating
reduce
in
and
the
thea
pollutionclaimedprocess
.
Sec . E
disposal
List
Item
Item (2)(1)air
--contaminants,
of
Refers
Refers
any contaminants
to
to
water
pollutants
or
pollution
water
removed
and
pollution
but
contaminants
from
can
substances
apply
the
removed
manufacturing
to water-carried
released
from the
as
processeseffluents
wastes
process
from
by
.
to
the
air
the
pollution
pollution
manufacturing
control
control
processesfacilitiesfacility
.
.
.
List
Submit
also the
drawings,final
which
facilityclearly
.
show (a) Point(s) of discharge to receiving stream, and (b) Sewers and process piping to and from the control
in
Item
Item
activate
Item
dollars
(4)(3)(5)
--project
-This
State
If
reclaimed
the
information
review
the
collected
date
by
prior
sale
which
is
contaminants
to
or
essential
the
certification
reuse
pollution
of
to
are
the
the
control
disposed
by
collected
certification
this
facility
Agencyof
substancesother
.
and
was
than
assessment
first
.
as
State
wastes,
placed
the
actionsin
cost
state
service
.
of
the
This
reclamation
and
disposition
accounting
operatedand
of
.
data
If
related
the
not,
must
materials,
explainexpensebe
completed
.
and
.
the valueto
Sec . F
Self-explanatory
. Signature must be a corporate authorized signature
.
Submit to.
Attention :
Attention :
Illinois EPA
Thomas McSwiggin
P
.O . Box 19276
Donald E . Sutton
Permit Section
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Permit Section
Division of Water Pollution Control
Division of Air Pollution Control
Section E-4 Information
Bill, Pat and Brad Walk Pollution Control Facilities
Section D Information
All manure pits receive waste directly via gravity from the swine as it is excreted
.
Manure Pit L9-12
'b
Concrete manure pit measuring 40 ft X 244 ft X 8 ft
deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Manure Pit W8-9
iZ
Concrete manure pit measuring 40
ft X 124 ft X 8 ft deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Manure Pit S1-2
3
Concrete manure pit measuring 10
ft X 144 ft X 8 ft
deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Manure Pit OB3
b
Concrete manure pit measuring 10 ft X 128 ft X 5
ft deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Manure Pit BRD
II
Concrete manure pit measuring 32
ft X 120 ft X 8 ft
deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Manure Pit FAR
Concrete manure pit measuring 14
ft X 130
8
ft X 8 ft deep with woven wire hog flooring covering
the entire top
Manure Pit NUR
1
Concrete manure pit measuring 96 ft X 24
ft X 8 ft
deep with solid concrete covering the entire top
Manure Pit B1-6
z
Concrete manure pit measuring 51
ft X 356 ft X 8 ft
deep with concrete slats covering the entire top
Date Put into Service
Manure Pit L9-12
1998
Manure Pit W8-9
1993
Manure Pit S1-2
1978
Manure Pit OB3
1966
Manure Pit BRD
1976
Manure Pit FAR
1984
Manure Pit NUR
1998
Manure Pit B1-6
2005
Section 5-a Information
Manure Pit L9-12
Manure Pit W8-9
Manure Pit S1-2
Manure Pit OB3
Manure Pit BRD
Manure Pit FAR
Manure Pit NUR
Manure Pit B1-6
Section 5-e Information
Manure Pit L9-12
Manure Pit W8-9
Manure Pit S1-2
Manure Pit OB3
Manure Pit BRD
Manure Pit FAR
Manure Pit NUR
Manure Pit B1-6
Fair Cash Value
$210,000
$90,000
$60,000
$45,000
$28,000
$45,500
$204,000
$369,000
Total $1,051,500
Weighted Average
38 .57%
Percentage Control Facility Bears to Whole Facility Value
41 .6%
41 .6%
20 .5%
20 .5%
41 .6%
20 .5%
41 .6%
41 .6%
Bill, Pat and Brad Walk
Facility Map
Wall
Wall
Manure PII FAR
Manure Fir BRD
