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2300 W. 13th STREET
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60608
Illinois Pollution Control Board
209 West Washington Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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April 15, 1974
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At the present time our company Is continuing to operate under the terms of
the settlement and variance which was granted on December 18, 1973 . This
variance was granted in order to allow us to have a drum draining system
designed and constructed in order to remove moat if not all of the combustible
materials from the insides of our open head drums prior to feeding them Into
our Incinerator .
Due to a number of problems relating to the necessity for redesigning the
system somewhat from the original proposal and clue to an unbclivable time
in getting prices and deliveries from various contractors that were consulted
and called upon, we arc not going to be able to conform to the original dead-
line set forth by the Board .
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Ost a basis of the problems of getting prices and deliveries we arc requesting
that the Board give us an extension of six months so that we can fabricate this
equipment ourselves and install It with our own forces
.
You will note by review of the reports submitted by our company that we have
been making diligent efforts to got prices and to get this work Initiated, How-
ever, we have been unsuccessful In obtaining quotations and do not as of the
date of this submission have any proposals in writing from any of the people
to whom we submitted request for bids,
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We have been advised that most of the steel which would be required for con-
struction of this equipment would be available to us within 60 to 75 days after
we place an order . We would thus anticipate that we could begin fabrication
within 75 days and would hope to have the equipment fabricated In another 75
days with Installation occurring during the last month of our requested vari-
ance extension
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF COOK
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APR 2 6 1974
,BEFORE
TE ILLINOIS POLLUTION OCNIADL BOARD
POLLUTION
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CONTROL BOARD
AODE BARREL CCI4'ANY,
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Petitioner,
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PCB 74-138
ENVIROUWNTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent . )
APPEARANCE
The undersigned,
as one
of its attorneys, hereby enters an Appearance
on
behalf of Respondent, the ENVII ¢NTAL PROTSCTICN AGENCY
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ENVIRONDENTAL ?RCIECTICN AGENCY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
By :(ftL 6 , ~ ~
Peter E . Orlinsky, Attorney
Enforcement Services Section
Division of Air Pollution Control
Dated
: April 24, 1974
309 West Washington
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312/793-3875
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PROOF OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned, being duly sworn on oath, depose and
state that I have served the attached document(s) upon the
person to whom said document(s) is/are directed, by placing a
copy of same in an envelope addressed to Jordan Peariman, Vice
President, Acme Barrel Company, 2300 W
. 13th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60608
and mailing same with sufficient postage affixed, certified
mail, return receipt requested
; said envelope being deposited
in the United States mail, Springfield, Illinois, on
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1974
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME
this
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POLLUTION
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1 . Open burning has been alleged, In order to minimize this the company has
installed hoses to quench fires as they might occur
. The ompany Is draining drums
prior to incineration to reduce the possibility of open burning
. Estimated possible
emission from open burning is less than one pound per hour of particulate and 1/2
pound per hour of CO .
2
. During late 1973 and early 1974 a building was removed to allow for drainer
Installation, An existing conveyor has been rerouted to allow installation of the
proposed equipment, long lead time Items ( drive motor and gear box, chain etc .)
have boon ordered
. Request for quotations for drainer and fabrication went out on
Feb . 27, 1974 to three (3) contractors . Verbal responses in early April Indicated
"no bids" were to be obtained . On April 10, 1974 drawings were again submitted
to three (3) other contractors who Indicated they would bid by mid May, 1974
.
On a basis of bids being received by May 20, 1974, the company will place
orders for fabrication and Installation by Juno 3, 1974,
We estimate lubrication will take 14 to 16 weeks . Parts machining (shafts,
sprockets etc .) will take 16 to 20 weeks . Fan will take 18 to 20 weeks, therefore
we can expect installation to begin November 1, 1974 and be complete February 1,
1975
.
3 . 11ie company is a major reclaimer of steel drums used to ship oils, adhesives,
paints . foodstuffs etc . The company supplies reprocessed drums to such users as
Texac , Mobil, Standard Oil, Proctor & Gamble, Campbell Soup, Schwartz Pickle and
Corn Products .
With the present tight steel supply if these drums are not reclaimed the com-
panies dependent on Acme Barrel would be unable to ship all their requirements .
Beyond this, Acme would be forced to lay off 115 hourly people during the
period it was not permitted to run the "open head" line
.
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. The effect on the environment has been minimized by steps taken by the company
to pre-drain drums which contain excess combustibles and to promptly quench any fires
which occur in the incinerator vestibule,
The plant operates 40 to 46 hours per week
. It is set up to shut clown in the event
of an Air Pollution Episode . Operations occur during daylight from 7
:30 A
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P .M
. which minimizes any danger of night time or early morning inversions creating
local neighborhood problems .
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
2200 Churchill Road
62706
Dr
. Richard H
. Briceland, Director
June 6, 1974
Nis . Christan L
. Moffett
Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
309 West Washington Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Re
: Petition for Variance of
: Acme Barrel
PCB 74-138
Dear Ms . Moffett
Enclosed please find the original and nine copies of
the Agency's Recommendation for filing with regard to the
above-captioned matter .
Enclosures (10)
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: Docket Control (w/attachment)
Enforcement Suction Manager (w/attachment)
(2) Variance Section (w/attachment)
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Division of Air Polluti
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Springfield, Illinois
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
ACNE BARREL
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Petitioner ,
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PCB 74-138
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Respondent .
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Jordan
Barrel
Pearlman
CompanyVice
President
Chicago,
2300 Rest
Illinois
13th Street60608
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed in the Office
of the Clerk of the Pollution Control Board, the
Recommendation
of the Environmental Protection Agencv, a
copy of which is herewith served upon you .
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
By :
Enforcement
Kathryn
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. Nesburg,
%Section
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Attorney
1llc'k1.4
Division of Air Pollution Control
DATED : June 6, 1974
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield, Illinois 62706
312 - 793 - 3875
Now comes the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (herein-
after Agency) and for its report of investigation and recommen-
plant is located at 2300 West 13th Street, Chicago, Illinois .
The plant is engaged in the reclamation and reconditioning of
steel barrels
. The plant receives the used drums from various
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3 . The Petitioner receives 4000 barrels each day which
contain residues of undercoating, tar, oils, animal fats,
varnish, p
.u nt, glue, printing ink, chemicals, etc . Both
open-head and tight-head barrels are reconditioned
. The
Petitioner is equipped with two drum incinerators, one cover
incinerator, eight paint spray booths, four curing ovens and
five steel shot blasting units, each of which is equipped with
a baghouse .
4 . Petitioner is seeking a Variance from the Board Order
in PCB 72-404 . Petitioner requests an extension of six months
from the May 1, 1974 deadline set out in the Board Order so
that it can refabricate its drum draining system itself and
install it with its own forces . A grant of the Petition for
Variance would extend the deadline until November 1, 1974 .
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
5 . The Agency filed a complaint against Acme Barrel Company,
Inc, on October 13, 1972,
(PCB 72-404) .
The complaint alleged that during the period beginning on
or before January 26, 1972, and continuing at least to the date
of the filing of the complaint, Acme Barrel operated its
salamanders, Its barrel prohoating process and the collection
of waste materials from the prohoated barrels in such a manner
as to violate Section 9(a) of the Environmental Protection Act
[I11 . Rev, Stat „ ch . 111 1/2, Section 1009(n), 1971], The
complaint further alleged that during the same period Acme
Barrel caused or allowed the burning of refuse in pits located
Environmental Protection Act . The complaint further alleged
that on or subsequent to July 1, 1970, Acme Barrel installed
pollution control equipment without first having obtained a
permit from the Agency in violation of Section 9(b) of the Act
.
A hearing was held on March 17, 1973
. This hearing was
fired heaters . It also agreed to undertake a program to
eliminate the possibility of any smoke emanating from the area
in front of the incinerators, Acme Barrel also agreed to
undertake the following additional work and installation of
equipment
: to establish a program for eliminating the possibility
of any smoke emanating from the area in front of the incinerators ;
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material from this process by means of an in-plant special
incinerator at some future date ; the installation of a now
wnter spray booth for the external paint line ; and a program
of proper maintenance of both filters on the existing spray
booth and of the existing baghouse . Schedules were submitted
in detail for the program for drum cleaning and disposa : of
drum drainage .
INVESTIGATION :
7 . Petitioner applied for operating permits but was
denied them
. At the time Petitioner applied for rermits, it
acknowledged that smoke emissions from the charge end of
drum incinerators are not controlled .
8 . Petitioner is installing a now baghouse and stool
shot blasting units . According to the purchase order submitted
to the Agency, the baghouse and blasting units cost approximately
$200,000
.
9, Petitioner has already purchased conveyor, gearbox,
chain and pumps, otc ., for the drum drain system . The purchase
receipts have boon submitted to the Agency .
10 . Petitioner informed the Agency's representative that
Petitioner did not receive quotations for the fabrication and
installation system because of the unavailability of stool and
previous commitments of the construction companies . The Agency
investigator verified this claim with the construction companies
by phone on May 8, 1974 .
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reconditioning can be in progress without affecting production .
12 . Petitioner requests six months to complete installation
of the drum drain system . The Agency finds that this is sufficient
time to complete the system .
13 . Petitioner has submitted monthly progress reports
to the Agency as required by Paragraph $ of the Board Order
.
Pollution Control, state that there is still an odor problem
but that it is improving
. Those people work at 2121 West Taylor
Street, Chicago, which is close to Petitioner's facility .
a . Petitioner shall continue to pursue
vigorously its investigations and imple-
mentation of alternatives
regarding
dis-
posal of drum drainings .
b .
Petitioner shall maintain a high degree of
maintenance on its paint booth filters and
on its shotblast baghouse .
c . Petitioner shall apply for all necessary
Agencypermits.
from the Environmental Protection
d . Petitioner should submit monthly
reports
to :
Environmental Protection Agency
ControlDivision
2200 ChurchillProgramof
Air
RoadCoordinatorPollution
Control
Springfield, Illinois 62706
The monthly reports should include the
progress of the installation of the
drum drain system .
The
Agency reserves the right to amend its Recommendation
pending the close of the record in this case .
Acme Barrel v, EPA
PCB 74-138
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
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COUNTY OF
SANGAMON
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PROOFOPSERVICE
I, the undersigned,
being duly sworn on oath, depose and
state that I have served the attached document(s) upon the
person to whom said document(s) is/are directed, by placing a
copy of same in an envelope addressed to
Jordan Pearlman, Vice-
President, Acme Barrel Co ., 2300 W . 13th St ., Chgo, IL 60608
and mailing same with sufficient postage affixed, certified
mail,
return receipt
requested ; said envelope being deposited
In
the United States mail, Springfield, Illinois, on
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN
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BEFORE
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