INFORMATIONAL NOTICE!!!
RECEIVEDCLERK'S
OFFICE
OCT 2
72006
Pollution
STATE OF
Control
ILLINOISBoard
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS
.
NOTE :
This Administrative Citation refers to TWO separate State
of Illinois Agencies
. One is the ILLINOIS POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD located at James R . Thompson
Center, 100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500,
Chicago, Illinois 60601
. The other state agency is the
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
located at
: 1021 North Grand Avenue East, P
.O . Box
19276, Springfield, Illinois 61794-9276 .
If you elect to contest the enclosed Administrative Citation, you must
file a
PETITION FOR REVIEW with thirty-five (35) days of the date
the Administrative Citation was served upon you
. Any such Petition
for Review must be filed with the clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board by either hand delivering or mailing to the Board at the
address given above
. A copy of the Petition for Review should be
either hand-delivered or mailed to the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency at the address given above and should be marked
to the ATTENTION
: DIVISION OF LEGAL COUNSEL .
Any person other than individuals MUST appear through an attorney-
at-law licensed and registered to practice law . Individuals may
appear on their own behalf, or through an attorney
. 35 III . Adm .
Code 101 .400(a).
CURTIS JIM HAMMOND,
Respondent
.
NOTICE OF FILING
To: Curtis Jim Hammond
Rural Route 2, Box 62
Astoria, Illinois 61501
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on this date I mailed for filing with the Clerk of the Pollution
Control Board of the State of Illinois the following instrument(s) entitled ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATION, AFFIDAVIT, and OPEN DUMP INSPECTION CHECKLIST
.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle M. Ryan
Special Assistant Attorney General
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P
.O
. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
(217) 782-5544
Dated: October 25, 2006
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD RECEIVEDCLERK'S
OFFICE
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
OCT 2 7 2006
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Pollution
STATEOFControl
ILLINOISBoard
Complainant,
V .
AC (Q7 ~~
(IEPA No . 303-06-AC)
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Complainant,
)
V .
)
CURTIS JIM HAMMOND,
)
Respondent.
(IEPA No
. 303-06-AC)
RECEIVEDCLERK'S
OFFICE
OCT 2 7 2006
Pollution
STATE OF
Control
ILLINOISBoard
JURISDICTION
This Administrative Citation is issued pursuant to the authority vested in the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency by Section 31 .1 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415
ILCS 5/31
.1 (2004).
FACTS
1 .
That Curtis Jim Hammond ("Respondent") is the present operator of a facility located
approximately '/+ mile south of Illinois Route 24 at the junction of 125E & 150 N in Fulton County,
Illinois
. The property is commonly known to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as
Hammond, Jim .
2.
That said facility is an open dump operating without an Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency Operating Permit and is designated with Site Code No . 0578000003 .
3.
That Respondent has owned and operated said facility at all times pertinent hereto .
4.
That on September 18, 2006, Jeb McGhee of the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency's Peoria Regional Office inspected the above-described facility.
A copy of his inspection
report setting forth the results of said inspection is attached hereto and made a part hereof
.
VIOLATIONS
Based upon direct observations made by Jeb McGhee during the course of his September
18, 2006 inspection of the above-named facility, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has
determined that Respondent has violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (hereinafter, the
"Act") as follows :
(1)
(2) That Respondent caused or allowed the open dumping of waste in a manner
resulting in open burning, a violation of Section 21(p)(3) of the Act, 415 ILCS
5/21 (p)(3) (2004).
(3)
That Respondent caused or allowed the open dumping of waste in a manner
resulting in litter, a violation of Section 21(p)(1) of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/21(p)(1)
(2004).
That Respondent caused or allowed the open dumping of waste in a manner
resulting in deposition of general construction or demolition debris or clean
construction or demolition debris, a violation of Section 21 (p)(7) of the Act, 415 ILCS
5/21 (p)(7) (2004)
.
CIVIL PENALTY
Pursuant to Section 42(b)(4-5) of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/42(b)(4-5) (2004), Respondent is
subject to a civil penalty of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500
.00) for each of the
violations identified above, for a total of
Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500 .00). If
Respondent elects not to petition the Illinois Pollution Control Board, the statutory civil penalty
specified above shall be due and payable no later than
November 30, 2006, unless otherwise
provided by order of the Illinois Pollution Control Board .
2
If Respondent elects to contest this Administrative Citation by petitioning the Illinois Pollution
Control Board in accordance with Section 31
.1 of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/31 .1. (2004), and if the Illinois
Pollution Control Board issues a finding of violation as alleged herein, after an adjudicatory hearing,
Respondent shall be assessed the associated hearing costs incurred by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and the Illinois Pollution Control Board
. Those hearing costs shall be assessed
in addition to the One Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($1,500.00)
statutory civil penalty for each
violation .
Pursuant to Section 31
.1 (d)(1) of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/31
.1
(d)(1) (2004), if Respondent fails
to petition or elects not to petition the Illinois Pollution Control Board for review of this Administrative
Citation within thirty-five (35) days of the date of service, the Illinois Pollution Control Board shall
adopt a final order, which shall include this Administrative Citation and findings of violation as
alleged herein, and shall impose the statutory civil penalty specified above .
When payment is made, Respondent's check shall be made payable to the Illinois
Environmental Protection Trust Fund and mailed to the attention of Fiscal Services, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, 1021 North Grand Avenue East, P .O . Box 19276, Springfield,
Illinois 62794-9276 . Along with payment, Respondent shall complete and return the enclosed
Remittance Form to ensure proper documentation of payment .
If any civil penalty and/or hearing costs are not paid within the time prescribed by order of the
Illinois Pollution Control Board, interest on said penalty and/or hearing costs shall be assessed
against the Respondent from the date payment is due up to and including the date that payment is
received . The Office of the Illinois Attorney General may be requested to initiate proceedings
against Respondent in Circuit Court to collect said penalty and/or hearing costs, plus any interest
accrued .
3
PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTING THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
Respondent has the right to contest this Administrative Citation pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 31 .1 of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/31/1 (2004). If Respondent elects to contest
this Administrative Citation, then Respondent shall file a signed Petition for Review, including a
Notice of Filing, Certificate of Service, and Notice of Appearance, with the Clerk of the Illinois
Pollution Control Board, State of Illinois Center, 100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500, Chicago, Illinois
60601 . A copy of said Petition for Review shall be filed with the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency's Division of Legal Counsel at 1021 North Grand Avenue East, P .O. Box 19276, Springfield,
Illinois 62794-9276 . Section 31 .1 of the Act provides that any Petition for Review shall be filed within
thirty-five (35) days of the date of service of this Administrative Citation or the Illinois Pollution
Control Board shall enter a default judgment against the Respondent .
~ P
Date: ,0l2SIlob
Douglas. Scott, Director
14-6 1
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Prepared by:
Susan E . Konzelmann, Legal Assistant
Division of Legal Counsel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O . Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
(217) 782-5544
4
REMITTANCE FORM
CLERK'S
OFFICE
DATE OF INSPECTION :
September 18, 2006
DATE REMITTED :
SS/FEIN NUMBER :
SIGNATURE:
NOTE
Please enter the date of your remittance, your Social Security number (SS) if an individual or
Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) if a corporation, and sign this Remittance Form . Be
sure your check is enclosed and mail, along with Remittance Form, to Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, Attn . : Fiscal Services, P .O. Box 19276, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276 .
5
OCT 2) 2006
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY,
)
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
Pollution
Control Board
Complainant,
)
AC 61'~
5
V .
)
(]EPA No. 303-06-AC)
CURTIS JIM HAMMOND,
)
)
Respondent .
)
FACILITY: Hammond, Jim
SITE CODE NO .: 0578000003
COUNTY: Fulton
CIVIL PENALTY : $4,500 .00
PROTECTION AGEN44CLERK'S
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OFFICE
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AFFIDAVIT
OCT 2 7 2006
IN THE MATTER OF
Pollution
STATE OFControl
ILLINOIS
Board
)
IEP DOCKET NO .
RESPONDENT
)
Affiant, Jeb McGhee, being first duly sworn, voluntarily
deposes and states as follows
:
1 .
Affiant is a field inspector employed by the Land
Pollution Control Division of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and has been so employed at all times
pertinent hereto
.
2 .
On September 18, 2006, between 9 :10 a .m . and
9 :40 a .m .,
Affiant conducted an inspection of the open dump in
Fulton County, Illinois, known as Hammond, Jim, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency Site No
. 0578000003 .
3 . Affiant inspected said Hammond, Jim open dump site by
an on-site inspection, which included walking and photographing
the site .
4 .
As a result of the activities referred to in
Paragraph 3 above, Affiant completed the Inspection Report
attached hereto and made a part hereof, which, to the best
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
form
of
Affiant's knowledge and belief, is an accurate representation of
Affiant's observations and factual conclusions with respect to
said Hammond, Jim open dump .
Subscribed and Sworn to,~ before
me this
/A day of
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My
Notary
Commission
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Open Dump Inspection Checklist
County :
Fulton
LPC# :
0578000003
Region : 3 - Peoria
Location/Site Name :
Astoria/Hammond, Jim
Date
:
09/18/2006 Time: From 9:10
am
To 9:40 am
Previous Inspection Date
: 04/25/2006
Inspector(s) :
Jeb McGhee
Weather: Sunny 60'F
No. of Photos Taken : #
19
Est. Amt. of Waste : 500
yds3 Samples Taken
: Yes #
No
Interviewed :
Jim Hammond
Complaint # :
Latitude : 40 .20787
(Example :
Lat . :41 .26493
Responsible Party
Mailing Address(es)
and Phone Number(s) :
Revised 10/5/2005
Longitude : 90
.42598
Long . :-89 .38294)
Collection Point Description
: -
Collection Method : -
Curtiss Jim Hammond
Rural Route #2, Box 62
Astoria, Illinois 61501
(Open Dump - 1)
SECTION
DESCRIPTION
VIOL
1 . 9(a)
133
2.
9(c)
11
3. 12(a)
4. 12(d)
5. 21(a)
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6. 21(d)
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8. 21
CAUSE OR ALLOW THE OPEN DUMPING OF ANY WASTE IN A MANNER WHICH RESULTS
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(1)
Litter
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(2)
Scavenging
(3)
Open Burning
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(4)
Deposition of Waste in Standing or Flowing Waters
(5)
Proliferation of Disease Vectors
(6)
Standing or Flowing Liquid Discharge from the Dump Site
LPC
it
0578000003
Inspection Date
:
09/18/2006
Informational Notes
1 .
[Illinois] Environmental Protection Act : 415 ILCS 5/4 .
2.
Illinois Pollution Control Board : 35 III . Adm . Code, Subtitle G .
3. Statutory and regulatory references herein are provided for convenience only and should not be construed as legal
conclusions of the Agency or as limiting the Agency's statutory or regulatory powers
. Requirements of some statutes
and regulations cited are in summary format
. Full text of requirements can be found in references listed in 1 . and 2 .
above .
4. The provisions of subsection (p) of Section 21 of the [Illinois] Environmental Protection Act shall be enforceable either
by administrative citation under Section 31 .1 of the Act or by complaint under Section 31 of the Act.
5. This inspection was conducted in accordance with Sections 4(c) and 4(d) of
the [Illinois] Environmental Protection Act :
415 ILCS 5/4(c) and (d) .
6. Items marked with an "NE" were not evaluated at the time of this inspection
.
Revised 10/5/2005
(Open Dump - 2)
(7)
Deposition of General Construction or Demolition Debris ; or Clean Construction or
Demolition Debris
1163
9. 55(a)
NO PERSON SHALL :
(1)
Cause or Allow Open Dumpinq of Any Used or Waste Tire
0
10.
2
812 .101(a)
Cause or Allow
FAILURE TO
OPERATE A LANDFILL
0 en Burnin .
1
SUBMIT
of An Used or Waste Tire
N
AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO DEVELOP AND
0
03
11 . 722 .111
HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION
12.
808
.121
SPECIAL WASTE DETERMINATION
13. 809 .302 a
ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL WASTE FROM A WASTE TRANSPORTER WITHOUT A
WASTE HAULING PERMIT, UNIFORM WASTE PROGRAM REGISTRATION AND
PERMIT AND/OR MANIFEST
14.
APPARENT VIOLATION OF : ( PCB ; ( CIRCUIT COURT
CASE NUMBER
:
ORDER ENTERED ON :
15. OTHER :
0578000003 -- Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
Inspection Date : September 18, 2006
Prepared By
: Jeb McGhee
Page 1 of 3
NARRATIVE
On September 18, 2006, I conducted an inspection from 9 :10 a .m. until 9:40 a.m. at a location
approximately 2 miles southwest of Astoria
. The site. is located 'A mile south of Illinois Route 24
at the junction of 125E & 150N in Fulton County .
I was greeted by Mr. Jim Hammond, the property owner. Mr . Hammond operates an auto
salvage yard under a valid state license UDL 8858 . Mr. Hammond explained that he was in the
process of clearing the site of trees and vegetation in order to increase the vehicle capacity of the
site.
I observed a variety of waste openly dumped on the site
. The dumped material contained but was
not limited to used tires, plastics, metal scraps, construction debris, and wood timbers openly
scattered about in or near heavily vegetative areas
.
I also observed approximately 2,500 used tires, mostly on rims, located on the site as seen on
photographs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 16, 17 and 18 .
I also observed six separate areas where used tires, landscape waste and other wastes have been
burned. (See photographs 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18) Mr. Hammond explained that he
believed it was legal to burn a couple tires with landscape materials
. I told him that only
landscape waste generated on the site can be burned .
The following apparent violations were observed at 0578000003 :
I .
Pursuant to Section 9(a) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/9(a)), no person shall cause or threaten or allow the discharge or emission of any
contaminant into the environment in any State so as to cause or tend to cause air pollution
in Illinois, either alone or in combination with contaminants from other sources, or so as
to violate regulations or standards adopted by the Board under this Act .
A violation of Section 9(a) is alleged for the following reason : Evidence of open
burning which would cause or tend to cause air pollution in Illinois was observed
during the inspection .
2.
Pursuant to Section 9(c) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/9(c)), no person shall cause or allow the open burning of refuse, conduct any salvage
operation by open burning, or cause or allow the burning of any refuse in any chamber
not specifically designed for the purpose and approved by the Agency pursuant to
regulations adopted by the Board under this Act
.
A violation of Section 9(c) is alleged for the following reason : Evidence of open
burning was observed during the inspection
.
0578000003 -- Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
Inspection Date : September 18, 2006
Prepared By : Jeb McGhee
Page 2 of 3
3 .
Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(a)), no person shall cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
A violation of Section 21(a) is alleged for the following reason : Evidence of open
dumping of waste was observed during the inspection .
4. Pursuant to Section 21(d)(1) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(d)(1)), no person shall conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-
disposal operation without a permit granted by the Agency or in violation of any
conditions imposed by such permit .
A violation of Section 21(d)(1) is alleged for the following reason : Waste was disposed
without a permit granted by the Illinois EPA .
5.
Pursuant to Section 21(d)(2) of the (Illinois) Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(d)(2)), no person shall conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-
disposal operation in violation of any regulations or standards adopted by the Board
under this Act .
A violation of Section 21(d)(2) is alleged for the following reason
: A waste disposal
operation was conducted in violation of regulations adopted by the Illinois Pollution
Control Board.
6
.
Pursuant to Section 21(e) of the {Illinois) Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(e)), no person shall dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or transport any
waste into this State for disposal, treatment, storage or abandonment, except at a site or
facility which meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and standards
thereunder .
A violation of Section 21(e) is alleged for the following reason : Waste was disposed at
this site which does not meet the requirements of the Act and regulations
thereunder.
7
. Pursuant to Section 21(p)(1) of the (Illinois) Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(p)(1)), no person shall, in violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause or allow
the open dumping of any waste in a manner which results in litter
.
The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall be enforceable by the Agency either
by administrative citation under Section 31 .1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit the power of the Board to
establish regulations or standards applicable to open dumping
.
A violation of Section 21(p)(1) is alleged for the following reason
: The open dumping
of waste was caused or allowed in a manner which resulted in litter
.
0578000003 --
Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
Inspection Date : September 18, 2006
Prepared By
: Jeb McGhee
Page 3 of 3
8 .
Pursuant to Section 21(p)(3) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(p)(3)), no person shall, in violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause or allow
the open dumping of any waste in a manner which results in open burning
.
A violation of Section 21(p)(3) is alleged for the following reason :
The open dumping
of waste was caused
or allowed in a manner which resulted in open burning
.
9.
Pursuant to Section 21(p)(7) of the (Illinois) Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(p)(7)) no person shall cause or allow the open dumping of waste in a manner that
results in deposition of (1) general construction or demolition debris as defined in Section
33.160(a)
.160(b) of
of
this
this
ActAct.
; or (ii) clean construction or demolitiondebris as defined in Section
A violation of Section 21(p)(7) is alleged for the following reason
: The open dumping
of waste was caused or allowed in a manner which resulted in deposition of general
or clean construction or demolition debris
.
10.
Pursuant to Section 55(a)(1) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/55(a)(1)), no person shall cause or allow the open dumping of any used or waste tire
.
A violation of Section 55(a)(1) is alleged for the following reason
: Evidence of open
dumping of used or waste tires was observed during the inspection
.
11 .
Pursuant to Section 55(a)(2) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/55(a)(2)), no person shall cause or allow the open burning of any used or waste tire
.
A violation of Section 55(a)(2) is alleged for the following reason
: Evidence of open
burning of used or waste tires was observed during the inspection
.
12 . Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101(a),
all persons, except those specifically exempted
by Section 21(d) of the {Illinois} Environmental Protection Act, shall submit to the
Agency an application for a permit to develop and operate a landfill
.
A violation of 35 111
. Adm. Code 812
.101 (a) is alleged for the following reason: A waste
disposal site was operated without submitting to the Illinois EPA an application for
a permit to develop and operate a landfill.
Route 24
House
State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Site Sketch
Inspector :
Jeb McGhee
LPC #: 0578000003
Date of Inspection
: September 18, 2006
County: Fulton
Site Name :
Hammond, Jim
Time :
9:10
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0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME : 9
:07 a
.m
.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the South
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 1
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-OO1 .jpg
COMMENTS
: Tires, mostly on rims
mixed with miscellaneous wood debris
and metal waste
.
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9:07 a
.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Southeast
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 2
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME
:
0578000003-09182006-002 .jpg
COMMENTS : Tires, mostly on rims
mixed with miscellaneous wood debris
and metal waste .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 1 of 10
0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME : 9:07 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Southwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 3
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-99182006-003 .jpg
COMMENTS : Tires, mostly on rims
mixed with miscellaneous wood debris
and metal waste .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME : 9:09 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Southwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 4
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-004 .jpg
COMMENTS: Burned remains .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 2 of 10
0578000003 -
Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME : 9:09 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the North
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER
:
5
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-005 .jpg
COMMENTS : Tires, mostly on rims
mixed with miscellaneous wood debris
and metal waste .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME
: 9:09 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Northwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 6
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-006 .jpg
COMMENTS : Tires, mostly on rims
mixed with miscellaneous debris and
metal waste .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 3 of 10
0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE
: September 18, 2006
TIME : 9 :10 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Southwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 7
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-007 .jpg
COMMENTS : A bum pile with metal
tire rings exposed
. Mixed with landscape
materials .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9:11 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Southwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 8
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-008 .jpg
COMMENTS : A bum pile with metal
tire rings exposed and part of the rubber
tire remains still attached . Mixed with
landscape materials .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 4 of 10
0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME : 9:11 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the South
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 9
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-49182006-009 .jpg
COMMENTS : A bum pile with tire
rings and other metal remains . Mixed
with landscape materials.
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :12 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the East
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 10
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-49182006-010 .jpg
COMMENTS : A burn pile with tire
rims and metal debris remains . Mixed
with landscape materials.
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 5 of 10
0578000003 -
Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE :
September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :12 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the Northwest
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER :
11
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME
:
0578000003---09182006-01l
.jpg
COMMENTS : A bun pile with tire
rims and metal debris remains . Mixed
with landscape materials .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9:15 a.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
:
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the Southeast
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 12
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-012 .jpg
COMMENTS : A bum pile with tire
remains and metal debris . Mixed with
landscape materials .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006
.doc
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Page 6 of 10
0578000003
- Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :16 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the North
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 13
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-013 .jpg
COMMENTS :
A burn pile with tire
remains and metal debris . Mixed with
landscape materials .
DATE
: September 18, 2006
TIME: 9
:20 a.m.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the South
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 14
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME
:
0578000003-09182006-014 .jpg
COMMENTS : Wood from
constructions, telephone poles, metal and
plastic materials
.
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003--09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 7 of 10
0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE
: September 18, 2006
TIME: 9:20 a
.m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
:
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the East
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 15
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME
:
0578000003-09182006-015 .jpg
COMMENTS : Wood, plastics and
construction debris on top of and mixed
with used tires .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9:20 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the Northeast
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 16
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME
:
0578000003-09182006-016 .jpg
COMMENTS
: Wood, plastics and
construction debris on top of and mixed
with used tires .
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006
.doc
Site Photographs
Page 8 of 10
0578000003 -
Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :24 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION
: Photograph taken toward
the North
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER
:
17
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006-017 .jpg
COMMENTS : A view of used tires and
other waste observed on the property .
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :24 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION :- Photograph taken toward
the North
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 18
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003-49182006-018 .jpg
COMMENTS : A burn pile with visible
used tire rims and remains mixed with
other metal and waste.
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 9 of 10
0578000003 - Fulton County
Hammond, Jim
FOS
DATE : September 18, 2006
TIME: 9 :26 a .m .
PHOTOGRAPHED BY :
Jeb McGhee
DIRECTION : Photograph taken toward
the North
PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER : 19
PHOTOGRAPH FILE NAME :
0578000003--09182006-019
.jpg
COMMENTS : A view of the contents of
a trailer on the property . Jim Hammond
explained the trailer was purchased to
hold used tires . There are no tires in the
trailer
.
DOCUMENT FILE NAME :
0578000003-09182006 .doc
Site Photographs
Page 10 of 10
PACE
880
The Grantor, c=RTRvm HA.,mm, a widow,
of &a
Town of Nstoria
in the County of
Fulton
and $to(* of
Illinois
One Dollar and other good and valuable
c onsideration
.
for
in
the
band/
'vouid"ation
paid,Atollut
or
Convey
of
and
survivorship,wife,
and
as
Warrant
joint tenants
to
CtMTXS
and not
JIM
as
WZOND
tenants
and
in
EtUEN
cotton,
M
.
with
HA MMOND,
full
husbandrights
of So
11MI of Astoria
ce%nty at
Fulton
and State of
Illinois
the following doacniond Real Fatate : t,.,it,
One
acre in the Southwest corner of the northeast Quarter of the South
.
Principal
west Quarter
Meridian,
of Section
hounded
29, in
as
Township
follows
.-
3
Commencing
North
. Range
at
I
the
East
Southwest
of the 4thcorner
of the
said
Northeast Quarter, thence North 20 rods, thence East 8 rods,
thence South 20 rods, thence West 8 rods to the place of beginning, situated
in *e Township of Astoria, County of Fulton and State of Winois .
Commenting 8 rods East of
the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, in Township 3 North, Range I East
of
rodsthe
. thence
4th Principal
West 8 ivels,
Meridian,
thence
running
South
thence
20 rods
East
to the
8 rods,place
.hence
of beginning,North
20
situated in Astoria Township, In the County of Fulton and State of Illinois
; and,
Beginning at a point on the South litte of the Northeast Quarter of the South-
Quarter of $0cd.)n
29, Township 3 North,,
Range
I East of the 4th Principal
Alion, 40, S feet West of the Southwest corner of the East Half of bald North-
ast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 29, thence in a North
sterly
,
thoocc
direction
in ft
Southwesterly
Along the centerdirOOtiet'line
of
1114
public
,og the
highway
center
a
line
distance
of public
of 57
high7
.5
.
way a distance of 336.5
foot thence East along a line parallel with the South
line of said Northeast Quarter of said
Southwest Quarter a distance of 92 foot,
thence South a distance of 330 feet to the South line of saij
of
351said
.7 feet
Southwest
to the
Quarter,
place of beginning,
thence East
containing
aleng said
3 .30
South
acres,
line
situated
a
in the
County of Fulton, in the State of Ujinois .
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COLAn' OF
fSF'ALl
r,
.
STAMPS
Canton Dtitfy is tcr-3M3'6G
the undersigned
. a Notary Public
7d County, in the State afnrcmid, do hereby certify that
to . Me to be the name
PIT"' whose name
19
+ub .
orepoinp iattrumeny appeared before
Me Ihia day in p%mn and
she
signed
. pealed and delivered the as dw inrtru rent as
Voluntary act farr the easel and putpona
theft
a set Faith.
Glron under my hared and seal this
ttd
cat
this
16th d
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1
A. D . 1973,
. 9ppoatod .
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ad, pealed and de
act far
the one, and pure
way of
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aaknuwieefaad
to
fen.*
diethat
. inateunneni. appaatcdaa
rft;hed,
.,retled en dolivoro
Pray n
voluntary
act for the uata and purg
day of
day *1-
a
dock.
. and seen ad
at land Reaor ff Pe,ce .
a Notary PohAe
a
hereby aerdFyy that
rub .
n person and
ltnomeirt a
.
forth.
9
. a. Notary PuiJ e
eby terrify bite
PROOF OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I did on the 25th day of October 2006, send by Certified Mail, Return
Receipt Requested, with postage thereon fully prepaid, by depositing in a United States Post Office
Box a true and correct copy of the following instrument(s) entitled ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION,
AFFIDAVIT, and OPEN DUMP INSPECTION CHECKLIST
To : Curtis Jim Hammond
Rural Route 2, Box 62
Astoria, IL 61501
Certification 11
7004 2510 0001 8587 7597
and the original and nine (9) true and correct copies of the same foregoing instruments on the same
date by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, with postage thereon fully prepaid
To:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Certification
11 7004 2510 0001 8587 7589
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
(217) 782-5544
ichelle M. Ryan
A-.0
Special Assistant Attorney General
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
