RECEIVED
CLERK'S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MAR 0 5 2008
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control
Board
Petitioner,
v.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY,
Respondent.
PCB 08- /4
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(LUST Appeal – Ninety Day
Extension)
NOTICE
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.,
John Therriault
Assistant Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
Claire A. Manning
Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP
205 South Fifth Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 2549
Springfield, Illinois 62705
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today caused to be filed a REQUEST FOR NINETY
DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL PERIOD with the Illinois Pollution Control Board, copies of
which are served upon you.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
mes G. Richardson
ssistant Counsel
Dated: March 3, 2008
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
RECEIVED
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDCLERK'S
OFFICE
MAR 0 5 2008
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.,
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STATE OF ILLINOIS
Petitioner,
Pollution Control Board
v. )
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PCB
(LUST
No.
Appeal
08-
4\
– Ninety Day Extension)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Respondent.
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REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION
OF APPEAL PERIOD
NOW COMES the Respondent, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Illinois
EPA"), by one of its attorneys, James G. Richardson, Assistant Counsel, and, pursuant to Section
40(a)(1) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/40(a)(1)) and 35 Ill. 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 June 2, 2008, or any
other date not more than a total of one hundred twenty-five (125) days from the date of receipt of
the Illinois EPA's final decision. In support thereof, the Illinois EPA respectfully states as
follows:
1.
On January 28, 2008, the Illinois EPA issued a final decision to the Petitioner.
2.
On February 27, 2008, 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 to join in
requesting that the Board extend the thirty-five day period for filing a petition by ninety days.
Upon information and belief the Petitioner did receive the final decision on January 29, 2008.
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James
char
Assistant Counsel
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
Dated: March 3, 2008
1021 North Grand Avenue, East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
217/782-9143 (TDD)
THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
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iLLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O.
Box 19275, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 - ( 217) 782-3397
JAMES R. THOMPSON CENTER, 100 WEST RANDOLPH, SUITE 11-300, CHICAGO, IL 60601 - (31 2) 814-6026
• 217/524-3300
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH, GOVERNOR
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DOUGLAS
P.
SCOTT, DIRECTOR
January 28, 2008
OWNER
Home Star Bank
Home Star Bank Land Trust #883
'Attn: Ms. Tamra J. Legacy
222 North Industrial Drive
Bradley, Illinois 60915
C ertified Mail 7004 2510
0001
8624
9911
7004 2510
0001
8624
9928
OPERATOR
Joyce Fauns Recycling, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Patrick J. Joyce
P.O. Box 129
Essex, Illinois 60935
Re:
0910355001—Kankakee County
Joyce Farms. Recycling, Inc.
Peunit No. 2000-138-DE/OP
Modification No. 9
Log Nos. 2007-429 and 2007-450
Expiration Date: July 31, 2009
State Permit File
. Dear Ms. Legacy and Mr. Joyce:
Peunit is
.
hereby granted to Home Star Bank, Trust #883 as owner and Joyce Fauns Recycling,
Inc. as operator approving modification of an existing landscape waste compost facility
consisting of 13.62
.
acres in Section 24, Township 31 North; Range 9 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, Kankakee County, Illinois, all in accordancewith-the applications and plans signed
and sealed by Sean C. Chisek, P.E., dated October 15, 2007. Final plans, specifications,
application and supporting documents as submitted and approved shall constitute part of this
peimit and. are identified on the records of the 'Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
("Illinois EPA"), Bureau of Land, Division of Land Pollution Control by the penult number and
log number designated in the heading above.
The applications approved by this permit consists of the following documents:
DOCUMENT
DATED
DATE RECEIVED
Application Log No.
2007-427
Supplemental Infoimation
Application Log No.
2007-450
October 15, 2007
January 11, 2008
October 30, 2007
October 15, 2007
January 11, 2008
October 30, 2007
Supplemental Information December 5, 2007
December 6, 2007
ROCKFORD – 4302 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103 – (815) 987-7760 •
DES
PLAIN/Es – 9511 W. Harrison St., Des Plaines, IL 60016 – (847) 294-4000
ELGIN –
595 South State, Elgin, IL 60123 – (847) 608-3131 ?
• PEORIA – 5415 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61614 – (309) 693-5463
BUREAU OF LAND - PEORIA – 7620 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61614 – (309) 693-5462 • CHAMPAIGN – 2125 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 – (217)
278-5800
SPRINGFIELD –
4500 S. Sixth Street Rd., Springfield, IL 62706 – (217) 786-6892 • CowNsviLLE – 2009 Mall Street, Collinsville, IL 62234 – (618) 346-5120
MARION –
2309 W.
Main St_
Suite 11(1 tv1;lrinn
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Specifically, Modification No. 9 to Permit No. 2000-138-DE/OP, changes the sampling deadline
date for the outlet pipe of the facility's underdrain system as requested in its application Log No.
2007-477. This permit has been renewed in response to the renewal request in application Log
No. 2007-450.
Only the portion of the application identified in the Agency's records as Log No. 2007-450
application that requests to modify Permit Special Condition 111.6, 111.7, 1.2, II.1, V.4 and II.1 (as
contained within the Supplemental Information dated December 5, 2007) is denied.
The applicant has failed to provide proof that granting this peintit would not result in violations
of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act). Section 39(m) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et
seq.) requires the Illinois EPA to provide the applicant with specific reasons for the denial of the
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1.
In accordance with 35 Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) 831.105, the portion of Log
No. 2007-450 submitted on December 5, 2007, requesting the modification to the permit
special conditions did not contain the required signatures of the owner, operator and
engineer.
2.
In accordance with 35 IAC 831.108, the application has not provided an updated site plan
map that identified and provides the dimensions of the expanded screened cover area and
all locations and areas of all staging and stockpiling areas for landscape waste, end-
product compost, windrow bulking agents and additives as proposed in the application
Log No. 2007-450.
3.
The request to modify Condition Number 111.6 by removing the limitations on the
windrow size and aisle spacing would result in excessively long windrows, with odors
being generated by a failure to properly aerate the windrows due to their size, and
difficulty performing maintenance due to inadequate aisle spacing. This would result in a
violation of 35 IAC 830.206(g)(4)(C) because of the failure to form windrows and other
piles into a size and shape favorable to minimize odors, and a violation of 35 IAC
830.205(b)(1)(B) because inadequate aisle spacing will prevent the operator from
performing maintenance to allow diversity of run-on, management of runoff and
landscape waste leachate, and operation during all weather conditions.
4.
The request to modify Condition Number 111.7 by removing the requirement to store
screen ovens in windrows not to exceed 6 ft. 4 inches in height and 12 feet in width, with
a minimum aisle spacing of 8 feet would result in excessively large screened over piles
that would not be properly aerated, generating odors. This is a violation of 35 IAC
830.202(c)(g) and (h) because the screened overs pile will generate odors, interfere with
the diversion of run-on from the composting area, and the failure to maintain adequate
aisle spacing will interfere with the housekeeping observations, visual inspections of
piping areas and firefighting operations.
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5.?
The request for a renewal period of five (5) years is denied under 35 IAC 832.106, the
Agency my impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of the
Act. Issuance of the permit for 18 months will allow the operator to operate through one
full composting season and allow the operator to demonstrate that the permit conditions
comply with Section 39(m)(5) and, if necessary, submit revisions to the permit condition
with the renewal application.
Because of the deficiencies described above, issuance of this permit would result in violations of
35 Ill. Adm. Code Sections 831.105 and 831.108, and Sections 39(a) and 39(c) of the Act.
Within 35 days after notification of the final permit decision the applicant may petition for a
hearing before the Illinois Pollution Control Board to contest the decision of the Illinois EPA,
however, the 35-day period for petitioning for a hearing may be extended for a period of time not
to exceed 90 days by written notice provided to the Board from the applicant and the Illinois
EPA within the 35-day initial appeal.
Pursuant to Section 39(a) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) this permit is issued
subject to the development, operating and reporting requirements for Compost Facilities in 35
IAC, Parts 830 through 832, the standard conditions attached hereto, and the following special
conditions. Condition No. I-1 and Condition 24 of Attachment A have been revised..
Except for the differences described above, the special conditions of the permit letter for
Modification No. 9 to Pei
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nit No. 2000-138-DE/OP are identical to the special conditions of
Modification No. 8 to Permit No. 2000-138-DE/OP issued June 28, 2007. •
I.?
DEVELOPMENT
1.
This permit shall expire July 31, 2009. For operation to continue, application for permit
renewal must be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date.
2.
The operator shall reposition the corner stakes of the facility by September 30, 2006. The
permittee shall locate and install the corner stakes to comply with the site development
plan measurements dated June 1, 2000 of Application Log No. 2000-138. Upon
completion, the peiinittee shall maintain the corner stakes and records of the survey or
GPS readings of the repositioned corner posts and calculated footage measurements
between posts based on these GPS readings. These records shall be included in the
operating record and made available for inspection.
The operator shall maintain a minimum elevation of at least 92.0 feet relative to the site
benchmark elevation of 100.00 feet, along the north side of the facility within the facility
boundaries from 3,327 Easting to 2,830 Easting. The operator shall maintain a minimum
elevation of at least 92.5 feet relative to the site benchmark of 100.00 feet along the west
side of the facility, within the facility boundaries from 4,843 Northing to 5,300 Northing
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with tie in to the west end of the detention pond berm. Elevations shall be checked along
the north and west facility perimeters, yearly, each April, on 100 foot intervals. A record
of this conventional or GPS survey and the corresponding elevations placed in the facility
operating records and made available for inspection. Within 7 days of discovery,
elevations found to be lower than the above minimum specified elevation, shall be
brought up to the minimum elevation using a compacted soil berm.
4.
As specified at 35 IAC 830.102, the permittee shall submit an application for permit
modification to the Illinois EPA and receive authorization before implementing any
modification to the facility.?
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5.
The permittee shall notify the Illinois EPA of any changes from the infolination
submitted to the Illinois EPA in its application for a development and operating penult
for this site. Permittee shall notify the Illinois EPA of any changes in the names or
addresses of both beneficial and legal titleholders to the herein-permitted site. Such
notification shall be made in writing within fifteen (15) days of such change and shall
include the name or names of any parties in interest and the address of their place of
abode; or, if a corporation, the name and address of its registered agent.
6.
The permittee shall mark the limits of the facility for visual reference by placing and
maintaining stakes at the corners of the 13.62 acre permitted facility consistent with
condition 1.2 above and as described in the site plan sheet of the facility, dated June 1,
2000, provided in Application Log No. 2000-138. Except along the east side of the
facility where existing vegetation prevents a direct line of sight, the operator shall
maintain a clear, straight line of sight between facility boundary markers at all times.
The operator shall install and maintain drain tiles located and placed under the
composting area as shown in Plan Sheet No. 1 of the addendum dated June 2, 2000, to
Application Log No. 2000-138. Drain tiles shall be placed at not less than 5 feet (5 ft.)
below ground surface to the top of drain pipe at all locations within the composting area.
II.?
OPERATION
Landscape waste may be received at this site from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday through
Friday and from 6:00am to noon on Saturday. Machinery, trucks and equipment may
only be operated at the facility during these specified operating hours. If it becomes
necessary to accept waste or operate outside of the above schedule in response to an
emergency situation, documentation of the nature of the emergency shall be made and
verbal notice of the activity shall be provided to the Kankakee Planning Department
(815/937-2940) or Illinois EPA, Des Plaines Regional Office (847/294-4000) on the same
day or if not possible on the next business day. Written notification of the emergency
shall be provided to the Illinois EPA and Kankakee County Planning Department within
7 days of the incident.
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2.?
The operator shall post a permanent sign at each entrance, the text of which specifies in
letters not
less
than three inches high:
a.
The name and mailing address of the operation;
b.
The operating hours;
c.
Materials which can be accepted; and
The statement, "COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS FACILITY CAN BE
MADE TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS," followed by the name and
telephone number of the operator, and the name and telephone number of the
Bureau of Land, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois
(217/524-3300).
3.
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For every Odor complaint received, the operator shall record and report to the Kankakee
County Planning Department (815/937-2940) or Illinois EPA's Des Plaines Regional
Office (847/294-4000) within 24 hours after receiving the complaint, the date and time
received, the name, address and phone number of the complainant, if known, and the
name of the person receiving the complaint. Within seven days after the complaint, the
operator shall file a written report to the Illinois EPA, Des Plaines Regional Office and
Kankakee County Planning Department on the date, time and nature of any action taken
in response to an odor complaint.
4.
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The peimittee shall insure that utilities necessary for safe operation are available during
operation of the facility, including communications equipment, electric service and lights
when necessary. The peimittee shall also insure that water is available for compost
operations and dust control.
5.?
If a breakdown of equipment occurs, the permittee shall provide standby equipment or
insure additional equipment will be brought on-site to comply with the requirements of
this permit, in accordance with Section 3 of the Operating Plan (February 2006) of
Application Log No. 2005-219.
6.?
The permittee shall take measures to ensure that the waste does not become wind strewn
or ignited and that no other provisions of the Act are violated.
7?
The permittee shall maintain an accessible clear space between windrows of composting
material. These aisles shall be a minimum of 8 feet wide and suitable for housekeeping
operations, visual inspection of windrow areas and fire fighting operations.
8.?
The peimittee shall provide fire extinguishers on all loaders and grinders used at the
facility.
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9.
Open burning is prohibited at this facility, except as permitted in accordance with 35 Ill.
Adm. Code, Parts 200-245.
10.
The operator shall implement as necessary methods for controlling dust so as not to cause
or contribute to a violation of the Act. Dust control procedures shall be conducted in
accordance with the Operating Plan, Sections 7 and 8 and the Contingency Plan in
Section 13, of Application Log No. 2005-219, including:
a.
The operator shall apply calcium chloride, tar and chip, recycled asphalt
pavement or equivalent additives to the incoming driveway of the facility as
necessaryoto control dust.
b.
Each week during May through October, the operator shall assess the condition of
the driveway to determine if the surface coating is adequate to control dust and
record the inspection and resulting action in the operating records of the facility.
The operator shall also apply water to the road surface each day if needed to
control dust.
c.
During dry periods, the operator shall apply water to aisles between windrows
sufficient to prevent off-site migration of dust.
d.
The operator shall apply water to windrows during windrow turning as necessary
to control dust generated during turning.
e.
The operator shall take measures to prevent dust or migration of dust off-site from
incoming traffic or equipment operating at the facility.
11.
The permittee shall control insects, rodents and other vectors so as not to cause or
contribute to disease and nuisance conditions, including:
a.
The operator shall take preventative measures to disrupt the life cycle of flies to
prevent fly breeding locations and to control nuisance conditions including:
1.
At least three Fly Traps shall be placed across the facility and monitored
weekly during April through October;
2.
Fly Trap counts shall be made and recorded weekly; and
3.
Based on weekly Fly Trap counts and noted conditions at this facility
during April through October, actions shall be taken to reduce noted
increasing fly populations, by turning all windrows at least once every 5
days, covering windrows with sufficient wood chips to prevent fly
breeding or use of a fly insecticide in addition to the use of Fly Traps.
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b.
The operator shall record Fly Trap weekly counts and the specific control
measures taken each week based on these counts.
c.
These records shall be maintained as part of the operating records at the facility
ticket office.
12.
The operator shall control litter at the facility by patrolling the facility daily and
collecting litter. Aisles between windrows shall be scraped, vacuumed or picked clean of
debris and litter after windrow formation or turning. Visible litter shall be removed from
windrowed material each operating day. The operator shall install movable fencing, down
wind, on at least two sides of the grinder and it's output piles and the trommel screen and
it's output piles during operation and the operator shall move and clean this fencing as
necessary to contain litter and aid in collection. Any litter from facility operations strewn
beyond the confines of the facility shall be collected and properly disposed. The operator
shall not operate the grinder or trommel screen during windy conditions if litter from the
operation cannot be contained within the processing area. The operator shall maintain the
tipping area clean of landscape waste and litter during operations by scraping up all
landscape waste from around the grinder, trommel screen and the tipping area each day
of operation.
13.
Non-compostable wastes shall be removed from incoming landscape waste on the
receiving pad and from composting material in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of
the Operating Plan of Application Log No. 2005-219. The permittee shall store non-
compostable waste and collected litter in covered trash. containers for periodic disposal at
an off-site permitted facility. The operator shall provide sufficient trash container
capacity on-site to contain waste volumes. Each load of landscape waste shall be
inspected and visible non-landscape waste materials shall be removed during unloading.
After unloading, the landscape waste shall be turned with a loader or similar equipment
to assist in exposing and removing any non-landscape waste material. Mechanical
equipment shall be available and used as necessary to spread out each load to facilitate
litter removal prior to processing. The permittee shall reject any load of landscape waste
that contains extensive contamination or take the actions described in Section 6 of the
Operating Plan, to prevent further delivery of contaminated loads from the customer and
remove the contamination from the load, prior to grinding.
14.
The peg
inittee shall maintain mufflers in good condition on all operating equipment at the
facility and shall implement appropriate noise control measures such as constructing
sound barriers and limiting times of operation of equipment as necessary to prevent off-
site nuisance conditions.
15.
The operator shall prevent delivery and hauling vehicles from tracking mud onto public
roadways.
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16.
No salvaging shall be conducted at this facility. Landscape waste received at this facility
may not be transferred. All landscape waste received at this facility shall be composted to
end-product compost prior to distribution or use out-side the facility.
17.
The operator shall implement controls at the facility to limit unauthorized access, prevent
random dumping and ensure safety.
18.
The operator shall have available at the ticket office a written Operating Plan that
addresses the activities specified in 35 IAC 830.206 (a) through (n). The Operating Plan
shall be made available and explained to facility employees.
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19.
The operator shall provide annual training to employees on facility operating procedures
for both nolinal and emergency situations. New employees shall be trained prior to
participating in operations at the facility relevant to their employment. Employees shall
sign an acknowledgment stating that they have received training in facility operating
procedures and such acknowledgment shall be made a part of the records for the facility.
20.
Any special waste, as defined in Section 3.457 of the Act received at the facility shall be
immediately contained, collected and hauled to a properly permitted facility.
21.
The peimittee shall implement the Contingency Plan in Section 13 of Application Log
No. 2005-219, as necessary to address any contingency described in 35 IAC 830.202(c)
and 830.212(a) which occurs at the facility. The pennittee shall maintain a copy of the
facility contingency plan at the facility ticket office.
22.
This facility is subject to the groundwater monitoring program approved by Permit No.
2000-138-DE/OP and the conditions contained in Attachment A of this peimit
modification.
III. COMPOSTING AND COMPOST MONITORING
1.
The type(s) of waste that may be received and composted at this facility shall be limited
to landscape waste as defined in 35 IAC 830.102. The peimittee shall not accept more
than 170,000 cubic yards of landscape waste per year at this facility.
2.
The types of additives used in the composting process at this facility shall be limited to
innoculant bacteria, fruit and vegetable waste and water. Fruit and vegetable waste is
limited to fresh cut fruits and vegetables from Del Monte Fresh Produce, 12 Stuart Drive,
Kankakee, Illinois. The operator shall conduct operations as follows:
a.
The peimittee may only receive fruit and vegetable waste during the operating
hours specified in Special Condition II.1 of this Permit.
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b.
The operator shall assure that fruit and vegetable waste additive is transported to
the compost facility in a water tight container or vehicle that assures no leakage of
the waste during transport. The operator shall inspect each container or vehicle
delivering fruit and vegetable waste additive to the compost facility at the ticket
office for any leakage. Any leakage from the vehicle shall be recorded in the
records of the facility and the truck or container shall be refused, not allowed to
unload and banned from further delivery to the facility until all leaks are repaired
and verified by the ticket office in the records of the compost facility.
c.
The permittee shall prevent excess liquids from fruit and vegetable waste delivery
containers from contacting or contaminating the asphalt receiving pad area or
surrounding soils by providing sufficient absorbent material on the pad prior to
unloading fruit and vegetable waste, unloading fruit and vegetable waste additive
onto the absorbent material and removal of all wetted materials from the pad as
soon as possible after unloading.
d.
Fruit and vegetable waste additive shall not exceed 10% total additives by volume
of the landscape waste composting material.
e.
The permittee shall not receive fruit and vegetable waste if sufficient volume of
landscape waste is not available the same day for blending so as not to exceed
10% total additives by volume of the landscape waste.
f.
The permittee shall incorporate fruit and vegetable waste additive into windrows
of landscape waste under proper conditions for aerobic composting as soon as
possible upon receipt, but no later than the end of the day received.
g.
Windrows containing fruit and vegetable waste additive shall be covered with a
compost cover tarp or layer of carbon source material or bulking agent material
by the end of the operating day. Cover material shall be applied and maintained
thick enough to discourage foraging. Except during windrow maintenance, cover
shall be maintained until the raw material is no longer attractive to foragers.
3.
Within 24 hours of the time of receipt, the operator shall process landscape waste
received at the facility into windrows providing proper conditions for aerobic
composting.
4.
The permittee shall not construct windrows of composting material that exceed 6ft. 4
inches in height and 12 ft., in width. Within 24 hours after constructing windrows of
composting material the permittee shall process the windrow with a windrow turner or
other equipment to comply with the above maximum dimensions.
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5.
The permittee may temporarily store brush, tree limbs and woodchips for use as bulking
agent in the composting process at the facility in the designated woodchip/leaves storage
area identified on the facility plan sheet in Attachment 1 of the Operating Plan (February
2006) to Application Log No. 2005-219. Incoming brush and woody landscape waste to
be stored as bulking agent shall be processed as necessary and placed into the designated
storage area within 24 hours after receipt. Paper bags containing brush shall be broken
open prior to storage of the brush. The designated woody landscape waste storage area
shall be operated so as not to cause a nuisance, harbor vectors, cause litter, leachate,
malodors or create an unsightly appearance. Brush and branch storage piles shall be
limited to the 1/4 acre designated woodchip/leaves storage area. Brush and limbs shall not
be stored for longer than 6 months before being processed into woodchips. Woodchip
storage piles shall be constructed and managed to reduce pile heating and the potential for
fires.
6.
Leaves may be temporarily stored in the designated leaf storage areas or in the
composting area for use as a carbon source in the composting process, in windrows not
exceeding 6 ft. 4 inches in height and 12 ft. in width. Aisle spacing in the designated
carbon source leaf storage areas shall not be less than 8 ft. wide. Carbon source leaves
stored in windrows in the composting area shall have aisles that are a minimum of 8 ft
wide. Incoming leaves to be stored as carbon source material, shall be processed as
necessary and placed into the designated storage areas within 24 hours after receipt.
Paper bags containing leaves shall be broken open prior to storage of the leaves. All
leaves stored for use as a carbon source, shall be incorporated into composting material
within 9 months of their receipt.
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All screen overs generated from the screening of landscape waste or end-product
compost, shall be stored in the 0.5 acre designated screen overs storage area as shown in
Figure 1, of Application Log No. 2005-219, received February 9, 2006, until used in the
composting process or removed from the site. Storage of screen overs shall be in
windrows not exceeding 6 ft. 4 inches in height and 12 ft. in width. Aisle spacing
between windrows in the designated screen overs storage area shall not be less than 8 feet
wide. The operator shall contain screen overs and prevent wind blown litter from the
stored screen overs. The windrows of screen overs shall be covered with end-product
compost, a compost cover fabric or wood chips as necessary to control litter dispersal
from the stored material. To prevent blowing litter during these operations, moveable
fencing shall be provided and positioned down wind of operations each time screen overs
in the storage area are removed or processed.
8.
The operator shall conduct operations to minimize odors by:
a.
Rejecting odorous loads likely to cause a nuisance to surrounding properties;
b.
Load checking all incoming landscape waste and rejecting bad loads;
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c.
Avoiding anaerobic conditions in the composting material, bulking agent and
carbon source materials and quickly taking corrective actions to turn or aerate any
windrow or pile if monitoring indicates an out of normal range temperature or low
oxygen levels;
d.
Processing all landscape waste received in a timely manner into windrows
providing proper conditions for aerobic composting;
e.
Mixing or covering incoming odorous loads with bulking agents or end-product
:
compost, if processing will be delayed;
B
Covering windrows as necessary to control odors;
Considering the time of day, wind direction and wind speed prior to turning or
moving material;
h.
Forming of windrows into a size and shape favorable to minimizing odors, and
i.
Implementing the odor control measures specified in Section 8 of the Operating
Plan and in the Contingency Plan in Section 13 of the Operating Plan provided in
Application Log No. 2005-219.
The operator shall take measures to adjust the oxygen level within the windrow as
necessary to promote aerobic composting. The oxygen level of each windrow of
composting material shall be monitored at least weekly.
10.
The operator shall take measures to maintain the moisture level of the composting
material within a range of 40% to 60% on an as is basis. Except for January through
February the peimittee shall monitor the moisture level in each windrow of composting
material at least once per week. During January and February moisture measurements
may be suspended if windrows are frozen but must be conducted once every two weeks if
windrows are not frozen. If a "Hand Test" method is used, for every 20
th hand test, a
sample shall also be dried and weighed to confirm moisture measurements taken by the
hand test method.
11.
The operator shall monitor the temperature of each windrow of composting material at
the 18 inch and 48 inch depth levels once each operating day, during March through
December. During January and February the permittee shall monitor the temperature of
each windrow of composting material once per week or document that the windrows are
frozen and temperature monitoring could not be conducted.
12.
The permittee shall not mix landscape waste or composting material with end-product
compost once the end-product compost has been designated as ready to be sold or offered
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for use off-site. Only end-product compost which has been processed to maturity and
meets all the applicable performance standards of 35 IAC 830.503 for General Use
Compost, may be sold or offered for use off-site.
13. Any additive, or combination of additives, other than water, must not exceed 10 percent,
by volume, of the composting material. Prior to use of any additive other than inoculant
bacteria, fruit or vegetable waste from Del Monte Fresh Produce and water, the operator
shall obtain written authorization from the Illinois EPA.
14.
The operator shall turn each windrow at least four times per year and not less than once
6every
six months.
15.
The pelluittee shall test End-product Compost derived from landscape waste for the
parameters set forth in 35 IAC 830.503 (a-f). The pellnittee shall conduct this testing at a
frequency of:
a.
Once every 5000 cubic yards of end-product compost transported off-site, or
b.
Once per year, if less than 5000 cubic yards of end-product compost are
transported off-site per year.
16.
To meet the definition of "general use compost" the end product of the composting
process:
a.
Must be free of any materials that pose a definite hazard to human health due to
physical characteristics, such as glass or metal shards;
Must not contain manmade materials larger than four millimeters in size
exceeding one percent of the end-product compost, on a dry weight basis;
c.
Must have a pH between 6.5 and 8.5;
Must have reached stability, as demonstrated by one of the methods prescribed in
35 Ill. Adm. Code 830, Appendix B or stability of the compost is measured using
respiration rate and has an oxygen utilization respiration rate under conditions
appropriate for microbial growth of < 20mg02/Kg compost dry solids / hr.;
e.
Must not contain fecal coliform populations that exceed 1000 MPN per gram of
total solids (dry weight basis), or Salmonella species populations that exceed three
(3) MPN per four grams of total solids (dry weight basis); and
f.
Must not exceed, on a dry weight basis, the inorganic chemical concentrations set
forth below:
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Parameter mg/kg (dry weight basis)
Arsenic
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Cadmium
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21
Chromium
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1200
Copper?1500
Lead
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300
Mercury
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17
Nickel?
420
Selenium
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36
Zinc
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2800
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17.
The permittee shall manage end-product compost that does not qualify as "General Use
End-product Compost" as "Designated Use Compost". The use of Designated Use
Compost off-site is limited to daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer of a
landfill if authorization from*Illinois EPA has been granted to the landfill to use
Designated Use Compost. End-product compost used as daily cover or vegetative
amendment in the final layer of the landfill is exempt from the performance standards of
35 IAC 830, Subpart E.
18.
The permittee shall conduct sample collection, preservation and analysis in accordance
with methods set forth in 35 IAC 830.507 and the approved test methods in Special
Condition 111;16.
IV. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
The pellnittee shall maintain the grade of the composting surface to allow diversion of
run-on waters away from the composting area, control runoff from the facility and facility
operation during all weather conditions. After each precipitation event or snow melt, the
operator shall inspect the facility for ponded water within operational areas and remove
ponded water by blading, pumping, adsorption or filling and compacting any depressed
area within 48 hours after each precipitation event. Within 48 hours after the end of a
precipitation event or snow melt, the permittee shall re-grade to prevent further water
accumulation. Site design grades as shown in Figure 1, of Application Log No. 2005-219,
received November 23, 2005, shall be maintained and any ruts filled to prevent water
accumulation. The operator shall maintain aggregate or a dry stockpile of soil for filling
low areas discovered within the facility.
2.
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The permittee shall allow soil surfaces used for windrow composting to dry periodically
to promote aerobic conditions in the soil subsurface. The permittee shall maintain a
compacted surface in the compost area sufficient to support the loads imposed by
material and equipment without rutting or depression so as to maintain the design grade.
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3.
The operator shall operate the detention pond in a manner which provides for settling, use
and timely discharge of water from the detention pond to maintain capacity in the pond.
The detention pond gate valve shall remain normally closed to contain runoff for use on-
site and to provide an appropriate settling time for runoff. The peimittee shall provide
sufficient settling time to prevent excess turbidity or solids discharge to receiving waters
generated by precipitation events less than or equal to the 10 yr.-24-hr. precipitation
event. The permittee shall provide capacity in the detention pond for forecasted
precipitation by drawing down or discharging from the detention pond prior to the
forecasted precipitation event. The operator shall prevent over topping the pond perimeter
elevation of 92.0 feet in relation to the site bench mark elevation of loaoo feet. Runoff
collected in the detention pond shall be removed, prior to the development of anaerobic
conditions in the detention pond water.
The operator shall remove any sediment buildup in the retention pond, as necessary to
maintain design capacity in the pond for the volume of site runoff resulting from the 10
yr. 24-hr. precipitation event.
5.
Issuance of this permit does not relieve the permittee from obtaining any necessary
permits from the Illinois EPA's Bureau of Water.
6.
The permittee shall implement best management practices to control runoff from
composting areas to insure the permitted facilities do not cause or contribute to a
violation of the water quality standards contained in 35 IAC, Part 302. •
7 The operator shall prevent trucks, tractors and other operating equipment from driving on
or through the vegetative filter strip runoff control areas, berms and swales designated on
plan sheet, Figure 1, of Application Log No. 2005-219 received November 23, 2005. The
operator shall maintain the vegetation in the designated vegetative filter areas. The
vegetative filter strip shall be a minimum of 30 feet wide. The operator shall protect the
vegetative filter from vehicle traffic and prevent encroachment from material stockpiles.
Drainage swales shall be cleared of debris. The operator shall maintain grades within the
swales to insure proper drainage to the on-site detention pond. The operator shall not
cultivate areas within the detention pond corner stakes where the elevation is below the
92.0 foot elevation contour. To limit weed height and prevent interference with proper
pond operation, the operator shall periodically mow any volunteer vegetation that appears
within the detention pond corner stakes below the 92.0 elevation contour.
8.
The permittee shall control runoff from the facility resulting from precipitation less than
or equal to the 10-year, 24-hour precipitation event, to ensure the runoff does not to cause
or contribute to a violation of the Act.
9.
Storm water or other water which comes into contact with landscape waste received,
stored, processed or composted, or which mixes with landscape waste leachate, is
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landscape waste leachate. The permittee Shall collect leachate for use in the composting
process, treat the leachate as necessary prior to discharge off-site to meet applicable
standards of 35 IAC, Subtitle C, or transport the leachate to a properly permitted facility
for treatment or disposal.
V. RECORDKEEPING
1.
The permittee shall keep records of the volume of fruit and vegetable waste received each
day, the volume of landscape waste which was mixed with the fruit and vegetable waste,
the identification number of the windrow receiving the fruit and vegetable waste additive
and the total volume of landscape waste and total volume of additive(s) in the windrow
receiving the additive, recorded after each additive addition.
2.
The operator shall maintain weekly records of dust control additive performance checks
May through October and any corrective actions taken based on those checks.
3.
The operator shall maintain records of weekly fly counts from Fly Traps conducted
during the months of April through October and any corrective actions taken in response
to those counts.
4.
The operator shall record the date, the actual or estimated weight of each load of
landscape waste received and estimated volume of each load of landscape waste received.
The operator shall perform these weights and measures during load checking at the ticket
office or receiving area, prior to unloading. Load weight shall be derived from dated
weight tickets from semi trailers and large trucks or trailers. All estimated measurements
shall include the daily conversion factor used for the estimate either from weight to
volume or volume to weight. The operator shall assess each truck or trailer load to
determine compliance with local roadway load limits. Those records shall be maintained
at the ticket office and made available for inspection.
5.
The operator shall keep copies of the facility permit, design plans, operating plan,
contingency plan, closure plan, records required by special condition and records
required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.211(a-c) at the ticket office, and they shall be
available during noiinal business hours for inspection or photocopying by Illinois EPA
personnel or designees. Records must be kept for three years. Records required to be
maintained pursuant to 35 IAC 830.211 (a-c) include:
a.
The quantity by volume and weight of each load of landscape waste received;
b.
The origin, type and quantity of each additive received and a record of any
rejected load;
c.
The type and quantity of additive used in the composting process;
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d.
The dates when turning of each windrow occurred, the weather conditions, the
time of turning and the potential for odor based on recent windrow monitoring
data and daily observations of windrows;
e.
All compost material monitoring data, compost analysis data and groundwater
monitoring data required by permit condition;
f.
Any odor complaint records;
g.
The time, date and a brief description of any incident that required
implementation of the contingency plan; and
h.
The volume of General Use Compost and Designated Use Compost removed
from the facility each day.
6.
The operator shall submit a written annual report to the Illinois EPA, on a form provided
by the Illinois EPA on or before April 1 each year that includes:
a.
An estimate of the amount of landscape waste material received for composting in
the previous calendar year by weight (tons) and volume (cubic yards);
b.
An estimate of the amount of additives received for composting in the previous
calendar year by volume (cubic yards);
c.
An estimate of the amount and disposition of compost material in the previous
calendar year; and
d.
A compost facility financial assurance plan compliance certification containing
the following infoimation:
(1)
Operator name;
(2)
Illinois inventory identification number and permit number assigned by
the Illinois EPA;
(3)
Facility name;
(4)
Address and county in which the facility is located; and
(5)
A statement certifying compliance with the financial assurance provisions
of 35 IAC, Part 830, Subpart F.
VI. CLOSURE PLAN
1.
The operator shall implement the Closure Plan submitted in Application Log No.2005-
219, dated June 2, 2005, upon commencement of closure of this facility.
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2.
The operator shall close the facility in a manner which:
a.
Minimizes the need for further maintenance; and
Controls, minimizes or eliminates the release of landscape waste and landscape
waste constituents to the groundwater or surface waters or to the atmosphere to
the extent necessary to prevent threats to human health or the environment.
3.
The operator shall initiate implementation of the closure plan within 30 days following
the beginning of closure. Not later than 30 days following the beginning of closure the
operator shall post a sign at each entrance, the text of which specifies in letters not less
than three inches high: This facility is closed for all composting activities and all receipt
of landscape waste. No dumping allowed. Violators will be prosecuted. The sign shall be
maintained until certification of completion of closure is approved for the facility by the
Illinois EPA.
4.
Within thirty days after termination of operation, the operator shall notify the Illinois
EPA in writing of site closure. A Final Composting Report shall be submitted to the
Illinois EPA, and shall include the infoiniation in the Annual Report for the time since
the end of the last report period.
5.
Within 180 days following the beginning of closure, the permittee shall remove all
landscape waste, composting material, end-product compost, any additives and any waste
from the facility. Any material not fully composted, which must be transported off-site
shall be managed at a compost facility operating in accordance with Section 21(q) of the
Act.
6.
Upon completion of closure, the operator shall prepare and submit to the Illinois EPA an
affidavit pursuant to 35 IAC 830.213(g). The affidavit shall be submitted on form LPC-
546 titled, "Affidavit For Certification of Closure of Permitted Non-Hazardous Transfer,
Storage and Treatment Waste Facilities" and state that the facility has been closed in
accordance with the closure plan.
VII. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
1.
The operator shall maintain at the ticket office a copy of the financial assurance plan. The
plan shall contain a written cost estimate based on the itemized steps necessary to
complete closure, an estimate covering the cost of premature final closure and the
financial assurance mechanism chosen covering the maximum cost estimate.
2.
The operator shall maintain financial assurance equal to or greater than the amount
provided as a written cost estimate in Appendix B of Application Log No. 2005-219,
received April 28, 2006. The permittee shall revise the current cost estimate whenever a
Sincerely,
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change in the facility closure plan increases the cost estimate. The current cost estimate
approved by Modification No. 6 to Permit No. 2000-138-DE/OP is $147,378.
The original and two (2) copies of all certifications or reports which are required to be submitted
to the Illinois EPA by the pennittee should be mailed to the following address:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Permit Section, Bureau of Land -- #33
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Post Office Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Within 35 days after the date of mailing of the Illinois EPA's final decision, the applicant may
petition for a hearing before the Illinois Pollution Control Board to contest the decision of the
Illinois EPA, however, the 35-day period for petitioning for a hearing may be extended for a .
period of time not to exceed 90 days by written notice provided to the Board from the applicant
and the Illinois EPA within the 35-day initial appeal period.
Work required by this permit, your application or the regulations may also be subject to other
laws governing professional services, such as the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Geologist Licensing
Act, and the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989. This permit does not relieve anyone
from compliance with these laws and the regulations adopted pursuant to these laws. All work
that falls within the scope and definitions of these laws must be perfouned in compliance with
them. The Illinois EPA may refer any discovered violation of these laws to the appropriate
regulating authority.
Stephen F. Nightingale, P.E.
Manager, Permit Section
Bureau of Land
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Attachments: Standard Conditions
Attachment A Monitoring Program
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Sean C. Chisek, P.E., Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc.
Kankakee County Planning Department
bcc: Bureau File
Des Plaines Region
DLC — Bill Ingersoll
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
BUREAU OF LAND
August 22, 2001
The Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter
111-1/2,
Section
1039) grants the Environmental Protection Agency authority to impose conditions on permits
which it issues.
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These standard conditions shall apply to all permits which the Agency issues for construction or
development projects which require permits under the Bureau of Land. Special conditions may
also be imposed in addition to these standard conditions.
Unless this permit has been extended or it has been voided by a newly issued permit, this
permit will expire two years after date of issuance unless construction or development on
this project has started on or prior to that date.
The construction or development of facilities covered by this permit shall be done in
compliance with applicable provisions of Federal laws and regulations, the Illinois
Environmental Protection Act, and Rules and Regulations adopted by the Illinois Pollution
Control Board.
3.
There shall be no deviations from the approved plans and specifications unless a written
request for modification of the project, along with plans and specifications as required, shall •
have been submitted to the Agency and a supplemental written permit
issued.
The permittee shall allow any agent duly authorized by the Agency upon the presentation of
credentials:
a.
to
enter at reasonable times the permittee's premises where actual or potential
effluent,
emissions or noise sources are located or where any activity is to be conducted pursuant
to this permit.
b.
to have access to and copy at reasonable
times
any records required to be kept under the
terms and conditions of this permit.
c.
to inspect at reasonable
times,
including during any hours of
operation of equipment
constructed or operated under
,
this permit, such equipment or monitoring methodology
or equipment required to be kept, used, operated, calibrated and maintained under this
permit.
to obtain and remove at reasonable times samples of any discharge or emission of
pollutants
e. to enter at reasonable times and utilize any photographic, recording, testing, monitoring
or other equipment for the purpose of preserving, testing, monitoring, or recording any
activity, discharge, or emission authorized by this permit.
5.?
The issuance of this permit:
a.
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shall not be considered as in any manner affecting the title of the premises upon which
the permitted facilities are to be located;
•does not release the permittee from-any-liability for damage to person or property
caused by or resulting from the construction, maintenance, or operation of the proposed
facilities;
c.
does not release the peiiiiittee from compliance with other applicable statutes and
regulations of the United States, of the State of Illinois, or with applicable local laws,
ordinances and regulations;
d.
does not take into consideration or attest to the structural stability of any units or parts
of the project;
e.
in no manner implies or suggests that the Agency (or its officers, agents or employees)
assumes any liability, directly or indirectly, for any loss due to
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damage, installation,
maintenance, or operation of the proposed equipment or facility.
Unless a joint construction/operation permit has been issued, a permit for operating shall be
obtained from the Agency before the facility or equipment covered by this permit is placed
into operation.
7.
These standard conditions shall prevail unless modified by special conditions.
8.
The Agency may file a compliant with the Board for modification, suspension or revocation
of a permit:
a.?
upon discovery that the permit application contained misrepresentations,
misinformation or false statements or that all relevant facts were not disclosed; or
upon finding that any standard or special conditions have been violated; or
c.
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upon any violation of the Environmental Protection Act or any Rule or Regulation
effective thereunder as a result of the construction or development authorized by this
permit.
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Re: Site No.0910355001 -- Kankakee County
Pennit No. 2000-138-DE/OP
Log No. 2007-018
ATTACHMENT A
Monitoring Program
To identify any releases from the facility and demonstrate compliance with the applicable
groundwater quality standards, the groundwater monitoring program is approved as follows:
1.
The monitoring program must be capable of deteimining background groundwater
quality hydraulically upgradient of and unaffected by the units and to detect any
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discharge of contaminants from any part of a potential source of discharge from the units.
The Illinois EPA reserves the right to require installation of additional monitoring wells
as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of this permit.
2.
The groundwater monitoring program shall include consistent sampling and analysis
procedures to assure that monitoring results will provide a reliable indication of
groundwater quality in the zone being monitored.
3.
The peimittee shall sample all groundwater monitoring points for all potential sources of
contamination on a quarterly basis in accordance with Condition No. 21.
4.
The permittee shall use the methods in Attachment B or propose for Illinois EPA
approval, a more appropriate method to statistically evaluate the groundwater monitoring
data: The selected method must provide for statistical comparisons between upgradient
and downgradient groundwater quality data and a reasonable balance between the
probability of obtaining Type I (false positive) and Type II (false negative) errors. The
Type I error rate must be no less than 5 percent. The proposal must consider the
gathering of a background data set (from upgradient wells), sufficient to provide an
accurate representation of the variability in the quality of groundwater that is unaffected
by operations at the facility, and to assure that the selected test has a reasonable chance of
detecting releases should they occur.
5.
For each sampling event, using the methods in Condition No. 4 above, the peiuiittee must
deteimine if a significant change in groundwater quality has occurred by:
a.
Comparing sample results from each downgradient well to the pooled background
data The background for each hydrogeologic zone shall be established by pooling
all upgradient well data taken from that zone during the first year. This
comparison must be performed for each parameter for each well.
6.
The permittee shall conclude that a significant change in groundwater quality has
occurred if the results of the evaluation in Condition No. 5 above indicate that the value
for any parameter exceeds:
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a.
The background value established for that parameter at the confidence level; or
b.
The Class II groundwater quality standards listed in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm.
Code 620 Standards. Iron, sulfate and TDS are exempt from this comparison.
Chromium and copper will not be subject to the requirements of this condition pending
results of the groundwater assessment due to the Illinois EPA no later than January 15,
2007.
7.
Withip. thirty (30) days after the date which the first sample analysis are received, the
permittee must resample and test the determination made in Condition No. 6 above. The
operator shall provide notification to the Agency of the results of the resampling analysis
within 30 days after the date on which sample analysis are received, but no later than 90
days after the first samples were taken. If the evaluation of the resample result confirms
the determination made in Condition No. 6 above, the permittee must conclude that a
significant change in groundwater quality has occurred.
8.
In the event a significant change in groundwater quality has occurred or has been
confirmed, the permittee shall:
a.
Submit an assessment monitoring plan within sixty (60) days of the significant
change as determined in Condition No. .6 or Condition No. 7, but no later than 120
days of the original sampling event in the foiiii of a peiuiit application. The
assessment monitoring plan *shall include appropriate methods for determining the
source of the increase, the potential threat to human health and the environment,
and the concentration and extent of the contaminants, if any. The assessment
monitoring plan, at a minimum, include expanded sampling requirements for the
effected well(s) and shall be implemented within (30) days of approval from the
Illinois EPA.
b.
Submit the assessment report, based on and including the data and information
generated from the completion of Condition No. 8a above to the Illinois EPA
within ninety (90) days of approval of the assessment monitoring plan.
c.
Propose a corrective action plan if assessment monitoring indicates that the
facility has impacted groundwater. The corrective action plan shall be submitted
within thirty (30) days of approval of the assessment report required by Condition
No. 8b above in the form of a peimit application and include appropriate response
actions to address any impact of the facility. The plan shall be implemented
within thirty (30) days of Illinois EPA approval.
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9.
All monitoring wells shall be constructed in a manner that maintains the integrity of the
bore hole and prevents contamination of the samples and groundwater. The casing
material shall be inert so as not to affect the water sample.
10.
A padlocked protective cover must be installed over the portion of the well casing
extending above the ground surface to protect against damage.
11.
Wells shall be easily visible and identified with the Illinois EPA monitoring point
designation.
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12.
Should any well become consistently dry or unserviceable, a replacement well shall be
provided within ten (10) feet of the existing well. This well shall monitor the same zone
as the existing well and constructed in accordance with the current Illinois EPA
groundwater monitor well construction standards at the time that the wells are replaced.
A replacement well which is more than ten (10) feet from the existing well or which does
not monitor the same geologic zone must be approved via Permit modification and
designated as a new well.
13.
Within sixty (60) days of installation of any groundwater and/or leachate monitoring
well, boring logs compiled by a qualified geologist, well development data and as-built
diagrams shall be submitted to the Illinois EPA utilizing the enclosed "Well Completion
Report" foul'. For each well installed pursuant to this permit one foiin must be
completed. As-built diagrams, for each monitoring point installed, shall include the
horizontal location to the nearest 0.1 foot (grid coordinates), the type and inner diameter
of casing material used, type and length of screen packing material used, type and length
of seals used, type of backfill used, finishing details, groundwater levels, elevation of
stick-up (top of casing), ground surface elevation, bottom elevation, interval screened and
screen slot size and depth. All elevations or levels are to be measured and reported to the
nearest 0.01 foot MSL.
14.
All borings/wells not used as monitoring points shall be backfilled in accordance with the
attached Illinois EPA monitor well plugging procedures.
15.
The Illinois EPA shall be notified in writing at least fifteen (15) days prior to the
installation of all new and replacement monitoring wells. All newly required monitoring
wells should be installed within sixty (60) days of the issuance of this permit.
16.
Surveyed elevation of stick-up is to be reported when the well is installed (with as-built
diagrams) and every two (2) years, or whenever the elevation changes.
17.
The following monitoring points are to be used in the groundwater monitoring program
for the facility. Monitoring well G105 shall be installed so that samples are available for
the 2nd
quarter 2001 event. The well shall be installed to sample the transmissive silty
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sand unit, and located as depicted in the February 8, 2001 addendum to Log No. 2000-
457.
Applicant Designation
Illinois EPA Designation
MW-1
G101
MW-2
#G102
MW-3
#G103
MW-4
6
G104
MW-5
*G105
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# represents upgradient monitoring point(s)
*represents wells added to the program
18.?
The concentration or values for the parameters contained in Lists 1 and 2 shall be
deteiwined for samples collected from the groundwater monitoring points and reported
according to the schedule in Condition No. 21 and evaluated in accordance with
Condition No. 5.
LIST 1
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STORET?
CLASS II
FIELD PARAMETERS
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NUMBER BACKGROUND STANDARD
*Bottom of Well Elevation (ft. ref MSL)
Depth to Water (ft. below land surface)
Depth to Water (ft. from measuring point)
Elevation of Groundwater Surface (ft. ref MSL)
pH (units, unfiltered)
Specific Conductance (umhos/cm, unfiltered)
Temperature of Water Sample (deg F)
(* = Reported Annually)
72020
72019
72109
71993
00400
00094
00011
6.46-8.27
3567.89
6.5-9.0
LIST 2
Constituent
(Unfiltered, ug/L
unless otherwise noted)
Aluminum
Barium
Boron
Calcium (mg/L)
Chromium
Copper
01105
84018.04
01007
574.93
2000.0
01022
695.9
2000.0
00916
857.53
01034
1150.19
1000.0
01042
698.13
650.0
CLASS II
STORET
BACKGROUND STANDARD
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LIST 2 (cont.)
Constituent
(Unfiltered, ug/L
unless otherwise noted)
STORET
CLASS II
BACKGROUND STANDARD
Iron
01045
224126.89
5000.0
Lead
01051
40.0
100.0
Magnesium (mg/L)
00927
268.08
Manganese
01055
7736.69
10,000.0
Mercury
71900
0.20
10.0
Phosphorus (mg/L)
00665
2.21
Potassium (mg/L)
00937
338.42
Nickel
01067
1516.31
2000.0
Nitrate as N (mg/L)
00620
80.65
100.0
Sulfate (mg/L)
00945
791.93
400.0
Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L)
70300
3577.47
1200.0
Vanadium
01087
221.26
Zinc
01092
758.68
10,000.0
19.
All monitoring points shall be maintained in accordance with the approved permit
application such that the required samples and measurements may be obtained.
20.
Sampling should commence concurrently with issuance of the permit. The established
background should be taken over one year and include at least 4 sampling events. The
first quarterly samples shall be performed on samples taken during the months of
October/November, 2000 and the results submitted to the Illinois EPA by January 15,
2001. The first statistical evaluation in accordance with Condition No. 5 above shall be
performed on samples taken October/November, 2001 and the results submitted to the
Illinois EPA by January 15, 2002.
21.
The schedule for sample collection and submission of quarterly monitoring results is as
follows:
Sampling Quarter
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Sampling Due
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Report Due Date
Jan-Feb (1st)
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List 1 and 2
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April 15
April-May (2nd)
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List 1 and 2
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July 15
July-Aug (3rd)
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List 1 and 2
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October 15
Oct-Nov (4th)
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List 1 and 2
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January 15
1 - Field Parameters
2 - Indicator Parameters
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22.
Annually, the operator shall prepare an assessment of the monitoring program which
shall include an evaluation of the groundwater flow direction and the hydraulic gradients
at the facility. This assessment shall be submitted with the monitoring results due on July
15.
23.
Information required by Conditions 3 and 21 of Attachment A must be submitted in an
electronic format. The information is to be submitted as fixed-width text files formatted
as found in Attachment C. Additional guidance regarding the submittal of the
information in an electronic format can be found at www.epa.state.il.us/land/requlatorv-
prog,ram s/p el
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wits- and-m ana gemen tlind ex .html .
24.
The operator shall collect one (1) sample from the outlet pipe for the facility's underdrain
system, as originally proposed in the addendum, dated .May 10, 2006, to Log No. 2004-
308 and in Log No. 2007-018. The sample shall be analyzed for permitted groundwater
parameters. Methodology, results, and conclusions shall be submitted to the Illinois EPA
in the foiiii of a permit application no later than July 15, 2008.
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B
A. This method should be used to predict the confidence limit when single groundwater
samples are taken from each monitoring (test) well.
1.
Determine the arithmetic mean (X b
) of each indicator parameter for the
background sampling period. If more than one background (upgradient) well is
Xb
=
[XI
+
X2
+
...
Xj/n
used, an equal number of samples must be taken from each well.
Where:
?
a
X = Average background value for a given chemical parameter
X
n
= Background values for each upgradient sample
n = the number of background samples taken
2.
Calculate the background variance (S
b
2
) and standard deviation (S
b
) for each
parameter using the values (X
n
) from each background sample of the upgradient
si=lixi
X0
2
± (X 2 X b
...+(XSUBnXb
)
Z
- 1
well(s) as follows:
CL =
X b +
(tAl 1 + 1/11 )( Sb)
Sb
b
?
?
Sb
s,
3.
Calculate the upper confidence limit using the following formula:
Where:
CL = upper confidence limit prediction
(upper and lower limits should be calculated for pH)
t = one-tailed t value at the required significance
level and at n-1 degrees of freedom from Table 1
(a two-tailed t value should be used for pH)
4.
If the values of any routine parameter for any monitoring well exceeds the upper
confidence limit for that parameter, the permittee shall conclude that a statistically
significant change has occurred at that well.
5.?
When some of the background (upgradient) values are less than the Method
Detection Limit (MDL), a value of one-half (II) the MDL shall be substituted for
each background value that is reported as less than the MDL. All other
computations shall be calculated as given above.
B.?
If all the background (upgradient) values are less than the MDL for a given parameter,
the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL), as given in 35 Iii. Adm. Code Part 724 Appendix
I shall be used to evaluate data from monitoring wells.
Table 1
Standard T-Tables Level of Significance
t-values
?
t-values
Degrees of freedom?
(one-tail)?
(two-tail)*
99%
95%
99%
95%
3
4.541
2.353
5.841
3.182
4
3.747
2.132
4.604
2.776
5
3.365
2.015
4.032
2.571
6
3.143
1.943
3.707
2.447
7
2.998
1.895
3.499
2.365
8
2.896
1.860
3.355
2.306
9
2.821
1.833
3.250
2.262
10
2.764
1.812
3.169
2.228
11
2.718
1.796
3.106
2.201
12
2.681
1.782
3.055
2.179
13
2.650
1.771
3.012
2.160
14
2.624
1.761
2.977
2.145
15
2.602
1.753
2.947
2.131
16
2.583
1.746
2.921
2.120
17
2.567
1.740
2.898
2.110
18
2.552
1.734
2.878
2.101
19
2.539
1.729
2.861
2.093
20
2.528
1.725
2.845
2.086
21
2.518
1.721
2.831
2.080
22
2.508
1.717
2.819
2.074
23
2.500
1.714
2.807
2.069
24
2.492
1.711
2.797
2.064
25
2.485
1.708
2.787
2.060
30
2.457
1.697
2.750
2.042
40
2.423
1.684
2.704
2.021
Adopted from Table III of "Statistical Tables for Biological Agricultural and Medical Research"
(1947. R.A. Fisher and F. Yates).
*For pH only.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby certify that on March 3, 2008 I served true and
correct copies of a REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL PERIOD by
first class mail of the United States Postal Service upon the persons as follows:
John Therriault
Assistant Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
Claire A. Manning
Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP
205 South Fifth Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 2549
Springfield, Illinois 62705
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
es G. Ric ardson
sistant Counsel
vision of Legal Counsel
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
217/782-9143 (TDD)
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