BEFORE
THE
ILLINOIS
POLLUTION
CONTROL
BOARD
Lafever
Farms
— Joy
)
(Property
Indentilication
Number
)
PCB
09-
1
S
01-02-12-200-004)
)
(Tax
Certification)
RECEIVED
)
CLERK’S
OFFICE
NOTICE
STATE
OF
ILLINOIS
Clerk
Pollution
Control
Board
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board
Brandon
Lafever
James
R.
Thompson
Center
1788
80
th
Street
100
West
Randolph
Street, Suite.
11-500
Amboy,
Illinois
61310
Chicago,
Illinois
60601
Steve
Santarelli
Illinois
Department
of Revenue
101
West Jefferson
Post
Office
Box
19033
Springfield,
Illinois
62794
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE
that
I
have
today
filed
with
the
Office
of
the Clerk
of the
Pollution
Control
Board
an
APPEARANCE
AND
THE
RECOMMENDATION
of
the
illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
a
copy of
which is
herewith
served
upon
you.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
OF
THE STATE
OF
ILLiNOIS
By:
Chad
M.
Kruse
Assistant
Counsel
Division
of
Legal
Counsel
DATED:
September
10,
2008
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency
1021
North
Grand
Avenue
East
Post
Office Box
19276
Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276
(217)
782-5544
THIS
FILING
IS SUBMITTED ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS
POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
Lafever Farms
— Joy
)
(Property
Indentification Number
)
PCB
09-
15
01-02-12-200-004)
)
(Tax Certification)
CLs
SEp
12008
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A
P P E A R A N
C
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oard
The undersigned,
as
one
of its attorneys, hereby enters
an APPEARANCE on behalf
of Respondent,
Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency.
ILLiNOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
By:____
Chad M. Kruse
Assistant
Counsel
Division
of Legal Counsel
DATED: September 10, 2008
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
1021 North Grand
Avenue East
Post Office Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
(217)782-5544
THIS FILING
IS SUBMITTED
ON RECYCLED PAPER
)
STATE
OF
ILLINOIS
)
)
COUNTY
OF
SANGAMON
)
)
PROOF
OF SERVICE
I,
the undersigned,
on oath
state
that
I have served
the attached
APPEARANCE
AND
THE
RECOMMENDATION,
upon
the person
to whom
it is directed,
by
placing
a copy in
an
envelope
addressed
to:
Clerk
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board
Brandon
Lafever
James R. Thompson
Center
1788
80
th
Street
100 West Randolph
Street, Suite.
11-500
Illinois City,
Illinois 61259
Chicago,
Illinois
60601
Steve
Santarelli
Illinois
Department
of Revenue
101
West Jefferson
Post Office
Box 19033
Springfield,
Illinois
62794
and mailing
it
from
Springfield,
Illinois,
on
August
20, 2008,
with
sufficient
postage
affixed
for first
class
mail.
SUBSCRIBED
AND SWORN
TO BEFORE
ME
This
10th
day
of September,
2008
Notary
Public
THIS FILING
IS
SUBMITTED
ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
BEFORE
THE
ILLINOIS
POLLUTION
CONTROL
BOARD
Lafever
Farms
— Joy
)
(Property
Indentification
Number
)
PCB
09-
01-02-12-200-004)
)
(Tax
Certification)
CLRk
Li
1
RECOMMENDATION
P1IJ
OF
‘LINOIS
°fltroj
Board
The Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(“Illinois
EPA”)
hereby
files its
Recommendation
pursuant
to Section
125.204 of
the regulations
of
the Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board, 35
Ill. Adm.
Code 125.204.
1.
On October
23,
2007,
the Illinois
EPA received
a request from
Lafever
Farms
(log number
TC-17-07,
Exhibit
A)
for an
Illinois
EPA
recommendation
regarding
the tax
certification
of water pollution
control
facilities
pursuant
to 35
Ill. Adm.
Code
125.204.
2.
The
applicant’s
address
is:
Lafever
Farms
1670
100
th
Street
Joy, Illinois
62260
3.
The proposed
water
pollution
control facilities
in
this request
are located
at
NE
¼
of Section
12,
T15N,
R5W
of
the
4
t1
P.M.
in
Mercer
County,
at
the above
street
address
and consist
of the
following:
Livestock
waste
management
facilities
consisting
of
one concrete
manure
pit
(391
ft. x 52 ft.
x
8 ft. deep)
with
ten
concrete
pump
out pits
(each
6
ft.
x
5 ft.
x 9 ft.
deep) and
the
slotted concrete
portion
of
thefloor over
the manure
pit. The
manure pit
is surrounded
by approximately
886
feet
of 4-inch
diameter
plastic
perimeter
foundation
drainage
tubing.
These
livestock
waste
management
facilities
are used
to collect,
transport
andlor
store
livestock
wastes prior
to
cropland
application,
and
are
further
described
in
Exhibit
A.
THIS
FILING SUBMITTED
ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
4.
Section
11-10
of the
Property
Tax
Code,
35
ILCS 200/11-10
(2006),
defines
“pollution
control
facilities”
as:
“any
system,
method,
construction,
device
or
appliance
appurtenant
thereto
or any
portion
of
any
building
or equipment,
that is
designed,
constructed,
installed
or operated
for
the primary
purpose
of: (a)
eliminating,
preventing,
or
reducing
air
or
water
pollution
. .
.
or
(b)
treating,
pretreating,
modifying
or disposing
of
any
potential
solid,
liquid
or gaseous
pollutant
which
if released
without
treatment,
pretreatment
modification
or
disposal
might
be harmful,
detrimental
or
offensive
to
human,
plant
or
animal
life,
or to
property.”
5.
Pollution
control
facilities
are entitled
to
preferential
tax
treatment,
35
1LCS
200/11-5.
6.
Based
on
the information
in the
application
and the
purpose
of the
facilities,
it is
the
Illinois
EPA’
s
engineering
judgment
that
the described
facilities
may
be
considered
“pollution
control
facilities,”
pursuant
to 35
111.
Adm.
Code
125.200(a),
with
the
primary
purpose
of eliminating, preventing,
or reducing
water
pollution,
or
as
otherwise
provided
in 35 Ill.
Adm.
Code
125.200,
and are
eligible
for tax
certification
from the
Board.
THIS
FILING
SUBMITTED
ON
RECYCLED
PAPER
WHEREFORE,
the Illinois
EPA
recommends
that
the
Board issue
the
requested
tax
certification.
ILL]NOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
By:____
Chad
M. Kruse
Assistant
Counsel
Division
of Legal
Counsel
Dated:
September
10,
2008
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency
1021 North
Grand Ave.
E.
P.O.
Box
19276
Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276
217/782-5544
THIS FILING
SUBMITTED
ON RECYCLED
PAPER
EXHIBIT
A
ci
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0
cbrI7
0
The
Bureau
of
Water
received
a
request
on
October
23,
2007
from
Brandon
Lafever
for
an
Illinois
EPA
recommendation
regarding
the
tax
certification
of
water
pollution
control
facilities
pursuant
to
35
Ii.
Adm.
Code
125.204.
We
offer
the
following
recommendation.
The
water
pollution
control
facilities
in
this
request
include
the
following:
Lafever
Farms
1670
100
th
St.
Joy,
IL
62260
NE
¼
of
Section
12,
TI5N,
R5W
of
the
4
th
P.M.
in
Mercer
County
Livestock
waste
management
facilities
consisting
of
one
concrete
manure
pit
(391
ft.
x
52
ft.
x
8
ft.
deep)
with
ten
concrete
pump
out
pits
(each
6
ft.
x
5
ft.
x
9
ft.
deep)
and
the
slotted
concrete
portion
of
the
floor
over
the
manure
pit.
The
manure
pit
is
surrounded
by
approximately
886
feet
of
4-inch
diameter
plastic
perimeter
foundation
drainage
tubing.
These
livestock
waste
management
facilities
are
used
to
collect,
transport
and/or
store
livestock
wastes
prior
to
cropland
application.
These
facilities
are
further
described
in
the
enclosed
applications
and
supporting
documents.
Based
on
the
information
included
in
this
submittal,
it
is
our
engineering
judgment
that
the
above
proposed
facilities
may
be
considered
“Pollution
Control
Facilities”
under
35
IAC
125.200(a),
with
the
primary
purpose
of
eliminating,
preventing,
or
reducing
water
pollution,
or
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
section,
and
therefore
eligible
for
tax
certification
from
the
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board.
The
Bureau
of
Water
therefore
recommends
that
the
Board
issue
the
requested
tax
certification
for
these
facilities.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
above,
please
contact
Thaddeus
Faught
at
217/782-3362.
SAK:TIF:TC-1
7-07.doc
cc:
Tax
Cert
File
ROCKFORD
—4302
North
Main
Street,
Rockford,
IL
61103
—(815)
987-7760
•
DEs
PLAINES
—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
COLLINSVILLE
—2009
MaIl
Street,
Collinsvi(Ie,
IL
62234—
(618)
346-5120
MARION
—2309W.
Main
St.,
Suite
116,
Marion,
IL
62959
—(618)
993-7200
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
1
021
NORTH
GRAND
AVENUE
EAST,
PD.
Box
1
9276,
SPRINGFIELD,
lwNOIs
62794-9276
—
(
217)
782-3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100
WEST
RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO,
IL
60601
—
(31
2)
814-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
DOUGLAS
P.
SCOTT,
DIRECR
Memorandum
To:
Connie
Tonsor,
Division
of
Legal
Counsel
From:
Al
Keller,
Manager,
Permit
Section
Date:
I-\UG
8
2U08
Re:
Lafever
Farms
—
Joy
Recommendation
of
Tax
Certification
Log
#
TC-17-07
Property
Identification
#
01-02-12-200-004
Watersñed
Unit
Tax
Certification
Review
Sheet
Project
Name:
Reviewer:
Log
No.:
Applicant:
Facility:
Date
Control
Devices
Installed:
Signature:
Location:
Date:
Type:
Contact:
Phone:
Property
ID:
County:
Provided
Fair
Cash
Value:
Title:
Wastes:
Q
Livestock
waste
is
applied
to
cropland.
D
Agrichemical
rinsate
and
spillage
is
recycled
through
the
facility
and/or
land
applied.
C
Other:
Physical
Description
of
Pollution
Control
Devices:
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Agency
is
authorized
to
request
this
POLLUTION
CONTROL
FACILITY’
information
under
Illinois
Revised
Statues,
1979,
AIR
Q
WATER
B
Chapter,
120,
Section
502a-5.
Disclosure
of
this
information
is
voluntary.
However,
failure
to
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
comply
could
prevent
your
application
from
P.
0.
Box
19276,
Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
being
processed
or
could
result
in
denial
of
your
application
for
certification.
FOR
AGENCY
USE
File
No.
Date
Received
Certification
No.
Date
Sec.
A
Company
Name
,
FiMs
Person
Authorized
to
Receive
Certification
Pers
n
to
Contact
for
Additional
Details
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Number
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No.
Date
Issued
Expiration
Date
o
Air
Pollution
Control
Construction
Permit
No.
Date
Issued
Air
Pollution
Control
Operating
Permit
No.
Date
Issued
Sec.
C
Describe
Unit
Process
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Materials
Used
in
Process
Sec.
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Describe
Pollution
Abatement
Control
Facility
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(Rev.
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Page
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2O7
Jtershed
Management
Section
Material
Retained.
Caotured
or
Recovered
Contaminant
or
Pollutant
DESCRIPTION
DISPOSAL
OR
USE
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Plans
and
Specifications
Attached
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1Th
No
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2L
Are
contaminants
(or
residues)
collected
by
the
control
facility?
Yes
2
No
LI
(4)
Date
installation
completed
Au)’
OO1
status
of
installation
on
date
of
application
(5)
a.
FAIRCASHVALUEIFCONSIDEREDREALPROPERTY:
$
q5’O,
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b.
NET
SALVAGE
VALUE
IF
CONSIDERED
REAL
PROPERTY:
$
c.
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GROSS
ANNUAL
INCOME
OF
CONTROL
FACILITY:
$
/oo,
sco
ci.
PRODUCTIVE
NET
ANNUAL
INCOME
OF
CONTROL
FACILITY:
$
/)..
/
Sec.
F
The
following
information
is
submitted
in
accordance
with
the
Illinois
Property
Tax
Code,
as
amended,
and
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
is
true
and
correct.
The
facilities
claimed
herein
are
pollution
control
facilities’
as
defined
in
Section
11-10
of
the
Illinois
Property
Tax
Code.
Signature
Title
Sec.
G
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
COMPILING
AND
FILING
APPLICATION
General:
Separate
applications
must
be
completed
for
each
control
facility
claimed.
Do
not
mix
types
(water
and
air).
Where
both
air
and
water
opeitions
are
related,
file
two
applications.
If
attachments
are
needed,
record
them
consecutively
on
an
index
sheet.
Sec.
A
Information
refers
to
applicant
as
listed
in
the
tax
records
and
the
person
to
be
contacted
for
further
details
or
for
inspection
of
facilities.
Define
facility
location
by
street
address
or
legal
description.
A
plat
map
location
is
required
for
facilities
located
outside
of
municipal
boundaries.
The
property
identification
number
is
required.
Sec.
B
Self-explanatory.
Submit
copies
of
all
permits
issued
by
local
pollution
control
agencies.
(e.g.
MSD
Construction
Permit)
Sec.
C
Refers
to
manufacturing
processes
or
materials
on
which
pollution
control
facility
is
used.
Sec.
D
Narrative
description
of
the
pollution
control
facility,
indicating
that
its
primary
purpose
is
to
eliminate,
prevent
or
reduce
pollution.
State
the
type
of
control
facility.
State
permit
number,
date,
and
agency
issuing
permit.
A
narrative
description
and
a
process
flow
diagram
describing
the
pollution
control
facility.
Include
a
listing
of
each
major
piece
of
equipment
included
in
the
claimed
fair
cash
value
for
real
property.
Include
an
average
analysis
of
the
influent
and
effluent
of
the
control
facility
stating
the
collection
efficiency.
Sec.
E
List
air
contaminants,
or
water
pollution
substances
released
as
effluents
to
the
manufacturing
processes.
List
also
the
g
final
disposal
of
any
contaminants
removed
from
the
manufacturing
processes.
Item
(1)
—
Refers
to
pollutants
and
contaminants
removed
from
the
process
by
the
pollution
control
facility.
Item
(2)—
Refers
to
water
pollution
but
can
apply
to
water-carried
wastes
from
air
pollution
control
facilities.
Submit
drawings,
which
clearly
show
(a)
Point(s)
of
dischar9e
to
receiving
stream,
and
(b)
Sewers
and
process
piping
to
and
from
the
control
facility.
Item
(3)
—
If
the
collected
contaminants
are
disposed
of
other
than
as
wastes,
state
the
disposition
of
the
materials,
and
the
value
in
dollars
reclaimed
by
sale
or
reuse
of
the
coIlecd
substances.
State
the
cost
of
reclamation
and
related
expense.
Item
(4)
—
State
the
date
which
the
pollution
control
facility
was
first
placed
in
service
and
operated.
If
not,
explain.
Item
(5)
—
This
information
is
essential
to
the
certification
and
assessment
actions.
This
accounting
data
must
be
completed
to
activate
project
review
prior
to
certification
by
this
Agency.
Sec.
F
Self-explanatory.
Signature
must
be
a
corporate
authorized
signature.
Submit
to:
Attention:
Attention:
Illinois
EPA
Al
Keller
Donald
E.
Sutton
P.O.
Box
19276
Permit
Section
Permit
Section
Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
Division
of
Water
Pollution
Control
Division
of
Air
Pollution
Control
Tax
Certification
for
Pollution
Control
Facilities
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FACILITY
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WHOLE
FACILITY
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CONCRETE
ILLINOIS
ENGINEERED
Labor
and
materials
to
form
and
pour
512’
X
80”
deep
engineered
pit
including:
>
4,000
PS.I.
(6
bag
mix)
concrete
is
used
for
all
pours.
>
Design
assumes
3000
pound
soil
bearing
and
75
psf/ft
hydrostatic
(soil)
load.
Footings
>
8”
thick
X
8’O”
high
reinforced
exterior
pit
sidewalls
and
endwalls
with
reinforced
footing.
Floor
>
4’
Thick
pit
floor
reinforced
with
6
X
6
W2.9
wire
mesh
or
reinforcement
rod.
Concrete
pit
is
designed
to
meet
Illinois
engineered
requirements.
Wails
>
Designed
using
75
psf/ft
as
the
hydrostatic
(soil)
load.
Reinforced
beam
support
columns
with
footings.
>
Pit
walls
are
reinforced
with
4”
grade
60
rebar
spaced
on
10”
centers
vertically
and
12”
centers
horizontally.
>
One
pit
divider
wall
to
split
rooms
under
loadout.
>
6”
X
20”
Sidewalls
poured
above
8”
X
80’
pit
sidewalls.
>
Slat
support
ledge
is
recessed
into
8”
X
80”
high
wall
or
a
one
pour
8”
and
6”
sidewall
is
used
to
increase
sidewall
integrity.
>
Building
endwalls
and
room
partition
waIls
are
5”
thick
and
extend
44”
above
slats.
>
Stainless
steel
anchor
bolts
are
provided
for
sidewall
curtain
openings.
The
assumption
was
made
that
the
facility
will
not
lie
in
a
flood
lain.
2
Puin
p—outs
(10)
50”
X
60”
wide
outside
dimension
chopper
boxes
poured
with
9”
sumps
and
12°
sloped
tops
to
accept
removable
cover,
constructed
of
PVC
T&G
planking,
with
a
rubber
gasket
against
the
concrete
wall.
Pump-out
horizontal
rebar
is
pre-bent
to
fit
around
the
pump-out
eliminating
joints
in
the
rebar.
Bin
Pads
>
(2)
14’0”
X
27’O”
reinforced
bulk
bin
pad(s)
with
post
hole
footings
and
rebar
12”
on
center.
Feeder
Pads
>
Reinforced
fibermesh
concrete
feeder
pads.
are
furnished
to
lengthen
slat
life
and
help
prevent
animals
from
dunging
and
urinating
in
feeders.
PRECAST
CONCRETE
>
Precast
reinforced
slat
support
beams
are
8”
wide
X
10”
tall.
>
4’O”
X
1O’O”
-
4”
thick
gang
slat
poured
with
eight
/2”
bottom
bars
and
an
additional
eight
top
U.S.
graded
reinforcement
bars.
5”
Wide
slat
surfaces
provide
more
openings
for
cleaner
and
drier
floors.
>
Slats
are
edged
after
removing
from
forms
to
reduce
swine
leg
abrasions.
Daily
compression
testing
guarantees
minimum
7000#
slat
strength.
>
4’O”
X
i0’O”
-
4”
Thick
solid
gang
slabs
with
U.S.
graded
reinforcement
bars
in
office/storage
room.
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