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PROPOSED

SI

S POLLUTION

CON"

RULE FOR

CITY O

ILL

R09-8

(Si

Office of Public

Utilities,

?)

nd Power

collectively "Petitioners"),

by and throe

nee

as a consultant in the powe

Hearing

Officer Order,

e-Filed Testimony

of Don Schilling

the above-refs i

rnatter.

K ansas City,

Science

de

chilling. I am employed

at Burns

ri, as a

Senior Associate Chemical Engineer.

I hold a Bachelor of

-five years e

itary District

CAE

DWY

sas City.

t imony t

t reatment techno

i

Iic;i uncut, My

current resume is attached.

ncerns Burns`

study that included the review

of boron

considered, their relative

effectiveness, and their

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costs,

as well as Burns

significant, either requiring

greater than 95 percent

removal or

In

March 2004, Burns was contracted

to investigate

options available to treat

FGDS wastewater for the removal

of boron from

the FGDS purge stream. The level

of

boron redu

requiring zero

") for

CWLP's Dallman units.

capital and operating

cost

study was a

uat

p ond system

that was

provided pot -ru al me

rage from the FGDS. The purpose

of this study was to identi

igation

of the sources of boron

in the Dallman/La

erformed by Hanson

of the impact on the

flue gas desulfurization

system

mart' source as the FG

of

in ýýii,

ýý-art for consi&Lat.icn,

but did not compare

costs for

the cost comparison, Burns did

provide capital and annual operating

cost

A table summarizing these compa

rovided

by equipment su

1's

it 1 in this

offered the lowest comparati

cost.

`.or ("B("')/spray dryer system

removal processes that were evaluated included

selective boron ion

ange resin,

2

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/coagulation,

reverse osmosis

("RO"), and mechanical

evaporation. In

addition

to the above treatment processes,

Burns investigated

options available

to dispose

concentrated waste brine

th at resulted from the

atment

Each of the

uld produce a waste

brine, which consisted of e

neratron waste

trom the ion exchange

process, concentrated

RO reject,

from

the BC evaporation process.

Options that were considered

included

conditioning waste fly ash and

disposal using an evaporation

pond. At th

study, there

was very little literature or experience

available regarding

treatment

or boron remova

reduction and clarification.

. Most

of the FGDS treatment processes

targeted metals

h a review of availab

Ie

that b!

_

the

removed

using a weak base

for the remova

ron-selective resins

are typically used

1_

r_

Ily a few parts per million

There was no literature that discussed

treatment of waste streams

containing several

boron level seen it

resin suppliers, high chlorides

concentration and low

ron from

drinking water su

val of'boron. The FGD wastewater

shows both character];

(high

chlorides and low pH), thus boron

ficiency was not expected

to be high.

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lutions of acid

and caustic are used for

the

regeneration

of the resin, produc

waste stream

containing a higher

concentrat

boron and neutralized

salts from the regenerant

chemicals. The

amount of wastewater

boron level of 400

ppin in 175 gallons per

m

oron i

owdown. Based

on a

gallons per minute

("gpzn") of FCDS

blowdown, the volume of wastewater generated

was

ated to be about 80 gpm.

This

wastewater stream would then

be treated using a BC

and cry

waste product. This

treatment option was not

recommended because

of the lack of

operating experience tre

I

the large

amount of demine

1' r

a erated.

Comparative

tionable and would reel

M :

o f boron is un

company that produced this mate

recipitation, but indicated that it

is more applicable at

also unlikely. Hanson reported a commercial

ial

is no longer ma

perform. Thus,

this option was not recommended for

further inves

of boron (2.7 percent

at 32 T, and 40 percent

at 212

ur at the concentration

igh levels

roduct failed to

aluation, a program was

initiated in the summer of 2007 to

sample the

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t

plant at the Homer City Power

nt. The treatment process consisted of a two-stage lime

softening/coagulation process. The inlet boron concentration was reported

to

be 224 ppm

with a treated effluent boron concentration being reduced

to 191 ppm. This removal rate

of about 15 percent does not provide the boron removal needed to achieve the boron level

to discharge the wastewater from CWLP's Dallman units. This removal

also consistent with the boron removal achieved using the Dallman FGDS blo

clarifier.

atment

evaluated. Because the FGDS blowdown is saturated with calcium sulfate as well as

ntial foulants, the convention

the study

1

0

treatment with the RO. Beg

the waste stream from the HERO process contains

sodium salts

and not

calcium

and magnesium chloride, the waste steam could be treated

tallizer in

lieu

of the spray dryer. Because the HERO process does not

produce as concentrated of a brine as would be produced losing the BC, the brine flow

rate would be considerably higher. Like the other treatment

options, there

was

no

not

ended due to

higher

evaluated cost.

declined to offer this treatment process for this ap

for the HERO

t fouling of the

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wastewater, and the

supplier has decided not to offer this

process for FGDS treatment

ations.

n

50 percent BCs

followed

by two 50 percent spray dryers, BCs use

an evaporation process to

separate and recover

clean water (condensate)

froze the wastewater brine solution.

The recovered water is

high-quality, and may be reused in many power

Ii

aporated in

a spray dryer. The most

mechanical vapor compression ("MVC")

cycle to pr

be bundle

,!."Js ("TDS")

and total suspon.!,.:! lids

. A strean'i

of the concentrated brine is continuously bled from the

system in order to

content so that tllý . ,tcrn

scaling is minimized and the uni

ation approach

wh

ors are available.

One uses a lime/soda

ash softener to pretreat the evaporator feedwater.

exchanges the hardne

ions. The concentrated

of these

use a

The brine is recirculate

ost of t

for sodium. The advantage

of softeni

ing

ed from the crystallizer recirculati

if the feedwater

were

a

6

onal capital cost, of the lime

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oda ash feed equipment,

softener, and softener

sludge dewatering

equipment. This

process also requires

more space, which was

not available and

produces an additional

solids

waste product from the so

uses

con

. The second

aporation

method

feedwater

to the BC without soften

of calcium and magne

eadily form

crystals. A crystallizer can be used

to further concentrate

the brine

but the final

bri disposal would require the

use of a spray dryer.

Some previous experience

using

w it

f'.

The

goals

of the FGDS treatmen

brine.

re

r.

c d

fro

chloride. These

salts are very soluble

and

owdown was

ne of the

at was used in the design

of

oblems,

the conclusion

"[t]he unit ra

such

as boron, in t

tier

than allowed by product specifications.

)ject. However, if the

impurities levels can be reduced,

trld be achieved." The failure

of this

demonstration was

that a commercial

rrr

chloride brine) was not

achieved.

vended

by Burns and purchased

by CWLT' frorn

Demonstration

Proje

aced modifications designed

to overcome problems

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encountered

during the Milliken

uded:

roject.

of

" Low speed vapor compressors

that operate

at 4,000 rpm in

wo-stage mi

inators

to eliminate brine droplets from

becoming

r.

" Improved solids removal

scheme to allow the

operator to easily

olved ar

Upgraded materials of constru

n

-.;

a 1 pirient

suppl

D ual perforated plate distribution

system for improved flow

distribution o

ater ti catment options

) ltiI

,;s

e,ý'4_

)

I [ý:d

to have the most

poten

s tream with

the

fewest

problem

eatment process and

the desi

of the

I 11

tat

n ot to generate the addition

solids from

y dryer in lieu

of

r. During the detailed design,

-ay dryer.

onside

ned major modifications

the

higher grade

chloride resistant

s determined that the sol

generated would have

a relatively low density and the r

ificantly larger than first anticipated.

'The difficulty of handling and

disposal of

duct resulted

in the abandonment of this treatment

option. Thi

8

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osal issue

would be applicable to all

treatment options considered.

Althouh

ri the

solid waste from the l3C/crystallizer

would consist

calcium and magnes

m the lime/soda

for pretreatment.

the volume would

be much greater

due to the sludge

the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency

requested

CWLP investigate the use of electrocoagulation

("EC") to remove

boron from the FGDS

waste stream. EC uses

charged plates to introduce an

ele

es a driving force

for chemi

stable compounds or coalescing

charged parti

method of removing

t; how,.. vci

ec

instead

of

the

wastewate

ing more

larger settleable solids.

be fully explained

by the suppliers

o

n

(acmonstration r1lot was performed in late spring

of 2007 to

ý1",

volts,

plate m;-iL:i

i<<1.,,,

gated variable such as

amps,

not a preferential

o n) .

p ilot test demonstrated that

this proces

ially in

onstration

and the plating of the

electrodes with

salts will cause the system to fail within a

short amount of time.

l be happy to answer any

questions. Thank you.

Respectfully submitted,

and

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Date: October 20, 2008

DISTRICT,

a S ANITARY

B y:

_/s/

Christine G. Zeman

ý

One of Their

Katherine D. 1-lodge

Z ernan

3 150 Roland Avenue

P.O. Box

5776

Springfield,

(217) 523-4900

is

62705

CWtP.002/F0/Pre-Filed Testimony of Schilling

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eater mmiagement

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Study.

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BEFORE TII LAOIS P OLLUTION C O NTROL BOA

RINGFIELD,

BLIC

IGHT

)

R09-8

FROM 35

ILL.

SECTION

302.208(g)

tilities,

LED TESTIMONY OF

collectiv

0

1y "Petitioners'

of Springfield,

is

")

and

Springfield Metro Sanitary District

their attorneys, HODGF D

loved at Crawford,

Murphy & Tilly, Inc,

my-e ight

years

of

e r treatment, engineering and management. I hold a Bachelor

of

ity (which is now known

of Illinois at

ek Wastewater Treatment

ORT OF P

tration

from

a nt ("Spring Creek Plant") operations; the

S

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utant Discharge

Elimination System ("NPDES")

Permit anal

econ

the beneficial impact

to CWI-P of utilizing

SMSD's operations;

and the

ilizing SMSD's operations

on CWLP.

SD owns and operates the

Sugar Creek Wastewater

Treatment Plant ("Sugar

x)73, a

fro

as. T

was constructs

eld,

Illinois. The Sugar

Creek Plant

stewater

and storm water

from the southeast

1t

astewater

t, west and northern parts

of Springfield and

ice

areas. The last major improvements

to i

0,300

and

increased just over one percent per year

on average for the previous

hzdge treatment

plant

a, and

-ing main unit processes:

Grit removal for removing heavier

sand and grit particles;

removing somas anct wotogical

matter;

4.

particles

olo

clarifiers

for removing the remaining fine

solids

from these clarifiers

to the

n tanks);

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Anaerobic

sludge digestion to

stabilize primary and

secondary

Excess

flow clarifiers to pr

flow storm events.

The

Spring Creek Plant

stored (biosolids

are land applied

when

the River, flows

into a 72-inch diameter

is conveyed

approximately 5,9'

all sewer was

constructed in 1973. The

7-day 10-year low flow

Plant discharge is

54.5

ilion

gallons per day

of the Spring

Creek

seasonal disinfec

of

ays per

and is

operators fiom 7 a.m.

to I 1 p.m. There is a separate

design capacity

of 20 M

2004

through 2006 have ranged from

11.8

The

design maximum flow of the

S

Plant for.- complete treatment

is currently 50

ours

per day, five days per week. It has

an average

005 peak

of

98

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On average,

the discharge of the Spring

Creek Plant is less than the

7-day 10-year

low flow

of the receiving stream, the

River, which is 54.8 cfs

or 35.4 MGD. A Spring

7-day low flow

of 11.31 MGD has been used

for calculating the boron

r the scenario for the proposed

Site Specific Rule.

This flow rate is

based

on the 7-day low flow presented

on the 2002 1SWS map,

the latest available.

effluent flows as low

as 9.

2007.

observed

during an atypically dry September

The requirement

for complete treatment of flows to

the Spring Creek Plant is

("NPDES Permit"), which

expires

, 2009. MSD anticipates there

will be change

upon renewal.

By July 31, 2009, its current expiration

date, construction of a new

it: hf,uld be underway, which

will require

Permit due

the reducti

tion Agency requirement

uncut facil

influent data, the carbonaceous

BO

concentration ranged from 157 to 214 milligrams

per liter ("mg/L") with an average

of

172 mg/L. The

CBODS removal after primary, secondary and tertiary

treatment is about

ent CBOD5 of approximately

3 mg/L.

ation ha

307 1ng/L with an average

of 198 rug/L for 2

.Ltý:aal had

only 7.3

SS on average.

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eek

r e

nfluent value of 12 mg/L to 1.35 mg/L in the tertiary effluent

percent removal. At the present time, ammonia nitrogen loath

-ing Creek

um capacity, but recommended plant improvements will be designed to

provide ammonia nitrogen

Total phosphorus remo

ES

so influent and effluent data values are not available, but plant expansion

uirements expecte

low of 50"1i to

a high

of 78'F

in 2006.

5.0, on a,rer:ý

plant

i 1T,ý

Spring Creek

gas

desulfurization system

") wastewater

1.31 MG

not be si

process, and there

ational adjustments to the

sonal h1PDES Permit

ammonia nitrogen. Data from 2006 shows

a reduction in ammonia from

he 7-day low effluent flow

7

concentration. Thus, the Spring

Creek

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ed to be 1 1.0 mg/L.

The boron concentration

downstream in the

River is

estimated to be approximately

4.5 mg/L under

this scenario,

ently meets NPDLS regulated

parameters,

to the Spring

Creek Plant is not

expected to have

any effect on the

Spring Creek Plant, other

than the increase in

boron concentra

effluent. While granting this

Site Specific Rule will

not reduce, with any level

of

ty, the need for

the previously-granted 11.0

mg/L adjusted

standard for boron,

rather, granting

t

ay enable CWLP to meet

compliant levels is

the FG17S

wastewater stream, at a

00,000/m

1) ,, of the

estimated

by CWLP. TI

1 cost

o control odor

to the

nce

ficantly less

than the brine concentrator

other

O & M costs will likely e c;lý,t.ý.

Using a $10,000 per year

escalati

which is estimated

to be at least $1 .6 million,

factor, a pretreatment life of 30 years,

and an interest rate of 8 percent,

this equates to a

present value of $36,100,000,

a present value per electric

service of $544. In addition,

the plumping

station will occupy significantly

less space than other alternative

1

or hazardous waste product would

be generated.

6

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For the pretreatment

system, operation of

the patented ClariConeTM

has been

ClariConeTM

over 300 installations nationwide.

Mixing, tapered

flocculation and

all take place within

a completely hydraulically

driven vessel.

The

s

a dense, suspended, rotating

slurry blai

contact,

accelerated floc formation and

solids capture. The conically

shaped concentrator

d allows plant personnel

to visually

monitor slurry

discharge. The large mass

of retailed slurry and

unique helical flow

iting

and resists process upsets. While

laboratory jar tests have

shown in some instances that

ten percent of the

boron in the

wastewater

can be removed with solids

settlin

n

urposes of

calcu

Plant:,

fiberglas

n this

I ?,I Ird pump

in ate,

1

ý...... A 10" diameter

g station to a sanitary sewer

generally

west of

,astdale

Avenu

part o

crossing

Stevenson Drive and Sugar Creek,

to the CWLP Tansey Road

electric

substation. The main then

turns northwest, bored under

1-55, and along

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is

ant icipa

a nd sever

release valves will

be required. Sealed and lined

size

odors and corrosion.

Lining of the receiving

manhole

t of the existing

sewer is anticipated at a minimum,

or more chemical feed

sites or stations as deemed

ing

Creek

wastewater

from a large area which

Thus,

the

WLP wastewater

will typically be a small

y two-

ill not requi

I

will be happy to an

ction of the total treated

any capital expenditures

by SMSD.

respectfully submitted

2008

nd Avenue

P.O. Box 5776

7

;TRO SANITARY

e of Their

Attorneys

:002/riliFlre-

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William A.

Brown

S

enior Project Manager " Crawford, Murphy

& Tllly, Inc.

M

r. Brown recently

retired as Su-

perintendent of Water

Supply

& Treatment

at City Water, Light and

Power,

Springfield, Illinois, where

he

was employed

for 20 years. He has a

to-

tal of 28 years experience

in water treat-

ment,

engineering and

management.

He

has a keen understanding

of

city, county

and

state codes and

regulations. He was

responsible for

operations

in water re-

sources, water quality

and water puri-

fication.

including lake and watershed

management, new

water source devel-

opment and dealing with property

and

agricultural

issues. He taught chemistry,

mathematics and

principles of operation

for

waterworks operators

at the local

community

college. Prior to working

at

the treatment plant, he

performed chemi-

cal

and microbiological analyses

on

wa-

ter and wastewater

with State of Illinois

certification,

technical project

manager

for various

lake

and river water quality

studies,

water main

and sewer

design,

facilities

planning reports and

construc-

tion inspection.

Professional

Credentials

Illinois

State American Water

Works

Association:

- Recipient

of the Thurston E. Larson

"Best Paper

Award"

1999

- Recipient of the "Operator's

Merito-

rious

Service Award" 2001

Illinois

Potable Water Supply

Opera-

0

0

tors Association

" American Water

Works Association

" Horse

and Brush Creek Watershed

Planning

Committee

" Class "A" Water Works

License in the

State

of Illinois

State certified for

microbiological

analysis,

State of Illinois

0

R

elevant Project Experience

City of Aurora,

Illinois

Assisted

the City in resolving operation-

al problems and problematic

treatment

of Fox

River water.

City of West

Chicago, Illinois

Assisted the City in start

up of new 9

mgd lime

softening

water treatment

plant. This is the

City's

first ever water

treatment

facility.

City of Springfield,

Illinois

A s part of an alternate

water supply

study,

ran a

ClariCone pilot plant

on the

Sangamon River

to determine treatment

requirements

and techniques

during

drought

conditions.

Sampled and tested

the

Sangamon Riv-

er and adjacent gravel pits to determine

water

quality

during drought conditions,

normal and flood flows. Discussed

fu-

ture

lease/purchase options of the gravel

pits with

the

owners.

..%f:

s

ýjýbý

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1 THE ILLINOIS P

OLLUTION CONTRO

I N THE MATTER

OF:

pecific Rule - Water)

NOW

COMES the Petitioners, City

of Springfield, Illinois, Office of

Utilities, City Water, Light and Power

("CWLP") and Springfield

Metro Sanitary D

, by and through their

attorneys, H

i ill ý'-r I

r

eferenced matter.

ssional

Ser

("flanson") in

Springfield, Illinois. I have thirty years of professional

experience.

helor of Science degree in Chemical and

Petroleum Refining Engineerin

the Colorado School of Mines, a Master

of Business Admini

Illinoi

iversity

at Edwardsville. My current resume

i

ny today concerns the

ny of Deborah

ion from

Southern

of Science in Environmental

Science

lard for

boron; the condition of the receiving

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streams; the historical

flow and boron data for the receiving

streams; the entities

presently discharging

to the affected water

segments, as well as the

entities using water

downstream; and the investigation

of the flue gas desulfurization

system ("FGDS")

blowdown

as it relates to boron and its

chemistry. I am the principal

author and

"Techn i

No.

esponsible for the development

of Exhibit 1 to the Petition,

entitled

ipport

Dvcranent fbr Site-SI)ecific Boron

Standard for the Springfield Metro

4767,

ational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

("NPDES") Permit,

ring Creek.Plant,

Sangamon County, Illinois" ("TSD").

ecember 5, 2001, regulates

16 outfalls at the

CWLP facility,

charges from Outfall 003 and

Outfall 004 contain high concentrations

of boron.

WLP to

s of boron in Outfalls 003 and

004 to

boron was 1,0 nxg/l.,

with c

iance to be achieved by Decem

Sugar Creek

a

with the general water quality

standard

of 1.0 mg/L. The "Technical Support .Document

fear Petition for Adjusted Boron

Stanclar

was, at that

Sugar Creek and the Sangarnon

River" was prepared by Hanson (which

d the A

mhe

h

ibit 2 to the Petitio

lusted Standard From

35

1:11. Adrn,

Code

quality

standard for boron already

2

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aters at issue in

this Petition. Figure

1 atta

shows the surface waters

covered by the Adjusted

Standard

and the surface waters and

other features

at

posed site

specific water quality

standard for boron

would include at

of dispersion

with boron concentrations

ranging between 4.5

and 11.0 milligrams per 1

g/L") from SMSD's

Spring Creek Sanitary Treatment

Plant ("Spring

Creek Plant")

Outfall 007 to 182 yards

downstream in the

Sangamon River, 4.5

mg/L in the Sangamon

River, a distance

of 3

confluence of Salt Creek with t

h the

uence of Salt

Creek with the Sangamon

1.6 mg/L

in the Sangamon River

from the

fluence

o

e of 36,1 river

miles; and 1.3 mg/L in

the Illinois

from

the con lug i iý.

ý_

of the

d oNvr,

st rt. um

The proposed site

specific

,,.,

,iicr

quality standard is

54.

concentration in the Sangamon

I

to discharge frot

Oil

" ) having a boron

concentration of 2.0 mg/L

in

the

ron concentration

of 11.0 mg/L.

s based

on the Adjusted Standard granted

to

u e

t he

terms of

the proposed site

specific

rule

as set forth in t

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The

Sangamon River watershed comprises

about 5,419

square miles, all of which

part of Illinois.

Practically all of

the area is tillable and,

for the most

part, is cultivated. The

Sangamon River originates

in central McLean

County, east of

Bloomington,

flowing such that it

is joined by Salt Creek,

its largest tributary, and

then

joins the Illinois River north

of Beardstown. The

total length of the

Sangamon River is

iles. The whole length

of the Sangamon River is

characterized by a series

of

pools and shoals, including

five impoundments in

its basin. Lake Decatur

is

the deepest p

n in October 2007

to characterize the general

features o the San

ownstreani

ed it to

Results reported to me

from this held survey were

as follows. The lower section,

below the confluence

o ý;; -t ii,rttion

ý ý1.=ýCJ71lýn

u psti-cam of the Spring

near Petersbur

at

-,

p ringfie

ly

d, and

two rock check darns located

ared

by the Illinois State Water

Survey

("ISWS")

in 2007, the mean flow

at the

2,120 cfs for the base period from

1948 to 1997.

During

There are eight

m dischar

Sangamon

ges to the Sangamoi

d Gravel Company;

4

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Park; Riverton Sewage

Treatment Plant; Illinois Department of Transportation, Interstate

Treatment Plant; Petersburg Sewage Treatment

Plant; and Petersburg Water Treatment

Lion. County North; SMSD, Sprint;

Greek Plant; Pleasant Plains Water

Plant. Other generally known uses of the Sangamon Ri

an

eation (bo

fishing, swimming).

The reach of the Sangamon River at issue

to specific rulemaking is not reported as used for irrigation of agricultural

land,

golf courses, nurseries, etc.

ations in the Sangamon River from

"IEPA") for 1999 through 2004

for three

ions on the Sangamon

fs from

the

United

Icy,

:Iti ý,]01,:1,

f ihtý

hi

four-

s

total boron

.o ý cdcd 1.0

mg/L in nine percent of the sampling events at thi

boron value c "ceeded the adj

aiida

on at Riverton was 0.394 in

tion, no

The mean boron

over the five-year period from 1999 to

2004.

s of the Sangamon River at issue show that

eluded on IEPA's 2006 list of waters where uses are impaired,

the Sect

the Sangamon River from the South Fork of the Sangamon River to pr

k (E-26), the Sangamon River from Spring Creek to Richland Greek (E-04),

the

Sangamon River from Richland Creek to Salt Creek (E-24), and the Sangamon

from Salt Creek to the Illinois River (E-25). All four segments are identified as impaired

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1 cause

of fish consumption

rment is polychlorinated

bipllenyls from an unknown

source. TI

identified as impaired for the designated

use of primary contact recreation.

A potential

cause of primary contact recreation

impairment is fecal coliform

from an unknown

source. Stream segment E-26 is identi

potential causes of

aquatic life impairment are boron, nitrogen,

phosphorus, silver,

total dissolved

solids, and total suspended solids. Potentia

discharges, on-site treatment

systems, ru

ýtration

of

0.25

ni

I included

in the fo;, ..l,:ýarý .

rý;r

at

0.27

fl, =v and a boron concentration

of

450

rng/L, the

gated that the

boron will not

I rC c

1,

r sely affect the

process and therefore

the effluent boron concentration is

nt concentration. Thus, the Sprin

1.0 mg/h,. The

boron concentration

182 yards downstream in t

eek Plant

rameters. Pun

L

imated to be 4.5 in

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expected

to have any effect

on the Spring Creek Plant,

other than the increase in

concentration in the

effluent.

on of

the boron concentration

in the wastewater

stream anticipated

for discharge by S

's dischar

economy

is a crucial power supply for

Springfield. Consistent with

the testimony of

educe, wit

m ion River

or thý. III

m-J,

River as a result

of the proposed site specific

ives studied by

CWLP.

lard for

boron in Sugar

Creek, rather,

should enable CWLP to meet complaint

levels in

in comparison to

the concentration in

of make its removal by

SMSD any more feasible

or

asonable

than the removal

d 11.0 mg/L a

Creek, as was typical prior

to operation of the Selective

Catalytic Reduction. The

CWLP

antici

tandard; thus, the proposed

site specific boron water

quality standard is

be happy to answer any questions.

Thank

You.

and

LD

October 20, 2008

By:

_,/s/

Christine C. Zcnl1,u

_

(one of Their

Attorneys

D. Hodge

l of

certainty, the need for the

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Roland Avenue

P.O. Box

5776

(217) 523-4900

05

P :002/Fil/Pre-Fited Testimony of

Ramsey

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Deborah A. Ramsey, P .E

Chemical Engineer

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Ms. Ramsey Joined Hanson in 190-3. She was previously employed

as

city

engineer for the city of Staunton, Ill., and as a process

engineer acid production supervisor

for Monsanto. Ms. Ramsey

has distinguished herself as a budget-conscious,

client-oriented

project

and

task

manager. Her involvement in the Illinois

Emergency Management Agency"s Kerr McGee

technical

oversight, FEMA (Fluor) Technical Assistance

Contract

for disaster

recovery and AmerenCIPS groundwater treatment programs

exemplify

her

versatility acid bath technical and management skills.

City

Water, Light and Power (CWLP) ash pond recycling study,

Springfield, Ill. Project

engineer

responsible

for oval Uating efforts

to treat ash pond effluent andlor Springfield

Metropolitan Sanitary

District (SMSD) treatment plant effluent for ash sluicing at the

CWLP power

stations.

The

evaluation

included

a bench scale

simulation

¬3f

the recycle and reuse of CWLP effluent

for ash

sluicing. Evaluated the recycling of CWLP and SMSD effluent

back

to Lake Springfield.

City

Water, tight and Power (CWLP), investigation of

mitigation; strategies for boron Increase,

Springfield, fit.

Project manager responsible for investigations

into the source of

increase in

boron concentration at outfall 01}4 from the ash ponds.

It was discovered that the

significant boron contributor to the ash

pond system was the gypsum dewatering stream from the

Dallinan

Power

Station

flue gas

desufferization system.

CILCO Duck Creek facility permitting services,

Canton,

Ill.

Project

engineer

responsible for

,assisting in the preparation

of

a

technical support document used with a

petition for art adjusted

water quality standard for boron. Also prepared

a technical support

document used with a petition for a five-year variance to

the

adjusted water quality standard for

boron.

Kerr-McGee

closure

application, West

Chicago, Ill, Assistant

program manager responsible for preparing

environmental analysis

and safety evaluation reports, reviewed cast, environmental

permitting, process

and

treatment facility

design; and planned utility

renovations for an Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS)

closure application. Responsible

for

daily coordination

with and

supervision of on-site construction

observer. The project consists

of remedial design, remedial action oversight

and

review

of

technical

documents.

Kerr-McGee West Chicago Industrial

wastewater facility

design review, West

Chicago,

Ill.

Project manager responsible

for reviewing drawings, specifications and

startup plan for Kerr-

McGee's industrial wastewater treatment

facility, which is

designed

to remove

suspended solids, soluble radium and fluoride. Soluble

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{"MMsey, cant.)

r adium and fluoride are removed via a coprecipitation process.

Observed

initial facility

startup as a representative for

the Illinois

Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS).

FEMA disaster assi

, Mobile

County,

Ate. Worked as a

FEMA project officer during a FEMA-declared disaster to prepare

project

worksheals that detailed damages from Hurricane Ivan and

estimated associated

repair

costs

in

Mobile County.

Majority of

worksheets prepared were related to public

entities

ten Dauphin

island, a barrier island south of Mobile Ray that received significant

damage from hurricane force

winds and flooding due to the

associated tidal surge. Damages were

assessed

for roads,

sewers, sewage lift stations, water treatment plant, potable water

boaster tank, buildings,

docks,

park facilities Including

an historic

fort, and an historic lighthouse. Additionaltr, project worksheets

were prepared to

document

emergency work performed by the

Town of Dauphin Island

and the Dauphin Island Park and Beach

Board and debris collection and

dill,

including hazardous

waste,

related

to Hurricane Ivan.

AmerenCIPS groundwater treatment

design,

Taylorville, Iii.

Project

engineer responsible for coordinating design, construction

and startup services

for

a ground-water pump-and-treat system at

a National Priority List Superfund

site.

The treatment

system

included

pH adjustment to reduce the precipitation potential of the

ground water; oxidation

of the

ferrous

iron in the ground water bra

the

ferric state

with potassium permanganate; filtration to remove

the Iron precipitate; and removal

of organics from the ground water

using a two-stage, granular-activated

carbon (GAC) adsorption

system.

American Bottom* Regional Wastewater Treatment

Facility

environmental audit services, Sauget, tit. Worked for

the

Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency. Conducted annual independent

audits to monitor industrial

user compliance with the pretreatment

program and regulatory requirements,

monitored operations and

maintenance at industrial pretreatment

facilities; and reviewed

quality control

and

assurance

procedures

followed

by Sauget in

monitoring and tasting oaf industrial users. Completed

US.

Environmental Protection Agency

Control Authority Pretreatment

Audit Checklist for each audit.

Staunton

water

treatment plant operations, Staunton, Ill.

Oversaw potable water treatment plant operation

far

more

than six

years. Process Improvements that were designed,

permitted and

installed included replacing

a

prechlorination

system with

potassium permanganate. The

sand

filters

were upgraded to dual

media,

and

the water

treatment plant's monitoring and

control

systems were significantly improved.

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(Rarnsay, coat.)

Staunton wastewater

treatment plant, page Itft station and

collection system, Staunton, Ill. Provided

grant administration,

project

management anti resident inspection for

a $4.5

million

wastewater

treatment

plant,

a 10.8-million-gallors-per-city (rra

sewage lift station, and

a

collection

system. Interacted with federal

and state agencies as

required

by grant

agreement. Suggestions

for

design modification of collection system resulted

in

savings of

U.S, Ukraine Foundation,

SvMovodsk, Ukraine. Provided

technical review and recommendations for

improvement of portable

water treatment system to Svitkavodsk,

Ukraine (Springfield,

Illinois'

sister city).

Also reviewed Svitlovodsk's municipal wastewater

treatment plant operations.

Central

National

Bank Diamond

"E" Packers demolition,

Mattoon, III. Project manager for "turn-key"

services associated

with demolition of a former manufacturing facility.

Environmental

services performed included

removing one underground storage

tank and two aboveground

storage tanks: excavating and disposing

of stained soils observed at three locations;

and packaging,

disposing and

recycling

miscellaneous chemicals,

special

wastes

and hazardous wastes located

at the facility. Clean up in areas of

stained soils evaluated with remediation

objectives obtained from

35 IAC 742

(TACO) regulations. Used remedlation objectives

obtained

from 35 IAC 742 (TACO) regulations

to evaluate the

cleanup

in

areas that had stained soils.

Raynor Hotels design and construction

services, Holiday Inn

East,

Springfield, Ill. Project engineer responsible for

preparing

plans and specifications, conducting

bid letting and providing

construction

observation. Oversaw the demolition of

the hotel and

adjacent gas station. Also participated in the removal of

asbestos-

containing material and in

the collection and disposal of hazardous

and special waste. Characterized portion of facility

contaminated

front service station operations.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Rock Island District, Lock and

Dom 12

Storage Yard, lillooia. Project manager. Prepared

a

Preliminary Assessment

(PA)

for the

Lock and Dam 12

Storage

Yard

which has been discovered to contain lead.

The U ICE was

currently

under an Illinois EPA enforcement action. The

PA was

developed following

superfund

guidance

documents as the first

step in site investigation and cleanup.

Subsequently selected to

perform

a site invesigation (SQ for the Lock and Darn 12

Storage

Yard seeking to quantify lead

contamination at the site.

U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District,

East

Peoria, Ill. Project manager. Performed

a

limited

phase IIA soil

sampling at

a

3.2-mile

levee

in

East Peoria, Ill. The purpose

of the

sampling was to determine if environmental

issues were present in

soil at the levee prior to a floral control project

upgrading the levee.

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smvm LIM 1 :100,000 ORG FOo,

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COPY

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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL, BOARD

THE

MATTER

IFIC

}

OF SPRINGFIELD, )

OFFICE OF PUBLIC

LITIES,

CITY WATER, LIGHT

)

R09-8

WER AND

SPRINGFIELD

)

(Site Specific Rule

- Water

TESTIMONY OF

JEFF BUSH

ity

Water, Light and Power ("C

OMES the Petitioner,

City of Spr

etively "Petitioners"),

by and tlu°ougl

l.

wing

Pre-Filed Testimony

o

ublic

icr,

at the November

3, 2008 hearin,i,

?.Ii,

',led in

the aboN,_-r,

P'-iý_nced

matter.

is Jeff Bushur.

rs of

experience in environmental health, water

and wastewater treatment,

and

1/engineering

consulting.

Environmental

Biology from Eas

nce

a ttached.

1

oday concerns the toxicological

effects of boron and

a description

oncerning such

effects, especially to aquat

the receiving

streams and t

ial effects

of boron on the water downstream

from

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ary Treatment Plant

("Spring Creels Plant")

discharge; and

assessments of the receiving

stream. Further, based

on reviews of existing

stu

rts, I will testify that the proposed

site specific

standard for boron,

based upon the 7-day low flow

conditions, can be granted

out any anticipated

adverse effects to either

aquatic life uses or other known

uses of the Sangamon

River, and

that

r biological community

would not be observably

affected by the

oron concentration under this

scenario.

The methodology and approac

quality

data, biological studies and

stream flow information that

;ies, existing published literature

re,ýzardiny, possible

ical effects of boron,

and studies and technical documents

ht Company

ndards for boron, and a variance

to an adiusted water qual

stn Standard for the

ant, 4S an n on County, Illinois"

("T

ition fled in

resources

of the Sangan

the TSD.

to how we developed information

for

ding, on which

my testimony is based.

a field survey along with another Hanson

biologist in October 2(}07 to

ores of the

Sangamon River downstýc;irii -)f the

CWLP Plant

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discharge. Three

areas were visited

by canoe including:

north of Springfield

front

k to downstream

of the confluence

of Spring Creek, Petersburg

at Illinois

Route 123, and

Oakford at Illinois Route

97. The survey showed

the Sangamon

River

north

of Springfield and at Petersburg

to be a low gradient,

meandering

stream. The

of the

Salt Creek, appears

to have been channel

floodway in

the sandier soils. Three

structures

in the survey

that create riffle areas

which are a source

of oxygenation for

the

Spring

Illinois. According

to the

2,120 c

ed 7,00

tired by the fill

ring Creclr

was

S tLcutl1

h e confluence of the

Sand and

Treatment

Plant; Illino

ant

hese NPDES discharges

include: Clear

Interstat

lant.

Otl

nclude

aquatic life habitat and

recreation (boating,

fishing,

The reach of the Sangamon

River at issue in this site

specific rulemaking i,

rid,

golf

courses, nurseries, etc.

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a including

boron concentrations in

the Sangamon River from

Environmental Protection

Agency ("IEPA")

for 1999 through 2004

for three

of the monitoring

station

am and downstream

of the

olumes in cfs from

the

ited States

Geological Survey National Water Information

System were

also reviewer

The

station at Riverton (closest downstream

of the existing

CWLP NPDES discharge

location) had the highest

total boron concentrations over

the four-year period. While

total

boron exceeded 1.0 milligrams per

liter (mg/I_,) in nine percent

of the sampling

no boron value

exceeded the adjusted

standard of 2.0 mg/L of

boron,

rton was 0.394 mg/L over the five

year

sir,,ýrnj sý.,gments of the Sangamon

River

list

o

om 1999 to 2004.

-26), the Sangamon

for the designated use of fis

tial cause of fish

consumption

t is polychlorinated biphenyls from an unknown

source. Three segments

are

identified as impaired for the

des

cause of primary

contact recreation impairmen

,,k.'N

where uses are impa

A potential

1

coliform from an unknown

al causes of aquatic

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total dissolved

and total suspended

solids. potential

sources of these impairments

are

industrial and/or irtunicipal

point source discharges,

on-site treatment

systems, runoff,

channelization,

crop production, dams or impoundments,

and strearnbank

mod

ontaining laundry products

and sewage, while another,

although very

environment is

due to the relatively high water

solubility of all boron

compounds,

Regarding boron,

it is an element that is

widespread in the environment,

and is

distributed in surface and groundwater.

Most boron

that occurs in the fresh water

ons/destabilization. (Ex.

1, pp. 3-9, 3-11.)

rce of boron to the

aquatic environment is coal

ash. Many commercially-

mined coal seams

contain significant concentrations

of boron. Of the total

boron in coal,

lie atmosphere upon

combustion, though more

th

of boron

d

c

ity.

In mammals, while exposure to excessive

boron may result in reduced

xposed to 120 mg/h of boron, nor

at 300

ducks and

chickens, with results of chronic feeding

studies using

in birds have

been

ely studio

iets containing 13 mg

of boron per kilogram of feed

weight

cts. While boron rapidly

accumulates in mallard tissues,

it also is

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rap

laminated. After

boron was removed from

the mallards' diet,

it was completely

cleansed from the liver

and blood within

one day,

effects of boroi

ome species of fish,

one researcher

studied the

pounds upon rainbow

trout and guppies, and

determined these

compounds

to be relatively non-toxic

using 24-hour bioassay

procedures. In mosquito

fish (Gamhusia affinis),

which are native to Illinois,

using 96-hour bioassay

procedures,

of boric acid

up to 1,800 mg/L

ed t

orted an 11-day

lowest-observed-effect concentration

of 12.17 mg/

ibryo-

i.u

of channel catfish r<r- ti lwm

1,0 to 25.9 mg 13/L, depending

on water

hardness and boron comp

consi

for fish. While

some boron compounds were

Stu

and larvae than to adult amphibians, no

effects occurred on embryos

of Fowler's toad

leri) until

53 mg/L of boron was applied, while

leopard frog (Rang pipiens)

embryos

suffered 100 percent lethality or teratogenesis

in water treated with

boron

compounds at levels of 200

and 300 mg/L of boron, respectively.

life, boron i

ic.

Studies have shown that optimal growth in

plants

occurs at 2

to 5

mg/L,

while toxic effects are evident

at 5 to 12 mg/L.

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species, such as

citrus,

stone

fruits, and nltt trees, are more sensitive. No use of irrigation,

however, has been reported to

each of the

Sangamon River at issue in this site

effects have

been observed in aquatic plants at various

concentrations, one blue green alga exhibited no adverse effects with respect

to

cell

growth or organic constituents at 50 m.g/L of boron and significant

adverse e

greater than 100 mg/L over a 72-hour exposure. A British Columbia study found a

lowest-observed-effect-level for growth of inhibition on a green alga of 12.3

mg

B/

Boron effects on aquatic life are h

life stage and environment. Studies show that early stages are more sensitive to boron

than later o

reconstituted lab water.

Boron i

early life

ýt:i

inistering boron in natural water is less toxic

g/L

of

boron have been reported. A 20-day no-observed-effect

concentration of

has provided a table summarizing our literate

I

life in the Sangamon and Illinois

Rivers

at page 5-7 of the

TSD.

A

British

Columbia

government study considered two related studies which found low concentration boron

ety

of aquatic

species

to

be

outliers since the results could

not be

reproduced by other studies. Similarly, it has been suggested that the low-level effects

ry water may not accurately predict the effects under

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natural

water exposure conditions.

And,

candy by

organ

that boron is bioconcentrated

granted an adjusted

standard for boron

in 1994. The "Technical

S'upkaort Document for Petition

for Adjusted Boron

Standards for

Sugar

Creek

and the

Sangarnon River," (Hanson

Engineers Inc.,

March 1994), presented

scientific evidence

showing no detectable

degradation to Sugar

Creek receiving discharges having

boron

levels as high

as 18 mg/L of boron. The 1994

Hanson document

demonstrated the

gical effects of

boron at varying concentrations on

the biological community

of

an aquatic ecosystem.

Overall, the results indicate

that the Sangamon River

biolo

i

Id not be observably affected

by the anticipated maximum

boron

or by the maximum

boron concentration

of 1 l .O

pcr;ý0n.

not be observably

,i1 fý,

i,,

d

by the anticiln,ii,,1 rnývximum boron

concentration.

relent,

a quatic Ii

the

anganlon River or the

adverse effects are

anticipated to the

Respectfully

submitte

and

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Date:

October 20, 2008

therine D. Hodge

Christine G. Zernan

0 Roland Avenue

P.O. Sox

5776

Illinois

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Jeffrey L,. ushur

Environmental Biologist

Education:

B,S.1199ý11Epvlrorýmentat

siotogy/Eestem RIO*

U nivortityy

M .&f'l

M r. Ru tur joined Hanson in

2000, An environmental biologist, he

primarily

serves the

local

government market. His experience

includes conducting water quality analyses,

habitat assessments,

wetlands

delineations, Section 404

permitting

and wetland

mitigation design.

He has previous experience in water and

wastewater treatment,

environmental health and laboratory

analysis. He has been trained in

wetlands delineation by

the

U.S,

Array

Carps

of Engineers

and Geographic Information Systems

Aftfli+eiti0technology.

its Lake Mwwvemnt

A saoctabon

+ý WeW Environnuertt

F

ederatim

lNtnais

sic

l

"

n ýyatems

Awards:

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P

AVxtitlt

r

t ' p,:.

kit

.

noted

:.

.

Publications:

.

T hesis: A PmWmlnery Study

Using ft Willow

Cutting

Method to Reduce

Lake

Stroonetine

Erosion, 1993

A M

4

ON

Raccoon

Lake

Restoration

Study, Centraf fit. Environmental

scientist. Assisted in the preparation

of ills diagnostic amid

feasibility

study of the lake through sediment

sampling, data

analysis,

and

report

preparation. Raccoon Lace, with 4,WO-acre-

feet volume, is tote primary water

source

for

Centralia, Ill. Hanson

provided the bathymetric, survey data,

coordinated take water anti

sediment sampling

amid analysis with city anti

state agencies,

and

analyzed sources of water quality

and aesthetic problems and

proposed

solutions. The phase I diagnostMeasibility

study of the

94(t-acre surface

area

is funded

through the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency Clean takes 2000 Program.

Charleston Water Treatment Plant,

Charley, Ill. Graduate

research assistant.

Assisted

in

the preparation and completion of

the IEPA Clean Lakes Program Diagnostic and

FessiWy Study of

the

Charleston Side-Channel Reservoir. The hypereutrophic

reservoir is the primary water source

far the city of Charleston

and

has problems

of algal blooms, high ,gizzard

shad population, low

dissolved

oxygen, nutrient loading, shoreline

erosion, and

sedimentation. The study addressed

the water quality and

recreational

problems of the reservoir and

outlined feasible

solutions for improving the lake

quality.

Lake: Decatur dredging, Decatur, Ill.

Assessed the

environmental impacts

associated with the

site

selection

of a

sedimentation basin for

the dredging of Lake

b atur.

Responsibilities included

sediment sampling

anti

water

quality

analysis to support

Section 4131 water quality certificatiort

through

the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,

Additional duties

included

preparing and obtaining art individual

section 4134 permit

from

the

U.S,

Army

Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District.

TR-61 improvement,

Cumberland County, Ill.

Conducted a

preliminary environmental

resource review and prepared

the

environmental survey requests

for

the rural roadway

improvement

anti bridge

construction over the Etnbarras River.

Potential

resource

impacts included

wetland, floodplain, threatened

and

endangered

fish and mussel species.

archaeological resources,

and

river

habitat.

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(gushur, c orm)

U .S. 34 roadway widening, Plano, Iii. Environmental scientist

responsible for

preparing the

resource

impacts far an

environmental

class

of action

deterrnination (EGAD) document for

the U.S. 34 roadway widening. Resources and issues having

potential impacts

Included

relr

tions, econombs. noise, special

waste, section 4(f) lands and surfer water quality.

Veteran's Memorial Drive Overpass, Mount Vernon, Ill.

Environmental scientist responsible for preparing the anvironmental

class of action determination

(EGAD)

fur

a

new

roadway overpass

at

Interstate

57164 and

Veteran's

Memorial Drive. Resource

impacts included forested

wefnx:ls, a

re '

ntiat displacement.

agricultural conversion, and a surface water

crossing,

Located

a

wetland :mitigation site and

developed a wetlands compensation

plan for 12 acres of wetland impacts.

Fairfield RoadfOltmer Road grade

a#on, Lake

county,

ill.

Environmental scientist

involved

in

conducting

a

wetlands

determination survey,

air

quality

and

r

analysis,

floristic quality

assessment acrd tree survey, a

habitat coverage;

and

prepared the environrr*ntal survey request

for a

proposed grade

separation

at the intention of Fairfield and Gilmer roads. Utilized

GIS and GPS technology for

environmental resource data

gathering

and mapping.

MaccArthur

Boulevard extension, Springfield, Iii.

Environmental

scientist

responsible for preparing

the resource impacts

for

an

environmental class of action determinakoon

(EGAD) docent

fix

the MacArthur

Bouteaarti extension projea The

smerd

included

wetland and strearn crossing impacts,

threatened species

habitat concerns, and the

preparation of a programmatic

section

4(f)

evaluation for a public recreational facility.

Chicago Region Environmental and Transpodation

Efficiency

(CREATE) Program, Chicago, Ill. Environmental

scientist

responsible for

assessing

the

environmental impacts for five

railroad/highway improvement

projects within the

beltway corridor

of Chicago.

Each project required the prepay*tion

of

an

environmental class of action determination

(EGAD) document for

the FHWA. Illinois

Department of Transportation, and various

railroad

companies.

Rock Creek

Public Seer Dishict, tm#wdai, Into.

Laboratory

ckrector. Created and managed

the wastewater oratory for the

District

which treated a total of twit MGD of

wastewater in Jefferson

County. Operated

and

troubisshooted

several treatment

facilities

including

contact stabilization. oxidation

ditch, extended aeration,

sand filter,

and

lagoon

systems. Managed regulatory tastes of

NPDES permit renewal applications

anti

reporting

requirements,

s

ludge reporting,

biosoficfs

tend

application,

and lagoon

closure

c ompl

iance.

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I, Christine

G.

Zeman,

the and

FILED

ed, certify

that

I have served the attached PRE-

ONY OF DAVE FARRIS, IN SUPPORT

OF

PROPOSED SITE

SPECIFIC

NY

FINIGAN,

IN SUPPORT

OF

PROPOSED S

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OF DOUG BROWN,

IN SUPPORT OF

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PRE-FILED TESTIMONY

OF DON SCHILLIP

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PRE-

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BUSHUR, IN SUPPORT

OF

PROPOSED SITE

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of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environniental Protection

Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office

Box 19276

Chicago,

Illinois

62794-9276

Marie E. Tipsord

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois

Pollution Control Board

I Resources Way

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Center

524

S. Second Street

100

West

Springfield, Illinoi

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