ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION
    AGENCY
    1021 NORTH GRAND
    AvENuE EAST, P.O.
    Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD,
    ILLINOIS 62794-9276
    — (217) 782-2829
    JAMES
    R. THOMPSON CENTER, 100
    WEST RANDOLPH,
    SuITE 11-300, CHIcAGO,
    IL 60601 — (312)
    814-6026
    December
    8, 2008
    ROD
    R. BLAGOJEvIcH, GOVERNOR
    DOUGLAS
    P.
    Scon,
    DlREcTOFRcg
    John
    Therriault, Clerk
    Illinois
    Pollution Control
    Board
    James R. Thompson Center
    100
    West Randolph Street,
    Suite 11-500
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60601
    UEC1
    I
    2Q8
    Pollution
    STATE
    OF
    Control
    ILLJNOI
    Soard
    Re:
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection Agency
    v.
    Steve
    Danielson
    ]EPA File
    No. 321-08-AC:
    0118240001—Bureau
    County
    Dear Mr. Therriault:
    Enclosed
    for
    filing with
    the
    Illinois Pollution
    Control Board,
    please find the
    original
    and nine
    true and
    correct copies
    of the Administrative
    Citation
    Package, consisting
    of the
    Administrative
    Citation,
    the
    inspector’s
    Affidavit,
    and the inspector’s
    Illinois Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    Open Dump
    Inspection Checklist,
    issued
    to the above-referenced
    respondent(s).
    On this
    date,
    a copy of the Administrative
    Citation
    Package
    was
    sent to the Respondent(s)
    via
    Certified
    Mail. As
    soon
    as I receive
    the return receipt,
    I will promptly
    file a copy with
    you,
    so
    that the
    Illinois Pollution
    Control Board
    may calculate
    the thirty-five
    (35) day appeal
    period
    for
    purposes of
    entering a
    default judgment
    in the event
    the Respondent(s) fails
    or elects
    not
    to
    file
    a
    petition
    for
    review contesting
    the Administrative
    Citation.
    If you have
    any questions or concerns,
    please
    do not hesitate
    to
    contact
    me at the
    number
    above.
    Thank you for
    your cooperation.
    Enclosures
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    Michelle M.
    Ryan
    Assistant
    Counsel

    BEFORE
    THE
    ILLINOIS
    POLLUTION
    CONTROL
    BOARD
    i
    CL
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    CITATION
    DC,’
    ‘•
    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    )
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    OFfLjJ
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    s
    PROTECTION
    AGENCY,
    )
    Contro,
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    AC
    c4
    v.
    )
    (IEPANo.
    321-08-AC)
    )
    STEVE
    DANIELSON,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    )
    NOTICE
    OF FILING
    To:
    Steve
    Danielson
    13912
    1675 East
    Street
    Princeton,
    IL 61356
    PLEASE
    TAKE
    NOTICE
    that
    on
    this
    date
    I mailed
    for
    filing with
    the Clerk of
    the
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    of the State
    of
    Illinois
    the
    following
    instrument(s)
    entitled
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    CITATION,
    AFFIDAVIT,
    and
    OPEN DUMP
    INSPECTION
    CHECKLIST.
    Respectfully
    submitted,
    Assistant
    Counsel
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue East
    P.O.
    Box
    19276
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    62794-9276
    (217)
    782-5544
    Dated:
    December
    8, 2008
    THIS FILING
    SUBMITTED
    ON RECYCLED
    PAPER

    BEFORE
    THE
    ILLINOIS
    POLLUTION
    CONTROL
    BOARD
    CLERK’S
    OFFICE
    DEC.1
    12008
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    CITATION
    STATE
    OF
    ILLINOIS
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION
    AGENCY,
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    AC
    I
    V.
    )
    (IEPA
    No. 321-08-AC)
    STEVE
    DANIELSON,
    )
    Respondent.
    JURISDICTION
    This
    Administrative
    Citation
    is issued
    pursuant
    to the
    authority vested
    in the
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    by Section
    31.1 of the
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Act,
    415
    ILCS
    5/31.1 (2006).
    FACTS
    1.
    That
    Steve
    Danielson
    is the
    current owner
    (“Respondent”)
    of
    a
    facility
    located
    at
    13912
    1675 East
    Street,
    Princeton,
    Bureau
    County, Illinois.
    The
    property
    is commonly
    known
    to
    the
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    as
    Wyanet
    Township/Danielson.
    2.
    That
    said facility
    is
    an open
    dump
    operating
    without
    an Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    Operating
    Permit
    and
    is
    designated
    with Site
    Code
    No.
    0118240001.
    3.
    That
    Respondent
    has
    owned
    said facility
    at all times
    pertinent
    hereto.
    4.
    That
    on
    October
    16, 2008,
    Donna
    Shehane
    of the Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency’s
    (“Illinois
    EPA”)
    Rockford
    Regional
    Office
    inspected
    the above-described
    facility.
    A
    copy
    of
    her
    inspection
    report
    setting
    forth
    the
    results
    of
    said inspection
    is attached
    hereto
    and made
    a
    part
    hereof.

    5.
    That
    on
    iZ
    , Illinois
    EPA sent
    this
    Administrative
    Citation
    via
    Certified
    MailNo.
    ‘7c)i)’-/
    OO&!
    t/
    3/
    VIOLATIONS
    Based
    upon
    direct
    observations
    made
    by
    Donna
    Shehane
    during
    the course
    of her
    October
    16,
    2008 inspection
    of
    the
    above-named
    facility,
    the Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    has
    determined
    that
    Respondent
    has
    violated
    the Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Act (hereinafter,
    the
    “Act”)
    as
    follows:
    (1)
    That
    Respondent
    caused
    or
    allowed
    the
    open
    dumping
    of waste
    in
    a
    manner
    resulting
    in
    litter,
    a violation
    of
    Section
    21(p)(1) of
    the Act,
    415 ILCS
    S
    12
    l(p)(l)
    (2006).
    CIVIL
    PENALTY
    Pursuant
    to
    Section
    42(b)(4-5)
    of
    the Act, 415
    ILCS
    5!42(b)(4-5)
    (2006),
    Respondent
    is
    subject
    to a civil
    penalty of
    One Thousand
    Five
    Hundred
    Dollars
    ($1,500.00)
    for
    each
    of the
    violations
    identified
    above,
    for
    a total of
    One
    Thousand
    Five
    Hundred
    Dollars
    ($1,500.00).
    If
    Respondent
    elects
    not to
    petition
    the Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board,
    the statutory
    civil
    penalty
    specified
    above
    shall
    be due and
    payable
    no later
    than
    January15,
    2009,
    unless otherwise
    provided
    by order of
    the Illinois
    Pollution
    Control Board.
    If Respondent
    elects
    to contest
    this Administrative
    Citation
    by petitioning
    the Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    in
    accordance
    with
    Section
    31.1
    of
    the Act, 415
    ILCS
    5/31
    .1(2006),
    and
    if the
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control Board
    issues
    a finding
    of
    violation
    as
    alleged
    herein,
    after an adjudicatory
    hearing,
    Respondent
    shall be
    assessed
    the
    associated
    hearing
    costs incurred
    by the
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    and
    the
    Illinois
    Pollution Control
    Board.
    Those
    hearing
    costs shall
    be
    assessed
    2

    in addition
    to
    the
    One Thousand
    Five Hundred
    Dollar
    ($1,500.00)
    statutory
    civil
    penalty
    for
    each
    violation.
    Pursuant
    to Section
    31.1
    (d)(1)
    of the
    Act, 415
    ILCS
    5/31.1 (d)(1)
    (2006),
    if
    Respondent
    fails
    to petition
    or
    elects
    not to
    petition
    the Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    for
    review
    of this
    Administrative
    Citation
    within
    thirty-five
    (35) days
    of the date
    of service,
    the
    Illinois Pollution
    Control
    Board
    shall
    adopt
    a final
    order,
    which
    shall include
    this
    Administrative
    Citation and
    findings
    of
    violation
    as
    alleged
    herein,
    and
    shall impose
    the
    statutory
    civil
    penalty
    specified
    above.
    When
    payment
    is
    made,
    Respondent’s
    check
    shall
    be made
    payable to
    the
    Illinois
    Environmental Protection
    Trust
    Fund
    and
    mailed
    to the
    attention
    of
    Fiscal
    Services,
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency,
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East, P.O.
    Box
    19276,
    Springfield,
    Illinois 62794-9276.
    Along
    with
    payment,
    Respondent
    shall
    complete
    and return
    the
    enclosed
    Remittance
    Form
    to
    ensure
    proper
    documentation
    of
    payment.
    If any
    civil penalty
    and/or
    hearing
    costs are not
    paid
    within the
    time prescribed
    by
    order
    of the
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control Board,
    interest
    on said
    penalty
    and/or
    hearing
    costs shall
    be
    assessed
    against the
    Respondent
    from
    the
    date
    payment
    is
    due up to
    and including
    the
    date that
    payment
    is
    received.
    The
    Office
    of the
    Illinois
    Attorney
    General
    may be
    requested
    to initiate
    proceedings
    against
    Respondent
    in
    Circuit
    Court to collect
    said
    penalty
    and/or hearing
    costs,
    plus
    any
    interest
    accrued.
    3

    PROCEDURE
    FOR
    CONTESTING THIS
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    CITATION
    Respondent has
    the
    right
    to contest
    this
    Administrative
    Citation
    pursuant
    to
    and
    in
    accordance
    with
    Section
    31.1
    of
    the
    Act,
    415
    ILCS
    5/31/1
    (2006).
    If Respondent
    elects
    to
    contest
    this
    Administrative Citation,
    then
    Respondent
    shall
    file
    a signed
    Petition
    for
    Review,
    including
    a
    Notice
    of
    Filing,
    Certificate
    of Service,
    and
    Notice
    of
    Appearance,
    with
    the
    Clerk
    of
    the
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board,
    State
    of Illinois
    Center,
    100
    West
    Randolph,
    Suite
    11-500,
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60601.
    A
    copy
    of
    said
    Petition
    for
    Review
    shall
    be
    filed
    with
    the
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency’s
    Division
    of
    Legal
    Counsel
    at
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East,
    P.O.
    Box
    19276,
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    62794-9276. Section
    31.1
    of the
    Act
    provides
    that
    any
    Petition
    for
    Review
    shall
    be
    filed within
    thirty-five
    (35)
    days
    of the
    date
    of
    service
    of
    this
    Administrative
    Citation
    or the
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    shall
    enter
    a
    default
    judgment
    against
    the
    Respondent.
    Date:
    Douglafi
    1
    P.
    Scott,
    Director
    Illinois
    Environmental Protection
    Agency
    Prepared
    by:
    Susan
    E.
    Konzelmann,
    Legal
    Assistant
    Division
    of
    Legal
    Counsel
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East
    P.O.
    Box
    19276
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    62794-9276
    (217)
    782-5544
    4

    REMITTANCE
    FORM
    y
    12008
    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    )
    fltro
    BFJ
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    AC
    V.
    )
    (IEPA
    No.
    321-08-AC)
    )
    STEVE
    DANIELSON,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    )
    FACILITY:
    Wyanet
    Township/Danielson
    SITE
    CODE
    NO.:
    0118240001
    COUNTY:
    Bureau
    CIVIL
    PENALTY:
    $1,500.00
    DATE
    OF
    INSPECTION:
    October
    16,
    2008
    DATE
    REMITTED:
    SS/FEIN NUMBER:
    SIGNATURE:
    NOTE
    Please
    enter
    the
    date
    of your
    remittance,
    your
    Social
    Security
    number
    (SS)
    if an
    individual
    or
    Federal
    Employer
    Identification
    Number
    (FEIN)
    if
    a
    corporation,
    and
    sign
    this
    Remittance
    Form.
    Be
    sure
    your
    check
    is
    enclosed
    and
    mail,
    along
    with
    Remittance
    Form,
    to
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection Agency,
    Attn.:
    Fiscal
    Services,
    P.O.
    Box
    19276,
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    62794-9276.
    5

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    OFFICE
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    ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION
    AGESWE
    OF
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    Control
    Board
    AFFIDAVIT
    IN
    THE MATTER OF
    )
    )
    Steve
    Danielson
    )
    )
    IEPA DOCKET
    NO.
    Respondent
    )
    Affiant,
    Donna
    Shehane,
    being first duly sworn,
    voluntarily
    deposes and states
    as follows:
    Affiant is a field
    inspector
    employed by the Land
    Pollution Control Division
    of the
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    and
    has been so employed
    at all times
    pertinent
    hereto.
    2.
    On October
    16, 2008
    between 10:52 a.m.
    and 11:15 a.m., Affiant
    conducted
    an
    inspection
    of an open dump,
    located in Bureau
    County, Illinois
    and known as Steven
    Danielson Property
    by
    the Illinois Environmental
    Protection
    Agency.
    Said
    site has
    been
    assigned
    site code number BOL#
    0118240001
    by
    the
    Agency.
    3.
    Affiant inspected
    said site by an
    on-site inspection,
    which
    included
    walking
    and
    photographing the
    site.
    4.
    As a result
    of the
    activities
    referred to in Paragraph
    3 above, Affiant completed
    the
    inspection
    Report form
    attached
    hereto
    and made a part hereof,
    which, to the
    best of
    Affiant’
    s
    knowledge
    and belief,
    is an accurate
    representation
    ofAffiant’
    s
    observations
    and factual conclusions
    with
    respect
    to said open dump.
    Donna Shehane EPS
    I
    Subscribed
    and
    Sworn
    to
    Before
    Me
    this
    D
    dayof
    C2fltJ4-&-
    ,2008
    “OFflCIAL
    SEAL”
    %
    TERESA
    LABUNSKJ
    /
    Notary
    Public,
    State
    of
    Illinois
    My,
    Commission
    Expires
    01/10/11
    , /
    Notary Public

    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    Open Dump Inspection
    Checklist
    County:
    Bureau
    Location/Site
    Name:
    Date:
    10/16/2008 Time: From 10:45
    am
    Inspector(s):
    Shehane, Newell
    No. of Photos Taken: #
    21
    Interviewed:
    Steve Danielson
    Latitude:
    41 .55834
    (Example:
    Lat.: 41.26493
    Mr. Steve
    Danielson
    13912 1675
    East Streát
    Princeton, 1L61356
    LPC#:
    13912 1675 East Street
    0118240001
    Region:
    1 -Rockford
    Pnceton,
    IL 61356-6870
    To 11:20 am Previous Inspection
    Date:
    08/15/2008
    Weather:
    49 °F; North winds
    ©
    6 mph
    Est. Amt. of Waste:
    500
    yds3 Samples Taken: Yes
    #
    Complaint
    #:
    C-08-074
    Longitude:
    -89.46843
    Collection Point Description:
    -
    Long.: -89.38294)
    Collection
    Method:
    -
    Responsible Party
    Mailing Address(es)
    and Phone Number(s):
    CA
    REC
    irn
    p
    SECTION
    DESCRIPTION
    VIOL
    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    ACT
    REQUIREMENTS
    1.
    9(a)
    CAUSE, THREATEN
    OR ALLOW AIR POLLUTION
    IN
    ILLINOIS
    El
    2.
    9(c)
    CAUSE OR ALLOW OPEN BURNING
    El
    3.
    12(a)
    CAUSE,
    THREATEN OR ALLOW WATER
    POLLUTION IN ILLINOIS
    El
    4.
    12(d)
    CREATE
    A WATER POLLUTION HAZARD
    El
    5.
    21(a)
    CAUSE OR
    ALLOW OPEN DUMPING
    CONDUCT ANY WASTE-STORAGE,
    WASTE-TREATMENT, OR WASTE-
    DISPOSAL
    6.
    21(d)
    OPERATION:
    (1)
    Without a Permit
    (2)
    In Violation
    of
    Any Regulations or Standards
    Adopted by
    the Board
    DISPOSE, TREAT,
    STORE, OR ABANDON ANY WASTE, OR TRANSPORT
    ANY
    7.
    21(e)
    WASTE INTO
    THE STATE ATITO SITES NOT MEETING
    REQUIREMENTS OF
    ACT
    CAUSE
    OR
    ALLOW THE OPEN DUMPING
    OF ANY
    WASTE
    IN A MANNER WHICH
    RESULTS
    8.
    2
    l(p)
    IN
    ANY
    OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES
    AT THE DUMP SITE:
    (1)
    Litter
    (2)
    Scavenging
    El
    (3)
    Open Burning
    El
    (4)
    Deposition of Waste in
    Standing or Flowing Waters
    El
    (5)
    Proliferation
    of Disease Vectors
    El
    (6)
    Standing or Flowing Liquid Discharge
    from the Dump Site
    El
    Revised
    6/21/2007
    (Open Dump - 1)

    LPC#
    0118240001
    Inspection
    Date:
    10/16/2008
    Deposition
    of: (i)
    General
    Construction
    or Demolition
    Debris as
    defined in Section
    (7)
    3.160(a);
    or (ii)
    Clean Construction
    or
    Demolition
    Debris
    as
    defined
    in Section
    3.160(b)
    9.
    55(a)
    NO PERSON
    SHALL:
    (1)
    Cause_or
    Allow_Open_Dumping_of
    Any_Used_or_Waste_Tire
    (2)
    Cause
    or Allow
    Open
    Burning
    of
    Any Used
    or Waste
    Tire
    35
    ILLINOIS
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    CODE
    REQUIREMENTS
    SUBTITLE
    G
    FAILURE
    TO
    SUBMIT AN
    APPLICATION
    FOR
    A PERMIT TO
    DEVELOP
    AND
    10.
    812.101(a)
    OPERATE
    A LANDFILL
    11.
    722.111
    HAZARDOUS
    WASTE
    DETERMINATION
    El
    12.
    808.121
    SPECIAL
    WASTE
    DETERMINATION
    El
    ACCEPTANCE
    OF SPECIAL
    WASTE
    FROM
    A WASTE
    TRANSPORTER
    WITHOUT
    A
    WASTE
    HAULING
    PERMIT,
    UNIFORM
    WASTE
    PROGRAM
    REGISTRATION
    AND
    El
    13.
    809.302(a)
    PERMIT
    AND/OR
    MANIFEST
    OTHER
    REQUIREMENTS
    APPARENT
    VIOLATION
    OF:
    (LI)
    PCB;
    (LI)
    CIRCUIT
    COURT
    14.
    CASENUMBER:
    ORDERENTEREDON:
    15.
    OTHER:
    El
    El
    El
    El
    El
    El
    Informational
    Notes
    1.
    [Illinois]
    Environmental
    Protection
    Act:
    415 ILCS 5/4.
    2.
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board:
    35 III. Adm.
    Code,
    Subtitle
    G.
    3.
    Statutory
    and regulatory
    references
    herein are
    provided
    for convenience
    only and
    should
    not
    be
    construed
    as
    legal
    conclusions
    of the
    Agency
    or as limiting
    the
    Agency’s
    statutory
    or regulatory
    powers.
    Requirements
    of some
    statutes
    and
    regulations
    cited
    are in
    summary
    format.
    Full text
    of requirements
    can be
    found in
    references
    listed in
    1.
    and
    2.
    above.
    4.
    The provisions
    of
    subsection
    (p)
    of Section
    21 of
    the [Illinois]
    Environmental
    Protection
    Act shall be
    enforceable
    either
    by
    administrative
    citation
    under
    Section 31.1
    of the Act or
    by complaint
    under Section
    31
    of the Act.
    5.
    This
    inspection
    was
    conducted
    in
    accordance
    with
    Sections 4(c)
    and 4(d) of
    the [Illinois]
    Environmental
    Protection
    Act:
    415
    ILCS
    5/4(c) and
    (d).
    6.
    Items
    marked
    with an
    “NE’
    were not
    evaluated
    at the time
    of this inspection.
    Revised
    6/21/2007
    (Open
    Dump -
    2)

    0118240001BureauCounty
    NOV
    2
    Wyanet Township/Steve Danielson
    ‘EPA i
    NARRATIVE INSPECTION REPORT
    DOCUMENT
    /
    On October
    16,
    2008
    I (Donna Shehane)
    conducted
    an inspection at 13912 1675 East
    Street
    in Princeton,
    Illinois. I was accompanied
    by
    Shaun Newell, also an inspector
    from
    the Illinois
    EPA Rockford
    regional office. The weather
    at the time of this inspection
    was
    49 °F, with North winds
    at 6 mph. This inspection was
    conducted as a follow-up
    inspection.
    The property
    owner had received an Administrative
    Citation Warning Notice
    for an
    earlier April 14, 2008 inspection.
    The original deadline for cleanup of the
    property
    was set at June
    6,
    2008.
    Mr. Danielson then requested
    an extension to July 6, 2008 to
    complete the cleanup. Since receipts
    were submitted documenting
    the
    removal
    of waste
    materials from the site,
    an extension to July
    6,
    2008
    was granted. On July 1, 2008, I
    receive a letter from Mr. Danielson
    asking for an additional
    30-day
    extension
    to complete
    the
    cleanup. Mr. Danielson
    cited the unforeseen
    necessity of having to transport his
    son
    to summer school the first
    three weeks of June, again
    submitting additional receipts. An
    extension was granted to July 31, 2008.
    On July 15, 2008 I reinspected the Danielson
    property
    and
    found
    only a minimal amount
    of cleanup. On July 28, 2008, Mr. Danielson
    submitted a third request
    for deadline extension
    due to a storm hitting the area, resulting
    in additional storm cleanup work.
    I verbally told Mr. Danielson that I
    would be
    unavailable for another reinspection until
    returning
    from vacation the week of August
    11,
    2008.
    On August 15, 2008, I reinspected
    the Danielson property and found additional
    cleanup
    had
    been completed,
    but a majority remained.
    At this time, I advised Mr.
    Danielson that I would consult with
    my
    supervisor regarding the status
    of
    the
    property.
    On September 8,
    2008,
    I spoke with Mr. Danielson
    regarding
    the decision to give him
    one additional month (to
    October 15, 2008) to complete the cleanup.
    I emphasized that
    he
    must stop continuing to separate out
    what he thought was recyclable from the other
    waste/garbage in the bags and simply
    throw all the bags into
    a
    dumpster
    for disposal in
    a
    landfill.
    By letter dated
    October 14, 2008,
    Mr. Danielson requested
    another extension of time for
    cleanup due to required overtime at work,
    upcoming dental surgery, and other personal
    issues.
    We
    arrived
    on site at approximately
    10:45 am.
    Mr. Danielson was introduced to Mr.
    Shaun Newell. We began the inspection
    on the east side of 1675 East Street.
    Photo
    #
    1,
    taken to the southeast shows an area strewn
    with
    bags of household garbage. Photo
    # 2
    was taken to
    the
    west and shows additional
    litter and waste near the backyard of the
    residence.
    Photo
    #
    3 depicts
    more bags of waste,
    with some recyclable material inside
    and garbage that has been separated into
    a garbage can. Photo
    #
    4 shows
    food
    contaminated
    waste
    on the ground.

    Photo
    #
    5 reveals clothing
    and miscellaneous
    debris such
    as
    paper dumped
    on the ground.
    Photo
    #
    6 reveals
    additional refuse
    bags on the ground.
    Photo
    #
    7 was taken of lumber
    and wire strewn
    on the ground.
    Photo # 8 depicts
    a waste
    pile
    containing food containers,
    plastic,
    paper and miscellaneous
    debris.
    More bags of
    refuse and strewn litter
    can be seen
    in Photo
    #
    9.
    Photo
    #
    10 shows
    metal
    scrap,
    lumber, a dog house,
    and other
    debris on site. Photo
    # 11,
    taken toward
    the north,
    reveals
    more waste
    littering
    the
    property, including a
    pile of corn
    cobs,
    metal, empty paint
    cans, and other
    debris. Mr. Danielson
    stated that
    the metal seen
    on the left side of the
    photo
    was going
    to be used for a project.
    I told
    Mr. Danielson to
    store the needed
    metal neatly inside
    a shed/garage for
    its future use.
    Photo
    #
    12 was taken
    of cardboard,
    paper,
    signs, and
    other
    debris
    strewn
    on the property.
    Photo
    #
    13
    shows
    cups, empty paint
    cans, cloth,
    cardboard, plastic, etc.
    littering the
    property. Photos
    #
    14 and
    # 15
    show additional bags
    of household
    waste and garbage
    stored on site
    and spilling out. Photo
    # 16 depicts
    more litter on the
    ground.
    We proceeded
    to the rest of the
    property located
    on the west
    side of 1675
    East
    Street.
    Photo
    #
    17 was
    taken
    of more
    bags of household
    waste dumped
    on the property from
    off-
    site. Photo
    #
    18 was taken
    toward the west of litter
    strewn on
    the ground including
    plastic,
    containers, and paper.
    Photos
    #
    19 and #
    20
    depict more dumped
    bags of household
    waste covering
    the ground
    in this
    forested area. Photo
    #
    21 shows
    the litter trailing
    off farther into the
    woods.
    We left the site at
    approximately 11:20
    am. The Steve
    Danielson property
    was found
    to
    remain in
    apparent violation
    of the
    following during
    this inspection:
    1. Section
    2 1(a) of
    the Act: Cause
    Or Allow
    Open
    Dumping.
    2. Section 21(d)(1)
    of the Act:
    Conduct Any Waste-Storage,
    Waste-Treatment,
    Or
    Waste-Disposal
    Operation:
    Without A Permit
    3. Section
    21(d)(2)
    of the Act: Conduct
    Any Waste-Storage,
    Waste-Treatment,
    Or
    Waste-Disposal
    Operation:
    In Violation of Any Regulations
    or
    Standards Adopted
    bythe
    Board.
    4. Section 2 1(e) of
    the Act:
    Dispose,
    Treat, Store, Or
    Abandon
    Any
    Waste,
    Or
    Transport
    Any
    Waste Into the State
    At/To
    Sites
    Not Meeting Requirements
    of the
    Act.
    5.
    Sections
    21(p)(1)
    of the Act:
    Cause Or Allow
    The Open Dumping
    of Any Waste
    In
    A
    Manner Which
    Results In
    Any Of
    The
    Following Occurrences
    At The Dump
    Site:
    (1) Litter
    6.
    Section
    812.101(a) of
    the 35 Illinois Administrative
    Code
    Requirements Subtitle
    G:
    Failure
    To Submit An Application
    For
    A Permit To Develop
    And Operate A
    Landfill.
    END
    NARRATIVE BY
    DONNA SHEHANE

    STATE OF ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    AGENCY
    SITE SKETCH
    Date of
    Inspection:
    10/16/2008
    BOL ID
    No:
    0118240001
    Site
    Name: Steve
    Danielson
    Inspector(s): Shehane, Newell
    County: Bureau
    Time:
    10:45
    am to 11:20 am
    Measurements Approximate
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    North
    11
    Direction of Photo
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    Street
    13912 1675
    East
    Street
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    Exposure
    #:
    001
    Comments:
    litter,
    bags
    of
    waste
    strewn
    on
    the
    property
    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    10:52am
    Direction:
    West
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure#:
    002
    Comments:
    bags
    of
    garbage
    strewn
    on
    the
    property
    Page
    1
    of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    10:57am
    Direction:
    East
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    004
    Comments:
    food
    waste
    strewn
    on
    the
    ground
    Page
    2
    of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    10:58am
    Direction:
    North
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    006
    Comments:
    some
    bags
    in
    dumpster
    on
    site
    Page
    3
    of
    11

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    1011612008
    Time:11:00
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    Direction:
    Northeast
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    008
    Comments:
    food
    containers,
    plastic,
    lumber,
    and
    miscellaneous
    debris
    littering
    the
    site
    Page
    4
    of
    11

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    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    11:02
    am
    Direction:
    Southeast
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    010
    Comments:
    miscellaneous
    debrislwaste
    on-site
    Page
    5
    of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    11:03am
    Direction:
    North
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure#:
    012
    Comments:
    waste
    paint
    cans,
    paper,
    cardboard,
    containers,
    metal
    littering
    property
    Page
    6
    of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:11:05
    am
    Direction:
    North
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    014
    Comments:
    bags
    of
    household
    garbage
    storedldisposed
    on
    site
    Page
    7of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    11:06
    am
    Direction:
    South
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    016
    Comments:
    drink
    containers
    dumped
    on
    site
    Page
    8of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    11:13am
    Direction:
    West
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure#:
    018
    Comments:
    food
    containers,
    plastic,
    paper,
    etc.
    littering
    the
    site
    Page
    9
    of
    11

    Date:
    1011612008
    Time:
    11:15am
    Direction:
    West
    Photo
    By:
    Shehane
    Exposure
    #:
    020
    Comments:
    bags
    of
    household
    garbage
    and
    food-
    containers
    contaminated
    littering
    the
    ground
    Page
    10
    of
    11

    L.Uo
    u.
    06
    8d

    AFFIDAVIT,
    and
    OPEN
    DUMP
    INSPECTION
    CHECKLIST
    To:
    Steve
    Danielson
    13912
    1675
    East
    Street
    Princeton,
    IL
    61356
    andthe
    original
    and
    nine
    (9)
    true
    and
    correct
    copies
    of
    thesame
    foregoing
    instruments
    on
    the
    same
    date
    by
    Certified
    Mail,
    Return
    Receipt
    Requested,
    with
    postage
    thereon
    fully
    prepaid
    To:
    John
    Therriault,
    Clerk
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    James
    R.
    Thompson
    Center
    100
    West
    Randolph
    Street,
    Suite
    11-500
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60601
    -
    Michelle
    M.
    Ryan
    Assistant
    Counsel
    Illinois
    Environmental
    Protection
    Agency
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East
    P.O.
    Box
    19276
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    62794-9276
    (217)
    782-5544
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