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POLLUONCONTROLBOAR

NOTICE OF FILING

TO:

Dorothy

Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R.

Thompson Center

100

West Randolph Street

Chicago,

IL 60601

Amy L.

Jackson

Hearing

Officer

Illinois

Pollution Control Board

600 South

Second Street, Suite 402

Springfield, IL 62704

Mark A. LaRose,

Esq.

Mark A. LaRose, Ltd.

734 North Wells

Street

Chicago, IL 60610

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 3, 1998, I filed with the

Clerk of

the Illinois Pollution Control Board

Complainantis

Motion

To

File First

Amended Complaint

and

First Amended Complaint,

a copy

of which is

attached and herewith served upon you.

Respectfully submitted

April 3,

1998

JAMES E. RYAN

Attorney

General

State of Illinois

RC

Environmental

Bureau

Assistant

Attorney General

100 West Randolph Street, 11th Flr.

Chicago,

IL 60601

(312)

814-3094

PEOPLE

OF THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

ex rel. JAMES E. RYAN, Attorney

General of the State of Illinois,

Complainant,

-vs-

)

PCB No.

97-193

(Enforcement)

COMMUNITY LANDFILL COMPANY, INC.,

an Illinois

corporation,

Respondent.

By:

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THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED

ON RECYCLED PAPER

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BEFORE

THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOA

PEOPLE

OFTHE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

)

PR

3

1998

ex

rel.

JAMES

E.

RYAN,

Attorney

General

of

the

State

of

Illinois,

)

Complainant,

PCB

No.

97-193

(Enforcement)

COMMUNITY

LANDFILL

COMPANY,

INC.,

an

Illinois

corporation,

Respondent.

MOTION

TO

FILE

FIRST

NENDED

COMPLAINT

NOW

COMES

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

by

JAMES

E.

RYAN,

Attorney

General

of

the

State

of

Illinois,

and

moves

this

Honorable

Board

for

leave

to

file

a

First

Amended

Complaint.

In

support

of

this

motion

Complainant

states

as

follows:

1.

On

May

1,

1997,

Complainant

filed

its

complaint

against

Respondent

alleging

various

violations

of

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Act

and

the

Pollution

Control

Board

Waste

Disposal

regulations.

2.

Since

the

filing

of

this

action,

additional

matters

have

come

to

the

attention

of

the

Complainant

warranting

the

amending

of

the

complaint

to

add

additional

violations.

3.

It

is

in

the

interest

of

the

parties

and

the

promotion

of

judicial

economy

to

have

all

of

these

matters

resolved

in

this

currently

pending

action.

---

WHEREFORE,

Complainant

moves

for

leave

to

file

its

First

Amended

Complaint.

Respectfully

submitted

JAIVIES

E.

RYAN

Attorney

General

State

of

Illinois

RAssithi

Environmen

al

Bureau

Assistant

Attorney

General

100

West

Randolph

Street,

11th

Flr.

Chicago,

IL

60601

(312)

814-3094

C:

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CMP

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BEFORE

THE

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOARD

APR

-

31998

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

)

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

ex

rel.

JAMES

E.

RYAN,

Attorney

)

POLLUTIONCONTROLBOARD

General

of

the

State

of

Illinois,

Complainant,

-vs-

)

PCB

No.

97-193

(Enforcement)

COMMUNITY

LANDFILL

CO.,

an

Illinois

corporation,

Respondent.

FIRST

AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OFTHE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

ex

rel.

JAMES

E.

RYAN,

Attorney

Generalof

the

State

of

Illinois,

on

his

own

motion

and

at

the

request

of

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency,

complains

of

Respondent,

COMMUNITY

LANDFILL

CO.,

an

Illinois

Corporation,

as

follows:

COUNT

I

FAILURE

TO

ADEOUATELY

MANAGE

REFUSE

AND

LITTER

1.

This

count

is

brought

on

behalf

of

the

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

by

JAMES

E.

RYAN,

Attorney

Generalof

the

State

of

Illinois,

on

his

own

motion

and

at

the

request

of

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency

(“Illinois

EPA”),

pursuant

to

Section

31

of

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Act

(“Act”),

415

ILCS

5/31

(1996)

2.

The

Illinois

EPA

is

an

administrative

agency

established

in

the

executive

branch

of

the

state

government

by

Section

4

of

the

1

---

Act,

415

ILCS

5/4

(1996),

and

charged,

inter

alia,

with

the

duty

of

enforcing

the

Act.

3.

At

all

times

relevant

to

this

Complaint,

Respondent,

COMMUNITY

LANDFILL

CO.,

(TTCLCTI),

an

Illinois

corporation,

has

operated

a

permitted

sanitary

landfill

located

at

1501

Ashley

Road,

Morris,

Grundy

County,

Illinois,

(“landfill”

or.

“site”)

4.

The

landfill

consists

of

approximately

119

acres

within

the

Northwest

1/4

of

Section

2

of

the

Northeast

1/4

of

Section

3,

Township

33

North

Range

7

East,

and

in

the

Southeast

1/4

of

Section

34

and

the

Southwest

1/4

of

Section

35,

Township

34

North

Range

7

East,

all

in

the

Third

Principal

Meridian,

in

Grundy

County,

Illinois.

5.

The

landfill

is

divided

into

two

parcels,

designated

Parcel

A

and

Parcel

B.

6.

Parcel

A

is

approximately

55

acres

in

size

and

is

currently

inactive.

7.

Parcel

B

is

approximately

64

acresin

size

and

at

all

times

relevant

to

this

complaint

continues

to

accept

waste.

8.

Section

3.08

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.08

(1996),

provides

the

following

definition:

“DISPOSAL

T1

means

the

discharge,

deposit,

injection,

dumping,

spilling,

leaking

or

placing

of

any

waste

or

hazardous

waste

into

or

on

any

land

orwateror

into

any

well

so

that

such

waste

or

hazardous

waste

or

any

constituent

thereof

may

enter

the

environment

or

be

emitted

into

the

air

or

discharged

into

any

waters,

including

ground

waters.

2

---

9.

Section

3.20of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.20

(1996),

provides

the

following

definition:

“LANDSCAPE

WASTE”

means

all

accumulations

of

grass

or

shrubbery,

cuttings,

leaves,

tree

limbs

and

other

materials

accumulated

as

the

result

of

the

care

of

lawns,

shrubbery,

vines

and

trees.

10.

Section

3.26of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996),

provides

the

following

definition:

“PERSON”

is

any

individual,

partnership,

co-partnership,

firm,

company,

limited

liability

company,

corporation,

association,

joint

stock

company,

trust

estate,

political

subdivision,

state

agency,

or

any

other

legal

entity,

or

their

legal

representative,

agent

or

assigns.

11.

Section

3.41

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.41

(1996),

provides

the

following

definition:

“SANITARY

LANDFILL”

means

a

facility

permitted

by

the

Agency

for

the

disposal

of

waste

on

land

meeting

the

requirements

of

the

Resource

Conservation

and

Recovery

Act,

P.L.

94-580,

and

regulations

thereunder,

and

without

creating

nuisances

or

hazards

to

public

health

or

safety

by

confining

the

refuse

to

the

smallest

practical

volume

and

covering

it

with

a

layer

of

earth

at

the

conclusion

of

each

day’s

operation,

or

by

such

other

methods

and

intervals

as

the

Board

may

provide

by

regulation.

12.

Section

3.53

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.53

(1996),

provides

the

following

definition:

“WASTE”

means

any

garbage,sludge

from

a

waste

treatment

plant,

or

air

pollution

control

facility

or

other

discarded

material,

including

solid,

liquid,

semi-solid,

or

contained

gaseous

material

resulting

from

industrial,

commercial,

mining

and

agricultural

operations

and

from

community

activities,

but

does

not

include

solid

or

dissolved

material

in

domestic

sewage,

or

solid

or

dissolved

materials

in

irrigation

return

flows,

or

coal

combustion

by-products

as

defined

in

Section

3.94,

or

industrial

discharges

which

are

point

sources

subject

to

permits

under

Section

402

of

the

Federal

Water

Pollution

3

---

Control

Act,

as

now

or

hereafter

amended,

or

source,

special

nuclear,

or

by-product

materials

as

defined

by

the

Atomic

Energy

Act

of

1954,

as

amended

(68

Stat.

921)

or

any

solid

or

dissolved

material

from

any

facility

subject

to

the

Federal

Surface

Mining

Control

and

Reclamation

Act

of

1977

(P.L.

95-87)

or

the

rules

and

regulations

thereunder

or

any

law

or

rule

or

regulation

adopted

by

the

State

of

Illinois

pursuant

thereto.

13.

Section

21(d)

(2)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(d)

(2)

(1996),

provides

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

*

*

*

d.

Conduct

any

waste-storage,

waste

treatment,

or

waste-

treatment,

or

waste-disposal

operation:

*

*

*

2.

In

violation

of

any

regulations

or

standards

adopted

by

the

Board

under

this

Act;

or

*

*

*

14.

On

thefollowing

dates

the

Illinois

EPA

conducted

an

inspection

of

the

site:

April

7,

1994,

March

22,

1995,

and

May

22,

1995.

15.

During

theApril

7,

1994,

inspection,

litter

was

observed

in

the

perimeter

drainage

ditch

at

the

southwest

portion

of

Parcel

B

and

on

the

southwest

slope

of

Parcel

B.

16.

During

the

March

22,

1995,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

refuse

in

a

perimeter

ditch

and

in

a

retention

pond

at

the

landfill.

17.

During

the

May

22,

1995,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

refuse

and

litter

in

the

perimeter

ditches.

4

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18.

Also

during

the

May

22,

1995

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

three

eroded

areas

where

leachate

seeps

had

exposed

previously

covered

refuse.

19.

Section

21(o)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(o)

(1996),

provides,

in

pertinent

part,

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

*

*

*

o.

Conduct

a

sanitary

landfill

operation

which

is

required

to

have

a

permit

under

subsection

(d)

of

this

Section

in

a

manner

which

results

in

any

of

the

following

conditions:

1.

refuse

in

standing

or

flowing

waters;

*

*

*

5.

uncovered

refuse

remaining

from

any

previous

operating

day

or

at

the

conclusion

of

any

operation

day,

unless

authorized

by

permit;

*

*

*

12.

failure

to

collect

and

contain

litter

from

the

site

by

the

end

of

each

operating

day.

20.

Respondent,

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois,

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996)

21.

Section

807.306

of

the

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board’s

(“Board’s”)

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

807.306,

provides

as

follows:

All

litter

shall

be

collected

from

the

sanitary

landfill

site

by

the

end

of

each

working

day

and

either

placed

in

the

fill

and

compacted

and

covered

that

day,

or

stored

in

a

covered

container.

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WHEREFORE,

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

respectfully

requests

that

the

Board

enter

an

order

against

Respondent

CLC,

with

respect

to

Count

I:

1.

Authorizing

a

hearing

in

this

matter

at

which

time

the

Respondent

will

be

required

to

answer

the

allegations

herein;

2.

Finding

the

Respondent

has

caused

or

allowed

violations

of

Section

21(d)(2),

21(o)(l),

(5),

and

(12)

of

the

Act,

and

Section

807.306

of

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code;

3.

Ordering

Respondent

to

cease

and

desist

from

any

further

violations

of

Sections

21(d)

(2),

21(o)

(1),

(5)

and

(12),

and

Section

807.306

of

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code;

4.

Assessing

a

civil

penalty

of

Fifty

Thousand

Dollars

($50,000.00)

against

Respondent

for

each

violation

and

an

additional

civil

penalty

of

Ten

Thousand

Dollars

($10,000.00)

per

day

for

each

day

of

violation;

5.

Requiring

Respondent

to

pay

all

costs,

including

expert

witness,

consultant

and

attorney

fees,

expended

by

the

State

in

its

pursuit

of

this

action;

and

6.

Granting

such

other

relief

as

the

Board

deems

appropriate.

COUNT

II

FAILURE

TO

PREVENT

OR

CONTROL

LEACHATE

FLOW

1-14.

Complainant

realleges

and

incorporates

by

reference

herein

paragraphs

1

through

14

of

Count

I

as

paragraphs

1

through

14

7

---

of

this

Count

II

as

if

fully

set

forth

herein.

15.

During

the

April

7,

1994,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

five

leachate

seeps

along

the

northwest

perimeter

of

Parcel

B.

16.

During

the

March

22,

1995,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

numerous

leachate

seeps

at

the

northwest

perimeter

of

the

landfill.

17.

During

the

May

22,

1995,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

numerous

leachate

seepsalong

the

north

slope

of

the

landfill

and

in

the

north

perimeter

ditch

which

eventually

drains

into

the

Illinois

River.

18.

Section

21(o)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(o)

(1996),

provides,

in

pertinent

part,

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

*

*

*

o.

Conduct

a

sanitary

landfill

operation

which

is

required

to

have

a

permit

under

subsection

(d)

of

this

Section,

in

a

manner

which

results

in

any

of

the

following

conditions:

*

*

*

2.

leachate

flows

entering

waters

of

the

State;

3.

leachate

flows

exiting

the

landfill

confines

(as

determined

by

the

boundaries

established

for

the

landfill

by

a

permit

issued

by

the

Agency);

*

*

*

8

---

19.

Section

807.314(e)

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations

provides

as

follows:

Except

as

otherwise

authorizedin

writing

by

the

Agency,

no

person

shall

cause

or

allow

the

development

or

operation

of

a

sanitary

landfill

which

does

not

provide:

*

*

*

e)

Adequate

measures

to

monitor

and

control

leachate;

20.

Respondent,

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996)

21.

By

allowing

leachate

seeps

to

exit

the

landfill

boundaries

and

enter

waters

of

the

State,

and

by

failing

to

control

leachate

flow,

Respondent

has

violated

Sections

21(d)

(2),

and

21(o)

(2)

and

(3)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(d)

(2)

and

21(o)

(2)

and

(3)

(1994),

and

Section

807.314(e)

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

807.314(e).

WHEREFORE,

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

respectfully

requests

that

the

Board

enter

an

order

against

Respondent

CLC,

with

respect

to

Count

II:

1.

Authorizing

a

hearing

in

this

matter

at

which

time

the

Respondent

will

be

required

to

answer

the

allegations

herein;

2.

Finding

that

Respondenthas

caused

orallowed

violations

of

Sections

21(d)(2),

21(o)(2)

and

(3),

and

Section

807.314(e)

of

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code;

9

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the

landfill

or

such

other

uses

as

soil

conditioning

material.

15.

On

August

18,

1993

and

April

7,

1994,

the

Illinois

EPA

conducted

inspections

of

the

site.

During

these

inspections,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

that

landscape

waste

had

been

deposited

in

the

landfill

area.

16.

By

landfilling

landscape

waste,

Respondent

has

violated

Section

22.22(c)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/22.22(c)

(1996).

WHEREFORE,

Complainant

PEOPLE

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

respectfully

requests

that

the

Board

enter

an

order

against

Respondent

CLC,

with

respect

to

Count

III:

1.

Authorizing

a

hearing

in

this

matter

at

which

time

the

Respondent

will

be

required

to

answer

the

allegations

herein;

2.

Finding

that

Respondent

has

caused

or

allowed

violations

of

Section

22.22(c)

of

the

Act;

3.

Ordering

Respondent

to

cease

and

desist

from

any

further

violations

of

Section

22.22(c)

of

the

Act;

4.

Assessing

a

civil

penalty

of

Fifty

Thousand

Dollars

($50,000.00)

against

Respondent

for

each

violation,

and

an

additional

civil

penalty

of

Ten

Thousand

Dollars

per

day

for

each

day

of

violation;

5.

Requiring

Respondent

to

pay

all

costs,

including

expert

witness,

consultant

and

attorney

fees,

expended

by

the

State

in

its

pursuit

of

this

action;

and

11

---

6.

Granting

such

other

relief

as

the

Board

deems

appropriate.

COUNT

IV

FAILURE

TO

PROVIDE

AND

MAINTAIN

ADEQUATE

FINANCIAL

ASSURANCE

1-13.

Complainant

realleges

and

incorporates

by

reference

herein

paragraphs

1

through

13

of

Count

I

as

paragraphs

1

through

13

of

this

Count

IV

as

if

fully

set

forth

herein.

14.

Section

21.1(a)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21.1(a)

(1996),

provides

as

follows:

a.

Except

as

provided

in

subsection

(a.5)

no

person

other

than

the

State

of

Illinois,

its

agencies

and

institutions,

or

a

unit

of

local

government

shall

conduct

any

waste

disposal

operation

on

or

after

March

1,

1985,

which

requires

a

permit

under

subsection

(d)

of

Section

21

of

this

Act,

unless

such

person

has

posted

with

the

Agency

a

performance

bond

or

other

security

for

the

purpose

of

insuring

closure

of

the

site

and

post-closure

care

in

accordance

with

this

Act

and

regulations

adopted

thereunder.

15.

Section

807.601(a)

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

807.601(a),

states

as

follows:

No

person

shall

conduct

a

waste

disposal

operation

or

indefinite

storageoperation

which

requires

a

permit

under

Section

21(d)

of

the

Act

unless

such

person

has

provided

financial

assurance

in

accordance

with

this

Subpart.

a)

The

financial

assurance

requirement

does

not

apply

to

the

State

of

Illinois,

its

agencies

and

institutions,

or

to

any

unit

of

local

government;

provided,

however,

that

any

other

persons

who

conduct

such

a

waste

disposaloperation

ona

site

which

may

be

owned

or

operated

by

such

a

government

entity

must

provide

financial

assurance

for

closure

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14.

Respondent,

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996)

15.

Section

814.104

of

the

Board

T

s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

111.

Adm.

Code

814.104,

provides

as

follows:

a.

All

owners

or

operators

of

landfills

permitted

pursuant

to

Section

21(d)

of

the

Environmental

Protection

Act

(Act)

(Ill.

Rev.

Stat.

1991,

ch.

111

,

par.

1021(d)

[415

ILCS

5/21(d)]

shall

file

an

application

for

a

significant

modification

to

their

permits

for

existing

units,

unless

the

units

will

be

closedpursuant

to

Subpart

E

within

two

years

of

the

effective

date

of

this

Part.

b.

The

owner

or

operator

of

an

existing

unit

shall

submit

information

required

by

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

812

to

demonstrate

compliance

with

Subpart

B,

Subpart

C

or

Subpart

D

of

this

Part,

whichever

is

applicable.

c.

The

application

shall

be

filed

within

48

months

of

the

effective

date

of

this

Part,

or

at

such

earlier

time

as

the

Agency

shall

specify

in

writing

pursuant

to

35

111.

Adm.

Code

807.209

or

813.201(b)

d.

The

application

shall

be

made

pursuant

to

the

procedures

of

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

813.

16.

The

Respondent

failed

to

file

the

required

significant

modification

for

Parcel

B

by

June

15,

1993.

17.

The

Respondent

filed

the

required

significant

modification

for

Parcel

B

on

August

5,

1996.

18.

By

failing

to

file

the

required

significant

modification

for

Parcel

B

by

June

15,

1993,

the

Respondent

has

violated

Section

21(d)

(2)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(d)

(2)

(1996),

and

Section

814.104

16

---

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

814

.

104.

WHEREFORE,

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OFTHE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

respectfully

requests

that

the

Board

enter

an

order

against

Respondent

CLC,

with

respect

to

Count

V:

1.

Authorizing

a

hearingin

this

matter

at

which

time

the

Respondent

will

be

required

to

answer

the

allegations

herein;

2.

Finding

that

Respondent

has

violated

Section

21(d)

(2)

of

the

Act

and

Section

814.104

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations;

3.

Ordering

Respondent

to

cease

and

desist

from

any

further

violations

of

Section

21(d)

(2)

of

the

Act

or

Section

814.104

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations;

4.

Assessing

a

civil

penalty

of

Fifty

Thousand

Dollars

($50,000.00)

against

Respondent

for

each

violation,

and

an

additional

civil

penalty

of

Ten

Thousand

Dollars

per

day

of

violation;

5.

Requiring

Respondent

to

pay

all

costs,

including

expert

witness,

consultant

and

attorney

fees,

expended

by

the

State

in

its

pursuit

of

this

action;

and

6.

Granting

such

other

relief

as

the

Board

deems

appropriate.

17

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COUNT

VI

WATER

POLLUTION

1-18.

Complainant

realleges

and

incorporates

by

reference

herein,

paragraphs

1

through

18

of

Count

I

as

paragraphs

1

through

18

of

this

Count

VI

as

if

fully

set

forth

herein.

19.

During

the

May

22,1995,

inspection,

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

also

observed

leachate

in

the

north

perimeter

ditch

which

eventuallydrains

into

the

Illinois

River.

20.

Section

12(a)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/12(a)

(1996),

provides

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

a.

Cause

or

threaten

orallow

the

discharge

of

any

contaminants

in

any

State

so

as

to

cause

or

tend

to

cause

water

pollution

in

Illinois,

either

aloneor

in

combination

with

matter

from

other

sources,

or

so

as

to

violate

regulations

or

standards

adopted

by

the

Pollution

Control

Board

under

this

Act;

21.

Section

807.313

of

the

Board’s

Waste

Disposal

Regulations,

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

807.313,

provides

as

follows:

No

person

shall

cause

or

allow

operation

of

a

sanitary

landfill

so

as

to

cause

or

threaten

orallow

the

discharge

of

any

contamination

into

the

environment

in

any

State

so

as

to

cause

or

tend

to

cause

water

pollution

in

Illinois,

either

alone

or

in

combination

with

matter

from

other

sources,

or

so

as

to

violate

regulations

or

standards

adopted

by

the

Pollution

Control

Board

under

the

Act.

22.

Respondent,

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996)

18

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23.

Section

3.06

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.06

(1996),

defines

“contaminant”

as

“any

solid,liquid,

or

gaseous

matter,

any

odor,

or

any

form

of

energy,

from

whatever

source.”

24.

The

leachate

the

Illinois

EPA

inspector

observed

in

the

north

perimeter

ditch

is

a

contaminant

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.06

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.06

(1996).

25.

Section

3.56

of

the

Act,

416

ILCS

5/3.56

(1996),

defines

waters

as

“all

accumulations

of

water,

surface

and

underground,

natural,

and

artificial,

public

and

private,

or

parts

thereof,

which

are

wholly

or

partially

within,

flow

through

or

border

upon

this

State.”

26.

The

Illinois

River

into

which

leachate

from

the

north

perimeter

ditch

located

on

the

site

eventually

drains,

is

a

water

of

the

state

of

Illinois

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.56

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.56

(1996)

27.

Section

3.55

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5.3/55

(1996),

defines

“water

pollution”

as

follows:

“Water

pollution”

is

such

alteration

of

the

physical,

thermal,

chemical,

biological

or

radioactive

properties

of

any

waters

of

the

State,

or

such

discharge

of

any

contaminant

into

any

waters

of

the

State,

as

will

or

is

likely

to

create

a

nuisance

or

render

such

waters

harmful

or

detrimental

or

injurious

to

public

health,

safety

or

welfare,

or

to

domestic,

commercial,

industrial,

agricultural,

recreational,

or

other

legitimate

uses”,

or

to

livestock,

wild

animals,

birds,

fish,

or

other

aquatic

life.

28.

Causing

orallowing

leachate,

a

contaminant,

to

flow

into

the

north

perimeter

ditch

which

eventually

drains

or

discharges

into

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pursuit

of

this

action;

and

6.

Granting

such

other

relief

as

the

Board

deems

appropriate.

COUNT

VII

DEPOSITING

OF

WASTE

IN

UNPERMITTED

PORTIONS

OF

A

LANDFILL

1-12.

Complainant

realleges

and

incorporates

by

reference

herein,

paragraphs

1

through

12

of

Count

I

as

paragraphs

1

through

12

of

this

Count

VII

as

if

fully

set

forth

herein.

13.

On

June

5,

1989,

supplemental

development

permit

number

1989-005-SP

was

issued

to

Respondent

for

the

vertical

expansion

of

Parcel

A

and

Parcel

B.

14.

Supplemental

developmental

permit

number

1989-OO5-SP

that

was

issuedto

Respondent

on

June

5,

1989,

specifically

incorporated

as

part

of

said

permit,

Respondent’s

final

plans,

specifications,

application

and

supporting

documents

that

were

submitted

by

Respondent

and

approved

by

the

Illinois

EPA.

15.

Respondent’s

supplemental

development

permit

application

which

was

incorporated

as

part

of

supplemental

development

permit

number

1989-005-SP

issued

to

Respondent,

provides

the

maximum

elevation

for

the

landfill

as

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

16.

Respondent

was

therefore

required

not

to

exceed

the

landfill

elevation

of

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

17.

On

August

5,

1996,

Respondent

filed

with

the

Illinois

EPA,

an

application

for

significant

modification

of

parcel

B.

The

21

---

application

contained

a

map

which

shows

the

current

condition

of

parcel

B.

18.

The

map

referenced

in

paragraph

17

above,

shows

the

current

elevation

for

parcel

B

to

be

at

least

590

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

A

ten

feet

increase

over

the

permitted

elevation.

19.

On

April

30,

1997,

Respondent

submitted

to

the

Illinois

EPA,

a

document

titled,

TT

ADDENDUM

TO

THE

APPLICATION

FOR

SIGNIFICANT

MODIFICATION

TO

PERMIT

MORRIS

COMMUNITY

LANDFILL

-

PARCEL

B.’

1

The

information

contained

therein

showed,

that

in

excess

of

475,000

cubic

yards

of

waste

was

disposed

of

above

the

permitted

landfill

height

of

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

20.

Section

21(o)

(9)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(o)

(9)

(1996),

provides

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

Conduct

a

sanitary

landfill

operation

which

is

required

to

have

a

permit

under

subsection

Cd)

of

this

Section,

in

a

manner

which

results

in

any

of

the

following

conditions:

9.

deposition

of

refuse

in

any

unpermitted

portion

of

the

landfill.

21.

Respondent,

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996).

22.

Refuse

is

waste

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.53

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.53

(1996).

22

---

23.

On

and

before

August

5,

1996

or

a

date

better

known

to

Respondent

and

continuing

until

the

filing

of

this

Amended

Complaint

herein,

Respondent

deposited

refuse

in

unpermitted

portions

of

parcel

B.

Respondent

did

not

have

a

permit

issued

by

the

Illinois

EPA

to

deposit

refuse

above

its

permitted

elevation

of

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

24.

By

depositing

refuse

or

waste

in

portions

of

parcel

B

above

its

permitted

elevation,

Respondent

violated

Section

21(o)

(9)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(o)

(a)

(1996)

WHEREFORE,

Complainant,

PEOPLE

OFTHE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS,

respectfully

requests

that

the

Board

enter

an

order

against

Respondent

CLC,

with

respect

to

Count

VII:

1.

Authorizing

a

hearing

in

this

matter

at

which

time

the

Respondent

will

be

required

to

answer

the

allegations

herein;

2.

Finding

that

Respondent

has

caused

or

allowed

violations

of

Section

21(o)

(9)

of

the

Act;

3.

Ordering

Respondent

to

cease

and

desist

from

any

further

violations

of

Section

21(o)

(9)

of

the

Act;

4.

Assessing

a

civil

penalty

of

Fifty

Thousand

Dollars

($50,000.00)

against

Respondent

for

each

violation,

and

an

addition

civil

penalty

of

Ten

Thousand

Dollars

($10,000.00)

per

day

for

each

day

of

violation;

5.

Requiring

Respondent

to

pay

all

costs,

including

expert

witness,

consultant

and

attorney

fees,

expended

by

the

State

in

its

23

---

pursuit

of

this

action;

and

6.

Granting

such

other

relief

as

the

Board

deems

appropriate.

COUNT

VIII

CONDUCT

OF

A

WASTE

DISPOSAL

OPERATION

WITHOUT

A

PERMIT

1-19.

Complainant

realleges

and

incorporates

by

reference

herein

paragraphs

1

through

19

of

Count

VII

as

paragraphs

1

through

19

of

this

Count

VIII

as

if

fully

set

forth

herein.

20.

Section

21(d)

(1)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(d)

(1)

(1996)

provides

as

follows:

No

person

shall:

Conduct

any

waste-storage,

waste-treatment,

or

waste-

disposal

operation:

1.

without

a

permit

granted

by

the

Agency

or

in

violation

of

any

conditions

imposed

by

such

permit,

including

periodic

reports

and

full

access

to

adequate

records

and

the

inspection

of

facilities,

as

may

be

necessary

to

ensure

compliance

with

this

Act,

and

with

regulations

and

standards

adopted

thereunder.

.

21.

Respondent

a

corporation

which

operates

a

landfill

in

Illinois

is

a

person

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.26of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.26

(1996)

22.

Refuse

is

waste

as

that

term

is

defined

at

Section

3.53

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/3.53

(1996).

23.

By

causingor

allowing

refuse

or

waste

to

be

depositedin

parcel

B

above

the

permitted

elevation

of

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level,

unpermitted

areas

of

the

landfill,

Respondent

conducted

a

24

---

waste-storage

or

waste-disposal

operation.

24.

Respondent

did

not

have

a

permit

for

the

disposal

of

waste

above

an

elevation

of

580

feet

above

mean

sea

level.

25.

Since

at

least

August

5,

1996,

or

a

date

better

known

to

Respondent

and

continuing

until

the

filing

of

the

complaint

herein,

Respondent

deposited

waste

in

unpermitted

portions

of

parcel

B,

in

violation

of

Section

21(d)

(1)

of

the

Act,

415

ILCS

5/21(d)