BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Baker Farms - Maquon

(Property Indentification Number

18-21-100-001)

Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph Street, Suite. 11-500

Chicago IL 60601

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101 West Jefferson

Post Office Box 19033

Springfield IL 62794

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PCB 09-

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(Tax Certification)

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NOTICE

Douglas Baker

312 W High

Box 262

London Mills IL 61544

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that

I

have today filed with the Office of the Clerk of the

Pollution Control Board an

APPEARANCE AND THE RECOMMENDATION

of the lllinois

Environmental Protection Agency, a copy of which is herewith served upon you.

DATED: June 2, 2009

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box 19276

Springfield IL 62794-9276

(217) 782-5544

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

By

Chad

L'~

M. Kruse

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Assistant Counsel

Division of Legal Counsel

THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Baker Farms - Maquon

(Property Indentification Number

18-21-100-001)

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PCB 09-

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(Tax Certification)

)

APPEARANCE

The undersigned, as one of its attorneys, hereby enters an

APPEARANCE

on behalf of Respondent,

Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency.

DATED: June 2, 2009

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box 19276

Springfield IL 62794-9276

(217)782-5544

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

COUNTY OF SANGAMON

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, on oath state that I have served the attached APPEARANCE AND THE

RECOMMENDATION,

upon the person to whom it is directed, by placing a copy in an envelope

addressed to:

Steve Santarelli

Illinois Department of Revenue

101 West Jefferson

Post Office Box 19033

Springfield IL 62794

Douglas Baker

312 W High

Box 262

London Mills IL 61544

and mailing it from Springfield, lllinois, on June 2, 2009, with sufficient postage

affixed for first class mail.

And electronically, on June 2,

2009 to:

Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James

R.

Thompson Center

100 West Randolph Street, Suite. 11-500

Chicago IL 60601

SUBSCRffiED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME

This 2nd day

of June, 2009

THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Baker Farms - Maquon

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(Property Indentification Number

18-21-100-001)

) PCB 09-

) (Tax Certification)

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RECOMMENDATION

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Illinois EP A") hereby files its

Recommendation pursuant to Section 125.204 of the regulations of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board,

35 Ill. Adm. Code 125.204.

1.

On December 30, 2008, the Illinois EPA received a request from Douglas Baker,

2.

Baker Farms (log number TC-38-08, Exhibit A) for an Illinois EPA

recommendation regarding the tax certification

of water pollution control

facilities pursuant to

35 Ill. Adm. Code 125.204.

The applicant's address is:

Baker Farms

286 Knox Road

850 E

Maquon IL 61458

The proposed water pollution control facilities in this request are located at

Section 21, T9N, R2E

of the 4th P.M. in Knox County, at the above street address

and consist

of the following:

Livestock waste management facilities consisting

of one concrete

manure pit (approximately

198 ft. x 46 ft. x 10ft. deep) with the

slotted concrete portion

of the floor over the manure pit. The

manure pit is surrounded

by approximately 490 feet of 6-inch

diameter plastic perimeter foundation drainage tubing. The

foundation tubing also includes 1 inspection port (10 ft. deep 6-

inch diameter plastic pipe).

THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

Electronic Filing - Received, Clerk's Office, June 2, 2009

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These livestock waste management facilities are used to collect, transport and/or

store livestock wastes prior to cropland application., and are further described in

Exhibit

A.

4.

Section 11-10 of the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/11-10 (2006), defines

"pollution control facilities" as:

any system, method, construction, device

or appliance appurtenant

thereto

or any portion of any building or equipment, that is

designed, constructed, installed or operated for the primary

purpose of: (a) eliminating, preventing,

or reducing air or water

pollution

... or (b) treating, pretreating, modifying or disposing of

any potential solid, liquid or gaseous pollutant which if released

without treatment, pretreatment modification

or disposal might be

hannful, detrimental or offensive to human, plant or animal life, or

to property.

5.

Pollution control facilities are entitled to preferential tax treatment, 35 ILCS

200/11-5.

6.

Based on the infonnation in the application and the purpose ofthe facilities, it is

the Illinois

EPA's engineering judgment that the described facilities may be

considered

"pollution control facilities," pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code

125.200(a), with the primary purpose

of eliminating, preventing, or reducing

water pollution,

or as otherwise provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 125.200, and are

eligible for tax certification from the Board.

THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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WHEREFORE, the Illinois EPA recommends that the Board issue the

requested tax certification.

Dated: June

2, 2009

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

By:

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Chad M. Kruse

Assistant Counsel

Division

of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Ave. E.

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

2171782-5544

THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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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

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, GOVERNOR

DOUGLAS

P.

SCOD, DIRECTOR

Memorandum

To:

Connie Tonsor, Division of Legal Counsel

From: Al Keller,

P.E., Manager, Permit Section

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Date:

May

18, 2009

Re:

Baker Farms - Maquon

Recommendation

of Tax Certification

Log # TC-38-08

Property Identification # 18-21-100-001

The Bureau of Water received a request on December 30,2008 from Douglas Baker for an Illinois EPA

recommendation regarding the tax certification of water pollution control facilities pursuant to 35 II.

Adm. Code 125.204. We offer the following recommendation.

The water pollution control facilities in this request include the following:

Baker Farms

286 Knox Road

850 E

Maquon,IL 61458

Section 21, T9N, R2E of the 4th P.M. in Knox County

Livestock waste management facilities consisting

of one concrete manure pit (approximately 198

ft. x 46

ft. x 10ft. deep) with the slotted concrete portion of the floor over the manure pit. The

manure pit is surrounded by approximately

490 feet of 6-inch diameter plastic perimeter

foundation drainage tubing. The foundation tubing also includes 1 inspection port

(10ft. deep 6-

inch diameter plastic pipe).

These livestock waste management facilities are used to collect, transport and/or store livestock

wastes prior to cropland application.

These facilities are further described in the enclosed applications and supporting documents.

Based on the information included in this submittal, it is our engineering judgment that the above

proposed facilities may be considered

"Pollution Control Facilities" under 35 lAC 125.200(a), with the

primary purpose

of eliminating, preventing, or reducing water pollution, or as otherwise provided in this

section, and therefore eligible for tax certification from the Illinois

Pollution Control Board. The Bureau

of Water therefore recommends that the Board issue the requested tax certification for these facilities.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Thaddeus Faught at

2171782-3362.

SAK:TJF:TC-38-08.doc

cc: Tax Cert File

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CHAMPAIGN - 2125 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 - (217) 278-5800

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