Sen. Chapin Rose

Filed: 3/15/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1868

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1868 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Section 39 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/39)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
7    Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
8    (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for
9the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
10facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
11applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
12shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
13proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
14vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
15of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
16procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this

 

 

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1Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
2under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
3of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved a
4release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
5permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
6specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
7history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or
8prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
9conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
10this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
11promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
12provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
13required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
14Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
15transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
16Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
17permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
18but not be limited to the following:
19        (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
20    the permit were granted;
21        (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
22    under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
23    granted;
24        (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
25    the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
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1        (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
2    the regulations might not be met if the permit were
3    granted.
4    If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
5after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
6may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
7be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
8public hearing are required by State or federal law or
9regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
10permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
11this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
12MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection (p)
13of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
14Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
15applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
16permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, or to
17UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section.
18    The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
19determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
20significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
21existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
22circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
23to be located.
24    After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
25permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
26air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of

 

 

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1any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
2Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
3upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
4provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
5Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
6such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
7existing State air pollution operating permit program
8consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
9    After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
10Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
11subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
12have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
13required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
14consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
15rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
16date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
17revise its rules for the existing State air pollution operating
18permit program consistent with this paragraph and shall adopt
19rules that require a source to demonstrate that it qualifies
20for a permit under this paragraph.
21    (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
22this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
23sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
24Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
25within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
26    All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and conditions,

 

 

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1including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
2be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
3Act.
4    The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
5from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
6permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
7issued without individual applications and shall conform to
8regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
9Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
10    The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
11limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
12Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
13now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and
14schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the earliest
15reasonable date.
16    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
17which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
18permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
19adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
20Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
21pursuant thereto.
22    The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
23prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
24allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or by
25regulations of the Board without the requirement of a variance,
26subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as now or

 

 

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1hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
2    (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
3sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
4Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
5construction of a new pollution control facility may be granted
6by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to the Agency
7that the location of the facility has been approved by the
8County Board of the county if in an unincorporated area, or the
9governing body of the municipality when in an incorporated
10area, in which the facility is to be located in accordance with
11Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (c),
12and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act, the appropriate
13county board or governing body of the municipality shall be the
14county board of the county or the governing body of the
15municipality in which the facility is to be located as of the
16date when the application for siting approval is filed.
17    In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
18Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
19operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
20Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
21construction permit for the facility for which local siting
22approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
23development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
24operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
25the permit application to be served upon the appropriate county
26board or governing body of the municipality that granted siting

 

 

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1approval for that facility and upon any party to the siting
2proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was granted. In
3that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
4subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in waste
5management operations in the manner conducted under subsection
6(i) of Section 39 of this Act.
7    Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
8facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
9facility for which the proposed site is located in an
10unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
11100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
12was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
13population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
14required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
15permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
16governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
17county board of the county in which the proposed site is
18located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
19references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
20mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
21provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
22not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
23owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
24    In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
25development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
26operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to

 

 

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1August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
2Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
3an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
4unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that the
5location of the facility has been approved by the appropriate
6county board or municipal governing body pursuant to Section
739.2 of this Act.
8    After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
9any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
10the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
11consecutive calendars years, before that facility may accept
12any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
13operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
14that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to the
15Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension of
16waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
17permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant has
18submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the facility
19has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate county
20board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of this
21Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
22    Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
23districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
24District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
25governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
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1relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
2zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
3jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
4    Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
5plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
6sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
7Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
8the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
9such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
10municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
11located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
12facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
13which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
14made available to the public, and members of the public shall
15be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
16proposed facility.
17    The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
18transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
19Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is made:
20        (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
21    existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
22    continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
23    1993;
24        (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
25    Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
26    station during April of 1994;

 

 

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1        (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
2    of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
3    in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
4    municipality, if the station is in an incorporated area,
5    does not object to resumption of the operation of the
6    station; and
7        (4) the site has local zoning approval.
8    (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
9this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
10the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
11defined under this Act.
12    All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
13including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
14be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
15Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
16other requirements established under this Act, Board
17regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
18(P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
19and may include schedules for achieving compliance therewith as
20soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a performance
21bond or other security be provided as a condition for the
22issuance of a RCRA permit.
23    In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
24incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
25Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
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1be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
2the safe operation of the incinerator.
3    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
4which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
5permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
6adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
7Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations
8pursuant thereto.
9    The applicant shall make available to the public for
10inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
11Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
12trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
13body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
14payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
15business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
16written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
17permit explaining the basis for its decision.
18    (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under this
19subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for the
20underground injection of contaminants as defined under this
21Act.
22    All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
23including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
24be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
25Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
26other requirements established under this Act, Board

 

 

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1regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
2amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
3schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
4require that a performance bond or other security be provided
5as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
6    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
7which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
8permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
9adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
10(P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
11    The applicant shall make available to the public for
12inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant to the
13Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
14trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
15body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
16payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
17business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
18written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
19permit explaining the basis for its decision.
20    (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
21this Act:
22        (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
23    determination of any question required to be determined by
24    the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
25    or the regulations of the Board, including the
26    determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,

 

 

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1    Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
2    Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
3    regulations, if any.
4        (2) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
5    applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
6    proposed decision on the application including the terms
7    and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
8    conduct or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
9    support its proposed action.
10        (3) Following such notice, the Agency shall give the
11    applicant an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
12    the provisions of Sections 10-25 through 10-60 of the
13    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
14    (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all permits
15issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such restrictions
16upon the future use of such sites as are reasonably necessary
17to protect public health and the environment, including
18permanent prohibition of the use of such sites for purposes
19which may create an unreasonable risk of injury to human health
20or to the environment. After administrative and judicial
21challenges to such restrictions have been exhausted, the Agency
22shall file such restrictions of record in the Office of the
23Recorder of the county in which the hazardous waste disposal
24site is located.
25    (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
26permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization

 

 

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1is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
2owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
3waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
4disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
5has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
6feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
7cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
8chemically, physically or biologically treated so as to
9neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
10granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
11impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
12purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
13regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
14refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
15applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
16permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
1740 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h), the term
18"generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of this Act,
19unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated, incinerated, or
20partially recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case
21the last person who treats, incinerates, or partially recycles
22the hazardous waste prior to disposal is the generator; or (2)
23the hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
24the person performing the response action is the generator.
25This subsection (h) does not apply to any hazardous waste that
26is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.

 

 

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1    (i) Before issuing any RCRA permit, any permit for a waste
2storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
3transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
4or any waste-transportation operation, or any permit or interim
5authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
6fill operation, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
7prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
8management operations and clean construction or demolition
9debris fill operations. The Agency may deny such a permit, or
10deny or revoke interim authorization, if the prospective owner
11or operator or any employee or officer of the prospective owner
12or operator has a history of:
13        (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
14    laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
15    operation of waste management facilities or sites or clean
16    construction or demolition debris fill operation
17    facilities or sites; or
18        (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
19    which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
20    conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction in
21    this or another state or federal court of any of the
22    following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
23    perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
24    any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
25    condition; or
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1    handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing
2    of waste or clean construction or demolition debris, or
3    proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in using clean
4    construction or demolition debris as fill.
5    (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
6authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
7fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
8between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
9prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
10shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
11activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
12contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
13the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
14authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
15necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
16may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
17activities at the site may have caused or allowed contamination
18at the site, unless such contamination is authorized under any
19permit issued by the Agency.
20    (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
21the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
22shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
23any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
24or operation of surface mining facilities.
25    (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
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1permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
2end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
3unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
4develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
5the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
6Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
7development of the facility or site by any other litigation
8beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
9deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
10litigation is concluded.
11    (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
12for construction or operation of any facility or site located
13within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
14to this Act, where such construction or operation is
15prohibited.
16    (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
17operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
18granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions as
19may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as
20are not inconsistent with applicable regulations promulgated
21by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond
22or other security shall not be required as a condition for the
23issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit pursuant
24to this subsection, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
25within the time limitations of this subsection specific,
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1was denied. Such statements shall include but not be limited to
2the following:
3        (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
4    the permit were granted;
5        (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
6    this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
7        (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
8    the applicant did not provide in its application to the
9    Agency; and
10        (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and the
11    regulations might be violated if the permit were granted.
12    If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
13after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
14may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
15waive the 90 day limitation by filing a written statement with
16the Agency.
17    The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
18receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
19the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
20200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
21including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
22materials to be processed, and documentation that:
23        (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
24    feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
25        (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of the
26    10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;

 

 

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1        (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
2    incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
3    area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
4    residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
5    or the permitted composting area of which is expanded after
6    November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at least
7    1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a residence
8    located on the same property as the facility);
9        (4) the design of the facility will prevent any compost
10    material from being placed within 5 feet of the water
11    table, will adequately control runoff from the site, and
12    will collect and manage any leachate that is generated on
13    the site;
14        (5) the operation of the facility will include
15    appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
16    operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
17    shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
18    procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
19    non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
20    terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
21    sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
22    composted and otherwise disposed of; and
23        (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
24    any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
25    The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer than
2610 years in duration for the composting of landscape wastes, as

 

 

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1defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the above
2requirements.
3    The operator of any facility permitted under this
4subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
5Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
6estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
7composting.
8    (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
9Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
10material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
11Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
12    (o) (Blank.)
13    (o-1) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act to the
14contrary, the Agency shall not grant a permit for a new
15pollution control facility over an aquifer that is the
16principal source of potable water for 50 or more municipalities
17that are located outside of the county where the proposed
18facility will be located unless the Board determines, based
19upon evidence presented at a public hearing conducted by the
20Board in accordance with this Section, that the operation of
21the facility at that location will not pose an unreasonable
22threat of contamination to that aquifer.
23    For purposes of determining the applicability of this
24subsection (o-1), the Agency, upon receipt of an application
25for a permit for the establishment of a new pollution control
26facility shall make a determination, based upon a review of

 

 

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1technical and scientific information maintained by the
2Illinois Water Inventory Program of the Illinois State Water
3Survey's Center for Groundwater Science and by the Illinois
4State Geological Survey, as to whether the proposed facility
5would be located over an aquifer that provides a principal
6source of water for 50 or more municipalities located outside
7of the county where the facility will be located.
8    An aquifer shall be deemed to provide a principal source of
9potable water for a municipality for purposes of this
10subsection (o-1) if the municipality is served by a community
11water supply, and that community water supply has, during the
1212-month period immediately preceding the date of
13determination, obtained 50% or more of its potable water from
14that aquifer.
15    In addition to any facilities that meet the definition of a
16"new pollution control facility" as defined elsewhere in this
17Act, for the purposes of this subsection (o-1), a "new
18pollution control facility" shall also include any existing
19pollution control facility that is the proposed location,
20pursuant to a pending application to the USEPA, for the
21disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) or PCB items at
22concentrations regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act,
23pursuant to Subpart D of 40 C.F.R. 761.
24    If the Agency determines that the proposed new pollution
25control facility is over an aquifer that provides a principal
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1outside of the county where the facility is located, the Agency
2shall (i) identify from records maintained by the Illinois
3State Water Survey each municipality that is located outside of
4the County that is provided a principal source of water from
5the aquifer in question, (ii) schedule a public hearing before
6the Board for the purpose of considering evidence on the issue
7of whether the operation of the facility will pose an
8unreasonable risk of contamination to the aquifer in question,
9and (iii) provide written notice of the time and date of the
10public hearing before the Board to the permit applicant and the
11mayor, village board president, or other chief executive
12officer of each municipality that has been identified as being
13served by a community water supply relying on the aquifer as a
14principal source of potable water.
15        The hearing required under this subsection (o-1) shall
16be scheduled at least 90 days after the applicant and any
17interested parties have received notice of the hearing by
18certified mail, and no more than 120 days after receipt by the
19Agency of the application for the permit. At the conclusion of
20the hearing, the Board shall decide whether the proposed
21facility poses an unreasonable risk of contamination of the
22aquifer in question. In making that determination, the Board
23shall consider the following:
24        (1) whether the aquifer in question is protected from
25    contamination caused by any leaks of substances disposed of
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1    50 feet of bedrock between the bottom of the facility and
2    the aquifer;
3        (2) whether the aquifer is separated vertically from
4    the bottom of the proposed facility by at least 300 feet;
5        (3) whether the municipality or municipalities that
6    rely on the aquifer as a principal source of potable water
7    have an available, alternative ground or surface water
8    source for potable water that can be economically utilized
9    to replace water from the aquifer if it becomes
10    contaminated; and
11        (4) whether materials that may be disposed of at the
12    waste facility include any hazardous waste or special waste
13    and, if so, (A) whether the applicant has demonstrated that
14    there is an economically feasible means of
15    de-contaminating the aquifer if it becomes contaminated by
16    substances originating in such hazardous or special waste
17    that has been disposed of at the facility; (B) whether the
18    applicant has identified a secure source of funds that
19    would be perpetually available and adequate to cover the
20    costs for removing contamination originating from the
21    facility from the aquifer; and (C) the length of time that
22    any toxic or hazardous substances contained in any
23    hazardous or special waste disposed of at the facility can
24    be expected to persist in a chemical state and in
25    concentrations that will pose a threat to human health if
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1    The Board's decision shall be in writing, and shall be
2supported by written findings of fact as to each of the
3criteria to be considered.
4    (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
5for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
6subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
7unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
8approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish notice of
9the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the
10county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located.
11The notice must be published at least 15 days before submission
12of the permit application to the Agency. The notice shall state
13the name and address of the applicant, the location of the
14MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature and size of the
15MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature of the activity
16proposed, the probable life of the proposed activity, the date
17the permit application will be submitted, and a statement that
18persons may file written comments with the Agency concerning
19the permit application within 30 days after the filing of the
20permit application unless the time period to submit comments is
21extended by the Agency.
22    When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
23to supplement a permit application being reviewed by the
24Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
25notice under this subsection.
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1permit application that are postmarked no later than 30 days
2after the filing of the permit application, unless the time
3period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
4    (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
5this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
6with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
7which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
8same time the application is submitted to the Agency. The
9permit application filed with the county board or governing
10body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
11to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
12determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
13application and other documents on file with the county board
14or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
15for public inspection during regular business hours at the
16office of the county board or the governing body of the
17municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
18of reproduction.
19    (q) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Agency, in
21consultation with the regulated community, shall develop a web
22portal to be posted on its website for the purpose of enhancing
23review and promoting timely issuance of permits required by
24this Act. At a minimum, the Agency shall make the following
25information available on the web portal:
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1    of permit applications, developed pursuant to subsection
2    (s) of this Section, which may include, but are not limited
3    to, existing instructions for completing the applications
4    and examples of complete applications. As the Agency
5    develops new checklists and develops guidance, it shall
6    supplement the web portal with those materials.
7        (2) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
8    amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, permit
9    application forms or portions of permit applications that
10    can be completed and saved electronically, and submitted to
11    the Agency electronically with digital signatures.
12        (3) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
13    amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, an online
14    tracking system where an applicant may review the status of
15    its pending application, including the name and contact
16    information of the permit analyst assigned to the
17    application. Until the online tracking system has been
18    developed, the Agency shall post on its website semi-annual
19    permitting efficiency tracking reports that include
20    statistics on the timeframes for Agency action on the
21    following types of permits received after the effective
22    date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly:
23    air construction permits, new NPDES permits and associated
24    water construction permits, and modifications of major
25    NPDES permits and associated water construction permits.
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1    year and shall include:
2            (A) the number of applications received for each
3        type of permit, the number of applications on which the
4        Agency has taken action, and the number of applications
5        still pending; and
6            (B) for those applications where the Agency has not
7        taken action in accordance with the timeframes set
8        forth in this Act, the date the application was
9        received and the reasons for any delays, which may
10        include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the
11        application being inadequate or incomplete, (ii)
12        scientific or technical disagreements with the
13        applicant, USEPA, or other local, state, or federal
14        agencies involved in the permitting approval process,
15        (iii) public opposition to the permit, or (iv) Agency
16        staffing shortages. To the extent practicable, the
17        tracking report shall provide approximate dates when
18        cause for delay was identified by the Agency, when the
19        Agency informed the applicant of the problem leading to
20        the delay, and when the applicant remedied the reason
21        for the delay.
22    (r) Upon the request of the applicant, the Agency shall
23notify the applicant of the permit analyst assigned to the
24application upon its receipt.
25    (s) The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute
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1Section and procedural rules implementing this Section.
2Guidance documents prepared under this subsection shall not be
3considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois
4Administrative Procedure Act. Such guidance shall not be
5binding on any party.
6    (t) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or
7regulation, any person submitting an application for a permit
8may include with the application suggested permit language for
9Agency consideration. The Agency is not obligated to use the
10suggested language or any portion thereof in its permitting
11decision. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency
12shall meet with the applicant to discuss the suggested
13language.
14    (u) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
15provide the permit applicant with a copy of the draft permit
16prior to any public review period.
17    (v) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
18provide the permit applicant with a copy of the final permit
19prior to its issuance.
20    (w) An air pollution permit shall not be required due to
21emissions of greenhouse gases, as specified by Section 9.15 of
22this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.".