100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3770

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol Ammons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/3.330  was 415 ILCS 5/3.32
415 ILCS 5/21  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person shall cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal combustion waste over any United States Environmental Protection Agency Designated Sole Source Aquifer or within the limits of that aquifer's recharge area, nor cause or allow the use of coal combustion waste as cover for any waste disposal site located over any Designated Sole Source Aquifer or within the limits of that aquifer's recharge area, except when coal combustion waste is deposited on power plant property in a legally-permitted cell or impoundment associated with a power plant operating with valid permits Provides, however, that once the power plant is closed, all coal combustion waste shall be removed and relocated to a location outside the Designated Sole Source Aquifer and placed in a lined facility or landfill designed according to scientifically-proven best practices and an Agency-approved closure plan. Provides that no person shall cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal combustion waste outside a Designated Sole Source Aquifer or a United States Designated Sole Source Aquifer's recharge area, unless specified conditions apply (currently, the specified conditions apply to all persons that cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal combustion waste). Makes a conforming change and other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3.330 and 21 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/3.330)  (was 415 ILCS 5/3.32)
7    Sec. 3.330. Pollution control facility.
8    (a) "Pollution control facility" is any waste storage site,
9sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste transfer
10station, waste treatment facility, or waste incinerator. This
11includes sewers, sewage treatment plants, and any other
12facilities owned or operated by sanitary districts organized
13under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act.
14    The following are not pollution control facilities:
15        (1) (blank);
16        (2) waste storage sites regulated under 40 CFR, Part
17    761.42;
18        (3) sites or facilities used by any person conducting a
19    waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, waste
20    transfer or waste incineration operation, or a combination
21    thereof, for wastes generated by such person's own
22    activities, when such wastes are stored, treated, disposed
23    of, transferred or incinerated within the site or facility

 

 

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1    owned, controlled or operated by such person, or when such
2    wastes are transported within or between sites or
3    facilities owned, controlled or operated by such person;
4        (4) sites or facilities at which the State is
5    performing removal or remedial action pursuant to Section
6    22.2 or 55.3;
7        (5) abandoned quarries used solely for the disposal of
8    concrete, earth materials, gravel, or aggregate debris
9    resulting from road construction activities conducted by a
10    unit of government or construction activities due to the
11    construction and installation of underground pipes, lines,
12    conduit or wires off of the premises of a public utility
13    company which are conducted by a public utility;
14        (6) sites or facilities used by any person to
15    specifically conduct a landscape composting operation;
16        (7) regional facilities as defined in the Central
17    Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
18        (8) the portion of a site or facility where coal
19    combustion wastes are stored or disposed of in accordance
20    with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) of
21    subsection (r) subdivision (r)(2) or (r)(3) of Section 21;
22        (9) the portion of a site or facility used for the
23    collection, storage or processing of waste tires as defined
24    in Title XIV;
25        (10) the portion of a site or facility used for
26    treatment of petroleum contaminated materials by

 

 

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1    application onto or incorporation into the soil surface and
2    any portion of that site or facility used for storage of
3    petroleum contaminated materials before treatment. Only
4    those categories of petroleum listed in Section 57.9(a)(3)
5    are exempt under this subdivision (10);
6        (11) the portion of a site or facility where used oil
7    is collected or stored prior to shipment to a recycling or
8    energy recovery facility, provided that the used oil is
9    generated by households or commercial establishments, and
10    the site or facility is a recycling center or a business
11    where oil or gasoline is sold at retail;
12        (11.5) processing sites or facilities that receive
13    only on-specification used oil, as defined in 35 Ill.
14    Admin. Code 739, originating from used oil collectors for
15    processing that is managed under 35 Ill. Admin. Code 739 to
16    produce products for sale to off-site petroleum
17    facilities, if these processing sites or facilities are:
18    (i) located within a home rule unit of local government
19    with a population of at least 30,000 according to the 2000
20    federal census, that home rule unit of local government has
21    been designated as an Urban Round II Empowerment Zone by
22    the United States Department of Housing and Urban
23    Development, and that home rule unit of local government
24    has enacted an ordinance approving the location of the site
25    or facility and provided funding for the site or facility;
26    and (ii) in compliance with all applicable zoning

 

 

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1    requirements;
2        (12) the portion of a site or facility utilizing coal
3    combustion waste for stabilization and treatment of only
4    waste generated on that site or facility when used in
5    connection with response actions pursuant to the federal
6    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
7    Liability Act of 1980, the federal Resource Conservation
8    and Recovery Act of 1976, or the Illinois Environmental
9    Protection Act or as authorized by the Agency;
10        (13) the portion of a site or facility that accepts
11    exclusively general construction or demolition debris and
12    is operated and located in accordance with Section 22.38 of
13    this Act;
14        (14) the portion of a site or facility, located within
15    a unit of local government that has enacted local zoning
16    requirements, used to accept, separate, and process
17    uncontaminated broken concrete, with or without protruding
18    metal bars, provided that the uncontaminated broken
19    concrete and metal bars are not speculatively accumulated,
20    are at the site or facility no longer than one year after
21    their acceptance, and are returned to the economic
22    mainstream in the form of raw materials or products;
23        (15) the portion of a site or facility located in a
24    county with a population over 3,000,000 that has obtained
25    local siting approval under Section 39.2 of this Act for a
26    municipal waste incinerator on or before July 1, 2005 and

 

 

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1    that is used for a non-hazardous waste transfer station;
2        (16) a site or facility that temporarily holds in
3    transit for 10 days or less, non-putrescible solid waste in
4    original containers, no larger in capacity than 500
5    gallons, provided that such waste is further transferred to
6    a recycling, disposal, treatment, or storage facility on a
7    non-contiguous site and provided such site or facility
8    complies with the applicable 10-day transfer requirements
9    of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
10    1976 and United States Department of Transportation
11    hazardous material requirements. For purposes of this
12    Section only, "non-putrescible solid waste" means waste
13    other than municipal garbage that does not rot or become
14    putrid, including, but not limited to, paints, solvent,
15    filters, and absorbents;
16        (17) the portion of a site or facility located in a
17    county with a population greater than 3,000,000 that has
18    obtained local siting approval, under Section 39.2 of this
19    Act, for a municipal waste incinerator on or before July 1,
20    2005 and that is used for wood combustion facilities for
21    energy recovery that accept and burn only wood material, as
22    included in a fuel specification approved by the Agency;
23        (18) a transfer station used exclusively for landscape
24    waste, including a transfer station where landscape waste
25    is ground to reduce its volume, where the landscape waste
26    is held no longer than 24 hours from the time it was

 

 

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1    received;
2        (19) the portion of a site or facility that (i) is used
3    for the composting of food scrap, livestock waste, crop
4    residue, uncontaminated wood waste, or paper waste,
5    including, but not limited to, corrugated paper or
6    cardboard, and (ii) meets all of the following
7    requirements:
8            (A) There must not be more than a total of 30,000
9        cubic yards of livestock waste in raw form or in the
10        process of being composted at the site or facility at
11        any one time.
12            (B) All food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
13        uncontaminated wood waste, and paper waste must, by the
14        end of each operating day, be processed and placed into
15        an enclosed vessel in which air flow and temperature
16        are controlled, or all of the following additional
17        requirements must be met:
18                (i) The portion of the site or facility used
19            for the composting operation must include a
20            setback of at least 200 feet from the nearest
21            potable water supply well.
22                (ii) The portion of the site or facility used
23            for the composting operation must be located
24            outside the boundary of the 10-year floodplain or
25            floodproofed.
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1            1,000,000 inhabitants, the portion of the site or
2            facility used for the composting operation must be
3            located at least one-eighth of a mile from the
4            nearest residence, other than a residence located
5            on the same property as the site or facility.
6                (iv) The portion of the site or facility used
7            for the composting operation must be located at
8            least one-eighth of a mile from the property line
9            of all of the following areas:
10                    (I) Facilities that primarily serve to
11                house or treat people that are
12                immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, such as
13                cancer or AIDS patients; people with asthma,
14                cystic fibrosis, or bioaerosol allergies; or
15                children under the age of one year.
16                    (II) Primary and secondary schools and
17                adjacent areas that the schools use for
18                recreation.
19                    (III) Any facility for child care licensed
20                under Section 3 of the Child Care Act of 1969;
21                preschools; and adjacent areas that the
22                facilities or preschools use for recreation.
23                (v) By the end of each operating day, all food
24            scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
25            uncontaminated wood waste, and paper waste must be
26            (i) processed into windrows or other piles and (ii)

 

 

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1            covered in a manner that prevents scavenging by
2            birds and animals and that prevents other
3            nuisances.
4            (C) Food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
5        uncontaminated wood waste, paper waste, and compost
6        must not be placed within 5 feet of the water table.
7            (D) The site or facility must meet all of the
8        requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
9        U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
10            (E) The site or facility must not (i) restrict the
11        flow of a 100-year flood, (ii) result in washout of
12        food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
13        uncontaminated wood waste, or paper waste from a
14        100-year flood, or (iii) reduce the temporary water
15        storage capacity of the 100-year floodplain, unless
16        measures are undertaken to provide alternative storage
17        capacity, such as by providing lagoons, holding tanks,
18        or drainage around structures at the facility.
19            (F) The site or facility must not be located in any
20        area where it may pose a threat of harm or destruction
21        to the features for which:
22                (i) an irreplaceable historic or
23            archaeological site has been listed under the
24            National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
25            et seq.) or the Illinois Historic Preservation
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1                (ii) a natural landmark has been designated by
2            the National Park Service or the Illinois State
3            Historic Preservation Office; or
4                (iii) a natural area has been designated as a
5            Dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve under the
6            Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act.
7            (G) The site or facility must not be located in an
8        area where it may jeopardize the continued existence of
9        any designated endangered species, result in the
10        destruction or adverse modification of the critical
11        habitat for such species, or cause or contribute to the
12        taking of any endangered or threatened species of
13        plant, fish, or wildlife listed under the Endangered
14        Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Illinois
15        Endangered Species Protection Act;
16        (20) the portion of a site or facility that is located
17    entirely within a home rule unit having a population of no
18    less than 120,000 and no more than 135,000, according to
19    the 2000 federal census, and that meets all of the
20    following requirements:
21            (i) the portion of the site or facility is used
22        exclusively to perform testing of a thermochemical
23        conversion technology using only woody biomass,
24        collected as landscape waste within the boundaries of
25        the home rule unit, as the hydrocarbon feedstock for
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1        Section 39.9 of this Act;
2            (ii) the portion of the site or facility is in
3        compliance with all applicable zoning requirements;
4        and
5            (iii) a complete application for a demonstration
6        permit at the portion of the site or facility has been
7        submitted to the Agency in accordance with Section 39.9
8        of this Act within one year after July 27, 2010 (the
9        effective date of Public Act 96-1314);
10        (21) the portion of a site or facility used to perform
11    limited testing of a gasification conversion technology in
12    accordance with Section 39.8 of this Act and for which a
13    complete permit application has been submitted to the
14    Agency prior to one year from April 9, 2010 (the effective
15    date of Public Act 96-887);
16        (22) the portion of a site or facility that is used to
17    incinerate only pharmaceuticals from residential sources
18    that are collected and transported by law enforcement
19    agencies under Section 17.9A of this Act;
20        (23) the portion of a site or facility:
21            (A) that is used exclusively for the transfer of
22        commingled landscape waste and food scrap held at the
23        site or facility for no longer than 24 hours after
24        their receipt;
25            (B) that is located entirely within a home rule
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1        100,000 and not more than 115,000 according to the 2010
2        federal census or (ii) not less than 5,000 and not more
3        than 10,000 according to the 2010 federal census or
4        that is located in the unincorporated area of a county
5        having a population of not less than 700,000 and not
6        more than 705,000 according to the 2010 federal census;
7            (C) that is permitted, by the Agency, prior to
8        January 1, 2002, for the transfer of landscape waste if
9        located in a home rule unit or that is permitted prior
10        to January 1, 2008 if located in an unincorporated area
11        of a county; and
12            (D) for which a permit application is submitted to
13        the Agency to modify an existing permit for the
14        transfer of landscape waste to also include, on a
15        demonstration basis not to exceed 24 months each time a
16        permit is issued, the transfer of commingled landscape
17        waste and food scrap or for which a permit application
18        is submitted to the Agency within 6 months after
19        January 1, 2016; and
20        (24) the portion of a municipal solid waste landfill
21    unit:
22            (A) that is located in a county having a population
23        of not less than 55,000 and not more than 60,000
24        according to the 2010 federal census;
25            (B) that is owned by that county;
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1        10, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 99-12); and
2            (D) for which a permit application is submitted to
3        the Agency within 6 months after July 10, 2015 (the
4        effective date of Public Act 99-12) for the disposal of
5        non-hazardous special waste.
6    (b) A new pollution control facility is:
7        (1) a pollution control facility initially permitted
8    for development or construction after July 1, 1981; or
9        (2) the area of expansion beyond the boundary of a
10    currently permitted pollution control facility; or
11        (3) a permitted pollution control facility requesting
12    approval to store, dispose of, transfer or incinerate, for
13    the first time, any special or hazardous waste.
14(Source: P.A. 98-146, eff. 1-1-14; 98-239, eff. 8-9-13; 98-756,
15eff. 7-16-14; 98-1130, eff. 1-1-15; 99-12, eff. 7-10-15;
1699-440, eff. 8-21-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
17    (415 ILCS 5/21)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021)
18    Sec. 21. Prohibited acts. No person shall:
19    (a) Cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
20    (b) Abandon, dump, or deposit any waste upon the public
21highways or other public property, except in a sanitary
22landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations adopted
23by the Board.
24    (c) Abandon any vehicle in violation of the "Abandoned
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1the 76th General Assembly.
2    (d) Conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or
3waste-disposal operation:
4        (1) without a permit granted by the Agency or in
5    violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
6    including periodic reports and full access to adequate
7    records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
8    necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
9    regulations and standards adopted thereunder; provided,
10    however, that, except for municipal solid waste landfill
11    units that receive waste on or after October 9, 1993, no
12    permit shall be required for (i) any person conducting a
13    waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal
14    operation for wastes generated by such person's own
15    activities which are stored, treated, or disposed within
16    the site where such wastes are generated, or (ii) a
17    facility located in a county with a population over 700,000
18    as of January 1, 2000, operated and located in accordance
19    with Section 22.38 of this Act, and used exclusively for
20    the transfer, storage, or treatment of general
21    construction or demolition debris, provided that the
22    facility was receiving construction or demolition debris
23    on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
24    General Assembly;
25        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
26    adopted by the Board under this Act; or

 

 

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1        (3) which receives waste after August 31, 1988, does
2    not have a permit issued by the Agency, and is (i) a
3    landfill used exclusively for the disposal of waste
4    generated at the site, (ii) a surface impoundment receiving
5    special waste not listed in an NPDES permit, (iii) a waste
6    pile in which the total volume of waste is greater than 100
7    cubic yards or the waste is stored for over one year, or
8    (iv) a land treatment facility receiving special waste
9    generated at the site; without giving notice of the
10    operation to the Agency by January 1, 1989, or 30 days
11    after the date on which the operation commences, whichever
12    is later, and every 3 years thereafter. The form for such
13    notification shall be specified by the Agency, and shall be
14    limited to information regarding: the name and address of
15    the location of the operation; the type of operation; the
16    types and amounts of waste stored, treated or disposed of
17    on an annual basis; the remaining capacity of the
18    operation; and the remaining expected life of the
19    operation.
20    Item (3) of this subsection (d) shall not apply to any
21person engaged in agricultural activity who is disposing of a
22substance that constitutes solid waste, if the substance was
23acquired for use by that person on his own property, and the
24substance is disposed of on his own property in accordance with
25regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
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1    (e) Dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or
2transport any waste into this State for disposal, treatment,
3storage or abandonment, except at a site or facility which
4meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and
5standards thereunder.
6    (f) Conduct any hazardous waste-storage, hazardous
7waste-treatment or hazardous waste-disposal operation:
8        (1) without a RCRA permit for the site issued by the
9    Agency under subsection (d) of Section 39 of this Act, or
10    in violation of any condition imposed by such permit,
11    including periodic reports and full access to adequate
12    records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
13    necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
14    regulations and standards adopted thereunder; or
15        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
16    adopted by the Board under this Act; or
17        (3) in violation of any RCRA permit filing requirement
18    established under standards adopted by the Board under this
19    Act; or
20        (4) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
21    under this Act.
22    Notwithstanding the above, no RCRA permit shall be required
23under this subsection or subsection (d) of Section 39 of this
24Act for any person engaged in agricultural activity who is
25disposing of a substance which has been identified as a
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1regulations as being subject to this exception, if the
2substance was acquired for use by that person on his own
3property and the substance is disposed of on his own property
4in accordance with regulations or standards adopted by the
5Board.
6    (g) Conduct any hazardous waste-transportation operation:
7        (1) without registering with and obtaining a special
8    waste hauling permit from the Agency in accordance with the
9    regulations adopted by the Board under this Act; or
10        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
11    adopted by the Board under this Act.
12    (h) Conduct any hazardous waste-recycling or hazardous
13waste-reclamation or hazardous waste-reuse operation in
14violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
15adopted by the Board under this Act.
16    (i) Conduct any process or engage in any act which produces
17hazardous waste in violation of any regulations or standards
18adopted by the Board under subsections (a) and (c) of Section
1922.4 of this Act.
20    (j) Conduct any special waste transportation operation in
21violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
22adopted by the Board under this Act. However, sludge from a
23water or sewage treatment plant owned and operated by a unit of
24local government which (1) is subject to a sludge management
25plan approved by the Agency or a permit granted by the Agency,
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1waste as required by applicable State and federal laws and
2regulations, may be transported in this State without a special
3waste hauling permit, and the preparation and carrying of a
4manifest shall not be required for such sludge under the rules
5of the Pollution Control Board. The unit of local government
6which operates the treatment plant producing such sludge shall
7file a semiannual report with the Agency identifying the volume
8of such sludge transported during the reporting period, the
9hauler of the sludge, and the disposal sites to which it was
10transported. This subsection (j) shall not apply to hazardous
11waste.
12    (k) Fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this Act.
13    (l) Locate a hazardous waste disposal site above an active
14or inactive shaft or tunneled mine or within 2 miles of an
15active fault in the earth's crust. In counties of population
16less than 225,000 no hazardous waste disposal site shall be
17located (1) within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits as
18defined on June 30, 1978, of any municipality without the
19approval of the governing body of the municipality in an
20official action; or (2) within 1000 feet of an existing private
21well or the existing source of a public water supply measured
22from the boundary of the actual active permitted site and
23excluding existing private wells on the property of the permit
24applicant. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to
25publicly-owned sewage works or the disposal or utilization of
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1    (m) Transfer interest in any land which has been used as a
2hazardous waste disposal site without written notification to
3the Agency of the transfer and to the transferee of the
4conditions imposed by the Agency upon its use under subsection
5(g) of Section 39.
6    (n) Use any land which has been used as a hazardous waste
7disposal site except in compliance with conditions imposed by
8the Agency under subsection (g) of Section 39.
9    (o) Conduct a sanitary landfill operation which is required
10to have a permit under subsection (d) of this Section, in a
11manner which results in any of the following conditions:
12        (1) refuse in standing or flowing waters;
13        (2) leachate flows entering waters of the State;
14        (3) leachate flows exiting the landfill confines (as
15    determined by the boundaries established for the landfill
16    by a permit issued by the Agency);
17        (4) open burning of refuse in violation of Section 9 of
18    this Act;
19        (5) uncovered refuse remaining from any previous
20    operating day or at the conclusion of any operating day,
21    unless authorized by permit;
22        (6) failure to provide final cover within time limits
23    established by Board regulations;
24        (7) acceptance of wastes without necessary permits;
25        (8) scavenging as defined by Board regulations;
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1    the landfill;
2        (10) acceptance of a special waste without a required
3    manifest;
4        (11) failure to submit reports required by permits or
5    Board regulations;
6        (12) failure to collect and contain litter from the
7    site by the end of each operating day;
8        (13) failure to submit any cost estimate for the site
9    or any performance bond or other security for the site as
10    required by this Act or Board rules.
11    The prohibitions specified in this subsection (o) shall be
12enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
13under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
14Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
15the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
16applicable to sanitary landfills.
17    (p) In violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause
18or allow the open dumping of any waste in a manner which
19results in any of the following occurrences at the dump site:
20        (1) litter;
21        (2) scavenging;
22        (3) open burning;
23        (4) deposition of waste in standing or flowing waters;
24        (5) proliferation of disease vectors;
25        (6) standing or flowing liquid discharge from the dump
26    site;

 

 

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1        (7) deposition of:
2            (i) general construction or demolition debris as
3        defined in Section 3.160(a) of this Act; or
4            (ii) clean construction or demolition debris as
5        defined in Section 3.160(b) of this Act.
6    The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall be
7enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
8under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
9Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
10the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
11applicable to open dumping.
12    (q) Conduct a landscape waste composting operation without
13an Agency permit, provided, however, that no permit shall be
14required for any person:
15        (1) conducting a landscape waste composting operation
16    for landscape wastes generated by such person's own
17    activities which are stored, treated, or disposed of within
18    the site where such wastes are generated; or
19        (1.5) conducting a landscape waste composting
20    operation that (i) has no more than 25 cubic yards of
21    landscape waste, composting additives, composting
22    material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time
23    and (ii) is not engaging in commercial activity; or
24        (2) applying landscape waste or composted landscape
25    waste at agronomic rates; or
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1    at a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences
2    within 1/2 mile of its boundaries, if the facility meets
3    all of the following criteria:
4            (A) the composting facility is operated by the
5        farmer on property on which the composting material is
6        utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
7        more than 2% of the site's total acreage;
8            (A-5) any composting additives that the composting
9        facility accepts and uses at the facility are necessary
10        to provide proper conditions for composting and do not
11        exceed 10% of the total composting material at the
12        facility at any one time;
13            (B) the property on which the composting facility
14        is located, and any associated property on which the
15        compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
16        to the production of agricultural crops and is not
17        owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by any waste
18        hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
19        materials, and the operator of the composting facility
20        is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any way
21        connected with or controlled by any such waste hauler
22        or generator;
23            (C) all compost generated by the composting
24        facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
25        mulch, fertilizer, or soil conditioner on land
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1        facility, and the finished compost is not stored at the
2        composting site for a period longer than 18 months
3        prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
4        conditioner;
5            (D) no fee is charged for the acceptance of
6        materials to be composted at the facility; and
7            (E) the owner or operator, by January 1, 2014 (or
8        the January 1 following commencement of operation,
9        whichever is later) and January 1 of each year
10        thereafter, registers the site with the Agency, (ii)
11        reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
12        material received and used at the site; (iii) certifies
13        to the Agency that the site complies with the
14        requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A), (A-5),
15        (B), (C), and (D) of this paragraph (2.5); and (iv)
16        certifies to the Agency that all composting material
17        was placed more than 200 feet from the nearest potable
18        water supply well, was placed outside the boundary of
19        the 10-year floodplain or on a part of the site that is
20        floodproofed, was placed at least 1/4 mile from the
21        nearest residence (other than a residence located on
22        the same property as the facility) or a lesser distance
23        from the nearest residence (other than a residence
24        located on the same property as the facility) if the
25        municipality in which the facility is located has by
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1        was placed more than 5 feet above the water table; any
2        ordinance approving a residential setback of less than
3        1/4 mile that is used to meet the requirements of this
4        subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2.5) of this subsection
5        must specifically reference this paragraph; or
6        (3) operating a landscape waste composting facility on
7    a farm, if the facility meets all of the following
8    criteria:
9            (A) the composting facility is operated by the
10        farmer on property on which the composting material is
11        utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
12        more than 2% of the property's total acreage, except
13        that the Board may allow a higher percentage for
14        individual sites where the owner or operator has
15        demonstrated to the Board that the site's soil
16        characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate;
17            (A-1) the composting facility accepts from other
18        agricultural operations for composting with landscape
19        waste no materials other than uncontaminated and
20        source-separated (i) crop residue and other
21        agricultural plant residue generated from the
22        production and harvesting of crops and other customary
23        farm practices, including, but not limited to, stalks,
24        leaves, seed pods, husks, bagasse, and roots and (ii)
25        plant-derived animal bedding, such as straw or
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1        painted or treated wood;
2            (A-2) any composting additives that the composting
3        facility accepts and uses at the facility are necessary
4        to provide proper conditions for composting and do not
5        exceed 10% of the total composting material at the
6        facility at any one time;
7            (B) the property on which the composting facility
8        is located, and any associated property on which the
9        compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
10        to the production of agricultural crops and is not
11        owned, leased or otherwise controlled by any waste
12        hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
13        materials, and the operator of the composting facility
14        is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any way
15        connected with or controlled by any such waste hauler
16        or generator;
17            (C) all compost generated by the composting
18        facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
19        mulch, fertilizer or soil conditioner on land actually
20        farmed by the person operating the composting
21        facility, and the finished compost is not stored at the
22        composting site for a period longer than 18 months
23        prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
24        conditioner;
25            (D) the owner or operator, by January 1 of each
26        year, (i) registers the site with the Agency, (ii)

 

 

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1        reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
2        material received and used at the site, (iii) certifies
3        to the Agency that the site complies with the
4        requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A), (A-1),
5        (A-2), (B), and (C) of this paragraph (q)(3), and (iv)
6        certifies to the Agency that all composting material:
7                (I) was placed more than 200 feet from the
8            nearest potable water supply well;
9                (II) was placed outside the boundary of the
10            10-year floodplain or on a part of the site that is
11            floodproofed;
12                (III) was placed either (aa) at least 1/4 mile
13            from the nearest residence (other than a residence
14            located on the same property as the facility) and
15            there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm
16            residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the
17            site on the date of application or (bb) a lesser
18            distance from the nearest residence (other than a
19            residence located on the same property as the
20            facility) provided that the municipality or county
21            in which the facility is located has by ordinance
22            approved a lesser distance than 1/4 mile and there
23            are not more than 10 occupied non-farm residences
24            within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the site on
25            the date of application; and
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1            water table.
2            Any ordinance approving a residential setback of
3        less than 1/4 mile that is used to meet the
4        requirements of this subparagraph (D) must
5        specifically reference this subparagraph.
6    For the purposes of this subsection (q), "agronomic rates"
7means the application of not more than 20 tons per acre per
8year, except that the Board may allow a higher rate for
9individual sites where the owner or operator has demonstrated
10to the Board that the site's soil characteristics or crop needs
11require a higher rate.
12    (r) Cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal
13combustion waste unless:
14        (1) The storage or disposal of coal combustion waste
15    over any United States Environmental Protection Agency
16    Designated Sole Source Aquifer or within the limits of that
17    aquifer's recharge area, nor cause or allow the use of coal
18    combustion waste as cover for any waste disposal site
19    located over any United States Environmental Protection
20    Agency Designated Sole Source Aquifer or within the limits
21    of that aquifer's recharge area, except when coal
22    combustion waste is deposited on power plant property in a
23    legally-permitted cell or impoundment associated with a
24    power plant operating with valid permits. However, once the
25    power plant is closed, all coal combustion waste shall be
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1    States Environmental Protection Agency Designated Sole
2    Source Aquifer and placed in a lined facility or landfill
3    designed according to scientifically-proven best practices
4    and an Agency-approved closure plan.
5        (2) The storage or disposal of coal combustion waste
6    outside a United States Environmental Protection Agency
7    Designated Sole Source Aquifer or a United States
8    Environmental Protection Agency Designated Sole Source
9    Aquifer's recharge area, unless:
10            (A) (1) such waste is stored or disposed of at a
11        site or facility for which a permit has been obtained
12        or is not otherwise required under subsection (d) of
13        this Section; or
14            (B) (2) such waste is stored or disposed of as a
15        part of the design and reclamation of a site or
16        facility which is an abandoned mine site in accordance
17        with the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation
18        Act; or
19            (C) (3) such waste is stored or disposed of at a
20        site or facility which is operating under NPDES and
21        Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency pursuant to
22        regulations adopted by the Board for mine-related
23        water pollution and permits issued pursuant to the
24        Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
25        1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the rules and regulations
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1        the State of Illinois pursuant thereto, and the owner
2        or operator of the facility agrees to accept the waste;
3        and either
4                (i) such waste is stored or disposed of in
5            accordance with requirements applicable to refuse
6            disposal under regulations adopted by the Board
7            for mine-related water pollution and pursuant to
8            NPDES and Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency
9            under such regulations; or
10                (ii) the owner or operator of the facility
11            demonstrates all of the following to the Agency,
12            and the facility is operated in accordance with the
13            demonstration as approved by the Agency:
14                    (I) (1) the disposal area will be covered
15                in a manner that will support continuous
16                vegetation; ,
17                    (II) (2) the facility will be adequately
18                protected from wind and water erosion; ,
19                    (III) (3) the pH will be maintained so as
20                to prevent excessive leaching of metal ions; ,
21                and
22                    (IV) (4) adequate containment or other
23                measures will be provided to protect surface
24                water and groundwater from contamination at
25                levels prohibited by this Act, the Illinois
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1                adopted pursuant thereto.
2    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the
3disposal of coal combustion waste pursuant to subparagraphs (B)
4and (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection item (2) or (3) of
5this subdivision (r) shall be exempt from the other provisions
6of this Title V, and notwithstanding the provisions of Title X
7of this Act, the Agency is authorized to grant experimental
8permits which include provision for the disposal of wastes from
9the combustion of coal and other materials pursuant to
10subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
11items (2) and (3) of this subdivision (r).
12    (s) After April 1, 1989, offer for transportation,
13transport, deliver, receive or accept special waste for which a
14manifest is required, unless the manifest indicates that the
15fee required under Section 22.8 of this Act has been paid.
16    (t) Cause or allow a lateral expansion of a municipal solid
17waste landfill unit on or after October 9, 1993, without a
18permit modification, granted by the Agency, that authorizes the
19lateral expansion.
20    (u) Conduct any vegetable by-product treatment, storage,
21disposal or transportation operation in violation of any
22regulation, standards or permit requirements adopted by the
23Board under this Act. However, no permit shall be required
24under this Title V for the land application of vegetable
25by-products conducted pursuant to Agency permit issued under
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1by-products. In addition, vegetable by-products may be
2transported in this State without a special waste hauling
3permit, and without the preparation and carrying of a manifest.
4    (v) (Blank).
5    (w) Conduct any generation, transportation, or recycling
6of construction or demolition debris, clean or general, or
7uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
8repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads that
9is not commingled with any waste, without the maintenance of
10documentation identifying the hauler, generator, place of
11origin of the debris or soil, the weight or volume of the
12debris or soil, and the location, owner, and operator of the
13facility where the debris or soil was transferred, disposed,
14recycled, or treated. This documentation must be maintained by
15the generator, transporter, or recycler for 3 years. This
16subsection (w) shall not apply to (1) a permitted pollution
17control facility that transfers or accepts construction or
18demolition debris, clean or general, or uncontaminated soil for
19final disposal, recycling, or treatment, (2) a public utility
20(as that term is defined in the Public Utilities Act) or a
21municipal utility, (3) the Illinois Department of
22Transportation, or (4) a municipality or a county highway
23department, with the exception of any municipality or county
24highway department located within a county having a population
25of over 3,000,000 inhabitants or located in a county that is
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1inhabitants; but it shall apply to an entity that contracts
2with a public utility, a municipal utility, the Illinois
3Department of Transportation, or a municipality or a county
4highway department. The terms "generation" and "recycling" as
5used in this subsection do not apply to clean construction or
6demolition debris when (i) used as fill material below grade
7outside of a setback zone if covered by sufficient
8uncontaminated soil to support vegetation within 30 days of the
9completion of filling or if covered by a road or structure,
10(ii) solely broken concrete without protruding metal bars is
11used for erosion control, or (iii) milled asphalt or crushed
12concrete is used as aggregate in construction of the shoulder
13of a roadway. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as used
14in this subsection, do not apply to uncontaminated soil that is
15not commingled with any waste when (i) used as fill material
16below grade or contoured to grade, or (ii) used at the site of
17generation.
18(Source: P.A. 97-220, eff. 7-28-11; 98-239, eff. 8-9-13;
1998-484, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.