101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3291

 

Introduced 2/11/2020, by Sen. Linda Holmes

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/39  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to grant to the City of Aurora a modification to a Class V Non-Hazardous Underground Injection Control Area Permit regarding disposal of lime residual if the permit was previously granted and other specified criteria are met. Provides that the City of Aurora is entitled to previous waivers, is allowed to transport lime residual from the water treatment site to the injection site by truck without a manifest, and shall receive a modified permit allowing the construction requirements of the system to change and alterations to be performed upon the permitted facility.


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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 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
17Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
18under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
19of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved a
20release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
21permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
22specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
23history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or

 

 

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1prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
2conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
3this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
4promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
5provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
6required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
7Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
8transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
9Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
10permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
11but not be limited to the following:
12        (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
13    the permit were granted;
14        (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
15    under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
16    granted;
17        (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
18    the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
19    and
20        (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
21    the regulations might not be met if the permit were
22    granted.
23    If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
24after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
25may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
26be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for

 

 

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1public hearing are required by State or federal law or
2regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
3permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
4this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
5MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection (p)
6of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
7Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
8applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
9permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, to
10UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section,
11or to CCR surface impoundment applications under subsection (y)
12of this Section.
13    The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
14determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
15significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
16existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
17circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
18to be located.
19    After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
20permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
21air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
22any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
23Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
24upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
25provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
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1such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
2existing State air pollution operating permit program
3consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
4    After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
5Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
6subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
7have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
8required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
9consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
10rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
11date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
12revise its rules for the existing State air pollution operating
13permit program consistent with this paragraph and shall adopt
14rules that require a source to demonstrate that it qualifies
15for a permit under this paragraph.
16    (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
17this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
18sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
19Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
20within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
21    All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
22including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
23may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
24this Act.
25    The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
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1permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
2issued without individual applications and shall conform to
3regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
4Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
5    The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
6limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
7Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
8now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and
9schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the earliest
10reasonable date.
11    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
12which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
13permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
14adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
15Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
16pursuant thereto.
17    The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
18prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
19allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or by
20regulations of the Board without the requirement of a variance,
21subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as now or
22hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
23    (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
24sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
25Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
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1by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to the Agency
2that the location of the facility has been approved by the
3county board County Board of the county if in an unincorporated
4area, or the governing body of the municipality when in an
5incorporated area, in which the facility is to be located in
6accordance with Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this
7subsection (c), and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act,
8the appropriate county board or governing body of the
9municipality shall be the county board of the county or the
10governing body of the municipality in which the facility is to
11be located as of the date when the application for siting
12approval is filed.
13    In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
14Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
15operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
16Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
17construction permit for the facility for which local siting
18approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
19development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
20operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
21the permit application to be served upon the appropriate county
22board or governing body of the municipality that granted siting
23approval for that facility and upon any party to the siting
24proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was granted. In
25that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
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1management operations in the manner conducted under subsection
2(i) of Section 39 of this Act.
3    Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
4facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
5facility for which the proposed site is located in an
6unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
7100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
8was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
9population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
10required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
11permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
12governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
13county board of the county in which the proposed site is
14located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
15references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
16mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
17provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
18not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
19owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
20    In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
21development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
22operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
23August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
24Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
25an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
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1location of the facility has been approved by the appropriate
2county board or municipal governing body pursuant to Section
339.2 of this Act.
4    After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
5any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
6the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
7consecutive calendar calendars years, before that facility may
8accept any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
9operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
10that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to the
11Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension of
12waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
13permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant has
14submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the facility
15has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate county
16board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of this
17Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
18    Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
19districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
20District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
21governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
22facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
23relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
24zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
25jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
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1plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
2sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
3Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
4the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
5such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
6municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
7located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
8facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
9which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
10made available to the public, and members of the public shall
11be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
12proposed facility.
13    The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
14transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
15Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is made:
16        (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
17    existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
18    continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
19    1993;
20        (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
21    Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
22    station during April of 1994;
23        (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
24    of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
25    in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
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1    does not object to resumption of the operation of the
2    station; and
3        (4) the site has local zoning approval.
4    (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
5this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
6the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
7defined under this Act. Subsection (y) of this Section, rather
8than this subsection (d), shall apply to permits issued for CCR
9surface impoundments.
10    All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
11including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
12may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
13this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
14standards and other requirements established under this Act,
15Board regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
16of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant
17thereto, and may include schedules for achieving compliance
18therewith as soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a
19performance bond or other security be provided as a condition
20for the issuance of a RCRA permit.
21    In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
22incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
23Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
24operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
25be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
26the safe operation of the incinerator.

 

 

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1    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
2which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
3permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
4adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
5Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations
6pursuant thereto.
7    The applicant shall make available to the public for
8inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
9Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
10trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
11body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
12payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
13business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
14written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
15permit explaining the basis for its decision.
16    (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under this
17subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for the
18underground injection of contaminants as defined under this
19Act.
20    All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
21including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
22may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
23this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
24standards and other requirements established under this Act,
25Board regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523),
26as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include

 

 

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1schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
2require that a performance bond or other security be provided
3as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
4    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
5which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
6permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
7adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
8(P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant 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-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
19Agency shall grant to the City of Aurora a modification to a
20Class V Non-Hazardous Underground Injection Control Area
21Permit to (i) construct and operate a system of disposal of
22lime residual and (ii) authorize the disposal of lime residual
23that originates at the municipality's water treatment plant
24into a subterranean limestone and dolomite mine cavity if the
25permit was previously granted and:
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1        (2) the fluid injected is only lime residual
2    originating from the municipality's water treatment plant
3    as set forth in the Class V Non-Hazardous Underground
4    Injection Control Area Permit;
5        (3) the lime residual will be transported to a final
6    storage area that is in an underground mine cavity located
7    within the City of Aurora;
8        (4) no more than one injection site and well will be
9    required; and
10        (5) the modification granted is a minor modification
11    under the Agency rules establishing a Class V underground
12    injection control program in Illinois.
13    The City of Aurora shall also be entitled to the following:
14        (1) Any waiver for the City of Aurora from the
15    groundwater monitoring requirements granted in the Class V
16    Non-Hazardous Underground Injection Control Area Permit
17    shall also be granted for the permit modification.
18        (2) The transportation of the lime residual from the
19    water treatment plant to the injection site may be done by
20    trucks without a manifest.
21        (3) The modified permit shall allow the construction
22    requirements of the system to change and alterations to be
23    performed on the permitted facility.
24    (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
25this Act:
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1    determination of any question required to be determined by
2    the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
3    or the regulations of the Board, including the
4    determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
5    Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
6    Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
7    regulations, if any.
8        (2) The Agency shall adopt requirements as necessary to
9    implement public participation procedures, including, but
10    not limited to, public notice, comment, and an opportunity
11    for hearing, which must accompany the processing of
12    applications for PSD permits. The Agency shall briefly
13    describe and respond to all significant comments on the
14    draft permit raised during the public comment period or
15    during any hearing. The Agency may group related comments
16    together and provide one unified response for each issue
17    raised.
18        (3) Any complete permit application submitted to the
19    Agency under this subsection for a PSD permit shall be
20    granted or denied by the Agency not later than one year
21    after the filing of such completed application.
22        (4) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
23    applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
24    proposed decision on the application, including the terms
25    and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
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1    support its proposed action.
2    (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all permits
3issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such restrictions
4upon the future use of such sites as are reasonably necessary
5to protect public health and the environment, including
6permanent prohibition of the use of such sites for purposes
7which may create an unreasonable risk of injury to human health
8or to the environment. After administrative and judicial
9challenges to such restrictions have been exhausted, the Agency
10shall file such restrictions of record in the Office of the
11Recorder of the county in which the hazardous waste disposal
12site is located.
13    (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
14permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
15is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
16owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
17waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
18disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
19has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
20feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
21cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
22chemically, physically or biologically treated so as to
23neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
24granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
25impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
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1regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
2refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
3applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
4permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
540 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h), the term
6"generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of this Act,
7unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated, incinerated, or
8partially recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case
9the last person who treats, incinerates, or partially recycles
10the hazardous waste prior to disposal is the generator; or (2)
11the hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
12the person performing the response action is the generator.
13This subsection (h) does not apply to any hazardous waste that
14is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
15    (i) Before issuing any RCRA permit, any permit for a waste
16storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
17transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
18or any waste-transportation operation, any permit or interim
19authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
20fill operation, or any permit required under subsection (d-5)
21of Section 55, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
22prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
23management operations, clean construction or demolition debris
24fill operations, and tire storage site management. The Agency
25may deny such a permit, or deny or revoke interim
26authorization, if the prospective owner or operator or any

 

 

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1employee or officer of the prospective owner or operator has a
2history of:
3        (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
4    laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
5    operation of waste management facilities or sites, clean
6    construction or demolition debris fill operation
7    facilities or sites, or tire storage sites; or
8        (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
9    which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
10    conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction in
11    this or another state or federal court of any of the
12    following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
13    perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
14    any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
15    condition; or
16        (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
17    handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing
18    of waste, clean construction or demolition debris, or used
19    or waste tires, or proof of gross carelessness or
20    incompetence in using clean construction or demolition
21    debris as fill.
22    (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
23authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
24fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
25between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
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1shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
2activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
3contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
4the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
5authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
6necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
7may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
8activities at the site may have caused or allowed contamination
9at the site, unless such contamination is authorized under any
10permit issued by the Agency.
11    (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
12the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
13shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
14any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
15or operation of surface mining facilities.
16    (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
17Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
18permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
19end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
20unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
21develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
22the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
23Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
24development of the facility or site by any other litigation
25beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
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1litigation is concluded.
2    (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
3for construction or operation of any facility or site located
4within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
5to this Act, where such construction or operation is
6prohibited.
7    (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
8operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
9granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions as
10may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as
11are not inconsistent with applicable regulations promulgated
12by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond
13or other security shall not be required as a condition for the
14issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit pursuant
15to this subsection, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
16within the time limitations of this subsection specific,
17detailed statements as to the reasons the permit application
18was denied. Such statements shall include but not be limited to
19the following:
20        (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
21    the permit were granted;
22        (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
23    this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
24        (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
25    the applicant did not provide in its application to the
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1        (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and the
2    regulations might be violated if the permit were granted.
3    If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
4after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
5may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
6waive the 90-day limitation by filing a written statement with
7the Agency.
8    The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
9receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
10the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
11200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
12including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
13materials to be processed, and documentation that:
14        (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
15    feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
16        (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of the
17    10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
18        (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
19    incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
20    area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
21    residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
22    or the permitted composting area of which is expanded after
23    November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at least
24    1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a residence
25    located on the same property as the facility);
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1    material from being placed within 5 feet of the water
2    table, will adequately control runoff from the site, and
3    will collect and manage any leachate that is generated on
4    the site;
5        (5) the operation of the facility will include
6    appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
7    operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
8    shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
9    procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
10    non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
11    terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
12    sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
13    composted and otherwise disposed of; and
14        (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
15    any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
16    The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer than
1710 years in duration for the composting of landscape wastes, as
18defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the above
19requirements.
20    The operator of any facility permitted under this
21subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
22Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
23estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
24composting.
25    (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
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1material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
2Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
3    (o) (Blank.)
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 July 12, 2011 (the effective date
20of Public Act 97-95), the Agency, in consultation with the
21regulated community, shall develop a web portal to be posted on
22its website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting
23timely issuance of permits required by this Act. At a minimum,
24the Agency shall make the following information available on
25the 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 July 12, 2011 (the effective
8    date of Public Act 97-95), permit application forms or
9    portions of permit applications that can be completed and
10    saved electronically, and submitted to the Agency
11    electronically with digital signatures.
12        (3) Within 2 years after July 12, 2011 (the effective
13    date of Public Act 97-95), an online tracking system where
14    an applicant may review the status of its pending
15    application, including the name and contact information of
16    the permit analyst assigned to the application. Until the
17    online tracking system has been developed, the Agency shall
18    post on its website semi-annual permitting efficiency
19    tracking reports that include statistics on the timeframes
20    for Agency action on the following types of permits
21    received after July 12, 2011 (the effective date of Public
22    Act 97-95): air construction permits, new NPDES permits and
23    associated water construction permits, and modifications
24    of major NPDES permits and associated water construction
25    permits. The reports must be posted by February 1 and
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1            (A) the number of applications received for each
2        type of permit, the number of applications on which the
3        Agency has taken action, and the number of applications
4        still pending; and
5            (B) for those applications where the Agency has not
6        taken action in accordance with the timeframes set
7        forth in this Act, the date the application was
8        received and the reasons for any delays, which may
9        include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the
10        application being inadequate or incomplete, (ii)
11        scientific or technical disagreements with the
12        applicant, USEPA, or other local, state, or federal
13        agencies involved in the permitting approval process,
14        (iii) public opposition to the permit, or (iv) Agency
15        staffing shortages. To the extent practicable, the
16        tracking report shall provide approximate dates when
17        cause for delay was identified by the Agency, when the
18        Agency informed the applicant of the problem leading to
19        the delay, and when the applicant remedied the reason
20        for the delay.
21    (r) Upon the request of the applicant, the Agency shall
22notify the applicant of the permit analyst assigned to the
23application upon its receipt.
24    (s) The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute
25guidance documents relating to its administration of this
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1Guidance documents prepared under this subsection shall not be
2considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois
3Administrative Procedure Act. Such guidance shall not be
4binding on any party.
5    (t) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or
6regulation, any person submitting an application for a permit
7may include with the application suggested permit language for
8Agency consideration. The Agency is not obligated to use the
9suggested language or any portion thereof in its permitting
10decision. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency
11shall meet with the applicant to discuss the suggested
12language.
13    (u) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
14provide the permit applicant with a copy of the draft permit
15prior to any public review period.
16    (v) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
17provide the permit applicant with a copy of the final permit
18prior to its issuance.
19    (w) An air pollution permit shall not be required due to
20emissions of greenhouse gases, as specified by Section 9.15 of
21this Act.
22    (x) If, before the expiration of a State operating permit
23that is issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and
24contains federally enforceable conditions limiting the
25potential to emit of the source to a level below the major
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1from the Clean Air Act Permit Program, the Agency receives a
2complete application for the renewal of that permit, then all
3of the terms and conditions of the permit shall remain in
4effect until final administrative action has been taken on the
5application for the renewal of the permit.
6    (y) The Agency may issue permits exclusively under this
7subsection to persons owning or operating a CCR surface
8impoundment subject to Section 22.59.
9    All CCR surface impoundment permits shall contain those
10terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, schedules
11of compliance, which may be required to accomplish the purposes
12and provisions of this Act, Board regulations, the Illinois
13Groundwater Protection Act and regulations pursuant thereto,
14and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and regulations
15pursuant thereto, and may include schedules for achieving
16compliance therewith as soon as possible.
17    The Board shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
18that are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of CCR
19surface impoundment permits and that are consistent with this
20Act or regulations adopted by the Board, and with the RCRA, as
21amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
22    The applicant shall make available to the public for
23inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
24Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
25trade secrets, on its public internet website as well as at the
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1municipality where CCR from the CCR surface impoundment will be
2permanently disposed. Such documents may be copied upon payment
3of the actual cost of reproduction during regular business
4hours of the local office.
5    The Agency shall issue a written statement concurrent with
6its grant or denial of the permit explaining the basis for its
7decision.
8(Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; revised 9-12-19.)