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Waste Transfer Station

Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC (LRS) submitted an application to the City of West Chicago for the construction and eventual operation of a solid waste transfer station facility at the site of 1655 Power Road. This webpage was created to provide transparency and serve as a source of information for residents of West Chicago.

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Statement from Mayor Ruben Pineda

The City would like all of the residents to understand its role in the siting proceedings for a new transfer station in the City of West Chicago. Once an application is filed with the City, at least one public hearing to allow evidence, testimony and public comments on the nine criteria that must be satisfied to receive siting approval must be held. Under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, the ultimate responsibility for acting on the application is vested with the City Council. As such, the City Council and its members serve like judges and determine whether the nine criteria under the Act have been met. No City Council member can pre-judge a siting application and under the law the City cannot simply say no to the transfer station. The process under the Illinois Environmental Act MUST be followed.

As the City moves forward with this process, please remember that it is imperative that issues of fundamental fairness are kept in mind. As such, state law prevents City Council members from engaging in any substantive conversation concerning the merits of an application or making any comments about the application until it has rendered its formal decision.

We appreciate everyone’s understanding of the City’s role in this state mandated process.

To help build transparency and understanding around this process, the City has created this webpage and will continue to maintain and update it's content as updates occur.

Learn More About the City's Role in the Transfer Station Process

Public Comment

Your voice is important to all of the West Chicago City Council members. The City Council will fully and fairly consider any public comment, and your opinion is important to it as a decision maker.

Please note: Initial public comment was needed to be submitted in writing prior to the public hearing. If you wish to still provide public comments, it may be done so within 30 days of the final public hearing date. Public comments may be submitted in writing by delivering to the West Chicago City Hall at 475 Main Street, or by email at aadm@westchicago.org.

Background

Notice of Intent (NOI) Sent to Neighboring Properties
Property owners near the area of 1655 Powis Road received an official mailed Notice of Intent (NOI) stating that Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC (LRS) would be filing a formal application and proposal on Friday, September 16, 2022 with the City that would request approval to construct and operate a solid waste transfer station facility at the site of 1655 Powis Road.

Formal Application Received by City
The City has received a formal application and proposal from Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC (LRS) on Friday, September 16, 2022 for the construction and eventual operation of a solid waste transfer station facility at the site of 1655 Powis Road.

Public Hearing Held Through Several Dates
As part of the siting and application process, the City was required to hold at least one Public Hearing date. The City provided seven dates for the Public Hearing to occur from Tuesday, January 3, 2023 through Thursday, January 19, 2023.

Public Hearing Transcripts

As part of the siting and application process, the City was required to hold at least one public hearing no sooner than 90 days, but no later than 120 days from the receipt of the application that occurred on Friday, September 16, 2022.

The following Public Hearing dates, times, and locations were scheduled and have occurred. The City will publish the transcripts of each Public Hearing date as they become available.

Public Hearing Exhibits

Provided are the exhibits entered into evidence during the Public Hearing.

Public Participation

Initial public comment was needed to be submitted in writing prior to the public hearing. This option was available to interested members of the public beginning Monday, October 17 through the first public hearing date. If you wish to still provide public comments, it may be done so within 30 days of the final public hearing date.

Public comments may be submitted in writing by delivering to the West Chicago City Hall at 475 Main Street, or by email at aadm@westchicago.org.

Transfer Station Review Process

City's Role in the Transfer Station Review Process

El Papel de la Ciudad en el Proceso de Revisión de la Estación de Transferencia

El Papel de la Ciudad en el Proceso de Revisión de la Estación de Transferencia

      La Ciudad quiere que todos los residentes entiendan su papel en los procedimientos del emplazamiento para una nueva estación de transferencia en la Ciudad de West Chicago.  Los procedimientos y proceso, y los derechos y responsabilidades de los partidos, están dictados por la Sección 39.2 del Acta de Protección Ambiental de Illinois, por el Articulo VII “Procedimientos de Aprobación de Sitio de Instalación de Control de Polución” del Código de Ordenanzas de la Ciudad y por la ley del caso. Es importante tener en cuenta que el proceso gobernado por Sección 39.2 se trata solo con la revisión de la Ciudad del sitio propuesto de la instalación de control de polución. Cualquier desarrollo y permisos de operación para la instalación debe ser obtenida por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Illinois.

            Sección 39.2 del Acta de Protección Ambiental de Illinois requiere que cualquier persona o partido quien desea desarrollar, construir u operar una nueva instalación de control de polución debe hacer una petición por escrito a la unidad local de gobierno (la “Ciudad”) en el cual la instalación propuesta se va ubicar. Usualmente, la “petición” está acompañada por una solicitud en detalle, en profundidad, y múltiples volúmenes, donde el solicitante incluye información lo cual siente dirige y demuestra el cumplimiento con los siguientes nueve criterios legales:

  • La instalación es necesaria para acomodar las necesidades de desechos del área que intenta servir;
  • La instalación está diseñada, situada y propuesta para operar en el cual la salud, seguridad y bienestar del publico será protegida;
  • La instalación está situada para minimizar incompatibilidad con el carácter del área circundante y para minimizar el efecto sobre el valor de la propiedad alrededor;
  • (A) para una instalación aparte de un sitio de un relleno sanitario o sitio de eliminación de desechos, la instalación está situada fuera del perímetro de la planicie de inundación de 100 años o el sitio es aprueba de inundaciones; (B) para una instalación que es un relleno sanitario o sitio de eliminación de desechos, la instalación está situada fuera de la planicie de inundación de 100 años, o si la instalación es una instalación descrita en subsección (b)(3) de la Sección 22.19a del Acta de Protección Ambiental de Illinois (415 ILCS 5/22.19a), el sitio es aprueba de inundaciones;
  • El plan de operaciones para la instalación es diseñado para minimizar el peligro al área circundante de incendios, derrames, u otros accidentes operacionales;
  • El patrón de tráfico a y de la instalación están diseñados para minimizar el impacto del flujo de tráfico existente;
  • Si la instalación estará tratando, almacenando o eliminando residuos peligrosos, un plan de respuesta de emergencia existe para la instalación lo cual incluye notificación, y procedimientos de contención y evacuación usados en caso de una liberación accidental;
  • Si la instalación estará situada en el condado donde el comité del condado ha adoptado un plan de administración de desechos sólidos consistente con los requisitos de planificación del Acta Local de Eliminación de Desechos Sólidos, o el Acta de Planificación y Reciclaje de Desechos Sólidos, la instalación está consistente con ese plan; para los propósitos de este criterio, el plan de administración de desechos sólidos significa que el plan que está en efecto desde la fecha de esta solicitud para la aprobación del sitio está archivada; y
  • Si la instalación será situada dentro de un área de recarga regulada, cualquier requisito aplicable especificado por la Junta de Control de Polución de Illinois para tales áreas son cumplidas.

            El proceso de emplazamiento real empieza por el solicitante proveyendo la noticia adecuada bajo el Acta y la Ordenanza del Emplazamiento y el archivo de la solicitud con la Ciudad.

            Por lo menos una audiencia pública para permitir la evidencia, testimonio y comentarios públicos sobre los nueve criterios que deben estar satisfechos para recibir aprobación de emplazamiento debe suceder. El propósito de la audiencia es para permitirles a todos los partidos interesados una oportunidad para hacer sus posiciones sobre la instalación propuesta conocida por la Ciudad. Bajo el Acta de Protección Ambiental de Illinois, la última responsabilidad para actuar sobre la solicitud está establecida con el Concilio de la Ciudad. Como tal, el Concilio de la Ciudad y sus miembros sirven como jueces y determinan si los nueve criterios se han cumplido.

El solicitante tiene la carga de la prueba para establecer ya sea entrega por escrito y/o testimonio oral que la instalación propuesta cumple todos los nueve criterios de Sección 39.2 incluyendo si la instalación propuesta es necesaria. El procedimiento de audiencia también permite a los oponentes de la instalación la oportunidad para poner evidencia en el registro que refuta o acusa el testimonio del solicitante. Como un juez, los miembros del Concilio de la Ciudad deben tomar una decisión ya sea que el criterio ha sido cumplido solamente en el registro en este procedimiento y ningún miembro del Concilio de la Ciudad puede prejuzgar los méritos de la solicitud ni hará cualquier comentario sobre la solicitud hasta el final del proceso de la audiencia pública. 

            Al final de cada procedimiento de la audiencia pública, el Concilio de la Ciudad debe determinar cumplimiento o ningún cumplimiento con el criterio y aprueba o niega la petición de la ubicación del sitio solicitado.  Cada uno de los nueve criterios deben ser cumplidos para que el Concilio de la Ciudad apruebe el emplazamiento. Sección 39.2 provee, sin embargo, que, si el criterio del emplazamiento es cumplido, por ejemplo, la evidencia suficientemente apoya cada criterio, el emplazamiento debe ser aprobada.  En cambio, si el Concilio de la Ciudad determina que el solicitante no ha demostrado cumplimiento con todo el criterio, entonces la solicitud para la aprobación de emplazamiento debe ser negada.  En adición, la ley estatal provee que el Concilio de la Ciudad debe hacer una decisión basada sobre el registro hecho en el procedimiento subyacente solamente.  Una declaración justificando la decisión del emplazamiento debe ser hecha por escrito por el Concilio de la Ciudad, no puede solamente decidir que no quiere una instalación de transferencia u otra estación de transferencia situada dentro de los límites de la Ciudad.

            Mientras la Ciudad avanza con este proceso, por favor recuerde que es imperativo que los problemas de justicia fundamental, incluyendo la parcialidad de los miembros del Concilio de la Ciudad se tenga en cuenta y que ningún miembro del Concilio de la Ciudad puede prejuzgar una solicitud de emplazamiento.  Como tal, la ley estatal previene a los miembros de la Ciudad de participar en cualquier conversación sustantiva acerca de los méritos de una solicitud hasta que haya rendido su decisión formal. 

            Dicho esto, su voz es importante para todos los miembros del Concilio de la Ciudad y usted puede dar a conocer su opinión al simplemente archivar un comentario público en el registro o aparecer a la hora de la audiencia pública.  El Concilio de la Ciudad considerará completa y justamente cualquier comentario público adecuadamente incluido dentro del archivo, y su opinión es importante para él como tomador de decisiones.  Pero debe ser parte de la audiencia de emplazamiento local para que el Concilio de la Ciudad lo considere.

The City of West Chicago’s role in the siting proceedings for a new transfer station in the City of West Chicago, including the procedures and process, and the rights and responsibilities of the parties, are dictated by Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, by Article VII “Pollution Control Facility Site Approval Procedures” of the City’s Code of Ordinances and by the case law.

It is important to note that the process governed by Section 39.2 deals only with the City’s review of a proposed site for a pollution control facility. Any development and operational permits for the facility must be obtained from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

As the City moves forward with this process, please remember that it is imperative that issues of fundamental fairness, including bias of City Council members are kept in mind and that no City Council member can pre-judge a siting application. As such, state law prevents City Council members from engaging in any substantive conversation concerning the merits of an application until it has rendered its formal decision.

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Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act

Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act requires that any person or party who desires to develop, construct or operate a new pollution control facility must  make a written request to the local unit of government (the “City”) in which the proposed facility is to be located.

Usually, and within this case, that written “request” is accompanied by a detailed, in-depth, multi-volume application, wherein the applicant includes information which it feels addresses and demonstrates compliance with nine statutory criteria.

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Sec. 39.2. Local siting review.
(a) The county board of the county or the governing body of the municipality, as determined by paragraph (c) of Section 39 of this Act, shall approve or disapprove the request for local siting approval for each pollution control facility which is subject to such review. An applicant for local siting approval shall submit sufficient details describing the proposed facility and evidence to demonstrate compliance, and local siting approval shall be granted only if the proposed facility meets the following criteria:

(i)  The facility is necessary to accommodate the waste needs of the area it is intended to serve;

(ii)  The facility is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected;

(iii) The facility is located so as to minimize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area and to minimize the effect on the value of surrounding property;

(iv) (A) for a facility other than a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the facility is located outside the boundary of the 100 year flood plain or the site is flood-proofed; (B) for a facility that is a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the facility is located outside the boundary of the 100-year flood plain, or if the facility is a facility described in subsection (b)(3) of Section 22.19a of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/22.19a), the site is flood-proofed;

(v)  The plan of operations for the facility is designed to minimize the danger to the surrounding area from fire, spills, or other operational accidents;

(vi) The traffic patterns to and from the facility are so designed as to minimize the impact on existing traffic flows;

(vii) If the facility will be treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste, an emergency response plan exists for the facility which includes notification, containment and evacuation procedures used in the case of an accidental release;

(viii)  If the facility is to be located in a county where the county board has adopted a solid waste management plan consistent with the planning requirements of the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act, or the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act, the facility is consistent with that plan; for the purposes of this criterion, the solid waste management plan means the plan that is in effect as of the date the application for siting approval is filed; and

(ix)  If the facility will be located within a regulated recharge area, any applicable requirements specified by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for such areas have been met.

Application

The actual siting process begins by the applicant providing the proper notice that is required under the Act and the Siting Ordinance and the filing of the application with the City.

The City of West Chicago received an application and all supporting documentation for the transfer station on Friday, September 16, 2022.

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Public Hearing

At least one public hearing to allow evidence, testimony and public comments on the nine criteria that must be satisfied to receive siting approval must be held. The purpose of the hearing is to allow all interested parties an opportunity to make their positions on the proposed facility known to the City.

City Council Role:
Under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, the ultimate responsibility for acting on the application is vested with the City Council. As such, the City Council and its members serve like judges and determine whether the nine criteria have been met.

The City of West Chicago hosted seven dates from Tuesday, January 3, 2023 through Thursday, January 19, 2023 for the Public Hearing to take place. 

Burden of Proof

The applicant has the burden of proof to establish either through a written submission and/or oral testimony that the proposed facility meets all nine criteria of Section 39.2 including whether the proposed facility is necessary. The hearing procedure also allows opponents of the facility the opportunity to place evidence in the record that rebuts or impeaches the testimony of the applicant.

City Council Role:
Like a judge, the City Council members must  make its decision on whether the criteria has been met only on the record in this proceeding and no City Council member can prejudge the merits of the application nor will they make any comments about the application until the end of the public hearing process.

Determination of Compliance with Criteria

At the end of the public hearing process, the City Council must determine compliance or non-compliance with the criteria and approves or denies the requested site location.  Each one of the nine criteria must be met in order for the City Council to approve the siting.  Section 39.2 provides, however, that if the siting criteria are met, i.e., the evidence sufficiently supports each criterion, the siting must be approved. Conversely, if the City Council determines that the applicant has not demonstrated compliance with all criteria, then the request for siting approval must be denied. In addition, state law provides that the City Council must make its decision based upon the record made in the underlying proceeding only.

The City of West Chicago must make a siting decision by Tuesday, March 14, 2023, or the application is deemed approved. 

A statement justifying the siting decision must be made in writing by the City Council, it cannot just decide that it doesn’t want a transfer station or another transfer station located within the City limits.

Transfer Station Application Documents

The application received by, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC (LRS), on Friday, September 16, 2022 has been provided below in its entirety. All the materials that were provided to the City have been organized by City staff to better assist the public with navigating the document.

Please use the buttons below to navigate to the different sections of the application, or continue to scroll through the page for more information about each section.

Nine Statutory Criteria

The application filed is presented in a series of documents outlining how the proposed projects complies with the nine statutory criteria identified within Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. Click the button below to review each of the nine criterion identified within the Act.

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Sec. 39.2. Local siting review.
(a) The county board of the county or the governing body of the municipality, as determined by paragraph (c) of Section 39 of this Act, shall approve or disapprove the request for local siting approval for each pollution control facility which is subject to such review. An applicant for local siting approval shall submit sufficient details describing the proposed facility and evidence to demonstrate compliance, and local siting approval shall be granted only if the proposed facility meets the following criteria:

(i)  The facility is necessary to accommodate the waste needs of the area it is intended to serve;

(ii)  The facility is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected;

(iii) The facility is located so as to minimize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area and to minimize the effect on the value of surrounding property;

(iv) (A) for a facility other than a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the facility is located outside the boundary of the 100 year flood plain or the site is flood-proofed; (B) for a facility that is a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the facility is located outside the boundary of the 100-year flood plain, or if the facility is a facility described in subsection (b)(3) of Section 22.19a of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/22.19a), the site is flood-proofed;

(v)  The plan of operations for the facility is designed to minimize the danger to the surrounding area from fire, spills, or other operational accidents;

(vi) The traffic patterns to and from the facility are so designed as to minimize the impact on existing traffic flows;

(vii) If the facility will be treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste, an emergency response plan exists for the facility which includes notification, containment and evacuation procedures used in the case of an accidental release;

(viii)  If the facility is to be located in a county where the county board has adopted a solid waste management plan consistent with the planning requirements of the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act, or the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act, the facility is consistent with that plan; for the purposes of this criterion, the solid waste management plan means the plan that is in effect as of the date the application for siting approval is filed; and

(ix)  If the facility will be located within a regulated recharge area, any applicable requirements specified by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for such areas have been met.

REPORT COVER AND TABLE OF CONTENTS

As part of the application, the applicant provided a letter of transfer along with their files for application. The applicant provided a table of contents section to coincide with its applications along with a cashier’s check payable to the City of West Chicago in the amount of $100,000 for the required filling for the application.

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CRITERION 1: THE FACILITY IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE WASTE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AREA

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(i), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the proposed facility is necessary to accommodate the waste needs of the area it is intended to serve.

Criterion 1: Table of Contents

CRITERION 1

  • Narrative
  • Figures
    • Figure 1-1 Transfer Station Service Area
    • Figure 1-2A 1995 Transfer Stations
    • Figure 1-2B 2020 Transfer Stations
    • Figure 1-2C 2020 Transfer Stations and Companies Serving Various Municipalities
    • Figure 1-2D Permitted Facilities for Hydro Excavation Wastes
    • Figure 1-3 IEPA Regions
    • Figure 1-4A Service Area and Landfill Locations - 1995
    • Figure 1-4B Service Area and Landfill Locations - 2020
  • Tables
    • Table 1-1 West DuPage Recycling and Transfer Station Service Area Townships
    • (in text)
    • Table 1-2A Service Area Census Data 2010–2040
    • Table 1-2B Summary of Waste Disposal Volume (in text)
    • Table 1-2C Solid Waste Projections Utilizing Census Data 2020 - 2040 and
    • SWMP
    • Table 1-2D Summary of Waste Disposal Volume
    • Table 1-3A Summary of Shortfall/Need in Service Area (in text)
    • Table 1-3B Population of Municipalities Served by Hauling Company (in text)
    • Table 1-4 Hauling Company by Municipality
    • Table 1-5 Illinois Active Landfills (in text)
    • Table 1-6 Illinois Landfill Waste Disposal Volumes and Capacity
    • Table 1-7 Percentages of Collection Revenues and Internal Disposal (in text)
    • Table1-8 Revenues per Ton of Waste Disposed - 2021 (in text)
    • Table 1-9 Comparison of Transfer Station Density (in text)
    • Table 1-10 Summary of Reduced Environmental Impacts (in text)
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 1-A Affidavit by Rich Golf
    • Appendix 1-B1 Letters of Support from Hydro Excavating Companies and
    • Associations
    • Appendix 1-B2 Letter of Support from Strom
    • Appendix 1-B3 Letters of Support from Waste Haulers
    • Appendix 1-B4 Letters of Support from Municipalities
    • Appendix 1-B5 Letters of Support from Demolition and Construction Companies
    • Appendix 1-B6 Letters of Support from Citizens
    • Appendix 1-C West Chicago Host Agreement
    • Appendix 1-D DuPage County Host Agreement
Criterion 1: Narrative, Figures, Tables, & Appendices
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CRITERION 2: DESIGN, LOCATION STANDARDS, AND OPERATING PLAN

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(ii), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the facility is so designed, located, and proposed to be operated so that the public health, safety, and welfare will be protected.

Criterion 2: Table of Contents

CRITERION 2

  • Narrative
  • Figures
    • Figure 2-1 Site Location Map
    • Figure 2-2 Surrounding Properties and Zoning
    • Figure 2-3 Surrounding Properties
    • Figure 2-4 MSW and SSR Storage Plan
  • Tables
    • Table 2-1 750 Tons per Day Construction or Demolition Debris
    • Table 2-2 250 Tons per Day Single Stream Recyclables
    • Table 2-3 650 Tons per Day Municipal Solid Waste
    • Table 2-4 300 Tons per Day of Hydro Excavation Waste
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 2A C&D Recycling Permit
    • Appendix 2-B1 2015 Ordinance Granting Planned Unit Development
    • Appendix 2B-2 2020 Ordinance Granting Amended Planned Unit Development
    • Appendix 2-C1 Certificate of Good Standing
    • Appendix 2-C2 Solid Waste Management Experience
    • Appendix 2-C3 Deed for OSCAR IL LLC
    • Appendix 2-D1 Railroad Property Photographic Log
    • Appendix 2-D2 Letter from West Chicago
    • Appendix 2-E1 Request for State Historic Preservation Office Review
    • Appendix 2-E2 Response from State Historic Preservation Office
    • Appendix 2-E3 EcoCAT Information
    • Appendix 2-F1 Stormwater Report November 2019
    • Appendix 2-F2 DuPage County Authorization for Stormwater Certification
    • Appendix 2-F3 West Chicago Site Development Permit
    • Appendix 2-F4 West Chicago Approval of Record Drawings
    • Appendix 2-F5 NPDES General Permit
    • Appendix 2-G1 Runway Protection Zones
    • Appendix 2-G2 Avigation Easement
    • Appendix 2-G3 DuPage Airport Agreement
    • Appendix 2-H Hydro Excavation Operating Plan
    • Appendix 2-I Ventilation and Odor Control System
    • Appendix 2-J WDRTS Filing Affidavit
Criterion 2: Narrative, Figures, & Tables

Criterion 2: Appendices A-3E
Criterion 2: Appendix F1
Criterion 2: Appendix F2
Criterion 2: Appendix F3
Criterion 2: Appendix F4
Criterion 2: Appendix F5
Criterion 2: Appendix G1-G3
Criterion 2: Appendix H
Criterion 2: Appendix I
Criterion 2: Appendix J

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CRITERION 3: LAND USE COMPATABILITY AND REAL ESTATE IMPACT STUDY

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(ii), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the proposed facility is located so as to minimize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area and to minimize the effect on the value of the surrounding property.

Criterion 3: Table of Contents

CRITERION 3

  • Land Use Compatibility and Real Estate Impact Study
Criterion 3: Land Use Compatibility and Real Estate Impact Study
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CRITERION 4: FLOODPLAIN ASSESSMENT

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(vi), requires that an applicant for transfer station siting demonstrate that the proposed transfer station is located outside the boundary of the 100-year floodplain or that the site is flood proofed.

Criterion 4: Table of Contents

CRITERION 4

  • Narrative
  • Figures
    • Figure 4-1 Flood Insurance Rate Map
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 4-A DuPage County Stormwater Certification
    • Appendix 4-B Floodplain Evaluation from Approved Stormwater Report
Criterion 4: Narrative, Figures, & Appendices
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CRITERION 5: INCIDENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(v), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the plan of operations for the facility is designed to minimize the danger to the surrounding area from fires, spills, or other operational accidents.

Criterion 5: Table of Contents

CRITERION 5

  • Narrative
  • Figures
    • Figure 5-1 Emergency Vehicle Traffic Plan
Criterion 5: Narrative & Figures
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CRITERION 6: TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(vi), requires that an applicant for transfer station siting demonstrate that the traffic patterns to or from the facility are so designed as to minimize the impact on existing traffic flows.

Criterion 6: Table of Contents

CRITERION 6

  • KLOA Report
  • Appendix
Criterion 6: KLOA Report & Appendix
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CRITERION 7: HAZARDOUS WASTE PRECLUSION

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(vi), requires that an applicant for transfer station siting demonstrate if the facility will be treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste, an emergency response plan exists for the facility which includes notification, containment, and evacuation procedures to be used in case of an accidental release.

Criterion 7: Table of Contents

CRITERION 7

  • Narrative
Criterion 7: Narrative
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CRITERION 8: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(viii), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the proposed transfer station is consistent with a solid management waste plan adopted pursuant to the planning requirements of the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act or the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act.

Criterion 8: Table of Contents

CRITERION 8

  • Narrative
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 8-A DuPage County SWMP Volume 1
    • Appendix 8-B DuPage County SWMP Volume 2
    • Appendix 8-C DuPage County SWMP Volume 3
    • Appendix 8-D DuPage County SWMP 1996 Update
    • Appendix 8-E DuPage County SWMP 2001 Update
    • Appendix 8-F DuPage County SWMP 2007 Update
    • Appendix 8-G DuPage County SWMP 2012 Update
    • Appendix 8-H DuPage County SWMP 2017 Update
    • Appending 8-I DuPage County SW Plan Consistency Letter
Criterion 8: Narrative & Appendices
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CRITERION 9: REGULATED RECHARGE AREA

The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, at 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (a)(ix), requires that an applicant for a transfer station siting demonstrate that the proposed transfer station is not located within a regulated recharge area, and that any applicable requirements specified by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for such areas have been met.

Criterion 9: Table of Contents

CRITERION 9

  • Narrative
Criterion 9: Narrative
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DRAWINGS

As part of the application, the applicant provided all architectural and engineering drawing pertinent to the proposed project.

Drawings: Table of Contents

DRAWINGS

  • Drawing C000 Cover Page
  • Drawing C100 Aerial Photograph and Surrounding Features
  • Drawing C100A Aerial Photograph with USGS Site Topography
  • Drawing C100B Flood Information and Zoning Composite
  • iv Application for Local Siting Approval
  • LRS - West DuPage Recycling and Transfer Station
  • CEC Project 163-899
  • August 2022
  • Drawing C101 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
  • Drawing C102 Existing Site Conditions West
  • Drawing C103 Existing Site Conditions East
  • Drawing C104 Amended P.U.D. Site Plan West
  • Drawing C105 Amended P.U.D. Site Plan East
  • Drawing C106 Amended P.U.D Grading and Drainage Plan West
  • Drawing C107 Amended P.U.D Grading and Drainage Plan East
  • Drawing C108 Amended P.U.D Utilities West
  • Drawing C109 Amended P.U.D Utilities East
  • Drawing C200 Proposed Site Plan West
  • Drawing C201 Proposed Site Plan East
  • Drawing C300 Hydro Excavation Waste Building Plan
  • Drawing C301 MSW and SSR Transfer Building Plan View
  • Drawing C302 Combined Building Plan
  • Drawing C400 Vehicle Traffic Flow Plan
  • Drawing C401 Vehicle Tracking Turning Plan
  • Drawing C402 Queing/Stacking Plan
  • Drawing C403 Signage and Pavement Marking Plan
  • Drawing A1A MSW and SSR Transfer Building Elevation Views 1
  • Drawing A1B MSW and SSR Transfer Building Elevation Views 2
  • Drawing A2 MSW and SSR Transfer Building Elevation Views 3
  • Drawing A3 Hydro Excavation Waste Building Elevation View
Drawings: List of Drawings
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