RE:Veolia Environmental Services Veolia Environmental Services Veolia Environmental Services (fka Onyx fka Onyx fka Onyx)Significant Modification Significant Modification Significant Modification -

Reed,Michael Michael Michael to: David Ogulei 08/08/2012 12:54 PM

Cc: "Belogorsky, Anatoly", Danny Marcus, Genevieve Damico, Jane 

Woolums

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Thanks David. I am not necessarily concerned with the EJ Plan except for awareness of the 

activities that would take place. 

What I am more concerned with are the actual limits that USEPA Region V will be allowing 

Veolia to operate under for Heavy Metals. I believe that our BOL staff is also a little concerned 

for what these modifications are in this permit and whether they are acceptable and consistent.

You may not be aware, but Illinois EPA still has a pending enforcement action before the IAGO 

regarding violations of Hg feed rates, semi-volatiles and I believe HCl/Aresenic also. The 

Illinois EPA, before USEPA took over the permit had Veolia do testing with extremely tight 

oversight and Veolia could not demonstrate compliance at any higher extrapolated values or even 

at the actual feed rates they were putting in the system.

I am just a bit alarmed at what we might be allowing given the sensitivity of the area.

Michael T. Reed, CAAPP Unit Manager

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

BOA/DAPC/Permit Section

1021 N. Grand Ave East

Springfield, Illinois 62794

Michael.Reed@illinois.gov

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From: David Ogulei [mailto:Ogulei.David@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:38 PM

To: Reed, Michael

Cc: Belogorsky, Anatoly; Danny Marcus; Genevieve Damico; Jane Woolums

Subject: Re: Veolia Environmental Services (fka Onyx) Significant Modification -

Here is where things stand with respect to your 7 questions below:
1. EPA received an updated application from Veolia on March 2, 2010. EPA will make the updated 

application, as well as any supplemental information, available to the public and Illinois EPA as part 

of the permit record.

2. EPA is still preparing a draft permit and statement of basis for this permit action. We will inform 

you when these documents are available for review .

3. A public repository has not yet been established. EPA will establish a public repository and 

communicate its location to the public and Illinois EPA once a draft permit is issued for public 

comment.

4. The public notice date has not yet been determined. The public notice will state the end the public 

comment period.

5. Although it is likely that EPA will share a preliminary draft permit with Illinois EPA before

seeking public comment, that decision has not yet been made.

6. In general, we intend to follow the guidance documented in "EPA Activities To Promote 

Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process”, Notice of Availability of Proposed 

Regional Actions to Promote Public Participation in the Permitting Process and Draft Best Practices 

for Permit Applicants Seeking EPA-Issued Permits; Request for Comments, 77 Fed. Reg. 38052 

(June 26, 2012). However, we are still finalizing an EJ plan that is specific to this permit action. 

7. Illinois EPA has been involved in discussions on an EJ plan for this permit action. More 

discussions might occur, as necessary, once EPA proposes a preliminary draft permit.

Please contact me with any questions.

David Ogulei

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region 5 | Air & Radiation Division | A-18J 

77 West Jackson Blvd. | Chicago, Illinois 60604 

Phone: (312) 353-0987 | Fax: (312) 692-2080

Ogulei.David@epa.gov

"Reed, Michael" ---08/08/2012 11:51:16 AM---Is it possible to get an update on the above permitting 

action? 1. Is there an application or an

From: "Reed, Michael" <Michael.Reed@Illinois.gov>

To: Genevieve Damico/R5/USEPA/US@EPA, "Belogorsky, Anatoly" 

<Anatoly.Belogorsky@Illinois.gov>, 

Cc: David Ogulei/R5/USEPA/US@EPA, Danny Marcus/R5/USEPA/US@EPA

Date: 08/08/2012 11:51 AM

Subject: Veolia Environmental Services (fka Onyx) Significant Modification -

Is it possible to get an update on the above permitting action?

1. Is there an application or any updates/supplements to this application?

2. Is there a draft permit/statement of basis that has been prepared?

3. Is there a public repository that contains all the documentation in the permit 
record that was relied on? If so, is it electronic and where would I find that

repository? 

4. What is the date when Public Notice will begin and when is the Public Comment 

period?

5. Will the Illinois EPA see a preliminary draft before Notice for review ? 

6. What are the planned EJ activities for this permit? 

7. Has there been any outreach with Illinois EPA (Air, Water and Land) regarding 

sufficiency of any limits and compliance status of the source? 

Thanks.