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Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan UPRR - Joliet Intermodal Terminal 1/30/091/30/091/30/091/30/09

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1

1.A Contents of Plan ................................................................................................................................... 2

2. SITE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 2

3. PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................... 2

3.A Sequence of Construction Activities ..................................................................................................... 3

3.B Site Data............................................................................................................................................... 4

3.C Description of the Soils ......................................................................................................................... 4

4. CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................... 4

4.A Best Management Practices ................................................................................................................ 4

4.A.1. Non-Structural Preservation Methods .................................................................................... 5

4.A.2. Erosion Control Practices ....................................................................................................... 5

4.A.3. Runoff Control Practices ........................................................................................................ 6

4.A.4. Sediment Control Practices .................................................................................................... 7

4.A.5. Post-Construction Storm Water Management........................................................................ 8

4.A.6. Other Controls ........................................................................................................................ 9

4.A.7. Exceptions ........................................................................................................................... 10

5. MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................... 10

5.A Erosion Control Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 10

6. INSPECTIONS ................................................................................................................. 10

6.A Erosion Control Inspections ............................................................................................................... 10

6.A.1. When practices require repair or maintenance .................................................................... 11

6.A.2. When practices fail to provide their intended function .......................................................... 11

6.A.3. When practices depicted on the SWPPP are not installed ................................................... 11


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7. SIGNATURES AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................. 12

7.A General............................................................................................................................................... 12

7.B Plan Implementation ........................................................................................................................... 12

7.B.1. Scope of Responsibility ........................................................................................................ 12

7.C Signatures .......................................................................................................................................... 13

7.C.1. Owner certification ............................................................................................................... 13

7.C.2. Contractor Certification ........................................................................................................ 13

7.D Keeping the Plan Current ................................................................................................................... 13

APPENDICES:

General NPDES Permit No. ILR10 ................................................................................................................ Appendix A

Notice of Intent (NOI) Form ........................................................................................................................... Appendix B

Incidence of Non-Compliance (ION) Form .................................................................................................... Appendix C

Notice of Termination (NOT) Form ................................................................................................................ Appendix D

Owner Certification ........................................................................................................................................ Appendix E

Contractors’ Certification ............................................................................................................................... Appendix F

Selection, Inspection, Correction and Summary Forms ................................................................................ Appendix G

Custom Soil Resource Report – Joliet IM Terminal ....................................................................................... Appendix H

Hydraulic Soil Group Analysis ......................................................................................................................... Appendix I

BMP Use and Installation Guide .................................................................................................................... Appendix J

Grading & Drainage Plans ........................................................................................ (Separate Publication) Appendix K

Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans ................................................................ (Separate Publication) Appendix L


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Union Pacific Railroad

Joliet Intermodal Terminal

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

1. INTRODUCTION

This Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) has been developed by TranSystems for the

implementation of site storm water erosion and sediment controls for the purpose of improving water quality,

elimination of excess soil transport and minimizing siltation of major waterways. The various controls will

be implemented as part of the construction of the Joliet Intermodal Terminal, which is the second phase of a

multi phased improvement. The first phase of the improvement (mass grading) was permitted under the

General NPDES Permit, number ILR10K271 by CenterPoint Properties along with an initial Storm Water

Pollution Prevention Plan prepared by Cowhey, Gudmundson Leder, Ltd. The intent of this SWPPP is to

supplement the previous plan and recognize that any previous BMPs are valid until the current phase

makes changes such that those previous Best Management Practices (BMPs) are obsolete. The SWPPP

by Cowhey, Gudmundson Leder, Ltd as cited above is incorporated into this plan by reference and that any

BMPs operating and maintained by CenterPoint Properties from that plan are recognized as valid. It is

expected that the site will be stabilized by CenterPoint Properties at the conclusion of their work. Whereas

the CenterPoint Properties permit remains opened, the maintenance/ repair responsibility shall remain with

CenterPoint Properties.

The project involves the construction of a rail-highway interchange (intermodal) facility that will allow the

movement of containerized products and supplies into the area without overburdening the region’s roadway

system. This plan complies with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) under the

terms of the Illinois General NPDES Permit, number ILR10 for storm water discharges associated with

construction activities as regulated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

A copy of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s General NPDES Permit is included in Appendix A

of this plan and this Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan has been prepared in accordance with good

engineering and conservation practices to meet the following objectives:

• Identify potential sources of pollution which may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of

storm water discharges associated with construction site activities.

• Describe and ensure the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP) that reduce

pollutants in storm water discharges from the construction site for up to a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall

event.


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• Achieve compliance by inspection and maintenance in accordance with the terms and general

conditions of the permit.

A copy of the Notice of Intent (NOI) in included in Appendix B of this plan and the original has been

submitted in accordance with the General NPDES Permit requirements and is intended to provide coverage

for the Owner, Contractor and their Subcontractors who will be responsible for the implementation and

maintenance of the control facilities during the construction duration.

1.A Contents of Plan

The following discussion is included to describe the development of the storm water management

plan for this site and to gain concurrence and approval of this SWPPP for compliance with the

NPDES regulations, in general, and specifically with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s

General NPDES Permit authorization for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Site Activities,

permit number: ILR10.

2. SITE DESCRIPTION

The site is loosely a rectangular piece of property approximately two miles long (north-south) and

one mile wide. The project is located in northeast Illinois, about 4.5 miles east-southeast of the I-

80/ I-55 interchange in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. The property is situated in Joliet and Jackson

Townships and straddles land Sections 29 and 32 in Township 35 North, Range 10 East and

Section 5 in Township 35 North, Range 10 East. The project site is west of the Union Pacific

Railroad right-of-way, and falls mostly between Brandon and Patterson Roads. There are two

track locations that access the yard, the north lead and the south lead. The north lead connects to

the Union Pacific Railroad at the northeast corner of the site and the south lead extends in a

meandering pattern south-southwest approximately 3.3 miles to its connection with the BNSF

mainline track near the end of Millsdale Road. The boundary of the site for the purposes of this

plan and associated general permit include the construction limits under the control of Ragnar

Benson Construction which are specifically shown on the erosion control plans as prepared by

TranSystems.

3. PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project will construct an intermodal terminal (between rail and rail and between rail and truck)

including lead tracks into the facility. Work under this improvement will consist of grading, bridges,

culverts and storm sewers, track construction, paving, equipment maintenance and fueling areas,


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buildings, repair facilities, power and communication distribution, storm water management

facilities, ditching and restoration. This plan complies with General NPDES Permit, No. ILR10 for

storm discharges associated with construction site activities regulated by the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency (IEPA). The storm water management of the development is a series of catch

basins, detention ponds and outlet controls to manage the release of storm water quantity and

quality.

Storm water, soil erosion and sediment controls contained in this plan are intended to be in

accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Urban Manual (2002 edition) published by the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Local permitting agencies for soil erosion and sediment control include the City of Joliet, the

County of Will, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency.

3.A Sequence of Construction Activities

The following are the general construction sequences that will be incorporated into the construction

activities. Although the timing of the activities will vary, the major construction activities will likely

occur in the following order:

• Clearing and grubbing and initial erosion control installation (previous general permit)

• Mass grading (previous general permit)

• Stormwater management pond installation & turf restoration (previous general permit)

• Underground utility installation and ditching

• Installation of erosion control at inlets, outfalls ditches and ponds

• Earthwork and subgrade preparation

• Mass stabilization of turf areas (seeding)

• Construction of aggregate base platforms (base and sub-base)

• Construction of pavements, tracks and other surface improvements

• Final grading, permanent seeding and mulching

• Removal of temporary erosion control measures (once vegetation has been established)

The proposed site plan and contours showing drainage and grading are included in Appendix K

and the proposed erosion control plans are included in Appendix L, both of which are included as

part of this plan but published separately.


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3.B Site Data

Because the previous land use has been agriculture with no storm water controls; soil erosion,

sediment or fertilizer nutrient controls and because the proposed use is improved development with

storm water controls and with permanent erosion and sediment control, the propensity for soil

erosion from storm water will be reduced. Another feature of the improvement will be the mitigation

of the impervious areas. The following is a summary of the site storm water facts and post-

construction factors:

Total Site Area: 755 Acres

Receiving Waters (Direct): North tributary to Cedar Creek

Receiving Waters (Ultimate): Des Plaines River

Wetland Acres: Mitigation and permits are being prepared separately

Proposed Condition – Composite Runoff Curve Number: 86

Predominant Hydrologic Soil Group: B

The plans show construction storm water runoff treatment via catch basins, ditches, temporary

sediment traps, filter fabric, ditch checks, and through a series of storm water management ponds

before the water is released off site.

3.C Description of the Soils

A Custom Soil Resource Report has been prepared for this site and is included in Appendix H. In

addition a Hydrologic Soil Group Identification report has been prepared for this site and is included

in Appendix I. It identifies the predominant hydrologic soil group to be B if properly drained. These

reports were compiled from the Natural Resource Conservation Service database and describe the

underlying soil classifications and characteristics.

4. CONTROLS

4.A Best Management Practices

The need for soil erosion control measures, from a regional perspective, is important for water

quality, elimination of excess soil transport and minimizing siltation of the major waterways. The

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency establishes minimum standards for construction activities

and has developed a guidance manual known as the Illinois Urban Manual. This contains non-


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structural preservation methods, erosion control, sediment control, post-construction storm water

management and surface water protection practices that may apply to the construction.

4.A.1. Non-Structural Preservation Methods

Preserving existing vegetation is an effective way to control soil erosion and resulting

siltation of channels and drainageways. Preserving natural or existing foliage and

undergrowth would be an economical way to deter erosion and prevent the transport of

soil sediment downstream of the construction activities.

There are two unique conditions on this site that may make the preservation methods

inefficient and ineffective.

• The vast majority of the site has been used for agricultural purposes and

therefore there is very little existing vegetation that is present within the boundary

of the site.

• The few sparse tree and brush lines that do exist on the site are parallel with the

natural runoff direction and therefore would not be effective in trapping runoff and

preventing soil transport. Further the scope of the improvement is perpendicular

to the tree and brush lines and therefore interrupts their contiguousness.

Within the parameters of the design, the areas of the site that are not going to be

developed could be seeded mulched near the beginning of the construction and therefore

could provide early erosion and sediment control. These areas are large enough that

significant soil erosion prevention could be realized.

4.A.2. Erosion Control Practices

Erosion control systems will be used during the constructions duration to help prevent soil

erosion and mitigate the effects of soil transport on downstream systems. The Contractor

shall incorporate appropriate erosion control measures as shown on the plans and at

appropriate times during the construction operations. The Contractor shall consider the

time of the year, weather patterns and forecasts when deciding the specific measure and

the means of installation.

Stabilization being either temporary or permanent shall be installed according to the

following timeframes.


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4.A.2.a. Permanent Stabilization

Areas requiring permanent stabilization shall have erosion controls applied

within 14 days of the most recent disturbance for areas that will lie dormant

for one year or more.


within 7 days after reaching final grade for areas within 50 feet of a stream.


within 14 days after reaching final grade for areas not within 50 feet of a

stream.

4.A.2.b. Temporary Stabilization

Areas requiring temporary stabilization shall have erosion controls applied

within 4 days of the most recent disturbance for areas within 50 feet of a

stream and not at final grade.

Areas requiring temporary stabilization shall have erosion controls applied

within 14 days of the most recent disturbance for areas not within 50 feet of

a stream but will be dormant for more than 21 days but less than one year.

Areas that will be idle over the winter shall have temporary stabilization

erosion controls applied prior to the onset of winter weather.

4.A.3. Runoff Control Practices

This Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan provides that runoff control practices to be

incorporated in the construction to control the flow of runoff from disturbed areas so as to

prevent sediment transport from occurring. These are construction practices that may

include check dams, slope drains, diversion channels, vegetated berms to direct flows

away from exposed soils, or protective grading. The function of these measures shall

effectively divert storm water runoff away from disturbed areas and steep slopes.


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The following controls have been developed to help prevent soil erosion. Further

information on these control practices are detailed in Appendix J and also have been

described in the Illinois Urban Manual.

4.A.3.a. Detention and settling ponds

4.A.3.b. Check dams

4.A.3.c. Straw bale barrier

4.A.4. Sediment Control Practices

The purpose of sediment control practices is to provide an impoundment area for storm

water runoff to collect and allow the sediment particles to precipitate out of the water.

Practices such as sedimentation basins may be used to control the transport of sediments

off site. Any areas disturbed for more than 14 days should be protected by the use of

settling ponds, silt fence, diversion dikes or channels to direct runoff to settling ponds and

inlet protection. All sediment control measures shall be capable of ponding runoff in order

to be considered effective.

Installation of the sediment control structures shall be functional throughout the course of

earth disturbing activity. Sediment basins and perimeter sediment barriers (silt fence) shall

be implemented prior to grading and within seven days from the start of clearing and

grubbing. They shall continue to function until the site is re-stabilized. As construction

progresses and the topography is altered, the Contractor shall install additional controls or

alter existing controls to address the changing drainage patterns.

Concentrated storm water runoff and runoff from drainage areas, which exceed the design

capacity of silt fence or inlet protection, shall pass through a sediment settling pond. The

maximum area for filtration of 100 feet of properly installed silt fence is 0.5 acres for

slopes less than 2%; and 0.25 acres for slopes greater than 2% but less than 20%; and

0.125 acres for slopes greater then 20% but less than 50%. For common drainage

locations that serve an area with 10 or more acres disturbed at one time, a sediment

settling pond must be provided until final stabilization of the site. It is recommended that

the Contractor construct the storm water detention ponds as part of the grading and utility

work.


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The following controls have been developed to prevent soil erosion and sediment

transport. Further information on these control practices are detailed in Appendix J and

also have been described in the Illinois Urban Manual.

4.A.4.a. Temporary vegetation (seeding)

4.A.4.b. Mulching

4.A.4.c. Erosion control mats

4.A.4.d. Silt fence/ straw bale barriers

4.A.4.e. Inlet protection

4.A.5. Post-Construction Storm Water Management

Post-construction storm water practices shall be provided to manage the runoff quality

and quantity. To meet the post-construction requirements of the permit, the Contractor

shall install the post-construction BMPs in accordance with the details on the plans. The

following permanent storm water erosion and sediment control measures have been

incorporated into the plan and are further listed below.

In order to meet the requirements of the permit, the following post-construction controls

have been developed to prevent soil erosion. These measures showing both temporary

and permanent erosion control practices are further detailed in Appendix J and have been

described in the Illinois Urban Manual.

4.A.5.a. Vegetation

4.A.5.b. Interceptor swales

4.A.5.c. Rip rap

4.A.5.d. Catch basins

4.A.5.e. Culvert pipes

4.A.5.f. Flared end sections

Each of the preceding items are described, in detail, in Appendix J of this plan and are

included in the Illinois Urban Manual for storm water management for construction

activities.


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4.A.6. Other Controls

The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall comply with state, federal, and local

requirements and regulations. Included in these requirements are good housekeeping

practices and proper disposal of liquid and solid waste, hazardous materials, trash, debris

and other waste products. Attention is called to the project general notes which require

that the Contractor provide sanitary facilities for the workforce. The Contractor shall be

aware that open burning will not be allowed on site.

Among the good housekeeping practices, the Contractor shall not allow concrete or other

material trucks to wash out in, or adjacent to, any drainage channel, storm sewer, or other

waterway. The Contractor shall cover all material such that rainfall will not wash away any

material into the drainage ways.

The plans provide a suggested location for a temporary wash down area for the

Contractor and Subcontractors to clean, remove mud debris and dust from the vehicles

before entering into the public roads. The Contractor shall routinely clean adjacent roads

to prevent mud, dust and sediment from being deposited into surrounding area storm

sewers and drainageways.

The Contractor shall provide efficient drainage and dewatering facilities to keep the work

area dry. The Contractor shall not allow turbid effluent from pumping stations to enter into

the drainage ways without being filtered through a sedimentation pond of other efficient

filtering device.

The following controls have been developed to promote good housekeeping and to help

prevent soil erosion. Further information on these control practices are detailed in

Appendix J and also have been described in the Illinois Urban Manual.

4.A.6.a. Good housekeeping practices

4.A.6.b. Concrete waste management

4.A.6.c. Durable structure construction and painting

4.A.6.d. Oil-water separator

4.A.6.e. Solid waste management

4.A.6.f. Hazardous waste management


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4.A.7. Exceptions

This plan details specific soil erosion and sediment control measures, methods and

practices that will be implemented during the construction of the work and as post-

construction measures. In some cases, exceptions need to be made because of local

conditions that exist which would prohibit the implementation of the erosion and sediment

control practices or site specific conditions are such that implementation of such practices

would result in no environmental benefit.

Exceptions would apply where the nature of such conditions are specific to the location of

the site, not within the control of the owner and are not a regional condition that exists.

Additionally, complying with the permit requirement would cause a hardship on the

project, would not be within the public’s best interest, or could adversely affect human life

or safety would all be grounds for exceptions.

There are no such exceptions that are being sought under this plan.

5. MAINTENANCE

5.A Erosion Control Maintenance

All temporary and permanent control practices shall be maintained and repaired as needed to

ensure continued performance of their intended function. All sediment control practices must be

maintained in a functional condition until all up slope areas they control are permanently stabilized.

All identified erosion controls have been developed to be durable and low maintenance.

Information on the required maintenance practices of these control are detailed in Appendix J and

also have been described in the Illinois Urban Manual.

6. INSPECTIONS

6.A Erosion Control Inspections

At a minimum, the Contractor shall provide that all controls on the site are inspected at least once

every seven calendar days and within 24 hours after any storm event greater than one-half inch of

rain per 24 hour period. The Contractor shall assign qualified inspection personnel (those with

knowledge and experience in the installation and maintenance of sediment and erosion controls) to

conduct these inspections to ensure that the control practices are functional and to evaluate

whether this plan is adequate and properly implemented in accordance with the proposed schedule


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or whether additional control measures are required. The Contractor shall use the inspections

forms that are provided in Appendix G of this plan.

Disturbed areas and areas used for storage of materials that are exposed to precipitation shall be

inspected for evidence of or the potential for, pollutants entering the drainage system. Erosion and

sediment control measures described in this plan shall be observed to ensure that they are

operating correctly. Discharge locations shall be inspected to ascertain whether erosion and

sediment control measures are effective in preventing significant impacts to the receiving waters.

Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site shall be inspected for evidence of off-site vehicle

tracking of sediments.

The Contractor shall maintain for three years following the submittal of a notice of termination form,

a record summarizing the results of the inspection, names(s) and qualifications of personnel

making the inspection, the date(s) of the inspection, major observations relating to the

implementation of the SWPPP and a certification as to whether the facility is in compliance with this

plan and the permit, and identification of any incidents of non-compliance. The record and

certification shall be signed in accordance with Part VI.G of the permit. Certification forms are

included in Appendices E and F of this plan.

The following procedure shall be followed while making inspections, documenting observed

conditions and making repairs to the practice.

6.A.1. When practices require repair or maintenance

If the inspection reveals that a control practice is in need of repair or maintenance, with

the exception of a sediment settling pond, it must be repaired or maintained within three

days of the inspection. Sediment settling ponds must be repaired or maintained within 10

days of the inspection.

6.A.2. When practices fail to provide their intended function

If the inspection reveals that a control practice fails to perform its intended function and

that another, more appropriate control practice is required, the Storm Water Pollution

Prevention Plan must be amended and the new control practice must be installed within

10 days of the inspection.

6.A.3. When practices depicted on the SWPPP are not installed

If the inspection reveals that a control practice has not been implemented in accordance

with this plan, the control practice must be implemented within 10 days from the date of


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the inspection. If the inspection reveals that the planned control practice is not needed,

the record must contain a statement of explanation as to why the control practice is not

needed.

7. SIGNATURES AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

7.A General

Certification pages, copies of which are included in the Appendices, will be signed by an authorized

representative of the Owner, Contractor, Subcontractor, or other responsible party, and the

certification shall be maintained in this with this document.

7.B Plan Implementation

A complete and up-to-date copy of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall be kept on site

and be made available for use by Contractor’s and Subcontractors’ personnel and for inspection by

interested parties. The plan together with the construction documents, completed summary forms,

inspection forms, certifications and implementation records shall be maintained at the project site

until the final stabilization is established and the Notice of Termination (NOT) is submitted in

accordance with the permit requirements. A copy of the Notice of Termination in included in

Appendix D of this plan.

7.B.1. Scope of Responsibility

It is recognized that a previous phase of the project has preceded this improvement and that

previous phase has been permitted under a separate NPDES general permit issued to

CenterPoint Properties (see Section 1). Since that previous phase was larger in area and

insomuch as the previous permit is still in effect, maintenance shall remain the responsibility of

that permitee. Therefore, the responsibility for repair, maintenance and removal of those

installed BMPs are still a condition of the previous permit and thus the onus for performing

those maintenance activities are still the responsibility of CenterPoint Properties.

Union Pacific Railroad through its General Contractor, Ragnar Benson Construction will have

the responsibility for installing, maintaining, repairing and removing (as appropriate) BMPs

within the limits of construction under their control but shall not be required to maintain, repair,

replace or remove BMPs beyond the limits of their construction. A map of responsibility limits

is included at the end of Appendix B.


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7.C Signatures

The Contractor and all Subcontractors associated with the erosion control installation, maintenance

or repair shall have qualified personnel trained in those practices. The Contractor is required to fill

out the Contractor Summary Form and certification pages, included in Appendices F and G, for

each company that will have responsibility. The Summary form identifies the contractors and/or

Subcontractors that will perform the work and the certification page is a statement from the

Contractor(s) that they understand the requirements of this Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.

The Contractor certifications shall be made in accordance with the certification statement

requirements outlined on below. All Contractor certifications shall be maintained and included with

this Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan along with the other certification forms as listed in

Appendix G.

7.C.1. Owner certification

The Owner shall sign the Management Certification indicating that they have directed the

preparation of the plan by qualified personnel and that all information to the best of their

knowledge and belief is true, accurate and complete. The Owner agrees to abide by the

requirements of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and the general NPDES

permit provisions.

7.C.2. Contractor Certification

Each Contractor and Subcontractor shall sign the following certification indicating that

they will abide by this SWPPP. The SWPPP for each construction activity completed

under the general permit will contain the Contractor or Subcontractor certification.

7.D Keeping the Plan Current

The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan is intended to be a living document whereby the

Contractor, Subcontractors and construction personnel will have access, be able to monitor, revise

and change the plan to suit the changing field conditions. However this document is also intended

to be a log, a history of the BMP performance, and to document any changes implemented to

provide the best, most durable and economical solution to minimize soil erosion and sediment

transport, and thereby enhancing storm water discharge quality. If a practice fails to provide its

intended function, another more appropriate control practice shall be implemented and it shall be

installed within 10 days if the initial identification of the failure. If significant changes are made to

the plan, the plan shall be amended to meet with the requirements of the permit.

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan UPRR - Joliet Intermodal Terminal

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Appendix A

General NPDES Permit No. ILR10

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General NPDES Permit No.ILR10

Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyDivision of Water Pollution Control

1021 North Grand Avenue EastPost Office Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276www.eDa.state.il.us

NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

General NPDES PermitFor

Storm Water Discharges From Construction Site Activities

Expiration Date: July 31,2013 Issue Date: August11,2008

Effective Date: August 11, 2008

In compliance with the provisions of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, the IllinoisPollution Control Board Rules and Regulations (35 III.Adm. Code,Subtitle C, Chapter I),and the Clean Water Act, and the regulations thereunder the following discharges are authorized by this permit in accordance with theconditions and attachments herein.

~~Alan Keller, P.E.Manager, Permit SectionDivision of Water Pollution Control

Part I. COVERAGE UNDER THIS PERMIT

A. Permit Area. The permit covers all areas of the State of Illinois with discharges to any waters of the State.

B. Eligibility.

1. This permit shall authorize all discharges of storm water associated with industrial activity from construction sites that will result in the disturbance ofone or more acres total land area, construction sites less than one acre of total land that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale if

the larger common plan will ultimately disturb one or more acres total land area. This permit also authorizes discharges from construction sitesdesignated by the Agency that have the potential for contribution to a violation of water quality standards or significant contribution of pollutants towaters of the State, occurring after the effective date of this permit (including discharges occurring after the effective date of this permit are alsoauthorized by this permit, except for discharges identified under Part I.B.3 (Limitations on Coverage).

2. This permit may only authorize a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity from a construction site that is mixed with a storm waterdischarge from an industrial source other than construction, where:

a. the industrial source other than construction is located on the same site as the construction activity;

b. storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from the areas of the site where construction activities are occurring are in compliancewith the terms of this permit; and

c. storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from the areas of the site where industrial activity other than construction are occurring(including storm water discharges from dedicated asphalt plants and dedicated concrete plants) are covered by a different NPDES generalpermit or individual permit authorizing such discharges.

3. Limitations on Coverage. The following storm water discharges from construction sites are not authorized by this permit:

a. storm water discharges associated with industrial activity that originate from the site after construction activities have been completed and thesite has undergone final stabilization;

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b. discharges that are mixed with sources of non-storm water other than discharges identified in Part III.A (Prohibition on Non-Storm WaterDischarges) of this permit and in compliance with paragraph IV.D.5 (Non-Storm Water Discharges) of this permit;

c. storm water discharges associated with industrial activity that are subject to an existing NPDES individual or general permit or which are issued

a permit in accordance with Part VI.N (Requiring an Individual Permit or an Alternative General Permit) of this permit. Such discharges may beauthorized under this permit after an existing permit expires provided the existing permit did not establish numeric limitations for suchdischarges;

d. storm water discharges from construction sites that the Agency has determined to be or may reasonably be expected to be contributing to aviolation of a water quality standard; and

e. Storm water discharges that the Agency, at its discretion, determines are not appropriately authorized or controlled by this general permit.

f. Storm water discharges to any receiving water specified under 3511I. Adm. Code 302.105(d)(6).

C. Authorization.

1. In order for storm water discharges from construction sites to be authorized to discharge under this general permit a discharger must submit a Noticeof Intent (NOI) in accordance with the requirements of Part II below, using an NOI form provided by the Agency.

2. Where a new contractor is selected after the submittal of an NOI under Part II below, a new Notice of Intent (NOI) must be submitted by the owner inaccordance with Part II.

3. For projects that have complied with State law on historic preservation and endangered species prior to submittal of the NOI, through coordinationwith the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources or through fulfillment of the terms of interagencyagreements with those agencies, the NOI shall indicate that such compliance has occurred.

4. Unless notified by the Agency to the contrary, dischargers who submit an NOI in accordance with the requirements of this permit are authorized todischarge storm water from construction sites under the terms and conditions of this permit in 30 days after the date the NOI is received by theAgency.

5. The Agency may deny coverage under this permit and require submittal of an application for an individual NPDES permit based on a review of theNOI or other information.

Part II. NOTICE OF INTENT REQUIREMENTS

A. Deadlines for Notification.

1. To receive authorization under this general permit, a discharger must submit a completed Notice of Intent (NOI) in accordance with Part VI.G(Signatory Requirements) and the requirements of this Part in sufficient time to allow a 30 day review period after the receipt of the NOI by theAgency and the start of construction. The completed NOI may be submitted electronically to the following email address:[email protected]

2. Discharges that were previously covered by a valid General NPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Site Activities areautomatically covered by this permit.

3. A discharger may submit an NOI in accordance with the requirements of this Part after the start of construction. In such instances, the Agency maybring an enforcement action for any discharges of storm water associated with industrial activity from a construction site that have occurred on orafter the start of construction.

B. Failure to Notify. Dischargers who fail to notify the Agency of their intent to be covered, and discharge storm water associated with construction siteactivity to Waters of the State without an NPDES permit, are in violation of the Environmental Protection Act and Clean Water Act.

C. Contents of Notice of Intent. The Notice of Intent shall be signed in accordance with Part VI.G (Signatory Requirements) of this permit by all of theentities identified in paragraph 2 below and shall include the following information:

1. The mailing address, and location of the construction site for which the notification is submitted. Where a mailing address for the site is not available,the location can be described in terms of the latitude and longitude of the approximate center of the facility to the nearest 15 seconds, or the nearestquarter section (if the section, township and range is provided) that the construction site is located in;

2. The owner's name, address, telephone number, and status as Federal, State, private, public or other entity;

3. The name, address and telephone number of the general contractor(s) that have been identified at the time of the NOI submittal;

4. The name of the receiving water(s), or if the discharge is through a municipal separate storm sewer, the name of the municipal operator of the stormsewer and the ultimate receiving water(s);

5. The number of any NPDES permitfor any discharge (including non-storm water discharges) from the site that is currently authorized by an NPDESpermit;

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6. A description of the project, detailing the complete scope of the project, estimated timetable for major activities and an estimate of the number ofacres of the site on which soil will be disturbed; and

7. An electronic copy of the storm water pollution prevention plan that has been prepared for the site in accordance with Part IV of this permit. Theelectronic copy shall be submitted to the Agency at the following email address: eDa.constilr10swDDD«I!illinois.Qov

D. Where to Submit.

1. Facilities which discharge storm water associated with construction site activity must use an NOI form provided by the Agency. NOls must be signedin accordance with Part VLG (Signatory Requirements) of this permit. NOls and the applicable fee for construction site activities are to be submittedby certified mail to the Agency at the following address: .

Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyDivision of Water Pollution Control, Mail Code #15Attention: Permit Section1021 North Grand Avenue EastPost Office Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

The completed NOI and SWPPP may be submitted electronically to the following email address: eDa.constriI10swDDD«I!illinois.Qov

2. A copy of the letter of notification of coverage along with the General NPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Site Activities orother indication that storm water discharges from the site are covered under an NPDES permit shall be posted at the site in a prominent place forpublic viewing (such as alongside a building permit).

E. Additional Notification. Facilities which are operating under approved local sediment and erosion plans, grading plans, or storm water managementplans, in addition to filing copies of the Notice of Intent in accordancewith Part D above, shall also submit signed copiesof the Notice of Intentto the localagency approving such plans in accordance with the deadlines in Part A above. See Part IV.D.2.d (Approved State or Local Plans).

F. Notice of Termination. Where a site has been finally stabilized and all storm water discharges from construction sites that are authorized by this permitare eliminated, the permittee of the facility must submit a completed Notice of Termination that is signed in accordance with Part VLG (SignatoryRequirements) of this permit.

1. The Notice of Termination shall include the following information:

a. The mailing address, and location of the construction site for which the notification is submitted. Where a mailing address for the site is notavailable, the location can be described in terms of the latitude and longitude of the approximate center of the facility to the nearest 15 seconds,or the nearest quarter section (if the section, township and range is provided) that the construction site is located in;

b. The owner's name, address, telephone number, and status as Federal, State, private, public or other entity;

c. The name, address and telephone number of the general contractor(s); and

d. The following certification signed in accordance with Part VLG (Signatory Requirements) of this permit:

"I certify under penalty of law that all storm water discharges associated with construction site activity from the identified facility that areauthorized by NPDES general permit ILR1 0 have otherwise been eliminated. I understand that by submitting this notice of termination, that Iam no longer authorized to discharge storm water associated with construction site activity by the general permit, and that dischargingpollutants in storm water associated with construction site activity to Waters of the State is unlawful under the Environmental Protection Act andClean Water Act where the discharge is not authorized by a NPDES permit. I also understand that the submittal of this notice of terminationdoes not release an operator from liability for any violations of this permit or the Clean Water Act."

For the purposes of this certification, elimination of storm water discharges associated with industrial activity means that all disturbed soils at theidentified facility have been finally stabilized and temporary erosion and sediment control measures have been removed or will be removed atan appropriate time, or that all storm water discharges associated with construction activities from the identified site that are authorized by aNPDES general permit have otherwise been eliminated.

2. All Notices of Termination are to be sent to the Agency to themailingaddressinPartlLD.1.using the form provided by the Agency.

Part III. SPECIAL CONDITIONS, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES,AND OTHERNON-NUMERIC LIMITATIONS

A. Prohibition on Non-Storm Water Discharges.

1. Except as provided in Part I paragraph B.2 and paragraph 2 below, all discharges covered by this permit shall be composed entirely of storm water.

2. a. Except as provided in paragraph b below, discharges of materials other than storm water must be in compliance with a NPDES permit (otherthan this permit) issued for the discharge.

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b. The following non-storm water discharges may be authorized by this permit provided the non-storm water component of the discharges is incompliance with Part IV.D.5 (Non-Storm Water Discharges): discharges from fire fighting activities; fire hydrant flushings; waters used to washvehicles where detergents are not used; waters used to control dust; potable water sources including uncontaminated watertine flushings;landscape irrigation drainages; routine external building washdown which does not use detergents; pavement washwaters where spills or leaksof toxic or hazardous materials have not occurred (unless all spilled material has been removed) and where detergents are not used;uncontaminated air conditioning condensate; springs; uncontaminated ground water; and foundation or footing drains where flows are notcontaminated with process materials such as solvents.

B. Discharges into Receiving Waters With an Approved Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL):

Discharges to waters for which there is a TMDL allocation for sediment or a parameter that addressed sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity,or siltation) are not eligible for coverage under this permit unless you develop and certify a SWPPP that is consistent with the assumptions andrequirements in the approved TMDL. To be eligible for coverage under this general permit, operators must incorporate into their SWPPP any conditionsapplicable to their discharges necessary for consistency with the assumptions and requirements of the TMDL within any timeframes established in theTMDL. If a specific numeric waste load allocation has been established that would apply to the project's discharges, the operator must incorporate thatallocation into its SWPPP and implement necessary steps to meet that allocation. Please refer to the Agency website at:htto:/ /www.eDa.state.il.uslwater/lmdl/reDort-status. hlml

C. Discharges covered by this permit, alone or in combination with other sources, shall not cause or contribute to a violation of any applicable water qualitystandard.

Part IV. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS

A storm water pollution prevention plan shall be developed for each construction site covered by this permit. Storm water pollution prevention plans shall beprepared in accordance with good engineering practices. The plan shall identify potential sources of pollution which may reasonably be expected to affect thequality of storm water discharges associated with construction site activity from the facility. In addition, the plan shall describe and ensure the implementation ofbest management practices which will be used to reduce the pollutants in storm water discharges associated with construction site activity and to assurecompliance with the terms and conditions of this permit. Facilities must implement the provisions of the storm water pollution prevention plan required underthis part as a condition of this permit.

A. Deadlines for Plan Preparation and Compliance.

The plan shall:

1. Be completed prior to the start of the construction to be covered under this permit and submitted electronically to the Agency; and

2. Provide for compliance with the terms and schedule of the plan beginning with the initiation of construction activities.

B. Signature, Plan Review and Notification.

1. The plan shall be signed in accordance with Part VI.G (Signatory Requirements), and be retained on-site at the facility which generates the stormwater discharge in accordance with Part VI.E (Duty to Provide Information) of this permit.

2. Prior to commencement of construction, the permittee shall provide the plan to the Agency. Said plan shall be available at the site.

3. The permittee shall make plans available upon request from this Agency or a local agency approving sediment and erosion plans, grading plans, orstorm water management plans; or in the case of a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity which discharges through a municipalseparate storm sewer system with an NPDES permit, to the municipal operator of the system.

4. The Agency may notify the permittee at any time that the plan does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements of this Part. Such notificationshall identify those provisions of the permit which are not being met by the plan, and identify which provisions of the plan require modifications inorder to meet the minimum requirements of this part. Within 7 days from receipt of notification from the Agency. the permittee shall make therequired changes to the plan and shall submit to the Agency a written certification that the requested changes have been made. Failure to complyshall terminate authorization under this permit.

5. All storm water pollution prevention plans and all completed inspection forms/reports required under this permit are considered reports that shall beavailable to the public at any reasonable time upon request. However, the permittee may claim any portion of a storm water pollution prevention planas confidential in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2.

C. Keeping Plans Current. The permittee shall amend the plan whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance, which has asignificant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to Waters of the State and which has not otherwise been addressed in the plan or if thestorm water pollution prevention plan proves to be ineffective in eliminating or significantly minimizing pollutants from sources identified under paragraphD.2 below, or in otherwise achieving the general objectives of controlling pollutants in storm water discharges associated with construction site activity. Inaddition, the plan shall be amended to identify any new contractor and/or subcontractor that will implement a measure of the storm water pollutionprevention plan. Amendments to the plan may be reviewed by the Agency in the same manner as Part IV.B above. Any revisions of the documents forthe storm water pollution prevention plan shall be kept on site at all times.

D. Contents of Plan. The storm water pollution prevention plan shall include the following items:

1. Site Description. Each plan shall, provide a description of the following:

a. A description of the nature of the construction activity or demolition work;


b. A description of the intended sequence of major activities which disturb soils for major portions of the site (e.g. clearing, grubbing, excavation,grading);

c. An estimate of the total area of the site and the total area of the site that is expected to be disturbed by excavation, grading, or other activities;

d. An estimate of the runoff coefficient of the site after construction activities are completed and existing data describing the soil or the quality of

any discharge from the site;

e. A site map indicating drainage patterns and approximate slopes anticipated before and after major grading activities, locations where vehiclesenter or exit the site and controls to prevent offsite sediment tracking, areas of soil disturbance, the location of major structural and nonstructuralcontrols identified in the plan, the location of areas where stabilization practices are expected to occur, surface waters (including wetlands), andlocations where storm water is discharged to a surface water; and

f. The name of the receiving water(s) and the ultimate receiving water(s), and areal extent of wetland acreage at the site.

2. Controls. Each plan shall include a description of appropriate controls that will be implemented at the construction site. The Illinois Urban Manual(httD://www.il.nrcs.usda.aov/technical/enaineer/urbanlindex.html) or other similar documents shall be used for developing the appropriate manage-ment practices, controls or revisions of the plan. The plan will clearly describe for each major activity identified in paragraph D.1 above, appropriatecontrols and the timing during the construction process that the controls will be implemented. (For example, perimeter controls for one portion of thesite will be installed after the clearing and grubbing necessary for installation of the measure, but before the clearing and grubbing for the remainingportions of the site. Perimeter controls will be actively maintained until final stabilization of those portions of the site upward of the perimeter control.Temporary perimeter controls will be removed after final stabilization). The description of controls shall address as appropriate the followingminimum components:

a. Erosion and Sediment Controls.

(i) Stabilization Practices. A description of interim and permanent stabilization practices, including site-specific scheduling of theimplementation of the practices. Site plans should ensure that existing vegetation is preserved where practicable and that disturbedportions of the site are stabilized. Stabilization practices may include: temporarily seeding, permanent seeding, mulching, geotextiles,sod stabilization, vegetative buffer strips, protection of trees, preservation of mature vegetation, staged or staggered development, andother appropriate measures. A record of the dates when major grading activities occur, when construction activities temporarily orpermanently cease on a portion of the site, and when stabilization measures are initiated shall be included in the plan. Except as providedin paragraphs (A) and (B) below, stabilization measures shall be initiated as soon as practicable in portions of the site where constructionactivities have temporarily or permanently ceased, but in no case more than 7 days after the construction activity in that portion of the sitehas temporarily or permanently ceased as follows:

(A) Where the initiation of stabilization measures by the 7th day after construction activity temporarily or permanently ceases on a portionof the site is precluded by snow cover, stabilization measures shall be initiated as soon as practicable.

(B) Where construction activity will resume on a portion of the site within 14 days from when activities ceased, (e.g. the total time periodthat construction activity is temporarily ceased is less than 14 days) then stabilization measures do not have to be initiated on thatportion of site by the 7th day after construction activity temporarily ceased.

(ii) Structural Practices. A description of structural practices utilized to divert flows from exposed soils, store flows or otherwise limit runoffand the discharge of pollutants from exposed .areas of the site. Such practices may include silt fences, earth dikes, drainage swales,sediment traps, check dams, subsurface drains, pipe slope drains, level spreaders, storm drain inlet protection, rock outlet protection,reinforced soil retaining systems, gabions, and temporary or permanent sediment basins. Structural practices should be placed on uplandsoils to the degree practicable. The installation of these devices may be subject to Section 404 of the CWA.

(Iii) Best Management Practices for Impaired Waters. For any site which discharges directly to an impaired water identified on the Agency'swebsite for 303(d) listing for suspended solids, turbidity, or siltation the storm water pollution prevention plan shall be designed for a stormevent equal to or greater than a 25-year 24-hour rainfall event. If required by federal regulations or the Illinois Environmental ProtectionAgency's Illinois Urban Manual, the storm water pollution prevention plan shall adhere to a more restrictive design criteria. Please refer tothe Agency's website at: (httD://www.eDa.state.il.uslwater/tmdI/303d-list.html)

b. Storm Water Management. A description of measures that will be installed during the construction process to control pollutants in storm waterdischarges that will occur after construction operations have been completed. Structural measures should be placed on upland soils to thedegree attainable. The installation of these devices may be subject to Section 404 of the CWA. This permit only addresses the installation ofstorm water management measures, and not the ultimate operation and maintenance of such structures after the construction activities havebeen completed and the site has undergone final stabilization. Permittees are responsible for only the installation and maintenance of storm

water management measures prior to final stabilization of the site, and are not responsible for maintenance after storm water dischargesassociated with industrial activity have been eliminated from the site.

(i) Such practices may include: storm water detention structures (including wet ponds); storm water retention structures; flow attenuation byuse of open vegetated swales and natural depressions: infiltration of runoff onsite; and sequential systems (which combine severalpractices). The storm water pollution prevention plan shall include an explanation of the technical basis used to select the practices tocontrol pollution where flows exceed predevelopment levels.

(Ii) Velocity dissipation devices shall be placed at discharge locations and along the length of any outfall channel as necessary to provide anon-erosive velocity flow from the structure to a water course so that the natural physical and biological characteristics and functions are


maintained and protected (e.g. maintenance of hydrologic conditions, such as the hydroperiod and hydrodynamics present prior to theinitiation of construction activities).

(iii) Unless otherwise specified in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Illinois Urban Manual, the storm water pollution preventionplan shall be designed for a storm event equal to or greater than a 25-year 24-hour rainfall event.

c. Other Controls.

(i) Waste Disposal. No solid materials, including building materials, shall be discharged to Waters of the State, except as authorized by aSection 404 permit.

(ii) The plan shall ensure and demonstrate compliance with applicable State and/or local waste disposal, sanitary sewer or septic systemregulations.

(iii) For construction sites that receive concrete or asphalt from off site locations, the plan must identify and include appropriate controls andmeasures to reduce or eliminate these discharges.

d. Approved State or Local Plans.

(i) The management practices, controls and other provisions contained in the storm water pollution prevention plan must be at least asprotective as the requirements contained in Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Illinois Urban Manual, 2002. Facilities whichdischarge storm water associated with construction site activities must include in their storm water pollution prevention plan proceduresand requirements specified in applicable sediment and erosion site plans or storm water management plans approved by local officials.Requirements specified in sediment and erosion site plans or site permits or storm water management site plans or site permits approvedby local officials that are applicable to protecting surface water resources are, upon submittal of an NOI to be authorized to dischargeunder this permit, incorporated by reference and are enforceable under this permit. The plans shall include all requirements of this permitand include more stringent standards required by any local approval. This provision does not apply to provisions of master plans,comprehensive plans, non-enforceable guidelines or technical guidance documents that are not identified in a specific plan or permit thatis issued for the construction site.

(ii) Dischargers seeking alternative permit requirements are not authorized by this permit and shall submit an individual permit application inaccordance with 40 CFR 122.26 at the address indicated in Part 11.0(Where to Submit) of this permit, along with a description of whyrequirements in approved local plans or permits should not be applicable as a condition of an NPDES permit.

3. Maintenance. The plan shall include a description of procedures to maintain in good and effective operating conditions vegetation, erosion andsediment control measures and other protective measures identified in the site plan.

4. Inspections. Qualified personnel (provided by the permittee) shall inspect disturbed areas of the construction site that have not been finallystabilized, structural control measures, and locations where vehicles enter or exit the site at least once every seven calendar days and within 24hours of the end of a storm that is 0.5 inches or greater or equivalent snowfall. Qualified personnel means a person knowledgeable in the principlesand practices of erosion and sediment controls measures, such as a licensed Professional Engineer (P .E.), a Certified Professional in Erosion andSediment Control (CPESC), a Certified Erosion Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) or other knowledgeable person who possesses theskills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact storm water quality and to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosioncontrol measures selected to control the quality of storm water discharges from the construction activities.

a. Disturbed areas and areas used for storage of materials that are exposed to precipitation shall be inspected for evidence of, or the potential for,pollutants entering the drainage system. Erosion and sediment control measures identified in the plan shall be observed to ensure that they areoperating correctly. Where discharge locations or points are accessible, they shall be inspected to ascertain whether erosion control measuresare effective in preventing significant impacts to receiving waters. Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site shall be inspected for evidenceof offsite sediment tracking.

b. Based on the results of the inspection, the description of potential pollutant sources identified in the plan in accordance with Part IV.D.1 (SiteDescription) of this permit and pollution prevention measures identified in the plan in accordance with Part IV.D.2 (Controls) of this permit shallbe revised as appropriate as soon as practicable atter such inspection. Such modifications shall provide for timely implementation of anychanges to the plan within 7 calendar days following the inspection.

c. A report summarizing the scope of the inspection, name(s) and qualifications of personnel making the inspection, the date(s) of the inspection,major observations relating to the implementation of the storm water pollution prevention plan, and actions taken in accordance with paragraphb above shall be made and retained as part of the storm water pollution prevention plan for at least three years from the date that the permitcoverage expires or is terminated. All inspection reports shall be retained at the construction site. The report shall be signed in accordancewith Part VI.G (Signatory Requirements) of this permit.

d. The permittee shall notify the appropriate Agency Field Operations Section office by email at: eDa.swnonCOmD«D.illinois.qov , telephone or faxwithin 24 hours of any incidence of noncompliance for any violation of the storm water pollution prevention plan observed during any inspectionconducted, or for violations of any condition of this permit. The permittee shall complete and submit within 5 days an "Incidence ofNoncompliance" (ION) report for any violation of the storm water pollution prevention plan observed during any inspection conducted, or forviolations of any condition of this permit. Submission shall be on forms provided by the Agency and include specific information on the cause of

noncompliance, actions which were taken to prevent any further causes of noncompliance, and a statement detailing any environmentalimpact which may have resulted from the noncompliance.

e. All reports of noncompliance shall be signed by a responsible authority as defined in Part VI.G (Signatory Requirements).


f. After the initial contact has been made with the appropriate Agency Field Operations Section Office, all reports of noncompliance shall bemailed to the Agency at the following address:

Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyDivision of Water Pollution Control

Compliance Assurance Section1021 North Grand Avenue East

Post Office Box 19276


5. Non-Storm Water Discharges. Except for flows from fire fighting activities, sources of non-storm water listed in Part 1I1.A.2 of this permit that arecombined with storm water discharges associated with industrial activity must be identified in the plan. The plan shall identify and insure the

implementation of appropriate pollution prevention measures for the non-storm water component(s) of the discharge.

E. Additional requirements for storm water discharges from industrial activities other than construction, including dedicated asphalt plants, anddedicated concrete plants. This permit may only authorize any stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity from a construction site that ismixed with a storm water discharge from an industrial source other than construction, where:

1. The industrial source other than construction is located on the same site as the construction activity;

2. Storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from the areas of the site where construction activities are occurring are in compliance withthe terms of this permit; and

3. Storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from the areas of the site where industrial activity other than construction are occurring(including storm water discharges from dedicated asphalt plants (other than asphalt emulsion facilities) and dedicated concrete plants) are incompliance with the terms, including applicable NOI or application requirements, of a different NPDES general permit or individual permit authorizingsuch discharges.

F. Contractors.

1. The storm water pollution prevention plan must clearty identify for each measure identified in the plan, the contractor(s) or subcontractor(s) that willimplement the measure. All contractors and subcontractors identified in the plan must sign a copy of the certification statement in paragraph 2 belowin accordance with Part VI.G (Signatory Requirements) of this permit. All certifications must be included in the storm water pollution prevention planexcept for owners that are acting as contractors.

2. Certification Statement. All contractors and subcontractors identified in a storm water pollution prevention plan in accordance with paragraph 1above shall sign a copy of the following certification statement before conducting any professional service at the site identified in the storm waterpollution prevention plan:

"I certify under penalty of law that I understand the terms and conditions of the general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) permit (ILR10) that authorizes the storm water discharges associated with industrial activity from the construction site identified aspart of this certification."

The certification must include the name and title of the person providing the signature in accordance with Part VI.G of this permit: the name,address and telephone number of the contracting firm; the address (or other identifying description) of the site;andthedate the certificationis made.

Part V. RETENTION OF RECORDS

A. The permittee shall retain copies of storm water pollution prevention plans and all reports and notices required by this permit, and records of all data usedto complete the Notice of Intent to be covered by this permit, for a period of at least three years from the date that the permit coverage expires or isterminated. This period may be extended by request of the Agency at any time.

B. The permittee shall retain a copy of the storm water pollution prevention plan and any revisions to said plan required by this permit at the construction sitefrom the date of project initiation to the date of final stabilization.

Part VI. STANDARD PERMIT CONDITIONS

A. Duty to Comply. The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the IllinoisEnvironmental ProtectionAct and the CWA and is grounds for enforcementaction; for permit termination, revocationand reissuance, or modification; orfor denial of a permit renewal application.

B. Continuation of the Expired General Permit. This permit expires five years from the date of issuance. An expired general permit continues in force andeffect until a new general permit or an individual permit is issued. Only those facilities authorized to discharge under the expiring general permit arecovered by the continued permit.

C. Need to halt or reduce activity not a defense. It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary tohalt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit.

D. Duty to Mitigate. The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit which has a reasonablelikelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.


E. Duty to Provide Information. The permittee shall furnish within a reasonable time to the Agency or local agency approving sediment and erosion controlplans, grading plans, or storm water management plans; or in the case of a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity which dischargesthrough a municipal separate storm sewer system with an NPDES permit, to the municipal operator of the system, any information which is requested todetermine compliance with this permit. Upon request, the permittee shall also furnish to the Agency or local agency approving sediment and erosioncontrol plans, grading plans, or storm water management plans; or in the case of a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity whichdischarges through a municipal separate storm sewer system with an NPDES permit, to the municipal operator of the system, copies of all recordsrequired to be kept by this permit.

F. Other Information. When the permittee becomes aware that he or she failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted incorrect information in the Notice

of Intent or in any other report to the Agency, he or she shall promptly submit such facts or information.

G. Signatory Requirements. All Notices of Intent, storm water pollution prevention plans, reports, certifications or information either submitted to the Agencyor the operator of a large or medium municipal separate storm sewer system, or that this permit requires be maintained by the permittee, shall be signed.

1. All Notices of Intent shall be signed as follows:

a. For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this section, a responsible corporate officer means: (1) a president,secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similarpolicy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or (2) any person authorized to sign documents that has been assigned or delegatedsaid authority in accordance with corporate procedures;

b. For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or

c. For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For purposes of thissection, a principal executive officer of a Federal agency includes (1) the chief executive officer of the agency, or (2) a senior executive officerhaving responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency.

2. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Agency shall be signed by a person described above or by a dulyauthorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

a. The authorization is made in writing by a person described above and submitted to the Agency.

b. The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity,such as the position of manager, operator, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility or an individual or position having overallresponsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or anyindividual occupying a named position).

c. Changes to Authorization. If an authorization under Part I.C (Authorization) is no longer accurate because a different individual or positionhas responsibility for the overall operation of the construction site, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Part I.C must be submittedto the Agency prior to or together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.

d. Certification. Any person signing documents under this Part shall make the following certification:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with

a system designed"to assure that qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry ofthe person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the informationsubmitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties forsubmitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

H. Penalties for Falsification of Reports. Section 309(c)(4) of the Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false materialstatement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including reports ofcompliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonmentfor not more than 2 years, or byboth. Section 440)(4) and (5) of the Environmental Protection Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, orcertification in an application form, or form pertaining to a NPDES permit commits a Class A misdemeanor, and in addition to any other penalties providedby law is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each day of violation.

I. Penalties for Falsification of Monitoring Systems. The CWA provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate anymonitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by fines and imprisonment described inSection 309 of the CW A. The Environmental Protection Act provides that any person who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or recordrequired in connection with any NPDES permit or with any discharge which is subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of Section 12 of the Act commits aClass A misdemeanor, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each day of violation. "

J. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability. Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permitteefrom any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject under section 311 of the CWA.

K. Property Rights. The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, nor any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injuryto private property nor any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.

L. Severability. The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to anycircumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.

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M. Transfers. This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the Agency. The Agency may require the discharger to apply for and obtainan individual NPDES permit as stated in Part I.C (Authorization).

N. Requiring an Individual Permit or an Alternative General Permit.

1. The Agency may require any person authorized by this permit to apply for and/or obtain either an individual NPDES permit or an altemative NPDES

general permit. Any interested person may petition the Agency to take action under this paragraph. Where the Agency requires a dischargerauthorized to discharge under this permit to apply for an individual NPDES permit, the Agency shall notify the discharger in writing that a permitapplication is required. This notification shall include a brief statement of the reasons for this decision, an application form, a statement setting adeadline for the discharger to file the application, and a statement that on the effective date of the individual NPDES permit or the alternativegeneral permit as it applies to the individual permittee, coverage under this general permit shall automatically terminate. Applications shall besubmitted to the Agency indicated in Part 11.0(Where to Submit) of this permit. The Agency may grant additional time to submit the applicationupon request of the applicant. If a discharger fails to submit in a timely manner an individual NPDES permit application as required by the Agencyunder this paragraph, then the applicability of this permit to the individual NPDES permittee is automatically terminated at the end of the dayspecified by the Agency for application submittal. The Agency may require an individual NPDES permit based on:

a. information received which indicates the receiving water may be of particular biological significance pursuant to 35 III. Adm. Code302.105(d)(6);

b. whether the receiving waters are impaired waters for suspended solids, turbidity or siltation as identified by the Agency's 303(d) listing;

c. size of construction site, proximity of site to the receiving stream, etc.

The Agency may also require monitoring of any storm water discharge from any site to determine whether an individual permit is required.

2. Any discharger authorized by this permit may request to be excluded from the coverage of this permit by applying for an individual permit. In suchcases, the permittee shall submit an individual application in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 122.26(c)(1 )(ii), with reasons supportingthe request, to the Agency at the address indicated in Part II.D (Where to Submit) of this permit. The request may be granted by issuance of anyindividual permit or an alternative general permit if the reasons cited by the permittee are adequate to support the request.

3. When an individual NPDES permit is issued to a discharger otherwise subject to this permit, or the discharger is authorized to discharge under analternative NPDES general permit, the applicability of this permit to the individual NPDES permittee is automatically terminated on the effective dateof the individual permit or the date of authorization of coverage under the alternative general permit, whichever the case may be. When an individualNPDES permit is denied to a discharger otherwise subject to this permit, or the discharger is denied for coverage under an alternative NPDESgeneral permit, the applicability of this permit to the individual NPDES permittee remains in effect, unless otherwise specified by the Agency.

O. State/Environmental Laws. No condition of this permit shall release the permittee from any responsibility or requirements under other environmentalstatutes or regulations.

P. Proper Operation and Maintenance. The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control(and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit and with therequirements of storm water pollution preventionplans. Proper operation and maintenance also includesadequate laboratory controls and appropriatequality assurance procedures. Properoperation and maintenance requires the operation of backupor auxiliaryfacilitiesor similarsystems,installedbyapermittee only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.

Q. Inspection and Entry. The permittee shall allow the IEPA, or an authorized representative upon presentation of credentials and other documents as maybe required by law, to:

1. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditionsof this permit;

2. Have access to and copy at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit;

3. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or requiredunder this permit; and

4. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, anysubstances or parameters at any location.

R. Permit Actions. This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permitmodification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permitcondition.

Part VII. REOPENER CLAUSE

A. If there is evidence indicating potential or realized impacts on water quality due to any storm water discharge associated with industrial activity covered bythis permit, the discharger may be required to obtain an individual permit or an altemative general permit in accordance with Part I.C (Authorization) of thispermit or the permit may be modified to include different limitations and/or requirements.

B. Permit modification or revocation will be conducted according to provisions of 35 III. Adm. Code, Subtitle C, Chapter I and the provisions of 40 CFR122.62, 122.63, 122.64 and 124.5 and any other applicable public participation procedures.

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C. The Agency will reopen and modify this permit under the following circumstances:

1. the U.S. EPA amends its regulations concerning public participation;

2. a court of competent jurisdiction binding in the State of Illinois or the P' Circuit Court of Appeals issues an order necessitating a modification of publicparticipation for general permits; or

3. to incorporate federally required modifications to the substantive requirements of this permit.

Part VIII. DEFINITIONS

"AoencY" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

"Best Manaoement Practices" ("BMPs") means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other managementpractices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the United States. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, andpractices to control construction site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.

"Commencement of Construction or Demolition Activities" The initial disturbance of soils associated with clearing, grading, or excavating activities or otherconstruction or demolition activities.

"CWA" means Clean Water Act (formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of1972) Pub. L. 92-500, as amended Pub. L. 95-217, Pub. L. 95-576, Pub. L. (96-483 and Pub. L. 97-117, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).

"Dedicated portable asphalt plant" A portable asphalt plant that is located on or contiguous to a construction site and that provides asphalt only to theconstruction site that the plant is located on or adjacent to. The term dedicated portable asphalt plant does not include facilities that are subject to theasphalt emulsion effluent limitation guideline at 40 CFR 443.

"Dedicated portable concrete plant" A portable concrete plant that is located on or contiguous to a construction site and that provides concrete only to theconstruction site that the plant is located on or adjacent to.

"Dedicated sand or oravel operation" An operation that produces sand and/or gravel for a single construction project.

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or an authorized representative.

"Final Stabilization" means that all soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed, and either of the two following conditions are met:

(i) A uniform (e.g., evenly distributed, without large bare areas) perennial vegetative cover with a density of 70 percent of the native backgroundvegetative cover for the area has been established on all unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures, or

(ii) Equivalent permanent stabilization measures (such as the use of riprap, gabions, or geotextiles) have been employed.

For individual lots in residential construction, final stabilization means that either:

(i) The homebuilder has completed final stabilization as specified above, or

(ii) The homebuilder has established temporary stabilization including perimeter controls for an individual lot prior to occupation of the home by thehomeowner and informing the homeowner of the need for, and benefits of, final stabilization.

"Laroe and Medium municipal separate storm sewer system" means all municipal separate storm sewers that are either:

(i) Located in an incorporated place (city) with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the latest Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census(these cities are listed in Appendices F and G of 40 CFR Part 122); or

(ii) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more, except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in

the incorporated places, townships or towns within such counties (these counties are listed in Appendices H and I of 40 CFR Part 122); or

(iii) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (i) or (ii) and that are designated by the Director as part of the large ormedium municipal separate storm sewer system.

"NOI" means notice of intent to be covered by this permit (see Part II of this permit.)

"Point Source" means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well,discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel or other floating craft from whichpollutants are or may be discharges. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural storm water runoff.

"Runoff coefficient" means the fraction of total rainfall that will appear at the conveyance as runoff.

"Storm Water" means storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.

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"Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity" means the discharge from any conveyance which is used for collecting and conveying storm water andwhich is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant. The term does not include discharges fromfacilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program. For the categories of industries identified in subparagraphs (i) through (x) of this subsection, the

term includes, but is not limited to, storm water discharges from industrial plant yards; immediate access roads and rail lines used or traveled by carriers ofraw materials, manufactured products, waste material, or by-products used or created by the facility; material handling sites; refuse sites; sites used for theapplication or disposal of process waste waters (as defined at 40 CFR 401); sites used for the storage and maintenance of material handling equipment;sites used for residual treatment, storage, or disposal; shipping and receiving areas; manufacturing buildings; storage areas (including tank farms) for rawmaterials, and intermediate and finished products; and areas where industrial activity has taken place in the past and significant materials remain and areexposed to storm water. For the categories of industries identified in subparagraph (xi), the term includes only storm water discharges from all areaslisted in the previous sentence (except access roads) where material handling equipment or activities, raw materials, intermediate products, final products,waste materials, by-products, or industrial machinery are exposed to storm water. For the purposes of this paragraph, material handling activities includethe storage, loading and unloading, transportation, or conveyance of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product or wasteproduct. The term excludes areas located on plant lands separate from the plant's industrial activities, such as office buildings and accompanying parkinglots as long as the drainage from the excluded areas is not mixed with storm water drained from the above described areas. Industrial facilities (includingindustrial facilities that are Federally or municipally owned or operated that meet the description of the facilities listed in this paragraph (i)- (xi» includethose facilities designated under 40 CFR 122.26(a)(1 )(v). The following categories of facilities are considered to be engaging in "industrial activity" forpurposes of this subsection:

(i) Facilities subject to storm water effluent limitations guidelines, new source performance standards, or toxic pollutant effluent standards under 40 CFRSubchapter N (except facilities with toxic pollutant effluent standards which are exempted under category (xi) of this paragraph);

(ii) Facilities classified as Standard Industrial Classifications 24 (except 2434), 26 (except 265 and 267), 28, 29, 311, 32, 33, 3441, 373;

(iii) Facilities classified as Standard Industrial Classifications 10 through 14 (mineral industry) including active or inactive mining operations (except forareas of coal mining operations meeting the definition of a reclamation area under 40 CFR 434.11(1» and oil and gas exploration, production,processing, or treatment operations, or transmission facilities that discharge storm water contaminated by contact with or that has come into contactwith, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished products, byproducts or waste products located on the site of such operations;inactive mining operations are mining sites that are not being actively mined, but which have an identifiable owner/operator;

(iv) Hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities, including those that are operating under interim status or a permit under Subtitle C ofRCRA;

(v) Landfills, land application sites, and open dumps that have received any industrial wastes (waste that is received from any of the facilities describedunder this subsection) including those that are subject to regulation under Subtitle D of RCRA;

(vi) Facilities involved in the recycling of materials, including metal scrapyards, battery reclaimers, salvage yards, and automobile junkyards, includingbut limited to those classified as Standard Industrial Classification 5015 and 5093;

(vii) Steam electric power generating facilities, including coal handling sites;

(viii) Transportation facilities classified as Standard Industrial Classifications 40, 41, 42, 44, and 45 which have vehicle maintenance shops, equipmentcleaning operations, or airport deicing operations. Only those portions of the facility that are either involved in vehicle maintenance (including vehiclerehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, and lubrication), equipment cleaning operations, airport deicing operations, or which areotherwise identified under subparagraphs (i)-(vii) or (ix)-(xi) of this subsection are associated with industrial activity;

(ix) Treatment works treating domestic sewage or any other sewage sludge or wastewater treatment device or system, used in the storage treatment,recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage, including land dedicated to the disposal of sewage sludge that are located within theconfines of the facility, with a design flow of 1.0 mgd or more, or required to have an approved pretreatment program under 40 CFR 403. Not

included are farm lands, domestic gardens or lands used for sludge management where sludge is beneficially reused and which are not physicallylocated in the confines of the facility, or areas that are in compliance with 40 CFR 503;

(x) Construction activity including clearing, grading and excavation activities except: operations that result in the disturbance of less than one acre of

total land area which are not part of a larger common plan of development or sale unless otherwise designated by the Agency pursuant to Part I.B.1.

(xi) Facilities under Standard Industrial Classifications 20, 21, 22, 23, 2434, 25, 265, 267, 27, 283, 31 (except 311),34 (except 3441),35,36,37 (except373),38,39,4221-25, (and which are not otherwise included within categories (i)-(x».

'Waters" mean all accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural, and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof, which are wholly or partiallywithin, flow through, or border upon the State of Illinois, except that sewers and treatment works are not included except as specially mentioned; provided,that nothing herein contained shall authorize the use of natural or otherwise protected waters as sewers or treatment works except that in-stream aerationunder Agency permit is allowable.

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Appendix B

Notice of Intent (NOI) Form

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) GENERAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORM WATER

CONSTRUCTION SITE ACTIVITIES

OWNER INFORMATION

COMPANY/ OWNER NAME:

OWNER TYPE: SELECT ONE

MS4 Community Yes No

MAILING ADDRESS:

PHONE:

Area Code ( ) Number ext.

CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:

FAX:

Area Code ( ) Number

CONTACT

PERSON: EMAIL:

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

CONTRACTORNAME:

MAILING ADDRESS:

PHONE:

Area Code ( ) Number ext.

CITY:

STATE:

ZIP CODE:

CONSTRUCTION SITE INFORMATION

SELECT ONE: NEW SITE CHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR: ILR10

PROJECT NAME:

COUNTY:

STREETADDRESS/ LOCATION

CITY:

IL

ZIP CODE:

LATITUDE:

DEG.

MIN.

SEC.

LONGITUDE:

DEG.

MIN.

SEC.

SECTION:

TOWNSHIP:

RANGE:

APPROX CONST START DATE

/ /

APPROX CONST END DATE

/ /

TOTAL SIZE OF CONSTRUCTION SITE IN ACRES:

If less than 1 acre, is site part of larger common plan of development? YES NO

STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN INFORMATION

HAS STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN BEEN SUBMITTED TO AGENCY? YES NO

(SUBMIT SWPPP ELECTRONICALLY TO: [email protected] )

WILL STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN BE AVAILABLE AT SITE? YES NO

LOCATION OF SWPPP FOR VIEWING: ADDRESS: CITY:

SWPPP CONTACT INFORMATION:

NAME:

INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

SELECT ONE

PHONE:

( ) FAX:

( ) EMAIL:

PROJECT INSPECTOR, IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE: NAME:

INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

SELECT ONE

PHONE:

( ) FAX:

( ) EMAIL:

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Union Pacific RailroadPrivate

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1400 Douglas Avenue 402 544-5057

Omaha 402 501-3033

Gary W. Luenenborg [email protected]

Ragnar Benson Construction

250 S. Northwest Highway 847 698-4900

Park Ridge IL 60068

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UPRR Joliet Intermodal Terminal Will

SW Quadrant of Laraway Rd. and Patterson Rd. Joliet 60436

41° 28' 8" 88° 06' 59" see attached list

755

03 23 09 12 31 11

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Field office: 22424 S. Patterson Rd. Joliet

Phil Stearney Other

847 698-4900 [email protected] 692-9320

To be determined Other

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) GENERAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORM WATER

CONSTRUCTION SITE ACTIVITIES

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

SELECT ONE

TYPE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES COMPLIANCE

HAS THIS PROJECT BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES TO SATISFY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ILLINOIS LAW ON:

HISTORIC PRESERVATION YES NO http://www.illinoishistory.gov/PS/rcdocument.htm

ENDANGERED SPECIES YES NO http://dnrecocat.state.il.us/ecopublic/

RECEIVING WATER INFORMATION

DOES YOUR STORM WATER DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO: WATERS OF THE STATE OR STORM SEWER

OWNER TO STORM SEWER SYSTEMS:

NAME OF CLOSEST RECEIVING WATERBODY TO WHICH YOU DISCHARGE:

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction and supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage this system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment. In addition, I certify that the provisions of the permit, including the development and implementation of a storm water pollution prevention plan and a monitoring program plan, will be complied with.

OWNER SIGNATURE: DATE: ___________________________________________ FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

LOG:

PERMIT NO. ILR10 ___ ___ ___ ___ SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO: [email protected]

OR MAIL COMPLETED FROM TO:

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ATTN: PERMIT SECTION POST OFFICE BOX 19276 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 www.epa.state.il.us

DATE:

Information required by this form must be provided to comply with 415 ILCS 5/39 (1996). Failure to do so may prevent this form from being processed and could result in your application being denied. This form has been approved by the Forms Management Center.

IL 532 2104 WPC 623 Rev. 8/08

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SIC Code:Industrial

The project will construct an intermodal terminal (between rail and rail and between rail and truck) including lead tracks into the facility. Workunder this improvement will consist of grading, bridges, culverts and storm sewers, track construction, paving, equipment maintenance and fuelingareas, buildings, repair facilities, power and communication distribution, storm water management facilities, ditching and restoration.

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Submit form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) FORM

Please adhere to the following instructions:

Submit original, electronic or facsimile copies. Facsimile and/or electronic copies should be followed-up with an

original signature copy as soon as possible. Please write "copy" under the "For Office Use Only" box in the lower

right hand corner.

Submit completed forms to:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division of Water Pollution Control

Permit Section

Post Office Box 19276


or call (217)782-0610

www.epa.state.il.us

Reports must be typed or printed legibly and signed.

Any facility that is not presently covered by the General NPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges From

Construction Site Activities is considered a new facility.

If this is a change in your facility information, renewal, etc., please fill in your permit number on the appropriate line, changes of information or permit renewal notifications do not require a fee.

NOTE: FACILITY LOCATION IS NOT NECESSARILY THE FACILITY MAILING ADDRESS, BUT SHOULD DESCRIBE WHERE THE FACILITY IS LOCATED.

Use the formats given in the following examples for correct form completion.

Example Format

SECTION 12 1 or 2 numerical digits

TOWNSHIP 12N1 or 2 numerical digits

followed by "N" or "S"

RANGE 12W1 or 2 numerical digits

followed by "E" or "W"

For the Name of Closest Receiving Waters, do not use terms such as ditch or channel. For unnamed

tributaries, use terms which include at least a named main tributary such as “Unnamed Tributary to Sugar

Creek to Sangamon River.”

Submit a fee of $500 and the Storm Water Pollution Plan (SWPPP) for initial permit prior to the Notice of

Intent being considered complete for coverage by the ILR10 General Permits. Please make checks payable

to: Illinois EPA.

SWPPP should be submitted electronically to: [email protected] When submitting

electronically, use Project Name and City as indicated on NOI form.

Township, Range, Section UPRR - Joliet Intermodal Terminal

- 1 - Printed: 1/13/2009

T34N R9E S13

T34N R9E S14

T34N R10E S5

T34N R10E S7

T34N R10E S8

T34N R10E S18

T35N R10E S28

T35N R10E S29

T35N R10E S32

T35N R10E S33

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LOCATION:

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Office of Assistant Vice President

Engineering Design

CHECKED BY:

DATE:

SHEET NUMBER

REVISION # BY DATE DESCRIPTION

1051 PERIMETER DRIVE

SUITE 1025

SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173

PHONE: 847-605-9600

FAX: 847-605-9610


Joliet, Illinois

SHEET NAME

- PRELIMINARY -NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION

N

08-25-08 GMAX SUBMITTAL

09-05-08 DESIGN CLARIFICATION

MATCH LINE A-A

MATCH LINE A-A

BERM BERM DITCH

DETENTION BASINBERM

BERM

DE

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BA

SIN

DETENTION BASIN

BERM

DETENTION

BASIN

N

SCALE: 1"=2000’

RAGNAR BENSON’S

LIMIT OF CONSTRUCTION

= 755 AC

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES’

AREA OF MAINTENANCE

RESPONSIBILITIES

NOTE: RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SWPPP WORKFROM THE SOUTH END OF THE YARD

(PAVING LIMITS) TO THE BNSF ROW IS CURRENTLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES (EXCEPTTHAT WORK WITHIN THE BALLAST

LIMITS). IF THIS RESPONSIBILITYCHANGES TO RAGNAR BENSON, A

REVISION TO THE SWPPP/PERMITWILL BE MADE.

NOTE 1ALL WORK FROM RAILROAD ROW TO THE LIMITS OF TRACK BALLAST ARE

CENTERPOINT’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SWPPP INSTALLATION ANDMAINTENANCE. ALL WORK WITHINBALLAST LIMITS ARE RAGNAR

BENSON’S RESPONSIBILITIES

PYL

1 1

01/09/09

LIMITS OF RESPONSIBILITYNOI

NOTE 1

NOTE 1

BNSF ROW


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Appendix C

Incidence of Non-Compliance (ION) Form

Information required by this form must be provided to comply with 415 ILCS 5/39(1996). Failure to do so may prevent this form from being processed and could result in your application being denied. This form has been approved by the Forms Management Center. IL 532 2105 WPC 624 Rev. 6/98)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSTRUCTION SITE STORM WATER DISCHARGE

INCIDENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE (ION)

PERMITTEE NAME:

LAST FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL AREA CODE +

PHONE NUMBER:

STREET: CITY:

ST:

ZIP:

CONSTRUCTION SITE NAME:

COUNTY: SECTION:

TOWNSHIP:

RANGE:

NPDES PERMIT NUMBER: I L R 1 0

LATITUDE:

DEG.

MIN.

SEC.

LONGITUDE: DEG.

MIN.

SEC.

CAUSE OF NON-COMPLIANCE:

ACTIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER NON-COMPLIANCE:

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RESULTING FROM THE NON-COMPLIANCE:

ACTIONS TAKEN TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RESULTING FROM THE NON-COMPLIANCE:

SIGNATURE: ____________________________________________ TITLE: DATE:

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

LOG:

PERMIT NO. ILR10___ ___ ___ ___

MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (DO NOT SUBMIT ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE SECTION #19 DOCUMENTATION POST OFFICE BOX 19276 UNLESS REQUESTED) SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 DATE:

GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETION OF INCIDENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE (ION) FORM

Complete and submit this form for any violation of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan observed during any inspection conducted, including those not required by the Plan. Please adhere to the following guidelines. < Submit original, photocopy or facsimile copies. Facsimile and/or photo

copies should be followed-up with an original signature copy as soon as possible. Please write "copy" under the "For Office Use Only" box in the lower right hand corner.

< Submit completed forms to:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Division of Water Pollution Control Permit Section Post Office Box 19276 Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

< Reports must be typed or printed legibly and signed. < Use the formats given in the following examples for correct form

completion.

Example Format

SECTION 12 1 or 2 numerical digits

TOWNSHIP 12N 1 or 2 numerical digits

followed by "N" or "S"

RANGE 12W 1 or 2 numerical digits followed by "E" or "W"


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Appendix D

Notice of Termination (NOT) Form

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT) OF COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL PERMIT

FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION SITE ACTIVITIES

Please use the tab or arrow keys OWNER INFORMATION

NAME: LAST FIRST MIDDLE

OWNER TYPE:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

CONTACT PERSON: TELEPHONE

NUMBER: AREA CODE

NUMBER

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION NAME:

LAST FIRST MIDDLE

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

AREA CODE

NUMBER

MAILING ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP:

CONSTRUCTION SITE INFORMATION FACILITY NAME: OTHER NPDES PERMIT NOS.: I L R 1 0

FACILITY LOCATION:

CITY: STATE: IL ZIP: LATITUDE: LONGITUDE:

COUNTY: SECTION: TOWNSHIP: RANGE:

DATE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND STABILIZED: I certify under penalty of law that disturbed soils at the identified facility have been finally stabilized or that all storm water discharges

associated with industrial activity from the identified facility that are authorized by an NPDES general permit have otherwise been eliminated. I understand that by submitting this notice of termination, that I am no longer authorized to discharge storm water associated with industrial activity by the general permit, and that discharging pollutants in storm water associated with industrial activity to Waters of the State is unlawful under the Environmental Protection Act and the Clean Water Act where the discharge is not authorized by an NPDES permit.

OWNER SIGNATURE: ______ DATE: ___________________________________________ FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

LOG:

PERMIT NO. ILR10 ___ ___ ___ ___

MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: (DO NOT SUBMIT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION UNLESS REQUESTED)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ATTN: PERMIT SECTION POST OFFICE BOX 19276 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 DATE:

Information required by this form must be provided to comply with 415 ILCS 5/39 (1996). Failure to do so may prevent this form from being processed and could result in your application being denied. This form has been approved by the Forms Management Center. IL 532 2102 WPC 621 Rev. 1/04

GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETION OF NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT) FORM Please adhere to the following guidelines: Submit original, photocopy or facsimile copies. Facsimile and/or photo copies should be followed-up with an original signature copy as soon as possible. Please write "copy" under the "For Office Use Only" box in the lower right hand corner.

< Submit completed forms to:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Division of Water Pollution Control Permit Section Post Office Box 19276 Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276 217/782-0610

< Reports must be typed or printed legibly and signed.

< N0TE: FACILITY LOCATION IS NOT NECESSARILY THE FACILITY MAILING

ADDRESS, BUT SHOULD DESCRIBE WHERE THE FACILITY IS LOCATED.

< Use the formats given in the following examples for correct form completion.

Example

Format

SECTION

12

1 or 2 numerical digits

TOWNSHIP

12N

1 or 2 numerical digits followed by "N" or "S"

RANGE

12W

1 or 2 numerical digits followed by "E" or "W"

< Final stabilization has occurred when:

(a) all soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed (b) a uniform perennial vegetative cover with a density of 70% of the native

background vegetative cover for the area has been established on all unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures, (c) or equivalent permanent stabilization measures have been employed.


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Appendix E

Owner Certification

CERTIFICATION


MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION

Project: UPRR – Joliet Intermodal Terminal

Project Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or

supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel property gathered and

evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the

system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to

the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant

penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing

violations.

Signature Date

Name

Title

Company

Address


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Appendix F

Contractors’ Certification

CERTIFICATION


CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

Project: UPRR – Joliet Intermodal Terminal

Project Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois

I certify under penalty of law that I understand the terms and conditions of the general National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit (ILR10) that authorizes discharges associated with

industrial activity from the construction site identified as part of this certification.

Signature Date

Name

Title

Company

Address

Telephone Number


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Appendix G

Selection, Inspection, Correction and Summary Forms

LIST OF CONTROLS RECOMENDED MAINTENANCE

Grading Contrac

tor

Underground Contrac

tor

Pav

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tor

Lan

dsc

ape Contrac

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Eve

ry 7 Day

s or within 24 Hours of 0.5

Inch

Precipitation Eve

nt

After Eve

ry Rainfall

Immed

iately After a Storm

Eve

nt

Producing Runoff

Daily During Prolonged

Rainfall

Periodically

After Eve

ry High W

ater Eve

nt

Prior to Construction

Mas

s Grading/ G

rading

Deten

tion Exc

avation

Underground Utility Installation

Pav

ing

Final Stabilization

STABILIZATION

Erosion blanket X X X X X Re-staple displaced Blankets

Filter Strip X X1 X2 X Remove litter and sediment, repair erosion, reseed where needed, mow and water

Grass-Lined Channel (Bio-swales) X X1 X2 X XRemoved sediment from channel and outlets ( regrade and reseed if needed) rough in swales during mass grading; final stabilize swales during final

stabilization

Mulching X X X X Reinstall after washout and repair slope

Permanent Vegetation X X1 X2 X X Reseed if necessary, moving , burning, fertilizer, pesticide

Sodding X X X Limit traffic, mow, fertilize, and water

Surface Roughening X X X Fill eroded areas and re-roughen

Temporary Seeding/Hydro seed X X X X X Reseed areas of poor emergence

Stormwater Management

Rock Outlet Protection X X X Replace dislodged rocks

Vegetated Swales X X1 X2 X Limit traffic, mow, fertilize, and water

Stormwater Basin X X6 X XDuring site grading activity sediment traps shall be cleaned at a minimum when sediment reaches 1 ft depth; after final stabilization sediment shall be

removed and final proposed grades must be achieved. Clean sediment traps every 2-3 years after final stabilization, maintain surrounding vegetation.

Structural Practice

Culvert Inlet Protection X X X X Replace or clean aggregate, remove sediment

Diversion X X X Maintain capacity storage and ridge height

Diversion Dike X X X Maintain capacity storage and ridge height

Rock Check Dam X X X X Remove sediment after it has accumulated over 1/2 dam height, replace dislodged rocks

Silt Fence X X X X Replace entire system if fabric decomposes remove sediment when deposition is 1/2 fence height

Triangular Silt Dike X X X X X Remove sediment deposits at 1/2 height of barrier, replace dislodged bales

Sump Pit X X X X X X X Replace if filter fabric and pit fill with sediment

Temporary Sediment Trap X X X X Remove sediment when it has accumulated over 1/2 design depth of permanent pool or 1 ft whichever is less, repair erosion damage

Temporary Swale X X X Remove excessive sediment and debris, repair any bank failure, reseed poor emergence areas

Stockpile Protection X X X Repair silt fence or berm, add aggregate to vehicle access

Temporary Stand Pipe w/Filter Sock X X X Clean or replace sock, remove deposits from perforations

Inlet Protection-Fabric X X X Remove sediment deposits, replace if damaged

Inlet Protection-Straw Bales X X X Replace bales to prevent end runs and undercutting remove sediment

Inlet protection-Inlet basket X X X Dump out sediment in designated stockpile, clean and re-install basket

Other Controls

Dust Control X X X X X X Repeat treatment as needed

Stabilized Construction Entrance X X X Add top dressing of aggregate when dirty, inspect adjacent roadways each day - clean when necessary

Truck Wash Rack X X X Clean out wash area, maintain inlets

Tree Protection X X7 X Repair fencing and signs, note tree damage

Concrete Wash out Pit X X X Remove concrete and dispose of in designated locations

Construction Road Stabilization X X X Periodically add top dressing of aggregate, maintain adjacent roads

Inspection notes: X4 - during 1st year

X1 - during growth X5 - seasonally Reference : " Illinois Urban Manual", USDA-NRCS, revised: December 2002

X2 - when established X6 - 2 times per year

X3 - every spring until the second year X7 - every 7 days during construction

LIST OF POSSIBLE CONTROLS

PRACTICE MAINTENANCE

RESPONSIBILITY INSPECTION TIMING(Installation and maintenance) and maintenance

EC Controls Inspection & Maintenance Matrix.xls Printed: 3/5/2009

UPRR - SWPPP

Construction Activities

Start Date

BMPs Selected

Person Responsible for Implementation

Yes No

Activity

Expected to Occur at

This Site


CONSTRUCTION BMP SELECTION FORMCONSTRUCTION BMP SELECTION FORMCONSTRUCTION BMP SELECTION FORMCONSTRUCTION BMP SELECTION FORM


BMP Selection Rev. 10/06

UPRR - SWPPP


BMP or Activity Inspection Frequency Responsible Party



STORMWATER BMP INSPECTION SCHEDULESTORMWATER BMP INSPECTION SCHEDULESTORMWATER BMP INSPECTION SCHEDULESTORMWATER BMP INSPECTION SCHEDULE

(Attach SWPPP Inspection Form)

BMP-Sched Rev. 10/06

UPRR - SWPPP


Contractor Name Contact Person Start Date End Date

Use another sheet if necessary



CONTRACTOR SUMMARY FORMCONTRACTOR SUMMARY FORMCONTRACTOR SUMMARY FORMCONTRACTOR SUMMARY FORM

Summary Form Rev. 10/06

UPRR - SWPPP


Union Pacific RailroadJoliet Intermodal Terminal

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspection Form

Project Identification

Project Name

Project Manager

Project Location

BMP Inspection ReportBMP Inspection ReportBMP Inspection ReportBMP Inspection Report

BMP

Installed

(Y or N)

Status1

(F or C)

Notes:1. F = Functioning Properly

C = Correction Action Required

2. The Contractor should note any off-site pollutant sources coming onto the site.

UPRR Joliet Intermodal Terminal

Joliet, Will Co, Illinois

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

and IMPLEMENTATION

Off-Site Sources2

Inspection

Date Activity/ Project Stage Inspector

Responsible

Contractor

InspectionForm Rev. 9/08

UPRR - SWPPP


Method Date



CORRECTIVE ACTION TRACKING FORMCORRECTIVE ACTION TRACKING FORMCORRECTIVE ACTION TRACKING FORMCORRECTIVE ACTION TRACKING FORM

Date and Problem Identified BMP Currently Used

Corrective Action BMP Proposed

Implementation

BMP-Correction Rev. 10/06


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Appendix H

Custom Soil Resource Report

for the Joliet Intermodal Terminal

United StatesDepartment ofAgriculture

A product of the NationalCooperative Soil Survey,a joint effort of the UnitedStates Department ofAgriculture and otherFederal agencies, Stateagencies including theAgricultural ExperimentStations, and localparticipants

Custom Soil ResourceReport for

Will County,IllinoisUPRR Joliet IM Terminal

NaturalResourcesConservationService

PrefaceSoil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. Theyhighlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information aboutthe properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for manydifferent users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners,community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also,conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal,and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhancethe environment.

Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may imposespecial restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil propertiesthat are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The informationis intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations onvarious land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complyingwith existing laws and regulations.

Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils areseasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as afoundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septictank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements orunderground installations.

The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Departmentof Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the AgriculturalExperiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources ConservationService (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative SoilSurvey.

Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is availablethrough the NRCS Soil Data Mart Web site or the NRCS Web Soil Survey. The SoilData Mart is the data storage site for the official soil survey information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programsand activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and whereapplicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexualorientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of anindividual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibitedbases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative meansfor communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) shouldcontact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file acomplaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272(voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider andemployer.

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ContentsPreface....................................................................................................................2How Soil Surveys Are Made..................................................................................4Soil Map..................................................................................................................6

Soil Map................................................................................................................7Legend..................................................................................................................8Map Unit Legend..................................................................................................9Map Unit Descriptions..........................................................................................9

Will County, Illinois Version date:1/3/2007 4:46:39 PM..................................1223B—Blount silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes...............................................12146A—Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes..............................................13146B—Elliott silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes..............................................14232A—Ashkum silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes.................................15298A—Beecher silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes.........................................16298B—Beecher silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes.........................................17330A—Peotone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes................................18356A—Elpaso silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes...................................18530D2—Ozaukee silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded.......................19531B—Markham silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes........................................20541A—Graymont silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes.......................................21541B—Graymont silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes.......................................22541C2—Graymont silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded......................23614A—Chenoa silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes.................................24W—Water....................................................................................................25

References............................................................................................................26

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How Soil Surveys Are MadeSoil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areasin a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas andtheir location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitationsaffecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape ofthe slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; andthe kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile isthe sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from thesurface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from thesurface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and otherliving organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity.

Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas(MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that sharecommon characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources,soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typicallyconsist of parts of one or more MLRA.

The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that isrelated to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area.Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind oflandform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneousareas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of thelandform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus,during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerabledegree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on thelandscape.

Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as theircharacteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soilscientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe onlya limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented byan understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verifypredictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.

Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. Theynoted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rockfragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them toidentify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining theirproperties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soilcharacteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis forcomparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomicclassification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character ofsoil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soilscientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the

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individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so thatthey could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience andresearch.

While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generallyare collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpretthe data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristicsand the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under differentuses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soilsin different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations aremodified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meetlocal needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information,production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on cropyields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and fromfield or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil.

Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on suchvariables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over longperiods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soilscientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will havea high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that ahigh water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.

After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in thesurvey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs andidentified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields,roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.


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Soil MapThe soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soilmap units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbolsdisplayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used toproduce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.

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Custom Soil Resource ReportSoil Map

MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

Area of Interest (AOI)Area of Interest (AOI)

SoilsSoil Map Units

Special Point FeaturesBlowout

Borrow Pit

Clay Spot

Closed Depression

Gravel Pit

Gravelly Spot

Landfill

Lava Flow

Marsh

Mine or Quarry

Miscellaneous Water

Perennial Water

Rock Outcrop

Saline Spot

Sandy Spot

Severely Eroded Spot

Sinkhole

Slide or Slip

Sodic Spot

Spoil Area

Stony Spot

Very Stony Spot

Wet Spot

Other

Special Line FeaturesGully

Short Steep Slope

Other

Political FeaturesMunicipalities

Cities

Urban Areas

Water FeaturesOceans

Streams and Canals

TransportationRails

RoadsInterstate Highways

US Routes

State Highways

Local Roads

Other Roads

Original soil survey map sheets were prepared at publication scale.Viewing scale and printing scale, however, may vary from theoriginal. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for propermap measurements.

Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.govCoordinate System: UTM Zone 16N

This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as ofthe version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Will County, IllinoisSurvey Area Data: Version 5, Jan 3, 2007

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 1998

The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines werecompiled and digitized probably differs from the backgroundimagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shiftingof map unit boundaries may be evident.

Custom Soil Resource ReportLegend

Map Unit Legend

Will County, Illinois (IL197)

Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

23B Blount silt loam, 2 to 4 percentslopes

3.5 0.2%

146A Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percentslopes

36.9 2.5%

146B Elliott silt loam, 2 to 4 percentslopes

19.6 1.3%

232A Ashkum silty clay loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

75.9 5.0%

298A Beecher silt loam, 0 to 2 percentslopes

1.5 0.1%

298B Beecher silt loam, 2 to 4 percentslopes

21.2 1.4%

330A Peotone silty clay loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

4.4 0.3%

356A Elpaso silty clay loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

726.0 48.3%

530D2 Ozaukee silt loam, 6 to 12percent slopes, eroded

2.3 0.2%

531B Markham silt loam, 2 to 4 percentslopes

1.8 0.1%

541A Graymont silt loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

31.2 2.1%

541B Graymont silt loam, 2 to 5percent slopes

187.2 12.4%

541C2 Graymont silt loam, 5 to 10percent slopes, eroded

4.5 0.3%

614A Chenoa silty clay loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

385.7 25.6%

W Water 2.0 0.1%

Totals for Area of Interest (AOI) 1,503.6 100.0%

Map Unit DescriptionsThe map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soilsor miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with themaps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.

A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or moremajor kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and namedaccording to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomicclass there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape,however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability


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of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extendbeyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomicclass rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomicclasses. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areasfor which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classesother than those of the major soils.

Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in themap unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are callednoncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in aparticular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have propertiesand behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require differentmanagement. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generallyare in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used.Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identifiedby a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, thecontrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along withsome characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have beenobserved, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especiallywhere the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observationsto identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.

The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulnessor accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomicclasses but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments thathave similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segmentson the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. Ifintensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed todefine and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.

An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Eachdescription includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil propertiesand qualities.

Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except fordifferences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizonsthat are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.

Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity,degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of suchdifferences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on thedetailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonlyindicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.

Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.

A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricatepattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. Thepattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in allareas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.

An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils ormiscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present oranticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practicalor necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and


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relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.

An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas thatcould be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similarinterpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion ofthe soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can bemade up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made upof all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.

Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil materialand support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.


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Will County, Illinois Version date:1/3/2007 4:46:39 PM

23B—Blount silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes

Map Unit SettingElevation: 540 to 930 feetMean annual precipitation: 28 to 40 inchesMean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees FFrost-free period: 140 to 180 days

Map Unit CompositionBlount and similar soils: 92 percent

Description of Blount

SettingLandform: End moraines, ground morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Footslope, backslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 4 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 30 to 48 inches to dense materialDrainage class: Somewhat poorly drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately

low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 6 to 24 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 35 percentAvailable water capacity: Moderate (about 6.0 inches)

Interpretive groupsLand capability (nonirrigated): 2e

Typical profile0 to 6 inches: Silt loam6 to 10 inches: Silt loam10 to 23 inches: Silty clay23 to 34 inches: Silty clay loam34 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components

AshkumPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: Concave


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146A—Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionElliott and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Elliott

SettingLandform: End moraines, ground morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Summit, footslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till



Interpretive groupsLand capability (nonirrigated): 2w

Typical profile0 to 6 inches: Silt loam6 to 11 inches: Silty clay loam11 to 16 inches: Silty clay16 to 41 inches: Silty clay loam41 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components



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146B—Elliott silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionElliott and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Elliott

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, footslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till




Typical profile0 to 9 inches: Silt loam9 to 13 inches: Silty clay loam13 to 17 inches: Silty clay loam17 to 35 inches: Silty clay loam35 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components



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232A—Ashkum silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Map Unit SettingElevation: 540 to 1,020 feetMean annual precipitation: 28 to 40 inchesMean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees FFrost-free period: 140 to 180 days

Map Unit CompositionAshkum and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Ashkum

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConcaveParent material: Colluvium and in the underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 0 to 2 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesDrainage class: Poorly drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately

high (0.20 to 0.60 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: FrequentCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 25 percentAvailable water capacity: High (about 9.8 inches)


Typical profile0 to 12 inches: Silty clay loam12 to 29 inches: Silty clay29 to 54 inches: Silty clay loam54 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components

HoughtonPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, outwash plains, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: ConcaveAcross-slope shape: Concave


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298A—Beecher silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionBeecher and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Beecher

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Footslope, summitLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till




Typical profile0 to 9 inches: Silt loam9 to 21 inches: Silty clay loam21 to 37 inches: Silty clay loam37 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components



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298B—Beecher silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionBeecher and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Beecher

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, footslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till


low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 6 to 24 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 35 percentAvailable water capacity: Low (about 5.7 inches)



Minor Components



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330A—Peotone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Map Unit SettingElevation: 510 to 1,020 feetMean annual precipitation: 28 to 40 inchesMean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees FFrost-free period: 140 to 180 days

Map Unit CompositionPeotone and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Peotone

SettingLandform: Ground morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): DipDown-slope shape: ConcaveAcross-slope shape: ConcaveParent material: Colluvium

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 0 to 2 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesDrainage class: Very poorly drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately

high (0.20 to 0.60 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: FrequentCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percentAvailable water capacity: High (about 10.3 inches)


Typical profile0 to 13 inches: Silty clay loam13 to 50 inches: Silty clay50 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components

HoughtonPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, outwash plains, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: ConcaveAcross-slope shape: Concave

356A—Elpaso silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Map Unit SettingElevation: 540 to 930 feet


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Mean annual precipitation: 28 to 40 inchesMean annual air temperature: 46 to 54 degrees FFrost-free period: 140 to 180 days

Map Unit CompositionElpaso and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Elpaso

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConcaveParent material: Loess or other silty material and in the underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 0 to 2 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesDrainage class: Poorly drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately

high (0.20 to 0.60 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: FrequentCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percentAvailable water capacity: Very high (about 13.1 inches)


Typical profile0 to 21 inches: Silty clay loam21 to 44 inches: Silty clay loam44 to 69 inches: Silty clay loam69 to 80 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components

HarpsterPercent of map unit:Landform: Outwash plains, ground moraines, lake plains, stream

terraces, depressionsLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Tread, talfDown-slope shape: Linear, concaveAcross-slope shape: Linear, concave

530D2—Ozaukee silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded



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Map Unit CompositionOzaukee and similar soils: 92 percent

Description of Ozaukee

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 6 to 12 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 45 inches to dense materialDrainage class: Moderately well drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately

low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 24 to 42 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 40 percentAvailable water capacity: Low (about 4.7 inches)



Minor Components


531B—Markham silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionMarkham and similar soils: 90 percent


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Description of Markham

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, summitDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Thin mantle of loess or other silty material and in the

underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 4 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 55 inches to dense materialDrainage class: Moderately well drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately




Minor Components

AshkumPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope

541A—Graymont silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionGraymont and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Graymont

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): SummitParent material: Loess or other silty material and in the underlying till


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Properties and qualitiesSlope: 0 to 2 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesDrainage class: Moderately well drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately


Interpretive groupsLand capability (nonirrigated): 1


Minor Components

ElpasoPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope

541B—Graymont silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes




SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, summitLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Loess or other silty material and in the underlying till


low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)Depth to water table: About 24 to 42 inches


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Frequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percentAvailable water capacity: High (about 9.1 inches)



Minor Components

ElpasoPercent of map unit:Landform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): ToeslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): TalfDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: Concave

541C2—Graymont silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded




SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, backslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: LinearParent material: Loess or other silty material and in the underlying till




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Typical profile0 to 9 inches: Silt loam9 to 30 inches: Silty clay loam30 to 38 inches: Silt loam38 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components


614A—Chenoa silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes


Map Unit CompositionChenoa and similar soils: 90 percent

Description of Chenoa

SettingLandform: Ground moraines, end morainesLandform position (two-dimensional): Summit, footslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): InterfluveDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearParent material: Loess or other silty material and in the underlying till

Properties and qualitiesSlope: 0 to 2 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesDrainage class: Somewhat poorly drainedCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately




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Typical profile0 to 12 inches: Silty clay loam12 to 32 inches: Silty clay loam32 to 36 inches: Silty clay loam36 to 60 inches: Silty clay loam

Minor Components


W—Water

Map Unit CompositionWater: 100 percent


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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). 2005. Standard classification ofsoils for engineering purposes. ASTM Standard D2487-00.

Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification ofwetlands and deep-water habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFWS/OBS-79/31.

Federal Register. July 13, 1994. Changes in hydric soils of the United States.

Federal Register. September 18, 2002. Hydric soils of the United States.

Hurt, G.W., and L.M. Vasilas, editors. Version 6.0, 2006. Field indicators of hydric soilsin the United States.

National Research Council. 1995. Wetlands: Characteristics and boundaries.

Soil Survey Division Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Soil Conservation Service. U.S.Department of Agriculture Handbook 18. http://soils.usda.gov/

Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for makingand interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service,U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436. http://soils.usda.gov/

Soil Survey Staff. 2006. Keys to soil taxonomy. 10th edition. U.S. Department ofAgriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. http://soils.usda.gov/

Tiner, R.W., Jr. 1985. Wetlands of Delaware. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service andDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, WetlandsSection.

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps ofEngineers wetlands delineation manual. Waterways Experiment Station TechnicalReport Y-87-1.

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.National forestry manual. http://soils.usda.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.National range and pasture handbook. http://www.glti.nrcs.usda.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.National soil survey handbook, title 430-VI. http://soils.usda.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.2006. Land resource regions and major land resource areas of the United States, theCaribbean, and the Pacific Basin. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 296.http://soils.usda.gov/

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United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1961. Landcapability classification. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 210.


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Appendix I

Hydraulic Soil Group Analysis

for the Joliet Intermodal Terminal

S PAT

TERS

ON R

D

SWEITZER RD

W MILLSDALE RD

W NOEL RD

W LARAWAY RD

S BRA

NDON

RD

S BRI

DGE

RD

W SHARP RD

BRID

GE R

D

EATON AVE

LARAWAY RD

S BRA

NDON

RD

W NOEL RD

S BRA

NDON

RD

Cedar Creek

356A

356A

614A

614A

614A

541B

232A 614A

541B

614A

614A

232A

541B

614A

614A23B

614A

146B

232A

541B

614A

614A

531B

541A

23A

298B

614A

541B

541A

614A

614A

614A

W

146A

614A541B

146B

541B

541B

298B 146A

614A

541B

614A

146B

541B

23B

146A

614A

614A

614A

541B

146B

541B

541B

541B

614A

614A

146A

232A541B

541B

146B

146B

614B

23B

614A

W

541B

541B

298A

541B

614A

614A

232A

541B

541B

232A

541B

228B

541B

232A

541B

232A

614A232A

146A

614A

541B614A

541A

541B

541A530D2

531B

614A

541A

146A

298B

614A

614A

541B

W

298A

614A614A

541B

614A

405700

405700

406400

406400

407100

407100

407800

407800

408500

408500

409200

409200

4588

000

4588

000

4588

700

4588

700

4589

400

4589

400

4590

100

4590

100

4590

800

4590

800

4591

500

4591

500

4592

200

4592

200

4592

900

4592

900

0 3,000 6,000 9,0001,500Feet

0 800 1,600 2,400400Meters

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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

Area of Interest (AOI)Area of Interest (AOI)

SoilsSoil Map Units

Soil RatingsA

A/D

B

B/D

C

C/D

D

Not rated or not available

Political FeaturesMunicipalities

Cities

Urban Areas

Water FeaturesOceans

Streams and Canals

TransportationRails

RoadsInterstate Highways

US Routes

State Highways

Local Roads

Other Roads

Original soil survey map sheets were prepared at publication scale.Viewing scale and printing scale, however, may vary from theoriginal. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for propermap measurements.

Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.govCoordinate System: UTM Zone 16N

This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as ofthe version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Will County, IllinoisSurvey Area Data: Version 5, Jan 3, 2007

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 1998

The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines werecompiled and digitized probably differs from the backgroundimagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shiftingof map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Hydrologic Soil Group

Hydrologic Soil Group— Summary by Map Unit — Will County, Illinois

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

23A Blount silt loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

C 8.8 0.4%

23B Blount silt loam, 2 to 4percent slopes

C 22.1 1.0%

146A Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

C 33.7 1.5%

146B Elliott silt loam, 2 to 4percent slopes

C 50.8 2.3%

228B Nappanee silt loam, 2 to4 percent slopes

D 3.0 0.1%

232A Ashkum silty clay loam, 0to 2 percent slopes

C/D 97.4 4.4%

235A Bryce silty clay, 0 to 2percent slopes

D 1.9 0.1%

298A Beecher silt loam, 0 to 2percent slopes

C 4.6 0.2%

298B Beecher silt loam, 2 to 4percent slopes

C 20.7 0.9%

330A Peotone silty clay loam, 0to 2 percent slopes

C/D 1.7 0.1%

356A Elpaso silty clay loam, 0to 2 percent slopes

B/D 1,126.7 50.3%

530C2 Ozaukee silt loam, 4 to 6percent slopes,eroded

C 1.1 0.0%

530D2 Ozaukee silt loam, 6 to12 percent slopes,eroded

C 3.8 0.2%

531B Markham silt loam, 2 to 4percent slopes

C 13.8 0.6%

531C2 Markham silt loam, 4 to 6percent slopes,eroded

C 3.5 0.2%

541A Graymont silt loam, 0 to2 percent slopes

C 27.1 1.2%

541B Graymont silt loam, 2 to5 percent slopes

C 235.4 10.5%

541C2 Graymont silt loam, 5 to10 percent slopes,eroded

C 2.2 0.1%

614A Chenoa silty clay loam, 0to 2 percent slopes

C 568.3 25.4%

614B Chenoa silty clay loam, 2to 5 percent slopes

C 4.5 0.2%

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Hydrologic Soil Group— Summary by Map Unit — Will County, Illinois

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

W Water 6.9 0.3%

Totals for Area of Interest (AOI) 2,238.1 100.0%

Description

Hydrologic soil groups are based on estimates of runoff potential. Soils areassigned to one of four groups according to the rate of water infiltration when thesoils are not protected by vegetation, are thoroughly wet, and receive precipitationfrom long-duration storms.

The soils in the United States are assigned to four groups (A, B, C, and D) andthree dual classes (A/D, B/D, and C/D). The groups are defined as follows:

Group A. Soils having a high infiltration rate (low runoff potential) when thoroughlywet. These consist mainly of deep, well drained to excessively drained sands orgravelly sands. These soils have a high rate of water transmission.

Group B. Soils having a moderate infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. Theseconsist chiefly of moderately deep or deep, moderately well drained or well drainedsoils that have moderately fine texture to moderately coarse texture. These soilshave a moderate rate of water transmission.

Group C. Soils having a slow infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. These consistchiefly of soils having a layer that impedes the downward movement of water orsoils of moderately fine texture or fine texture. These soils have a slow rate of watertransmission.

Group D. Soils having a very slow infiltration rate (high runoff potential) whenthoroughly wet. These consist chiefly of clays that have a high shrink-swellpotential, soils that have a high water table, soils that have a claypan or clay layerat or near the surface, and soils that are shallow over nearly impervious material.These soils have a very slow rate of water transmission.

If a soil is assigned to a dual hydrologic group (A/D, B/D, or C/D), the first letter isfor drained areas and the second is for undrained areas. Only the soils that in theirnatural condition are in group D are assigned to dual classes.

Rating Options

Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition

Component Percent Cutoff: None Specified

Tie-break Rule: Lower

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Appendix J

BMP Use and Installation Guide


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Appendix K – Grading and Drainage Plans *

Appendix L – Erosion and Sediment Control Plans *

* These are Separate Publications are not Included herein

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