Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 77/25 – Odor control
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(a) Operators of livestock waste handling facilities shall practice odor control methods during the course of manure removal and field application. Odor control methods shall be those methods identified in the rules adopted pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act concerning agriculture related pollution.
(b) Every single-stage livestock waste lagoon constructed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall comply with the following operational guidelines:
(1) In operation, the lagoon must be maintained at
(b) Every single-stage livestock waste lagoon constructed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall comply with the following operational guidelines:
(1) In operation, the lagoon must be maintained at
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not less than the minimum design volume.
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(2) The livestock waste supply to the lagoon must be
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below the minimum design volume level.
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(3) The livestock waste storage capacity of the
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lagoon must be greater than 270 days.
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(c) Above-ground livestock waste holding structures must be operated using odor control management guidelines based on scientific peer review accepted by the Department and determined to be economically feasible to the specific operation.
(d) For a first violation of this Section by the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility, the Department shall send the owner or operator a written notice of the violation by certified mail, return receipt requested.
If after an administrative hearing the Department finds that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has committed a second violation of this Section, the Department shall impose on the owner or operator a civil administrative penalty in an amount not exceeding $1,000. The Attorney General may bring an action in the circuit court to enforce the collection of a penalty imposed under this Section.
If after an administrative hearing the Department finds that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has committed a third violation of this Section, the Department shall enter an administrative order directing that the owner or operator cease operation of the facility until the violation is corrected.
If a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has not committed a violation of this Section within the 5 years immediately preceding a violation, the violation shall be construed and treated as a first violation.
(d) For a first violation of this Section by the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility, the Department shall send the owner or operator a written notice of the violation by certified mail, return receipt requested.
If after an administrative hearing the Department finds that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has committed a second violation of this Section, the Department shall impose on the owner or operator a civil administrative penalty in an amount not exceeding $1,000. The Attorney General may bring an action in the circuit court to enforce the collection of a penalty imposed under this Section.
If after an administrative hearing the Department finds that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has committed a third violation of this Section, the Department shall enter an administrative order directing that the owner or operator cease operation of the facility until the violation is corrected.
If a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility has not committed a violation of this Section within the 5 years immediately preceding a violation, the violation shall be construed and treated as a first violation.