ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June 5, 1986
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    )
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB 86-37
    )
    BLAKE WATER CORPORATION, an
    )
    Illinois corporation,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    )
    MR. JOSEPH J. ANNUNZIO, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, APPEARED ON
    BEHALF OF THE COMPLAINANT.
    MR. AND MRS. BLAKE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT.
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by W.J. Nega):
    This matter comes before the Board on an eight-count
    Complaint filed on March 12, 1986 by the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Agency (Agency) pertaining to the Respondent’s
    operation of a public water supply system doing business near the
    City of Galesburg in Knox County, Illinois.
    Count I of the Complaint alleged that water samples of the
    Respondent’s potable water taken by the Agency between June, 1984
    and February, 1985 indicated that the concentration of coliform
    bacteria was in excess of one coliform colony per 100 milliliters
    (ml) and at least one sample during this time period showed a
    concentration in excess of four coliforrn colonies per 100 ml, and
    that this presence of total coliform bacteria in the
    aforementioned concentrations rendered the Respondent’s potable
    water less than assuredly safe in quality, and that these
    bacteria concentrations above that which the regulations allow
    was in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.102(a) and Section 18
    of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. (Act).
    Count II alleged that, from June, 1984 through February,
    1985, the Respondent failed to give the required public notice of
    exceeding total coliform maximum allowable concentrations (MAC)
    and failed to provide public notice of potable water that is less
    than assuredly safe in quality in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    606.201 and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 606.202 and Section 18 of the Act.
    70-122

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    Count III alleged that, from January, 1983 through
    September, 1984, the Respondent failed to provide the required
    public notice regarding its variance from the 2.0 mg/i maximum
    allowable fluoride concentration standard (see: Opinion and
    Order of the Board dated December 3, 1981 in PCB 81-137, Blake
    Water Corporation v. IEPA which granted the Respondent a five-
    year variance) in violation of item #1(c) of the Board’s December
    3, 1981 Order in PCB 81-137, 35 111. Adm. Code 602.201 and
    Section 18 of the Act.
    Count IV alleged that, from February 11, 1982 until March
    12, 1986, the Respondent failed to maintain a minimum free
    chlorine residual of 0.2 mg/i or a minimum combined residual of
    0.5 mg/i in all active parts of the distribution system at all
    times, and that this failure to maintain residuals of free or
    combined chlorine at levels sufficient to provide adequate health
    protection rendered the potable water provided less than
    assuredly safe in quality in violation of 35 Iii. Adm. Code
    604.401(a) and Section 18 of the Act.
    Count V alleged that, from August 28, 1984 until May 21,
    1985, the Respondent failed to have a properly certified operator
    in responsible charge of its public water supply in violation of
    Section 1 of “An Act to Regulate the Operating of a Public Water
    Supply”, Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 1111/2, par. 501 (1985) (hereinafter
    “Water Supply Act”); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 603.102; 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    603.103(a); and Section 18 of the Act.
    Count VI alleged that, from December 30, 1981 until June 1.
    1985, the Respondent failed to submit the necessary monthly
    operating reports to the Agency in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    606.101 and Section 18 of the Act.
    Count VII alleged that, from June 5, 1984 until March 12,
    1986, the Respondent failed to adopt an appropriate program for
    the control of unsafe cross-connections in violation of 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 607.104(d) and Section 18 of the Act.
    Count VIII alleged that the Respondent, from June 5, 1984
    until March 12, 1986, failed to maintain the continuous operation
    and maintenance of its water supply facilities so that the water
    would be assuredly safe in quality, clean, and adequate in
    quantity in that there wasa potential for contamination of the
    potable water because: (1) it did not have an operable air
    compressor on—site to pump air into the pressure tank to maintain
    pressure in the distribution system; (2) the capacity of its high
    service pump was as low as 11 gallons per minute, and (3) it
    failed to adopt a program for the control unsafe cross-
    connections in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601.101 and Section
    18 of the Act.
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    A hearing was held on May 1, 1986 at which two members of
    the public were present. (R.2.—3). The parties filed a
    Stipulation and Proposal for Settlement on May 7, 1986.
    On June 2, 1986, the Assistant Attorney General, on behalf
    of the Agency, filed a series of microbiological analysis report
    forms from the Agency (covering water sample testing on various
    specified dates between June 9, 1984 and October 16, 1984) which
    have been designated as “Attachment A” to the Stipulation and
    Proposal for Settlement. The aforementioned “Attachment A” was
    inadvertently omitted when the original settlement agreement was
    filed with the Board.
    The Respondent, the Blake Water Corporation, owns and
    operates a public water supply system which serves a population
    of about 160 persons in the Windcrest Subdivision, Cedar
    Township, about Y/2miles south of the City of Galesburg in Knox
    County, Illinois. The Respondent is an Illinois corporation
    which is engaged in the business of supplying potable public
    water pursuant to a certificate of convenience and necessity
    issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The official
    custodians and owners of the Blake Water Corporation are Mr.
    Russell Blake and his wife (Mrs. Irene Blake). The Respondent’s
    facilities include one well drilled 520 feet deep into rock, an
    aeration installation for the removal of hydrogen sulfide, a
    collecting tank, a chlorination installation, a pressure tank and
    a water distribution system.
    The Respondent’s single 520 feet deep well presently
    provides water with fluoride concentrations ranging from 2.0 mg/i
    to 4.3 mg/i (and averaging 3.3 mg/i) and, accordingly, the
    Respondent received in PCB 81-137 a five-year variance from the
    2.0 mg/i fluoride drinking water maximum allowable concentration
    standard set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.203(a)*. (See
    Opinion and Order of the Board dated December 3, 1981 in PCB 81-
    137, Blake Water Corporation v IEPA).,
    Pursuant to applicable regulations, the Respondent has
    submitted monthly bacteriological samples to the Agency for
    subsequent laboratory analysis. The Agency has indicated that
    the results of the sampling of the Respondent’s finished water
    are as follows:
    *Formerly, Rule 306(B)(4) of Chapter 6: Public Water Supply
    Regulations.
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    Monthly
    Sampling Period
    June, 1984
    July, 1984
    September, 1984
    Number of
    Samples
    5
    6
    7
    Total Coliform
    (n/lOO ml)
    G+ (1 sample)
    G+ (1 sample)
    G+ (1 sample)
    October, 1984
    February, 1985
    5
    5
    2+ (1 sample)
    G+ (1 sample)
    5+ (1 sample)
    (Stip. 2).
    In reference to interpreting the previously shown sampling
    results, the Agency has stated that:
    “The notation
    “+“
    indicates the sample was
    confirmed positive for coliform bacteria. The
    notation “G+” is to be counted as 80/100 ml
    for purposes of averaging to determine
    compliance with the total coliform MAC
    pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 654.303(a)(2).
    All samples analyzed using a different
    technique than membrane filter (MF) were
    counted as zero for purposes of averaging to
    determine compliance with the total coliform
    MAC.” (Stip.2).
    Moreover, the Agency has asserted that the average of all
    samples of potable water (which includes finished water or
    distribution system water) taken during the previously delineated
    monthly sampling periods exceeded 1/100 ml. Additionally, the
    Agency pointed out that less than twenty samples were taken
    during each of the monthly sampling periods in question, and that
    at least one sample result was greater than 4/100 ml.
    (Stip. 3). Nonetheless, the Respondent has denied that it has
    ever provided potable water which exceeded the total coliform
    maximum allowable concentration.
    The Agency has also contended that the Respondent improperly
    failed to provide appropriate public notice following the
    apparent violations listed below:
    Month
    January-March, 1983
    June, 1984
    July-September, 1984
    July, 1984
    September, 1984
    October, 1984
    February, 1985
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    Exceeding
    fluoride MAC*
    total coliform MAC
    fluoride MAC
    total coliform MAC
    total coliform MAC
    total coliform MAC
    total coliform MAC
    *
    MAC
    =
    maximum allowable concentration
    (Stip. 3).
    Nature of Violation
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    It is undisputed by the parties that public notice
    pertaining to any exceedance of the fluoride maximum allowable
    concentration standard was required pursuant to the Board’s
    December 3, 1981 Order in PCB 81-137. However, the Blake Water
    Corporation has denied that any public notice of the exceedance
    of the total coliform maximum allowable concentration limits was
    required, because it denies that any violation occurred.
    Nevertheless, the Agency provided public notice in each of the
    above instances following the Respondent’s failure to do so.
    (Stip. 3).
    On February 11, 1982 and September 18, 1984, the
    Respondent’s public water supply was inspected by Agency
    employees. These Agency inspectors tested chlorine residual at
    two locations in the Respondent’s distribution system, and
    ascertained that the chlorine residual was less than 0.2 mg/i of
    free chlorine or a minimum combined residual of 0.5 mg/I, thereby
    indicating a violation of the applicable standard for chlorine
    residuals. (Stip. 3).
    The Respondent’s public water supply is required to be under
    the supervision of a Class C (or higher) certified public water
    supply operator. Although a properly certified Class C operator
    named Mr. G.L. Porter was supervising the Respondent’s public
    water supply operations up to, and including, August 27, 1984,
    during the interim time period between August 28, 1984 and
    May 21, 1985, the Agency alleges that the supply was not under
    the active supervision of a properly certified operator.
    (Stip. 4). Active supervision of the facility was taken over by
    Mr. Jeffrey M. Moore, a properly certified Class C operator, on
    May 22, 1985. Both Mr. Potter and Mr. Moore filed the requisite
    “Certified Operator in Responsible Charge” forms with the Agency,
    so the allegation in Count V of the Complaint only relates to the
    interim time period in question. (Stip. 4).
    During the Agency inspection of September 18, 1984, the
    Agency inspector observed: (1) there were openings around the
    top, under the eaves, and in the joint opening in the middle of
    the aerator roof, thereby noting that the aerator roof needed to
    be covered or screened to prevent the possible entry of insects,
    dust, dirt, debris, or animals into the aerator which could
    possibly result in system contamination; (2) the high service
    pump capacity was only 11 gallons per minutes based upon a
    reading from the master meter, thereby indicating a pump
    insufficient to provide an adequate quantity of water during peak
    usage periods, which in turn would help to maintain adequate
    *The Agency calculates that the high service pump should
    have a minimum output of 33 gallons per minute, based upon the
    user population and assumption that each person uses
    approximately 50 gallons of water per day. (Stip. 4).
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    system pressure; and (3) there was no operable on—site air
    compressor to pump air into the pressure tank to provide the
    appropriate air blanket necessary to maintain the proper system
    pressure. (Stip. 4).
    However, the Respondent has denied the existence of the
    previously alleged operation and maintenance deficiencies and has
    contended that:
    “The openings in the aerator roof and eaves
    were present solely because the roof was
    undergoing repair, and the openings were
    properly closed or screened shortly after the
    date of inspection. There was inadequate high
    service pump capacity because a replacement
    pump was being used at the time, and the pump
    normally used (which was undergoing repair)
    was of sufficient capacity. Finally, the on-
    site air compressor was in fact operable, but
    the person who was responsible for maintaining
    the supply did not know how to operate it.
    Moreover, an operable air compressor was
    available from a nearby residence.”
    (Stip. 5).
    In the instant case, the Agency has placed the Respondent’s
    admitted acts or omissions into five major categories of
    violations. The Agency has asserted that the Respondent has,
    during the specific time periods alleged in the Complaint, failed
    to: (1) provide public notice pertaining to its variance from
    the fluoride maximum allowable concentration pursuant to
    PCB 81-137; (2) maintain a residual of free or combined chlorine
    at levels sufficient to provide adequate protection in the
    distribution system; (3) place its supply under the active
    supervision of a properly certified operator and failed to
    expeditiously file the “Certified Operator in Responsible Charge”
    form with the Agency; (4) submit monthly operating reports to the
    Agency, and (5) establish an adequate cross-connection control
    program. (Stip. 5).
    On the other hand, the Agency has alleged (while the
    Respondent has denied) that: (1) the Respondent’s potable water
    exceeded the total coliform bacteria maximum allowable
    concentration standard; (2) the Respondent failed to provide
    public notice when the total coliform bacteria maximum allowable
    concentration standard was exceeded, and (3) the Respondent
    caused or allowed the operation and maintenance deficiencies
    which rendered the public water supply facility’s drinking water
    less than assuredly safe in quality and adequate in quantity.
    (Stip. 6).
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    In reference to the uncontested violations, the parties have
    stipulated that, for the purposes of settlement only, the
    Respondent has admitted violations of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 603.102,
    603.103, 604.401, 606.101, 606.201 and 607.104(d), as well as
    violations of the Board’s December 3, 1981 Order in PCB 81-137;
    Section 1 of the Water Supply Act, and Section 18 of the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Act. (Stip. 6-7).
    Because of their failure to reach an agreement in reference
    to the contested violations, the parties have requested the Board
    to make findings, based upon the limited evidence contained in
    the Stipulation and Proposal for Settlement, on the three
    disputed issues:
    1. Whether the Respondent provides drinking water which
    exceeded the maximum allowable concentration for total coliform
    bacteria in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.102(a) and Section
    18 of the Act;
    2. Whether the Respondent failed to provide public notice
    when the total coliform maximum allowable concentration was
    exceeded in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 606.201 and 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 606.202 and Section 18 of the Act, and
    3. Whether the Respondent caused or allowed the existence of
    operation and maintenance deficiencies which rendered the
    drinking water less than assuredly safe in quality and adequate
    in quantity in violation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601.101 and Section
    18 of the Act.
    CONTESTED ISSUE #1: BACTERIA CONCENTRATIONS IN EXCESS
    OF APPLICABLE STANDARDS
    The sampling results of the monthly bacteriological samples
    submitted to the Agency for laboratory analysis were not
    contested by the Respondent, in that no claim was made that the
    analysis was improperly done; that there was an unaccounted for
    break in the chain of custody; or that a scientific or procedural
    mistake was made during the actual sampling or analysis
    procedure. No independent laboratory analysis was provided by
    the Respondent and no evidence was indicated to show that total
    Coliform levels were other than represented by the Agency.
    (See: Attachment A to the Stipulation).
    Accordingly, the water samples taken by the Agency between
    June, 1984 and February, 1985 indicate that, on average, a
    Concentration of coliform bacteria in excess of one per 100 ml
    existed on more than one occasion. Additionally, at least one
    Sample result apparently was greater than four coliform colonies
    per 100 ml and, given the relatively small numbers of samples
    taken, it is entirely possible that further unknown excursions
    may have occurred.
    70.128

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    Although we are cognizant of the difficulties encountered in
    the day-to-day operations of smaller public water supplies such
    as the facility operated by the Respondent, it cannot be
    overemphasized that any exceedance of the maximum allowable
    concentration for coliform bacteria is serious in nature and
    creates an unacceptable risk of illness to system users.
    In light of the lack of any showing, data, or evidence to
    the contrary, the Board finds that the Respondent did, in fact,
    provide drinking water which exceeded the maximum allowable
    concentration for total coliform bacteria on some occasions,
    thereby violating 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.102(a) and Section 18 of
    the Act.
    CONTESTED ISSUE #2: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PUBLIC NOTICE OF
    EXCEEDING THE TOTAL COLIFORM MAXIMUM
    ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATIONS
    The Respondent has denied that any public notice of the
    exceedance of the total coliform maximum allowable concentration
    standards was necessary because it contends that no violation
    occurred. Once again, the Board must conclude that, given all
    the facts and circumstances of this case, it would have been
    better for the Respondent to have promptly acted on the side of
    safety. Instead, the Agency was forced to take action and
    provide the public notice following the Blake Water Corporation’s
    failure to do so. The Board notes that the purpose of the public
    notice requirement is simple: it is to notify the public so
    that, if an individual chooses, they can take steps to protect
    themselves from possible personal health problems or injury by
    perhaps boiling their water, or buying distilled or bottled
    water, or not drinking the water during certain time periods when
    they may be at increased risk or taking other common sense steps
    to protect themselves from potential harm. If there is an infant
    or an elderly person in the home, this option of taking
    precautionary steps to insure personal safety and health can be
    vitally important. By notifying the public of a possible
    problem, the public water supply is aiding those individuals in
    exercising their freedom of choice: they can make an informed or
    reasoned decision once all the salient facts are known to them.
    By not telling one’s customers of potential problems that might
    be encountered in their drinking water, one is taking a somewhat
    short-sighted view of the situation. Customer loyalty is
    increased when they have reason to believe that the water supply
    operators are zealously guarding their health.
    In any event, the protection of the public health is a top
    priority of paramount importance. Appropriate public notice of
    potential problems is a vitally important part of the procedural
    mechanism used to insure that the individual’s freedom of choice
    and the individual’s right to preserve their health are
    respected.
    70-129

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    The Board therefore finds that the Responden failed to
    provide the requisite public notice when the total. coliform
    maximum allowable concentration standard was exceeded, thereby
    violating 35 Ill. Adm. Code 606.201 and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 606.202
    and Section 18 of the Act.
    CONTESTED ISSUE #3: THE EXISTENCE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
    DEFICIENCIES WHICH RENDERED THE DRINKING
    WATER LESS THAN ASSUREDLY SAFE IN QUALITY
    AND ADEQUATE IN QUANTITY
    The Respondent has denied the existence of any alleged
    operational and maintenance deficiencies and has presented
    plausible explanations for the three major problems observed by
    the Agency inspector. However, upon closer examination, the
    Respondent’s contentions are not persuasive.
    At the outset, the Board emphasizes that there is a
    distinction between whether or not a violation occurred, and
    extenuating circumstances or lack of them.
    For example, when the Respondent asserts that the on-site
    air compressor was in fact operable, but the person who was
    responsible for maintaining the facility did not know how to
    operate the compressor, one’s first question might be: “why
    not?” If the facility is not under the active supervision of a
    competent operator, the likelihood for problems, accidents, and
    possible water contamination is unduly increased. To rely on an
    off-site operable air compressor which may be available from a
    nearby residence appears to indicate a somewhat lackadaisical
    approach to one’s operations. Moreover, if the person in
    temporary charge did not know how to operate a compressor, the
    availability of another compressor off-site would not be of any
    help either, since even the on—site air compressor close at hand
    would be useless to an unknowing or incompetent operator.
    Similarly, it is indeed possible that the openings in the
    aerator roof and eaves were present only because the roof was
    undergoing repair. However, during such repair work, it would
    undoubtedly have been a good idea to make some provisions to
    insure that the infiltration of debris, dirt, insects, or animals
    into the aerator would be at least partially prevented or
    protected against to insure that water supply system
    contamination would not occur.
    It is also conceivable that the pump normally used was
    undergoing repairs and that the replacement pump did not have
    adequate high service capacity. However, it might have been more
    appropriate and prudent to have taken active steps to obtain a
    replacement pump that did have sufficient capacity and to have
    previously obtained reliable sources of supply for such equipment
    in the event of any necessary maintenance and repair work.
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    There is nothing in the record in this case to indicate that
    the Respondent was not acting in good faith in trying to properly
    operate its public water supply system. It is stipulated that
    the “Respondent’s operations have not been acceptably profitable,
    and Respondent has filed a request for a rate increase which is
    currently pending before the Illinois Commerce Commission”.
    (Stip. 6). However, the record does indicate that, despite the
    economic contraints that are present, there appears to be
    significant room for improvement in the Respondent’s operations
    of its public water supply facility.
    Accordingly, the Board finds that the Respondent did, in
    fact, cause or allow the existence of operation and maintenance
    deficiencies which rendered the drinking water on some occasions
    less than assuredly safe in quality and adequate in quantity,
    thereby violating 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601.101 and Section 18 of the
    Act.
    The proposed settlement agreement provided that the
    Respondent admitted the uncontested violations alleged in the
    Complaint and agreed to: (1) cease and desist from further
    violations; (2) follow an agreed-upon compliance plan to rectify
    past violations and prevent future excursions, and (3) pay a
    stiuplated penalty of $500.00 within 45 days into the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Trust Fund. (Stip. 8-10).
    In evaluating this enforcement action and proposed
    settlement agreement, the Board has taken into consideration all
    the facts and circumstances in light of the specific criteria
    delineated in Section 33(c) off the Act and finds the settlement
    agreement acceptable under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.108. The Board
    strongly agrees with the Agency’s conclusion that “the violations
    alleged in the complaint, and particularly those alleging the
    exceedance of the MAC for coliforni bacteria and the failure to
    maintain an adequate chlorine residual, are serious in nature as
    they create an unacceptable risk of illness to system users”.
    (Stip. 6). Concomitantly, the Board believes that the proposed
    compliance plan and stringent conditions to be imposed in the
    Board’s Order will provide adequate safeguards to rectify the
    past environmental problems and protect the public health and
    safety and the drinking water quality for local residents.
    As admitted in the Stipulation, the Board finds that the
    Respondent, the Blake Water Corporation, has violated 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 603.102, 603.103, 604.401, 606.101, 606.201*, and
    607.104(d), as well as the Board’s December 3, 1981 Order in PCB
    81-137; Section 1 of the Water Supply Act, and Section 18 of the
    Illinois Environmental Protection Act.
    Additionally, the Board also finds that the Respondent has
    violated 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601.101, 604.102(a), and 606.201*
    (i.e., the contested violations which were denied by the
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    Respondent) and Section 18 of the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Act. The Respondent will be ordered to cease and
    desist from all further violations, to follow the agreed-upon
    compliance plan, to take specified steps to insure appropriate
    water quality and quantity, and to pay the stipulated penalty of
    $500.00 into the Illinois Environmental Protection Trust Fund.
    This Opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and
    conclusions of law in this matter.
    ORDER
    It is the Order of the Illinois Pollution Control Board
    that:
    1. As admitted in the Stipulation, Respondent Blake Water
    Corporation has violated 35 Ill. Adm. Code 603.102, 603.103,
    604.401, 606.101, 606.201 (for failure to provide public notice
    regarding its variance from the fluoride maximum allwable
    concentration standard), and 607.104(d) and has violated the
    Board’s December 3, 1981 Order in PCB 81—137, Section 1 of the
    Water Supply Act, and Section 18 of the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Act.
    2. The Respondent has also violated 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    601.101, 604.102(a), and 606.201 (for failure to provide public
    notice when the total coliform maximum allowable concentration
    was exceeded).
    3.
    The Respondent shall cease and desist from all further
    violations.
    4. The Respondent shall provide drinking water which
    complies with the maximum allowable concentration standard for
    total coliform bacteria.
    5. The Respondent shall provide the required public notice
    in the event of any future violation of the maximum allowable
    concentration standard for total coliform bacteria.
    6. The Respondent shall provide public notice regarding
    its variance from the maximum allowable concentration standard
    for fluoride during the effective period of the variance granted
    in PCB 81-137.
    *
    The admitted violation of Section 606.201 pertains to the
    failure to provide public notice regarding the Respondent’s
    variance from the fluoride MAC, while the contested violation of
    Section 606.201 relates to the alleged violation of the
    Respondent’s failure to provide public notice when the coliform
    MAC was exceeded.
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    7. The Respondent shall maintain a chlorine residual of at
    least 0.2 mg/i free or 0.5 mg/l combined chlorine in all portions
    of the distribution system at all times.
    8. The Respondent shall maintain its public water supply
    under the active supervision of a properly certified operator at
    all times.
    9. The Respondent shall file all the requisite monthly
    operating reports with the Agency.
    10. The Respondent shall operate and maintain its public
    water supply system so as to provide drinking water which is
    assuredly safe in quality and adequate in quantity.
    11. The Respondent shall expeditiously develop and
    implement an adequate cross-connection control program as per the
    compliance program delineated on page 9 of the Stipulation and
    Proposal for Settlement.
    12. Within 45 days of the date of this Order, the
    Respondent shall, by certified check or money order payable to
    the State of Illinois and designated for deposit into the
    Environmental Protection Trust Fund, pay the stipulated penalty
    of $500.00 which is to be sent to:
    Fiscal Services Section
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    2200 Churchill Road
    Springfield, Illinois 62706
    The Respondent has waived any right to have any portion of
    the stipulated penalty returned from the Environmental Protection
    Trust Fund.
    13. The Respondent shall comply with all the terms and
    conditions of the Stipulation and Proposal for Settlement filed
    on May 7, 1986, which is incorporated by reference as if fully
    set forth herein.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    Board Member J. Theodore Meyer dissented and Board Member
    Dr. John C. Marlin concurred.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby certify that the above Opinion and Order was
    adopted on the ~
    day of _______________________, 1986 by a
    vote of
    __________________.
    ~62~4 ~
    Dorothy M. G~nn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
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