ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
July 3, 1990
PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
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PCB 90—79
(Enforcement~
PIONEER PLATING COMPANY,
INC., an Illinois corporation,
Respondent.
APPEARANCE FOR COMPLAINANT BY PA~4ELACIARROCCHI, ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by
J. Marlin):
This matter comes before the Board upon a complaint filed
April 24, 1990, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois
(“People”),
by
and through its attorney, Neil F. Hartigan,
Attorney General of the State of Illinois, against Pioneer
Plating Company, Inc., (Pioneer Plating) located in Chicago,
Illinois. The complaint alleges that Pioneer Plating has
violated Section 9(b) of the Illinois Environmental Protection
Act (“Act”), Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. lll~, pars. 1001, et seq.,
and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.144 of the Board’s rules and
regulations.
Hearing on this matter was held June 15, 1990, in Chicaqo,
Illinois. At hearing, the parties submitted a Stipulation and
Settlement Agreement, executed by t:he parties. The Stipulation
sets forth facts oertaining to the nature, operations, and
circumstances surrounding the claimed violations. Pioneer
Plating admits to past violations of Section 9(b) of the Act and
35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.144 and agrees to pay a civil penalty of
one thousand dollars (Sl,000). Pioneer Plating further agrees to
cease and desist from the alleged violations.
The Board finds the Settlement Agreement acceptable under 35
Ill. Adm. Code 103.180. This Settlement Agreement in no way
affects Respondent’s responsibility to comply with any federal,
state or local regulations, including but not limited to the Act
and the Board’s pollution control regulations.
This Opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and
conclusions of
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in this ~iatter.
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ORDER
1.) The Board hereby accepts the Stipulation and Settlement
Agreement executed by the People of the State of
Illinois and Pioneer Plating Company, Inc., concerning
Pioneer Plating’s operations located in Chicago,
Illinois. The Stipulation and Settlement Agreement are
incorporated by reference as though fully set forth
herein.
2.) Pioneer Plating shall pay the sum of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) within 30 days of the date of this
Order. Such payment shall be made by certified check
ox money order ~ayaole to the Treasurer of the State of
:ilinois, designated to the Environmental Protection
Trust Fund, and shall be sent by First Class mail to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Services Division
2200 Churchill Road
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794—9276
Pioneer Plating shall also write its Federal Employer
Identification Number or Social Security Number on the certified
check or money order.
Section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act, Ill. Rev.
Stat. 1989, ch. lll~,par. 1041, provides for appeal of final
Orders of the Board within 35 days. The Rules of the Supreme
Court of Illinois establish filing requirements.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Board Member S. Theodore Meyer dissented.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board, hereby cert~f~that the above ~Qpinion and Order was
adopted on the
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day of
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1990, by a
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Dorothy M. G~nn, Clerk
Illinois Po)lution Control Board
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