ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    March 15, 2007
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    CASTLE RIDGE ESTATES
    INCORPORATED, an Illinois corporation,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 05-191
    (Enforcement - Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
    On April 28, 2005, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
    State of Illinois (People), filed a complaint against Castle Ridge Estates Incorporated (Castle
    Ridge).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2004); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege that
    Castle Ridge violated Section 12(a), (c), and (f) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415
    ILCS 5/12(a), (c), and (f) (2004)) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.202(a). The People further allege
    that Castle Ridge violated these provisions by: (1) undergoing construction at the site without
    first obtaining coverage under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general
    stormwater discharge permit; (2) threatening or allowing the discharge of silt and other
    contaminants into waters of the State so as to cause or tend to cause water pollution; and (3)
    building a sewer collection system without a construction permit. The People ask the Board to
    order Castle Ridge to cease and desist from further violation and pay a civil penalty in
    accordance with the Act. The complaint concerns Castle Ridge’s 140-acre residential
    development located two and a half miles south of Troy, in Madison County.
    On March 7, 2007, the People and Castle Ridge filed a stipulation and proposed
    settlement, accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1)
    of the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2004)). This filing is authorized by Section 31(c)(2) of the Act
    (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2004)).
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a). Under the proposed
    stipulation, the Castle Ridge neither admits nor denies the alleged violations but agrees to pay a
    civil penalty of $5,000.
    Unless the Board determines that a hearing is needed, the Board must cause notice of the
    stipulation, proposed settlement, and request for relief from the hearing requirement. Any person
    may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving the notice. If anyone timely
    files a written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the parties’ request for relief and hold a
    hearing. 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2004); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b), (c). The Board directs the
    Clerk of the Board to provide the required notice.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above order on March 15, 2007, by a vote of 4-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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