ANSWER
NOW COMES, Respondent, LAKE ARLANN DARINAGE DISTRICT,
an Illinois Drainage District, by and through its attorneys, ELLIFF, KEYSER, OBERLE
& DANCEY, P.C., and in answer to the Complaint, responds as follows
:
Count I
1 .
Respondent lacks sufficient knowledge to admit or deny the allegations of
paragraph 1
.
2 .
Respondent lacks sufficient knowledge to admit or deny the allegations of
paragraph 2
.
3 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 3
.
4.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 4 .
5 .
Respondent lacks knowledge of COCHRAN & WILKEN, INC .'s corporate
standing and registered agent . Respondent admits the remaining allegation of
paragraph 3 .
6.
Respondent lacks knowledge of SOUTHWIND CONSTRUCTION CORP.'s
corporate standing and registered agent
. Respondent admits the remaining
allegation of paragraph 4 .
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
RECEIVED
CLERK'S OFFICE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
)
DEC
2
c
2006
ex rel. LISA MADIGAN, Attorney General
Of
the State of Illinois
)
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
Pollution
Control Board
Complainant
)
v.
)
LAKE ARLANN DARINAGE DISTRICT,
)
an Illinois Drainage District, et al.
)
Respondents .
)
PCB No. 07-32
7.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 7 .
8.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 8
.
9.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 9 .
10.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 10 .
11 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 11 .
12 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 12 .
13 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 13 .
14.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 14 .
15 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 15 .
16.
Respondent admits in part and denies in part the allegations of paragraph 16 .
17.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 17 .
18.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 18 .
19.
Respondent admits in part and denies in part the allegations of paragraph 19 .
20.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 20
.
21 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 21 .
22.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 22 .
23 .
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 23 .
COUNT I HAS 23 PARAGRAPHS YET COUNT II STARTS WITH
PARAGRAGH 22
. NUMBERING FROM THAT POINT FORWARD IS
INCONSISTENT. RESPONDENT HAS INDICATED PARAGRAPH AND
COUNT ANSWERED
. SEVERAL PARAGRAPH NUMBERS ARE
REPEATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNT .
Count II
22 . Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 22 .
23 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 23.
24.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 24
.
25 . Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 25 .
26. Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 26 .
27 .
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 27.
Count III
26.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 26.
27 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 27.
28 .
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 28
.
29 .
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 29 .
30 .
Respondent admits in part and denies in part the allegations of paragraph 30 .
31 .
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 31 .
32
.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 32 .
Count IV
24.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 24
.
25.
Respondent admits the allegations of paragraph 25 .
26.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 26 .
27
.
Respondent admits in part and denies in part the allegations of paragraph 27 .
28.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 28 .
29.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 29 .
30.
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 30 .
31 .
Respondent denies the allegations of paragraph 31 .
WHEREFORE, this Respondent prays that the Court dismiss the Complaint in its
entirety, deny Plaintiffs request for relief and award the Respondent its Attorneys
fees and costs of suit .
LAKE ARLANN DRAINAGE DI ICT
an Illinois Drainage District, Re
BY:
Thomas R. ullen
Attorney for the Respondent
`i 1 51NAL
RER
.'S
OFFICE
PROOF OF SERVICE
DEC 2 5 2006
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing instrument was servedppj&
j
9ILLINOIS
listed on the Service List below at their respective addresses disclosed on the pleadings
ntrol Board
on Oy.(p,,.~{2t,r
2.2 , 2006, by U .S
. Mail, postage prepaid at Pekin,
Illinois.
Attorney General of the State of Illinois
Lisa Madigan c/o
Michael D . Mankowski
Environmental Bureau
Assistant Attorney General
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706
Cochran & Wilken, Inc .
c/o Edward R. Gower
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
400 South Ninth Street, Ste 200
Springfield, IL 62701
Southwind Construction Corp.
c/o Dirck H Stahl
Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP
20 N.W. First Street, 9th Floor
P.O. Box 916
Evansville, IN 47706
Thomas R. Cullen
Elliff, Keyser, Oberle & Dancey, P.C.
109 S. 4th Street
P.O. Box 873
Pekin, IL 61555-0873
tel. 309 .346.4148
fax. 309 .346.0633
Carol Webb
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
1021 N. Grand Ave. East
P.O . Box 19274
Springfield, IL 62794-9274
