ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    April 5, 2001
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    CITY OF GIBSON CITY,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 01-133
    (Enforcement – Public Water Supply)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by C.A. Manning):
    On March 29, 2001, the People of the State of Illinois filed a one-count complaint
    against the City of Gibson City (Gibson City). The complaint alleges Gibson City caused or
    allowed the construction of a water main without a construction permit in Gibson City, Ford
    County, Illinois. This activity was in alleged violation of Sections 15(a) and 18(a) of the
    Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/15(a), 18(a) (1998)), and the Board’s public
    water supply regulations at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 602.101(a).
    Also on March 29, 2001, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement,
    accompanied by a motion requesting relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of
    the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (1998)). Gibson City admits the violations contained in the
    complaint and proposes to pay a $2,000 penalty.
    Pursuant to Section 31(c)(2) of the Act, the complainant may file with the Board a
    stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing
    requirement. 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (1998). Unless the Board determines that a hearing is
    needed, the Board is required to publish notice of the stipulation and proposal for settlement
    and request for relief from the hearing requirement.
    Accordingly, the Board directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
    required newspaper notice. Any person may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days
    of the published notice. If a hearing is requested, the Board will deny the parties’ request for
    relief and schedule a hearing.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
    the above order was adopted on the 5th day of April 2001 by a vote of 7-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control
    Board

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