ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
April 4,
1996
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Complainant,
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AC 96-2
v.
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(JEPA No. 405-95-AC)
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(Administrative Citation)
WILLIAM E. HANNA,
)
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Respondent.
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ORDER OF THE BOARD:
(by J. Yi):
This matter comes before the Board upon the June 28,
1995 filing of an Administrative
Citation pursuant to Section 31.1 ofthe Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) by Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (Agency).
A copy ofthat Administrative Citation is attached
hereto, but will not be printed in the Board’s Opinion Volumes.
Service ofthe Administrative
Citation was made upon William E. Hanna on July 3,
1995.
The Administrative Citation alleges
that Mr. Hanna violated Section 21(o)(1) ofthe Act by causing or allowing the occurrence of
litter at an open dump on his property located
in Carroll County,
Illinois.
(415 ILCS
5/21 (o)(1)
(1994).).
The statutory penalty established for each violation is $500.00 pursuant to
Section
42(b)(4) ofthe Act.
On July 20,
1995, Mr. Hanna submitted a letter which was interpreted to be a petition for
review by the Board.
On March 21,
1996, Mr. Hanna filed a motion to withdraw his petition for
review.
Therefore, pursuant to Section
31.1 (d)(1), the Board finds that Mr. Hanna has violated
the provision alleged in the administrative citation.
Since there is one (1) such violation, the total
penalty to
be imposed is set at
$500.00.
1.
It is hereby ordered that, unless the penalty has already been paid, within 30 days of
the date ofthis order Mr. Hanna,
shall, by certified check or money order payable to
the Illinois Environmental Protection Trust Fund, pay a penalty in the amount of
$500.00, which is to be sent to:
Fiscal Services
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Road
P.O.
Box
19276
Springfield,
Illinois 62794-9276
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2.
Respondent shall include the remittance form and write the case name and number and
their social security or federal Employer Identification Numbers on the certified check
or money order.
3.
Penalties unpaid after the due date shall accrue interest pursuant to
Section 42(g) of
the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.
4.
Payments ofthis penalty does not prevent future prosecution if the violation continues.
IT IS
SO ORDERED
Section
41
ofthe Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/41
(1994)) provides for the
appeal offinal Board orders within 35
days ofthe date of service ofthis order.
The Rules ofthe
Supreme Court ofIllinois establish filing requirements.
(See also 35
Ill.Adm.Code 101.246
“Motions for reconsideration”.)
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk ofthe Illinois Ppllution Control Board, hereby certify that the
above order was adopted on the ~i/~
day of
(‘JYLL/.
,
1996,
by a vote of
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Thorothy M.
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Clerk
Illinois Pollut~m
Control Board
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Complainant,
AC
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(IEPA
No.405-95-AC)
v.
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WILLIAM HANNA,
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Respondent.
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JURISDICTION
This Administrative Citation is issued pursuant to authority vested in
the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency by 415 ILCS 5/31.1,
(1992).
FACTS
1.
That Respondent
William
Hanna
is the present owner and/or operator
of a facility located in the County of Carroll, State
of
Illinois.
2.
That said facility is an open dump operating without an Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency Operating Permit, and designated with Site
Code No. 0150250008.
Said facility
is coninonly known to the Agency as
Savanna/Hanna.
3.
That Respondent has owned and/or operated said facility at
all
times
pertinent hereto.
4.
That on May 23,
1995, Katherine Geyer of the Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency, inspected the above-described facility.
A
copy of the inspection report setting forth the results of such inspection
is
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
VIOLATIONS
On the basis of direct observation of Katherine Geyer, the Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency has determined that Respondent has caused or
allowed open dumping at the above-described facility
in a manner which
resulted in the following occurrences:
A.
That on May 23,
1995 an on-site inspection of said facility
disclosed the following:
(1)
Causing or allowing litter in violation of 415 ILCS 5/21(p) (1),
(1992).
CIVIL PENALTY
Pursuant to 415 ILCS 5/42(b)(4),
(1992), Respondent herein
is subject to
a civil penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
for each violation specified
above
in Paragraph A,
for a total of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Additionally,
should Respondent elect to petition the Illinois Pollution
Control
Board under the review process described hereinbelow, and if there
is
a finding of the violations alleged herein, after
an adjudicatory hearing,
Respondent shall
be assessed the associated hearing costs
incurred by the
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and the Illinois Pollution Control
Board,
in addition to the Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00)
statutory penalty.
If you acknowledge the violations
cited hereinabove, the civil penalty
specified above
shall
be due and payable no later than
August
11,
1995
If you do not petition the Illinois Pollution Control Board for review of this
Administrative Citation within thirty—five
(35) days of service hereof or if
you elect to contest this Administrative Citation, any judgment rendered
against you shall specify the due date of the statutory civil
penalty and any
costs assessed against you.
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When payment
is made, your check should be made payable to the Illinois
Environmental
Protection Trust Fund and mailed to the attention of Fiscal
Services,
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, 2200 Churchill
Road,
P.O.
Box 19276, Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276.
Also, please complete and
return the enclosed Remittance
Form,
along with your payment,
to assure proper
documentation of payment.
If any civil penalty imposed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board
is
not paid within the time prescribed
in the order, interest on such penalty
will
be assessed for the period from the date payment is due until the date
payment is received.
If any civil
penalty,
by reason of acknowledgment,
default or finding after adjudicatory hearing is not paid when due, the Office
of the Illinois Attorney General
shall
be requested to initiate proceedings
in
Circuit Court to collect said civil
penalty.
In addition to the previously
assessed civil
penalty, interest, and hearing costs of the Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency and the Illinois Pollution Control Board, if
any, the Attorney General’s Office will seek to recover their costs of
litigation.
PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTING THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
You have the right to contest this Administrative Citation.
$..~
415
ILCS 5/31.1,
(1992).
If you elect to contest this Administrative Citation,
you must file a Petition for Review with the Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board.
A copy of the Petition for Review should be filed with the
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
Such Petition for Review must be
filed
within
thirty-five
(35)
days
of
the
date
of
service
of this
Administrative
Citation,
or
a
default
judgment
shall
be
entered
by
the
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Pollution Control Board.
The Petition for Review may be filed with the Clerk
of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board at the State of Illinois Center,
100
West Randolph, Suite
11-500, Chicago,
Illinois
60601; and,
a copy of said
Petition for Review filed with the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency at
2200 Churchill
Road,
P.O. Box
19276, Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276,
Attention:
Division of Legal
Counsel.
2V)C~A
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Mary A.
Ga~’e,Director 4~~
Illinois Environmental Prot~ctionAgency
Prepared by:
Todd Rettig
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Road
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276
(217)782-5544
Date: ________________________
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REMITTANCE FORM
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Complainant,
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v.
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EPA 405-95-AC
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WILLIAM HANNA,
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Respondent.
FACILITY:
Savanna/Hanna
SITE CODE NO.: 0150250008
COUNTY:
Carroll
CIVIL PENALTY:
$
500.00
DATE OF INSPECTION:
May 23, 1995
DATE REMITTED:
_____________________________________
SS/FEIN NUMBER:
_______________________________________
SIGNATURE:
_____________________________________
NOTE
Please enter the date of your remittance, your Social Security number (SS)
if
an individual or Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) if a
corporation, and sign this Remittance Form.
Be sure your check
is enclosed
and mail,
along with Remittance
Form, to Illinois Environmental
Protection
Agency, Attn.:
Fiscal Services,
2200 Churchill
Road,
P.O.
Box 19276,
Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276.
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