ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

August 7, 2003

 

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, )

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Complainant, )

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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v. ) PCB 00-180

) (Enforcement – Air, Land)

JACOBS ENERGY CORP., an Iowa corporation. )

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Respondent. )

 

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M.E. Tristano):

 

On July 31, 2003, Jacobs Energy Corporation (respondent) filed a motion to modify the

Board’s order of July 10, 2003. The July 10th order accepted a stipulation and settlement

agreement filed by the parties in this enforcement action. The respondent requests that the Board

modify the order by allowing respondent to make payments according to the schedule originally

agreed to by the parties. The July 10, 2003 order stated that respondent must pay a civil penalty

of $10,500 no later than August 11, 2003. The parties’ agreed proposed stipulation and

settlement agreement stated that “respondent shall pay a civil penalty of $10,500 and shall pay

the penalty in six payments of $1,750 every thirty days”. In its August 6 response, complainant

concurred with respondent’s request for modification.

 

The motion to modify is granted. For the convenience of the parties, the modified order

is set out in its entirety below.

 

ORDER

 

1. The Board accepts and incorporates by reference the stipulation and proposed

settlement.

 

2. Respondent must pay a civil penalty of $10,500 in six equal installments of

$1,750 commencing no later than August 11, 2003 and ending no later than

January 11, 2004. Respondent must pay the civil penalty by certified check or

money order, payable to the Illinois Environmental Trust Fund. The case number,

case name, and respondent’s social security number or federal employer

identification number must be included on the certified check or money order.

 

3. Respondent must send the certified check or money order to:

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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Fiscal Services Division

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

 

4. Penalties unpaid within the time prescribed will accrue interest under Section

42(g) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/42(g)(2000)) at the rate

set forth in Section 1003(a) of the Illinois Income Tax Act (35 ILCS 5/1003(a)

(2002)).

 

5. Respondent must cease and desist from the alleged violations.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board

adopted the above order on August 7, 2003, by a vote of 7-0.

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board