ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    July 26, 2001
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
     
    Complainant,
     
     
    v.
     
    AMERICAN WOOD RECYCLING, INC., an
    Illinois corporation, and STEVEN BERGLUND,
    individually, and as chief executive officer of
    AMERICAN WOOD RECYCLING, INC.,
     
     
    Respondents.
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    PCB 00-4
    (Enforcement - Land)
     
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by G.T. Girard):
     
    On July 9, 1999, the People of the State of Illinois (People) filed a six-count complaint against
    the respondents American Wood Recycling and Steven Berglund. The complaint alleges the
    respondents caused open dumping and littering, operation without a permit, unpermitted disposal, failure
    to apply for a permit application, and violations of various other operating permit conditions at the
    facility located near the intersection of Beverly Road and Prairie-Stone Parkway in Hoffman Estates,
    Cook County, Illinois. These activities were in alleged violation of Section 21(a), (p)(1), (d)(1), (d)(2),
    and (e) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/21(a), (p)(1), (d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)
    (2000)), and the Board’s waste disposal regulations at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101(a).
     
    On July 12, 2001, the People and American Wood Recycling 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) (2000)). On July 19, 2001, the People filed a motion to
    dismiss Steven Berglund. Under the proposed stipulation and settlement, American Wood Recycling
    proposes to pay a $4000 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) (2000). 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.
     
     
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    Further, the Board grants the People’s motion to dismiss Steve Berglund.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the above
    order was adopted on the 26th day of July 2001 by a vote of 6-0.
     
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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