ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    October 3, 1996
    COUNTY OF SANGAMON,
    Complainant,
    v.
    ESG WATTS, INC.,
    Respondent.
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    AC 94-28 AC 94-81
    AC 94-29 AC 94-82
    AC 94-48 AC 94-90
    AC 94-49 AC 94-91
    AC 94-50 AC 94-95
    AC 94-51 AC 95-8
    AC 94-52 AC 95-18
    AC 94-58 AC 95-21
    AC 94-59 AC 95-28
    AC 94-60 AC 95-29
    AC 94-61
    (Administrative Citations)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M. McFawn):
    These administrative citations are before the Board on several filings: complainant
    Sangamon County’s motion to consolidate, filed with the Board in each of these matters on
    September 24, 1996; Sangamon County’s motions for hearing, filed with the Board in each of
    these matters on either September 24 or 25, 1996; and respondent ESG Watts, Inc.’s (Watts)
    response to the petitioner’s motions to consolidate and for hearing, filed on September 20,
    1996.
    On December 14, 1994, the Board issued an order consolidating the following cases for
    purposes of hearing: AC 94-28, AC 94-29, AC 94-48, AC 94-49, AC 94-50, AC 94-51, AC
    94-52, AC 94-58, AC 94-59, AC 94-60, AC 94-61, AC 94-81, AC 94-82, AC 94-90, AC 94-
    91, and AC 94-95. In its September 24, 1996 motion to consolidate, Sangamon County seeks
    to add the following administrative citations to the consolidated cases: AC 95-8, AC 95-18,
    AC 95-21, AC 95-28, and AC 95-29. In support of the motion to consolidate, Sangamon
    County asserts that the administrative citations pertain to the same site and the same defendant,
    and have similar facts. Sangamon County further asserts that most of the administrative
    citations allege that Watts has violated Section 21(o)(5), (11), and (12) of the Environmental
    Protection Act (Act), and that the interests of justice and economy favor consolidation.
    In support of its September 24 and 25, 1996 motions for hearing, Sangamon County
    states that, while the parties have been negotiating, and while substantial efforts have been
    made to resolve these matters, the parties have not been able to reach resolution. Sangamon
    County therefore asks that the matters be set for hearing.
    In its September 20, 1996 response to the motions to consolidate and motions for
    hearing, Watts states that it has no objection to the proposed consolidation. Watts further states
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    that it has no objection to setting the matters for hearing. However, Watts suggests that a
    conference call be scheduled for the purposes of establishing a discovery and motion schedule.
    The Board hereby consolidates these administrative citations for purposes of hearing.
    The Board makes no determination as to whether these cases will be consolidated for purposes
    of decision. The hearing officer is directed to schedule a hearing in this matter, and to
    schedule such discovery and motion schedules as are deemed necessary. The parties are
    reminded to amend the captions on all pleadings to reflect all consolidated cases.
    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 _____ day of ___________, 1996, by a vote of
    ______________.
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    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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