ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
February 28,
1991
PEOPLE OF THE STATE
)
OF ILLINOIS,
)
Complainant,
v.
)
PCB 90—66
)
(Enforcement)
ROBINSON FARM SERVICES,
INC.,
)
an Illinois corporation
Respondent.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by R. Flemal):
This matter comes before the Board upon
a complaint filed
April
20,
1990 on behalf of
the People of the State
of Illinois
(“People”), by and through its attorney, NeilF.
Hartigan,
Attorney General of the State of Illinois, against Robinson Farm
Services,
Inc.
(“Robinson”), located in Annanwan, Henry County,
Illinois.
The complaint alleges that Robinson has violated
Sections 9(a)
and
(b)
of the Illinois Environmental Protection
Act
(“Act”), Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1989,
ch. lll~,pars.
1001, et.
seq., and
35
Ill. Adm. Code 201.144 of the Board’s rules and
regulations.
Hearing on this matter was held August
14, 1990
in
Cambridge, Henry County,
Illinois.
At hearing,
the parties
submitted a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement,
executed by the
parties.
The Stipulation sets forth facts pertaining
to the
nature, operations, and circumstances surrounding the claimed
violations.
Robinson admits to past violations of Sections
9(a)
and
(b)
of the Act and
35
111. Adm. Code 201.144 and agrees to
pay a civil penalty of fifteen hundred dollars
($1,500.00).
Robinson further agrees to cease and desist from the alleged
violations.
The Board finds the Settlement Agreement acceptable under 35
Ill.
Adm. Code 103.180.
This Settlement Agreement in no way
affects respondent’s responsibility to comply with any federal,
state or local regulations, including but not limited to the Act
and the Board’s pollution control regulations.
This Opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and
conclusions of
law in this matter.
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ORDER
1.)
The Board hereby accepts the Stipulation and
Settlement Agreement executed by the People of the
State of Illinois and Robinson Farm Services, Inc.,
concerning Robinson’s Farm Services,
Inc. operations
located in Annanwan, Henry County,
Illinois.
The
Stipulation and Settlement Agreement are attached and
incorporated by reference as though fully set forth
herein.
2.)
Robinson Farm Services,
Inc. shall pay the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars
($1,500) within 30 days of the
date of this Order.
Such payment shall be made by
certified check or money order payable to the
Treasurer of the State of Illinois, designated to the
Environmental Protection Trust
Fund, and shall
be sent
by First Class mail
to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Services Division
2200 Churchill Road
P.O.
Box 19276
Springfield,
IL 62794—9276
Robinson Farm Services,
Inc. shall also write
its
Federal Employer Identification Number
or Social
Security Number on the certified check
or money order.
Section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act,
Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1989,
ch. lll~,par.
1041, provides
for appeal of final
Orders of the Board within
35 days.
The Rules of the Supreme
Court
of Illinois establish filing requirements.
IT
IS SO ORDERED.
J. Theodore Meyer dissented.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board, hereby certif
that the abo
Opinion and Order was
adopted on the
~a~?
day of
.~.cit..4.
,
1991, by a
vote of
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Illinois P
ution Control Board
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