ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    October 24,
    1991
    ST. CLAIR COUNTY,
    Complainant,
    AC 90—64
    (Docket
    B)
    V.
    )
    (Administrative Citation)
    LOUIS
    I. MUND,
    )
    Respondent.
    OPINION
    AND
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by B.
    Forcade):
    This
    matter
    comes
    to
    the
    Board
    upon
    an
    administrative
    citation filed by St. Clair County (“County”)
    pursuant to Section
    31.1
    of the Environmental Protection Act
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat.
    1990,
    supp.,
    ch.
    ill 1/2, par. 1001 et seq.)
    (the Act)
    and a delegation
    agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    (the
    Agency) under Section 4(r) of the Act.
    The citation issued on July
    5,
    1990,
    alleges that Respondent is
    in violation of Section
    21
    (q) (1)
    and
    (q) (3)
    of the Act
    for causing
    or allowing the
    open
    dumping of wastes that resulted in litter and open burning.
    A petition for review was filed with the Board on July 30,
    1990.
    On May 17,
    1991, hearing was held in Belleville,
    St. Clair
    County,
    Illinois.
    On August 22,
    1991,
    the Board issued an Order
    finding
    that
    the
    cited
    violations
    had
    occurred
    and
    imposed
    a
    penatly of one thousand dollars
    ($1,000).
    The Board also directed
    the Clerk of the Board and the County to file affidavits declaring
    their hearing costs.
    On
    September
    17,
    1991,
    the
    Clerk
    of
    the
    Board
    filed
    an
    affidavit stating that the Board’s hearing costs were two hundred
    seventy-two dollars and thirty—one cents
    ($272.31).
    The County
    did not file an afffidavit.
    Therefore, the total hearing costs to
    be assessed against Respondent are two hundred seventy—two dollars
    and thirty—one cents
    ($272.31).
    This Opinion constitutes the Board’s
    findings of facts and
    conclusions of law in this matter.
    ORDER
    1.
    It is hereby orderd that within 30 days of the date of
    this Order, Louis Mund shall, by certified check or money
    order payable to the State of Illinois, designated for
    deposit to the General Revenue Fund, pay as compensation
    for hearing costs incurred by the Board,
    the amount of
    two
    hundred
    seventy—two dollars
    and
    thirty—one
    cents
    126—619
    2
    ($272.31) which is to 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
    2.
    This docket is herby closed.
    Section 41
    of the Environmental
    Protection Act
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat.
    1990 supp.,
    ch.
    ill 1/2,
    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.
    I, Dorothy H.
    Gunn,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board,
    do hereby
    certify that the abov
    0 inion
    and Order was
    adopted on the ~4/~Zday
    of
    ____________________________,
    1991,
    by a vote of 7~o
    Control Board
    126—620

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