ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
December 19, 1996
SHELL OIL COMPANY,
Petitioner,
v.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
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PCB 97-99
(Waterwell Setback Exception)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J.Yi):
On December 5, 1996, the Board received from Shell Oil Company (Shell) a petition
for Waterwell Setback Exception. The request concerns Shell’s facility located at 9560 West
159
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Street, Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois. This matter is accepted for hearing.
The hearing must be scheduled and completed in a timely manner. The Board will
assign a hearing officer to conduct hearings consistent with this order, and the Clerk of the
Board shall promptly issue appropriate directions to that assigned hearing officer.
The assigned hearing officer shall inform the Clerk of the Board of the time and
location of the hearing at least 40 days in advance of hearing so that public notice of hearing
may be published. After hearing, the hearing officer shall submit an exhibit list, a statement
regarding credibility of witnesses and all actual exhibits to the Board within five days of the
hearing.
If after appropriate consultation with the parties, the parties fail to provide an
acceptable hearing date or if after an attempt the hearing officer is unable to consult with the
parties, the hearing officer shall unilaterally set a hearing date in conformance with the
schedule above. The hearing officer and the parties are encouraged to expedite this proceeding
as much as possible.
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