ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    August 23, 2001
     
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    WILLIAMSBURG PLACE OF CRETE, INC.,
      
    Respondent.
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    PCB 02-18
    (Enforcement – Water)
     
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by T.E. Johnson):
     
    On August 9, 2001, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
    State of Illinois (People), filed a complaint against Williamsburg Place of Crete, Inc.
    (Williamsburg). See 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2000); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege
    that Williamsburg violated Sections 12(a) and (f) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415
    ILCS 5/12(a) and (f) (2000)) as well as 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.302, 304.105, 304.106, and
    309.146(a). The People further allege that Williamsburg violated these provisions by allowing,
    inter alia
    , the discharge of soil sediment, refuse, and contaminants into waters of the State of
    Illinois. In addition, the People allege that Williamsburg failed to establish and maintain a storm
    water pollution prevention plan as required by its permit. The complaint concerns
    Williamsburg’s subdivision development located in the Village of Crete, Will County, Illinois.
     
    The Board accepts the complaint for hearing. See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.212(c). A
    respondent’s failure to file an answer to a complaint within 60 days after receiving the complaint
    may have severe consequences. Generally, if Williamsburg fails within that timeframe to file an
    answer specifically denying, or asserting insufficient knowledge to form a belief of, a material
    allegation in the complaint, the Board will consider Williamsburg to have admitted the
    allegation. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204(d). The Board directs the hearing officer to proceed
    expeditiously to hearing.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
     
     
     
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above order on the 23rd day of August 2001 by a vote of 7-0.
     
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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