ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    September 20, 2001
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    ROECKER CABINETS INC. d/b/a
    ROECKER CABINET & MILLWORK,
     
    Respondent.
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
     
     
     
     
     
    PCB 01-5
    (Enforcement - RCRA)
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by G.T. Girard):
     
     
    On July 7, 2000, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
    of Illinois (People), filed an eighteen count complaint against Roecker Cabinets Inc.
    See
    415
    ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2000); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege that Roecker Cabinets
    Inc. violated Section 21(f)(1),(2), and (i) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS
    5/21 (f)(1),(2), and (i) (2000)) and the Board’s waste disposal regulations at 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    703.121, 703.150(a), 724.113, 724.114, 725.115(a),(b),(c),(d), 724.116, 724.131, 724.132,
    724.133, 724.134, 724.137, 724.153(a), 724.155, 724.174, 724.175, 724.212(a), 724.242,
    724.273, 724.274, 724.151(a), 722.111, and 808.121(a). The People further allege that Roecker
    Cabinets Inc. violated theses provisions by operating without a site permit, failing to conduct and
    maintain waste analysis, inadequate security, failing to inspect, failing to train personnel,
    improper m
    aintenance of the facility, improper alarm system, improper access to alarm, failing
    to make arrangements with local authorities, failing to maintain contingency plan, failing to
    appoint an emergency coordinator, failing to furnish required records, failing to submit an annual
    report, failing to submit a closure plan, failing to have a cost estimate for the closure, improper
    management of containers, failing to inspect container storage areas, improper storage of
    ignitable waste area, and failing to perform hazardous waste determination area. The complaint
    concerns Roecker Cabinets Inc. who manufactures cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms at their
    facility located at 850 North Main Street, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois.
     
     
    On September 6, 2001, the People and Roecker Cabinets Inc. filed a stipulation and
    proposed settlement, accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing requirement of
    Section 31(c)(1) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2000)). This filing is authorized by Section
    31(c)(2) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2000)).
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a).
     
      
    Unless the Board determines that a hearing is needed, the Board must cause notice of the
    stipulation, proposed settlement, and request for relief from the hearing requirement. Any
    person may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving notice. If anyone
    timely files a written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the parties’ request for relief and
    hold a hearing. 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2000)); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b), (c). The Board
    directs the Clerk of the Board to provide the required notice.
     
     
     
    2
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the above
    order was adopted on September 20, 2001, by a vote of 6-0.
     
     
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

    Back to top