ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    January 24, 2002
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    CAMELOT ENTERPRISES, INC., an Illinois
    corporation, STEPHEN EINFELDT
    individually and as president of CAMELOT
    ENTERPRISES, INC., and IVAN JOHNSON,
    individually and as co-owner of CAMELOT
    ENTERPRISES, INC.
     
    Respondents.
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    PCB 01-66
    (Enforcement – Water)
     
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by C.A. Manning):
     
    On October 16, 2000, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
    State of Illinois (People), filed a complaint against Camelot Enterprises, Inc., Stephen Einfeldt,
    and Ivan Johnson (respondents).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2000); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204.
    The People allege that respondents violated Section 12(f) of the Environmental Protection Act
    (Act) (415 ILCS 5/12(f) (2000)) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.102(a). The People further allege
    that respondents violated these provisions by threatening or allowing the discharge of
    contaminants into waters of the State without a permit. The complaint concerns a construction
    site designated Northern Lights, located in the Village of Bradley, Kankakee County.
     
    On December 17, 2001, the People and respondents 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). The Board provided notice of
    the stipulation, proposed settlement, and request for relief from hearing. The newspaper notice
    was published in the
    Daily Journal
    on December 21, 2001. The Board did not receive any
    requests for hearing. The Board grants the parties’ request for relief from the hearing
    requirement.
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2000); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b).
     
    Section 103.302 of the Board’s procedural rules sets forth the required contents of
    stipulations and proposed settlements. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.302. These requirements include
    stipulating to facts on the nature, extent, and causes of the alleged violations and the nature of
    respondents’ operations. Section 103.302 also requires that the parties stipulate to facts called
    for by Section 33(c) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/33(c) (2000)). The People and respondents have
    satisfied Section 103.302. Respondents admit the alleged violations and agree to pay a civil
    penalty of $10,000. The Board accepts the stipulation and proposed settlement.
     
     
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    This opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.
     
    ORDER
     
    1. The Board accepts and incorporates by reference the stipulation and proposed
    settlement.
     
    2. Camelot Enterprises, Inc., Stephen Einfeldt, and Ivan Johnson (respondents) must
    pay a civil penalty of $10,000 no later than February 24, 2002, which is the 30th
    day after the date of this order. Respondents must pay the civil penalty by
    certified check or money order, payable to the Illinois Environmental Protection
    Trust Fund. The case number, case name, and respondents’ social security
    number or federal employer identification number must be included on the
    certified check or money order.
     
    3. Respondents must send the certified check or money order to:
     
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Fiscal Services Division
    1021 North Grand Avenue East
    P.O. Box 19276
    Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
     
    4. Penalties unpaid within the time prescribed will accrue interest under Section
    42(g) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/42(g) (2000)) at the rate
    set forth in Section 1003(a) of the Illinois Income Tax Act (35 ILCS 5/1003(a)
    (2000)).
     
    5. Respondents must cease and desist from the alleged violations.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    Section 41(a) of the Environmental Protection Act provides that final Board orders may
    be appealed directly to the Illinois Appellate Court within 35 days after the Board serves the
    order. 415 ILCS 5/41(a) (2000);
    see also
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.300(d)(2), 101.906, 102.706.
    Illinois Supreme Court Rule 335 establishes filing requirements that apply when the Illinois
    Appellate Court, by statute, directly reviews administrative orders. 172 Ill. 2d R. 335. The
    Board’s procedural rules provide that motions for the Board to reconsider or modify its final
    orders may be filed with the Board within 35 days after the order is received. 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    101.520;
    see also
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.902, 102.700, 102.702.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above opinion and order on January 24, 2002, by a vote of 7-0.
     
     
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    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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