ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
January
20,
1994
A.B. DICK
COMPANY,
)
Petitioner,
)
v.
)
PCB 92—99
)
(UST Fund)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Respondent.
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by C.A. Manning):
Pursuant to our order of December 2,
1993, A.B. Dick Company
(A.B.
Dick) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency filed
a
joint
status
report
on January
14,
1994.
The status
report
indicates
that
A.B.
Dick
is
negotiating
with
the
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (“Agency”) regarding settlement in
this matter and in a related case, A.B. Dick v.
IEPA,
PCB 92-209.
The parties~ktatethey are reviewing their settlement positions in
light of Chémrex. Inc. v. IPCB, No. 1—93—0804, slip op.
(Ill. App.
1st Dist.,
Dec.
28,
1993)
as the instant case involves facts and
issues substantially similar to Chemrex.
The parties specifically request this matter not be set for
hearing until they have exhausted all settlement opportunities.
Accordingly,
A.B. Dick has filed a statutory decision waiver until
January
1,
1995 so the parties may pursue settlement negotiations.
We hereby
accept the status
report
filed by A.B.
Dick
and the
Agency, and direct the parties to file an additional status report
on or before April 14,
1994.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn,
Clerk of the lillinois Pollution Control
Boar~,hereby cer
y that the above order was adopted on the
~~day
of
,
1994, by a vote of
7-0.
~
/L~
Dorothy N. 4unn, Clerk
Illinois Po~utionControl Board