ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    May 2, 2002
     
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    BILL PALMER, an individual d/b/a
    COMMERCIAL GROUP, FRANK
    GLOSKY, an individual d/b/a GLOSKY
    REALTY, and R.A.S. DEVELOPMENT,
    INC., an Illinois corporation,
     
    Respondents.
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    PCB 02-84
    (Enforcement – Water)
     
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
     
    On December 20, 2001, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of
    the State of Illinois (People), filed a four-count complaint against Bill Palmer d/b/a
    Commercial Group, Frank Glosky d/b/a Glosky Realty, and R.A.S. Development, Inc.
    (respondents).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2000); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People
    alleged that respondents violated Section 12(a) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415
    ILCS 5/12(a) (2000)), violated various provisions of the Board’s water pollution regulations,
    and violated respondents’ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
    The People further allege that respondents violated these provisions by constructing storm
    water sewers in a manner that caused silt, sediment, and other solid material to discharge into
    Morgan Creek. The complaint concerns respondents’ residential housing development near the
    intersection of Collins and Grove Roads, Oswego, Kendall County.
     
    On April 18, 2002, 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). Under the
    proposed stipulation, the respondents neither admit nor deny the alleged violations and agree to
    pay a civil penalty of $24,000.
     
    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 the 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.
     
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    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the
    Board adopted the above order on May 2, 2002, by a vote of 7-0.
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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