ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
March 15, 2001
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
GLC, INC. d/b/a MIDWEST GRINDING
and RECYCLING,
Respondent.
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PCB 99-79
(Enforcement - Air)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M. McFawn):
On December 16, 1998, the People of the State of Illinois (People) filed a three-count
complaint against respondent GLC, Inc. d/b/a Midwest Grinding and Recycling (GLC). The
complaint alleged GLC caused, threatened or allowed the emission of contaminants, operated
without a permit, and failed to submit proper National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) notifications to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The
complaint alleged that these violations occurred at five locations in Madison County. The
activities were in alleged violation of Sections 9(a) and (b), and 9.1(d) of the Environmental
Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/9(a) and (b), and 9.1(d) (1998)), the Board’s permitting
regulations at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 201, the Board’s visible and particulate emissions
regulations as 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 212, and the federal NESHAP standards for demolition
and renovation found at 40 C.F.R. 61.145.
On March 6, 2001, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement,
accompanied by a motion requesting relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of
the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (1998)). GLC proposes to pay a $10,000 penalty in quarterly
installments. Pursuant to Section 31(c)(2) of the Act, the parties may file with the Board a
stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing
requirement. (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (1998)). Unless the Board determines that a hearing is
needed, the Board is required to publish notice of the stipulation and proposal for settlement
and request for relief from the hearing requirement.
Accordingly, the Board directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
required newspaper notice. Any person may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days
of the published notice. If a hearing is requested, the Board will deny the parties’ request for
relief and schedule a hearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
the above order was adopted on the 15th day of March 2001 by a vote of 7-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control
Board