ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    October 24,
    1991
    ST. CLAIR
    COUNTY,
    Complainant,
    AC 90—65
    V.
    )
    (Docket B)
    )
    (Administrative Citation)
    )
    ARTHUR
    FIELDS d/b/a
    ARTHUR
    )
    FIELDS COMPANY,
    )
    Respondent.
    OPINION
    AND
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by B. Forcade):
    This
    matter
    comes
    to
    the
    Board
    upon
    an
    administrative
    citation filed by St. Clair County
    (“County”) pursuant to Section
    31.1
    of the Environmental Protection Act
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat.
    1990,
    supp.,
    ch. 111 1/2, par.
    1001 et seq.)
    (the Act) and a delegation
    agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    (the
    Agency)
    under Section 4(r)
    of the Act.
    The citation
    issued on
    July 5,
    1990,
    alleges that Respondent is in violation of Section
    21
    (q) (1)
    and
    (q) (3)
    of the Act for causing or allowing the open
    dumping of wastes that resulted in litter and open burning.
    A petition for review was filed with the Board on July 30,
    1990.
    On May 17,
    1991, hearing was held in Belleville,
    St. Clair
    County,
    Illinois.
    On August
    22,
    1991, the Board issued an Order
    finding
    that
    the
    cited
    violations
    had
    occurred
    and
    imposed
    a
    penatly of one thousand dollars
    ($1,000).
    The Board also directed
    the Clerk of the Board and the County to file affidavits declaring
    their hearing costs.
    On
    September
    17,
    1991
    the
    Clerk
    of
    the
    Board
    filed
    an
    affidavit stating that the Board’s hearing costs were two hundred
    forty-six dollars and six cents ($246.06).
    The County did not file
    an afffidavit.
    Therefore, the total hearing costs to be assessed
    against Respondent are two hundred forty—six dollars and six cents
    ($246.06).
    This Opinion constitutes the Board’s
    findings
    of facts
    and
    conclusions of law in this matter.
    ORDER
    1.
    It is hereby orderd that within
    30 days of the date of
    this Order, Arthur Fields shall,
    by certified check or
    money order payable to the State of Illinois, designated
    for
    deposit
    to
    the
    General
    Revenue
    Fund,
    pay
    as
    compensation for hearing costs incurred by the Board, the
    amount of two hundred forty—six dollars and six cents
    126—62 1
    2
    ($246.06) which is to be sent by First Class mail to:
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Fiscal Services Division
    2200 Churchill Road
    P.O. Box 19276
    Springfield,
    IL 62794—9276
    2.
    This docket
    is herby closed.
    Section 41
    of the Environmental
    Protection Act
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat.
    1990
    supp.
    ch.
    111 1/2,
    par.
    1041) provides for appeal of
    final Orders of the Board within 35 days.
    The Rules of the Supreme
    Court of Illinois establish filing requirements.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I, Dorothy M.
    Gunn,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board,
    do hereby~ertify that the
    a)a,~v
    inion
    and Order was
    adopted on the’?~”~—
    day of ___________________________,
    1991,
    by a vote of
    7-0.
    Dorothy M. G~n, Clerk
    Illinois PoXjAition Control Board
    126—622

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