ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
February
23, 1989
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
COMMUNITY LANDFILL COMPANY,
)
AC 89-6
)
(IEPA Docket No. 9357—AC)
Respondent.
ORDER OF THE BOARD:
This matter comes before
the
Board upon
a January
9,
1989
filing of
an Administrative Citation pursuant
to Section
31.1 of
the Illinois Environmental Protection Act
(Act)
by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (Agency).
A copy of that
Administrative
Citation is attached hereto.
Service of the
Administrative Citation was made upon Community Landfill Company
on January
7,
1989.
The Agency alleges that Community Landfill
Company has violated Section 2l(p)(5) of the Act.
The statutory
penalty established
for this violation
is $500.00 pursuant to
Section 42(b)(4)
of the Act.
Community Landfill Company has not filed
a Petition for
Review with the Clerk of the Board within
35 days of the date of
service
as allowed
by Section 3l.l(d)(2)
of the Act.
Therefore,
pursuant
to Section 3l.l(d)(l),
the Board
finds that Community
Landfill Company has violated the provision alleged
in
the
Administrative Citation.
Since there
is one
(1)
such violation,
the total penalty to
be imposed
is set at
$500.00.
It
is hereby ordered
that, unless
the penalty has already
been paid, within
30 days
of the date of this Order
Community
Landfill County shall, by certified check
or money order payable
to the State of Illinois and designated
for deposit
into
the
Environmental Protection Trust
Fund, pay a penalty
in the amount
of $500.00 which
is to be sent
to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Services Division
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield,
IL 62706
IT
IS
SO ORDERED.
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I,
Dorothy
M.
Gui-rn, Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control
Board, hereby certify
t
t
the above Order was adopted on the
2.~’,4-c~C
day of
,
1989,
by a vote of
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Dorothy M.AXlnn, Cler~k
Illinois Pb’llution Control Board
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ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
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PROTECTION AGENCY
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IEPA DOCKET NO. 9357-AC
COMMUNITY
LANDFILL CO.,
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a corporation,
)
Respondent.
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JURISDICTION
This Administrative Citation
is
issued pursuant to authority vested
in the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by Public Act 84—1320
(Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1987,
ch.
111½, par.
1031.1).
FACTS
1.
That Respondent
is the present operator of
a facility located
in the County of
Gruridy,
State of Illinois.
2.
That said facility
is operated as
a
sanitary landfill, operating
under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Operating Permit No.
1974-22-OP.
and designated with Site Code No.
0630600001.
Said facility
is commonly known
to the Agency as
Community Landfill.
3.
That Respondent has owned or operated said facility at
all
times pertinent hereto.
4.
That on November
23, 1988,
Phyllis
Reed,
of the Illinois
Environmental Protection~Agency,inspected the above-described
landfill
facility.
A copy of the inspection report setting forth the
results
of such inspection is attached hereto and made
a
part hereof.
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VIOLATIONS
On the basis of direct observation of Phyllis
Reed, the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency has determined that Respondent was
conducting
a
sanitary landfill operation at the above-described facility,
which
is required to have a permit pursuant to Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1987,
ch.
111½,
par. 1021(d),
in
a manner which
resulted in
the following
conditions:
A.
That on November
23,
1988 an on-site inspection of said sanitary
landfill
facility and
a review of Illinois Environmental
Protection
Agency files and records
of said facility, disclosed the following:
(i)
Uncovered refuse remaining from a previous operating
day,
in violation of Ill.
Rev.
Stat. 1987,
ch.
111½,
par.
102l(p)(5).
CIVIL PENALTY
Pursuant
to Public Act 84-1320
(Ill.
Rev. Stat.
1987,
ch.
111½,
par.
1042(b)(4)),
Respondent herein
is subject to
a
civil
penalty of
Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) for the violation specified above
in
Paragraph A(i).
Additionally, should Respondent elect
to petition
the Illinois Pollution Control
Board under the review process described
hereinbelow,
arid if there
is
a finding of
the violation alleged herein,
after
an adjudicatory hearing, Respondent
shall
be assessed the associated
hearing costs
incurred by the Illinois Environrnenta~ Protection Agency
and the
Illinois Po~11utionControl
Board,
in addition to the
Five Hundred
Dollar ($500.00) statutory penalty for
a finding of violation.
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If you acknowledge the violation cited hereinabove, the civil
penalty specified above shall
be due and payable no
later than February
21,
1989.
If you do not petition the
Illinois Pollution Control
Board
for review of this Administrative Citation within thirty-five
(35)
days of service hereof or if you elect to contest this Administrative
Citation, any judgment rendered against you
shall
specify the due date
of the statutory civil
penalty and any costs assessed against you.
When payment is made, your check should be made payable
to the
Illinois Environmental
Protection Trust fund and mailed
to the attention
of Fiscal
Services, Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, 2200
Churchill
Road,
P.O.
Box 19276, Springfield,
Illinois 62794—9276.
Also, please complete and return the enclosed Remittance Form, along
with your payment, to assure proper documentation of payment.
If any civil
penalty, by reason of acknowledgment,
default or
finding after adjudicatory hearing,
is not paid when due;
the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency shall
take into consideration such
failure to pay during any permit review process
upon your application
for
a new permit or for renewal of an existing permit.
Furthermore,
if payment
is not received when due,
the Offices of the
Illinois Attorney
General
shall
be
requested to initiate proceedings
in Circuit Court
to collect said civil
penalty.
In addition
to the previously assessed
civil
penalty,
and hearing costs of the Illinois Environmental
Protection
Agency and the
Illinois Pollution Control
Board,
if any;
the Attorney
General’s Office will seek to recover their costs of litigation.
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fROCEDURE
FOR CONTESTING THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
You have the right to contest this Administrative Citation.
See
Public Act 84—1320 (Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1987,
ch.
111½,
par.
1031.1).
If you elect
to contest this Administrative Citation, you must file
a Petition for Review with the Clerk
of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board.
A copy of the Petition for Review should be filed with the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Such Petition for Review
must be filed within thirty-five
(35) days
of the date of service of
this Administrative Citation, or
a default judgment shall
be entered
by the Pollution Control
Board.
The Petition for Review may be filed
with the Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board at the State
of Illinois Center,
100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500, Chicago, Illinois
60601;
and,
a copy of said Petition for Review filed with the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency at 2200 Churchill Road,
P.O. Box 19276,
Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276, Attention:
Enforcement Services.
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Bernard
P.
Killian, Director
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Prepared
by:
William Seltzer
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Road
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
(217)782—5544
Date:
January 5,
1989
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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AFFIDAVIT
1)
JAN-91989
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IN
THE
MATTER
OF:
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COMMUNITY LANDFILL CO.,
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IEPA DOCKET NO.
9357-AC
a corporation,
)
Respondent.
)
Affiant,
Phyllis
A.
Reed,
being
first
duly
sworn,
voluntarily
deposes and states
as follows:
1.
Affiant is
a field inspector employed by the Land Pollution
Control Division of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
arid
has been so employed at all times pertinent hereto.
2.
On November 23,
1988,
between 6:20 AN and 8:10 AN, Affiant
conducted an inspection of the sanitary landfill
in Grundy County,
Illinois, known as Community Landfill Company,
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency Site No.
0630600001,
operating under
IEPA Permit No.
1974-22-OP.
3.
Affiant inspected said Morris—Community Landfill site by an
on—site inspection which included walking the site and interviewing
personnel.
4.
Before and/or after said inspection of
said landfill site,
Affiant reviewed Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permits
issued
to
the
subject
site
and
investigated
into
whether
or
not
required
documents
were
timely filed
on
behalf
of
the
subject
site.
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5.
As
a result of the activities referred to in Paragraphs
3
and
4
above,
Affiant
completed
the
Inspection
Report
form
attached
hereto
and
made
a
part
hereof,
which,
to
the
best
of
Affiant’s
knowledge
and
belief,
is
an accurate representation of Affiant’s
observations and factual conclusions with respect to said
Morris—Community Landfill.
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thi
Subscribed
and
Sworn
to
before
me
Lay
of
,
1988.
Notary Public
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGE~(\I
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REMITTANCE
FORM
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ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
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PROTECTION
AGENCY
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IEPA
DOCKET
NO.
9357-AC
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COMMUNITY
LANDFILL
CO.
)
a corporation,
)
)
Respondent.
)
FACILITY:
Community Landfill
SITE CODE NO:
0630600001
COUNTY:
Grundy
CIVIL PENALTY:
$500.00
DATE OF INSPECTION:
November 23, 1988
DATE REMITTED:
__________________________
SIGNATURE:
_________________________________
NOTE
Please enter the date of your remittance and
sign this Remittance
Form.
Be
sure your check is enclosed and mail, along with Remittance
Form,
to
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Attention:
Fiscal Services,
2200 Churchill
Road, P.O.
Box 19276, Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276.
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