ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
June 16, 1988
IN THE MATTER OF:
DeKALB COUNTY LANDFILL, INC.,
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AC 88-36
(IEPA Docket No. 8962—AC)
Respondent.
ORDER OF THE BOARD:
This matter comes before the Board upon a May 9, 1988 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. The Agency alleges
that DeKalb County Landfill has violated Sections 2l(p)(5) and
21(p)(12) of the Act. The statutory penalty established for each
of these violations is $500.00 pursuant to Section 42(b)(4) of
the Act.
DeKalb County Landfill 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 31.l(d)(2) of the Act. Therefore, pursuant
to Section 3l.l(d)(1), the Board finds that DeKalb County
Landfill has violated each and every provision alleged in the
Administrative Citation. Since there are two (2) such
violations, the total penalty to be imposed is set at
$1,000.00.
It is hereby ordered that, unless the penalty has already
been paid, within 30 days of the date of this Order DeKaib County
Landfill 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 $1,000.00 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. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board, hereby certify~that the above Order was adopted on the
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Dorothy M. ~unn, Clerk
Illinois Pó’llution Control Board
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Respondent.
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JURISDICTION
This Administrative Citation is issued pursuant to the authority
vested in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by Public Act
84-1320 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986, Supp., ch. 111½, par. 1031.1).
FACTS
1. That Respondent is the present operator of a facility located
in the County of De Kaib, State of Illinois.
2. That said facility is operated as a sanitary landfill,
operating under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Operating
Permit No. 1974—16—OP, and designated with Site Code No. 0378020001.
Said facility is commonly known to the Agency as De Kalb County Landfill.
3. That Respondent has operated said facility at all times
pertinent hereto.
4. That on March 9, 1988, Thomas Nenninger, 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 Thomas Herininger, 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. 1985,
ch. 111½, par. 1021(d), in a manner which resulted in the following
conditions:
A. That on March 9, 1988, said landfill facility operated with uncovered
refuse remaining from a previous operating day, in violation of
Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986 Supp., ch. 111½, par. 1O21(p)(5).
B. That on March 9, 1988, said landfill facility operated while having
failed to collect and contain litter from the site by the end
of a previous operating day1 in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986
Supp., ch. 111½, par. 1021(p)(12).
CIVIL PENALTY
Pursuant to Public Act 84—1320 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986 Supp., ch.
111½, par. 1042(b)(4)), Respondent herein is subject to a civil penalty
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each violation specified above
in Paragraphs A and B, for a total of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars.
Additionally, should you elect to petition the Illinois Pollution Control
Board under the review process described hereinbelow, and if there
is a finding of the violations alleged herein, after an adjudicatory
hearing, you shall be assessed the associated hearing costs incurred
by the illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois
Pollution Control Board, in addition to the Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00)
statutory penalty for each finding of violation.
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If you acknowledge the violations cited hereinabove, the civil
penalty specified above shall be due and payable no later than June
14, 1988.
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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PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTING THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
You have the right to contest this Administrative Citation. ~
Public Act 84—1320 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986 Supp., 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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Richard J. Carison, Director
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Date: May 4, 1988
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