ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    November 16, 2000
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    ENVIROFIL OF ILLINOIS, INC., an Illinois
    corporation,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 00-172
    (Enforcement – Land, Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by R.C. Flemal):
    On April 7, 2000, the People of the State of Illinois filed a five-count complaint against
    respondent Envirofil of Illinois, Inc. (Envirofil), a landfill operator. The complaint alleges
    Envirofil caused water pollution, failed to perform corrective action assessments, operated
    without prior conduct certification, failed to manage methane emissions, and failed to manage
    storm water discharges at its landfill in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois. These activities
    were in alleged violation of Sections 12(a), 21(d) and 21(o)(11) of the Environmental Protection
    Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/12(a), 21(d), (o)(11) (1998)), the Board’s landfill regulations at 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 745.201(b), 807.313, and special conditions VI.4, VII.14, VII.17, and X.7 of
    Envirofil’s significant modification permit.
    In addition to the complaint, on November 2, 2000, 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)). In the proposed stipulation
    Envirofil admits the violations alleged in the complaint and proposes to pay a $45,000 penalty.
    Pursuant to Section 31(c)(2) of the Act, the complainant 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.
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the
    above order was adopted on the 16th day of November 2000 by a vote of 7-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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