Ii~INOISPOLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

January

14,

1976

ENVIRONMENTA~PROTECTION AGENCY,

Compla..:.ant,

v.

)

PCB 75—140

SHERIDAN SANITARY DISTRICT,

)

Respondent.

Mr. Marvin

I.

Nedintz, Assistant Attorney General, appeared

on behalf of Complainant. Mr. Charles Marshall, Marshall and

Marshall, appeared on behalf of Respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Goodman):

This matter comes before the Pollution Control Board

(Board)

upon the four count, April

2,

1975, Complaint of the

Environmental Protection Agency

(Agency).

The Complaint

charges the Sheridan Sanitary District

(Sheridan) with

violating Section 12(a)

of the Environmental Protection Act

(Act)

and Rules

403,

404(a)

and 405 of the Water Regulations

from July 31,

1972 to the date of the Complaint.

The

Complaint further charges that from April

30, 1974,

to

April

2,

1975,

Sheridan has violated Rule 501(a) of the

Water Regulations and Section 12(b)

of the Act.

A hearing

was held November 21,

1975,

at which time a Stipulation and

Proposal for Settlement was presented to the Board.

In the Stipulation, pursuant

to the Agency’s Request

for Admission of Fact, Sheridan admits each violation

charged.

Sheridan owns and operates

a sewage treatment

plant West of the Fox River

in the City of Sheridan, LaSalle

County,

Illinois.

These admitted violations include discharging

effluent into a pond lying between Sheridan and the Fox

River which exceeded

30 mg/l BOD

and

37 mg/l SS;

400

fecal coliform/100 ml; said disc~argeincluded settleable solids,

floating debris,

scum or sludge solids,

the color, odor and

turbidity of which were above obvious levels;

and Sheridan

failed to submit operating reports since April

30,

1974

(Stip.

2—4)

The Stipulation states that the problems were largely

due to operational difficulties which resulted from the

failure of Sheridan to have

a certified operator available

on

a regular and continuing basis

(Stip.

4).

Sheridan has

spent in excess of $6,000 to cure these maintenance problems.

The parties submit and the Board accepts the following

compliance plan:

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a)

The bar screen shall be maintained in

a proper

operational condition;

b)

The Imhoff tank shall be maintained in a proper

operational condition;

C)

The sludge drying beds shall be improved to allow

them to operate at their design efficiency;

d)

The gravity sand filters shall be maintained in a

proper operational condition.

The ponding and

vegetation growth shall be eliminated from the

filters;

e)

Chlorination of the effluent will be regularly

and properly provided;

f)

The effluent line to the Fox River shall be

maintained so as

to allow proper effluent flow;

g)

A certified operator will be present for at

least two hours on each day of operation,

and

at all other

times necessary to assure that proper

operation and maintenance is provided;

h)

Monthly operating reports shall be provided to the

Agency;

1)

The plant site will be properly maintained;

j)

Sheridan will diligently pursue available federal

grant funds.

The parties stipulate to a penalty of

$400,

to be paid

within 35 days of this Order.

In consideration of the foregoing,

the Board finds that

Sheridan has violated Section 12(a)

of the Act and Rules

403,

404(a)

and 405 of the Water Regulations from July 31,

1972,

until April

2,

1975,

and Section 12(b)

of the Act and

Rule 501(a) of the Water Regulations from April

30,

1974,

to

and including

April

2,

1975.

For said violations the Board

assesses the stipulated penalty of $400.00.

This Opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact

and conclusions of law in this matter.

ORDER

It is the Order of the Board that:

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a)

Respondent Sheridan Sanitary District is found to

have violated Sections

12(a)

and

(b)

of the Act and Rules

403,

404(a),

405,

and 501(a)

of the Water Regulations;

and

b)

For said violations,

Sheridan shall pay, within 35

days of this Order,

the stipulated penalty of $400,

payment

to be made by check or money order to:

Fiscal Services Division

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

2200 Churchill Road

Springfield, Illinois 62706;

and

c)

Sheridan shall pursue the plan of compliance as

set forth in the accompanying Opinion.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Mr. Young abstains.

I,

Christan L.

Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, hereby certify the above Opinion and Order

were adopted on the

_____________

day of

~

1975 by a vote of

3~

.

C~4L.Off~~

Illinois Pollution

rol Board