ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
May 1, 1997
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
STEVE KULOVSEK d/b/a WSH
MANAGEMENT GROUP and d/b/a
KULOVSEL EXCAVATING,
Respondent.
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PCB 96-136
(Enforcement - Air)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J. Yi):
On December 22, 1995, the Illinois Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
State of Illinois and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency), filed a formal
complaint naming as a respondent Steve Kulovsek, d/b/a WSH Management Group, and d/b/a
Kulovsek Excavating, located at 95 Grant Street, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois. On
April 22, 1997, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a
request for relief from the requirement of Section 31(a)(1) of the Environmental Protection Act
(Act) that proposed stipulated settlements be presented at public hearing. (415 ILCS
5/31(a)(1)(1994).)
Section 31(a)(2) of the Act provides that whenever a complaint has been filed on behalf
of the Agency or by the People of the State of Illinois, the parties may file with the Board a
stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the
requirement of a hearing. (415 ILCS 5/31(a)(2) (1994).) The Board is required to cause
notice of the stipulation, proposal and request for relief to be published, unless the Board, in
its discretion, concludes that a hearing is necessary. The notice is required to include a
statement that any person may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving
the notice. If any person files a timely written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the
request for relief from a hearing and hold a hearing.
The Board accordingly directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
required newspaper notice. The Board will reserve ruling on the parties’ request until after the
statutory 21 days has passed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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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 1
st
day of May, 1997, by a vote of 7-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board