ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 17, 1973

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

V.

PCB /2-4~8

ADURESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORPORATION

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OPINION AND

ORDER

OF THE

BOARD

(by Mr. Dwne)Je)

This is an enforcement action involving an alleged violation of

Section

12(a)

of the Act and Rule 1.03(b) of the Illinois Sanitary

Water Board Regulations, SWB-14 on October 11, 1971. Hearing was

held on February 13, 1973. A Stipulation of Facts has been filed by

the parties.

On the date in question, a -fuel oil truck, in the process of

filling a fuel oil tank on respondent’s premises in Mt. Prsopect over-

loaded the tank by approximately 200 gallons. The spillage flowed

into the parking lot but some did enter a storm sewer. The respondent

immediately began cleanup activities which included shoveling the oil

directly into barrels and applying an oil absorbent material to the

ground. The company was not aware that any of the oil had reached

the sewer, It wasn’t until two days later, after a rainfall, that

any oil appeared in Weller Creek. Evidently, the oil had remained in

the sewer until the rain washed it out. The No. 6 oil had coated

the surface of the Creek and rock banks until stopped by a burlap

dam.

The company spent over $15,000 as a result of the spill. About

half of that was

for

cleanup operations. The balance was spent on

equipment to prevent such spills in the future, The Agency appears

satisfied with the company’s efforts to cleanup the spill and also

with their abatement program.

Based upon the Stipulation we find that the violations did occur.

We also find that the company exercised good faith and diligence in

both the cleanup and its remedial program, Accordingly, we will

assess no penalty.

Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation is found guilty of vioiati~g

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Section 12(a) of the Act and Rule 1.03(b) of SWB-14 as alleged.

No

penalty is assessed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board1, hereby certify the above Opinion and Order were adopted on the

/7”

day of

May,

1973

by a vote of ___________________________

Christan L. Moffet1,~1erk

Illinois Pollution Control Board