ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June 5, 2003
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    JACOBS ENERGY CORP., an Iowa
    corporation,
     
    Respondent.
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    PCB 00-180
    (Enforcement – Air, Land)
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M.E. Tristano):
     
    On May 2, 2000, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
    of Illinois (People), filed a complaint against Jacobs Energy Corp. (respondent).
    See
    415 ILCS
    5/31(c)(1) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege that respondent violated
    various provisions of the Environmental Protection Act. The People further allege that
    respondent violated these provisions by failing to maintain proper waste storage, failing to
    monitor air pollutants, and the discharge of air pollutants. The complaint concerns respondent’s
    facility at 5027 Fourth Ave., Moline, Rock Island County.
     
    On May 16, 2003, the People and respondent filed a stipulation and proposed settlement,
    accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of the Act
    (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2002)). This filing is authorized by Section 31(c)(2) of the Act (415 ILCS
    5/31(c)(2) (2002)).
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a). Under the proposed stipulation, the
    respondent admits the alleged violations and agrees to pay a civil penalty of $10,500.
     
    Unless the Board determines that a hearing is needed, the Board must cause notice of the
    stipulation, proposed settlement, and request for relief from the hearing requirement. Any person
    may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving the notice. If anyone timely
    files a written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the parties’ request for relief and hold a
    hearing. 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b), (c). The Board directs the
    Clerk of the Board to provide the required notice.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above order on June 5, 2003, by a vote of 6-0.
     
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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