ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    September 18, 2003
     
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    VILLAGE OF ENFIELD, an Illinois municipal
    corporation,
     
    Respondent.
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    PCB 04-30
    (Enforcement - Public Water Supply)
     
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by T.E. Johnson):
     
    On September 12, 2003, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of
    the State of Illinois (People), filed a complaint against the Village of Enfield.
    See
    415 ILCS
    5/31(c)(1) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. At issue is the People’s allegation that the Village
    of Enfield violated Sections 15 and 18(a)(3) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415
    ILCS 5/15 and 18(a)(3) (2002)) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 602.101. The People further allege that
    the Village of Enfield violated these provisions by installing and using water main without
    obtaining necessary construction and operation permits and not in compliance with applicable
    regulations. The complaint concerns the Village of Enfield’s water distribution system in
    Enfield, White County.
     
    On September 12, 2003, the People and the Village of Enfield 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 Village of Enfield admits the alleged violation(s) and agrees to pay a civil penalty
    of $3,000.
     
    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 September 18, 2003, by a vote of 5-0.
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
     

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