1. AS 05-7
    2. AC 04-79
    3. AC 04-82
    4. AC 05-69
    5. AC 05-70
    6. AC 05-71
    7. AC 05-72
    8. AC 05-74
    9. AC 05-75
    10. AC 05-76
    11. AC 05-78
    12. AC 05-79
    13. AC 05-80
    14. PCB 04-194

 
 
 
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
JULY 7, 2005
Chicago/Springfield Videoconference
CHICAGO OFFICE – 100 W. Randolph Street
Videoconference Room 11-512
And
SPRINGFIELD OFFICE – 1021 N. Grand Avenue East
Oliver Holmes Conference Room 2012 N – Second Floor
11:00 A.M.
 
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
After calling the meeting to order, Chairman Novak welcomed members of the public and staff.
  
 
ROLL CALL
The Clerk of the Board called the roll.
  
All Board Members answered present except for Member
Girard who was absent.
 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the June 16, 2005 meeting were approved by a vote of 4-0.
 
RULEMAKINGS
 
None.
 
ADJUSTED STANDARDS
AS 05-7
In the Matter of: Petition of Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. for
an Adjusted Standard from Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 and
for RCRA Waste Delisting Under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.122 for
Treatment Residual of CID Recycling and Disposal Facility
Biological Liquid Treatment Center – No action taken.
 
Land

 
 
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
 
AC 04-79
City of Chicago Department of Environment v. National Material
Limited Partnership – In response to a joint stipulation and
settlement agreement in this administrative citation action involving
a Cook County facility, the Board found that respondent had
violated Section 21(p)(4) of the Environmental Protection Act (415
ILCS 5/21(p)(4) (2004)) and ordered respondent to pay a civil
penalty of $1,500. The Board also granted the parties’ joint motion
to dismiss respondent’s petition for review and the alleged violation
of 415 ILCS 5/21(p) (6) (2004).
 
4-0
AC 04-82
IEPA v. John Brown d/b/a John Brown Painting – The Board
entered a final opinion and order requiring respondent to pay
 
hearing costs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and
the Board in the amount of $404.83 and a civil penalty of $3,000.
This order follows the Board's interim order of May 19, 2005,
which found that this respondent had violated Section 21(p)(1) and
(p)(7) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/21(p)(1),
(p)(7) (2004)) at his Massac County facility.
 
4-0
AC 05-69
IEPA v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. and Michael Wiersema
– The Board found that these DeKalb County respondents violated
Section 21(o)(5) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS
5/21(o)(5) (2004)), and ordered respondents to pay a civil penalty
of $500
.
 
 
4-0
AC 05-70
IEPA v. James Stutsman – The Board accepted for hearing this
petition for review of an administrative citation against this Mason
County respondent.
 
4-0
AC 05-71
IEPA v. Gene Breeden – The Board found that this Iroquois County
respondent violated Section 21(p)(1) and (p)(3) of the Act (415
ILCS 5/21(p)(1), (p)(3) (2004)), and ordered respondent to pay a
civil penalty of $3,000
.
 
 
 
4-0
2

 
 
AC 05-72
IEPA v. Gary Clover d/b/a Clover Concrete – The Board accepted
for hearing this petition for review of an administrative citation
against this Williamson County respondent.
 
4-0
AC 05-74
IEPA v. Richard Holmes d/b/a Rich’s Towing and Linda Holmes –
The Board accepted for hearing respondent Linda Holmes’ petition
for review of an administrative citation. Because Richard Holmes
d/b/a Rich’s Towing (Richard Holmes) failed to timely file a
petition for review, the Board found that this Jackson County
respondent violated Section 21(p)(1) of the Act (415 ILCS
5/21(p)(1) (2004)), and ordered Richard Holmes to pay a civil
penalty of $1,500
.
 
 
4-0
AC 05-75
County of Montgomery v. Lawrence & Tina Dickenson – The
Board found that these Montgomery County respondents violated
Sections 21(p)(1) and (p)(7) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/21(p)(1), (p)(7)
(2004)), and ordered respondents to pay a civil penalty of $3,000
.
 
 
4-0
AC 05-76
County of Jackson v. Gary D. Clover – The Board accepted for
hearing this petition for review of an administrative citation against
this Jackson County respondent.
 
4-0
AC 05-78
County of Kankakee v. Municipal Trust & Savings Bank Trust
#1605 – No action taken.
 
AC 05-79
IEPA v. Richard Lee Tedrow and Penny E. Tedrow – The Board
accepted an administrative citation against these Pike County
respondents.
 
AC 05-80
County of Kankakee v. John and Ella Hall and South Holland Trust
#10897 – The Board accepted an administrative citation against
these Kankakee County respondents.
 
 
 
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ADJUDICATORY CASES
 
Decisions
 
PCB 04-194
People of the State of Illinois v. Dur-O-Wal, Inc. – In this water
enforcement action concerning a Kane County facility, the Board
granted relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of
the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2004)),
accepted a stipulation and settlement agreement, and ordered the
respondent to pay a total civil penalty of $30,000, and to cease and
desist from further violations.
 
4-0
W-E
 
Motions and Other Matters
 
 
PCB 02-105
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University Governing
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville v. IEPA – No action
taken.
 
P-A,
NPDES
PCB 03-54
PCB 03-56
PCB 03-105
PCB 03-179
PCB 04-2
(cons.)
Freedom Oil Company v. IEPA – No action taken.
 
UST
Appeal
PCB 04-12
Teresa L. Shepro as Trustee of the Justice W. Shepro Trust, and
Teresa L. Shepro and Frank Wiemerslage as Beneficiaries Under
Trust No. 898 of the Chicago Trust Company v. Newby Oil
Company, David E. Tripp, and Janice L. Tripp – The Board granted
complainants’ motion for voluntary dismissal of this citizens’ land
and water enforcement involving a DeKalb County facility.
 
4-0
Citizens
L&W-E
PCB 04-88
Des Plaines River Watershed Alliance, Livable Communities
Alliance, Prairie Rivers Network, and Sierra Club v. IEPA and
Village of New Lenox – No action taken.
 
P-A,
NPDES
4

 
PCB 04-186
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. v. County Board of Kankakee
County – No action taken.
 
P-C-F-S-R
PCB 04-205
People of the State of Illinois v. All States Painting, Inc. – Upon
receipt of a proposed stipulation and settlement agreement and an
agreed motion to request relief from the hearing requirement in this
air and water enforcement action involving a Morgan County
facility, the Board ordered publication of the required newspaper
notice.
 
4-0
A&W-E
PCB 04-215
PCB 04-216
(not cons.)
 
Commonwealth Edison Company v. IEPA
Midwest Generation EME, L.L.C. v. IEPA – The Board declined
to consolidate these two trade secret appeals, PCB 04-215 and PCB
04-216, at this time. The Board directed the hearing officer to
consider holding the two hearings consecutively and to otherwise
manage these cases so as to allow for the most efficient use of the
resources of the Board and the parties. In addition, the Board
granted petitioner ComEd’s motion to strike from the PCB 04-215
docket pleadings unrelated to that appeal, and directed the Clerk to
amend the records of each appeal as needed to ensure that neither
record contains any filing related solely to the other appeal. The
Board reserved ruling on all other pending issues.
 
4-0
T-S
Appeal
PCB 05-29
Mather Investment Properties, L.L.C. v. Illinois State Trapshooters
Association, Inc. – No action taken.
 
Citizens
L-E
PCB 05-49
Morton F. Dorothy v. Flex-N-Gate Corporation – No action taken.
 
A&L-E
PCB 05-127
Richard Karlock v. IEPA – No action taken.
 
UST
Appeal
PCB 05-148
People of the State of Illinois v. Concrete Specialities, Co. – Upon
receipt of a proposed stipulation and settlement agreement and an
agreed motion to request relief from the hearing requirement in this
air enforcement action involving a Cook County facility, the Board
ordered publication of the required newspaper notice.
 
4-0
A-E
5

 
PCB 05-155
Midwest Petroleum Company v. IEPA – The Board granted
petitioner’s motion for voluntary dismissal of this underground
storage tank appeal involving a St. Clair County facility.
 
4-0
UST
Appeal
PCB 05-157
Grand Pier Center L.L.C. and American International Specialty
Lines Insurance Co. as subrogee of Grand Pier Center L.L.C. v.
River East L.L.C., Chicago Dock and Canal Trust, Chicago Dock
and Canal Company, and Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C. – No
action taken.
 
L-E
PCB 05-181
People of the State of Illinois v. Pattison Associates, L.L.C. and
5701 South Calumet L.L.C. – No action taken.
 
A-E
PCB 05-184
Harvey B. Whitaker v. IEPA – The Board dismissed this
underground storage tank appeal due to petitioner’s failure to
comply with the Board’s April 21, 2005 order, which ordered
petitioner to file an amended petition to cure noted deficiencies
within 30 days.
 
4-0
UST
Appeal
PCB 05-193
Vernon and Elaine Zohfeld v. Bob Drake, Wabash Valley Service
Company, Michael J. Pfister, Noah D. Horton, and Steve Kinder –
The Board found that the alleged violations were neither
duplicative nor frivolous, struck complainants’ request for attorney
fees and costs, and accepted for hearing this matter involving a
Hamilton County site.
 
4-0
Citizens
A-E
PCB 05-196
Kapp, Inc. v. Hartley Carlton individually and d/b/a One Hour
Cleaners –The Board found that the alleged violations were neither
duplicative nor frivolous and accepted for hearing this matter
involving a Macon County site.
 
4-0
Citizens
L-E
PCB 05-212
John & Linda Maracic v. TNT Logistics – The Board held for a
later duplicative/frivolous determination this citizens’ noise
enforcement action involving a Will County facility.
 
Citizens
N-E
6

 
PCB 05-213
Vincent & Jennifer Neri v. TNT Logistics – The Board held for a
later duplicative/frivolous determination this citizens’ noise
enforcement action involving a Will County facility.
 
Citizens
N-E
PCB 05-215
People of the State of Illinois v. First Rockford Group, Inc., Village
of Cherry Valley, Heritage Engineering, Ltd., and Schlichting &
Sons Excavating, Inc. – The Board accepted for hearing this public
water supply enforcement action involving a site located in
Winnebago County.
 
4-0
PWS-E
PCB 05-216
Wayne Haser v. TNT Logistics – The Board held for a later
duplicative/frivolous determination this citizen’s noise enforcement
action involving a Will County facility.
 
Citizens
N-E
PCB 05-217
Ken Blouin v. TNT Logistics – The Board held for a later
duplicative/frivolous determination this citizen’s noise enforcement
action involving a Will County facility.
 
Citizens
N-E
PCB 05-218
13 East Quick Stop v. IEPA – The Board accepted for hearing this
underground storage tank appeal involving a Williamson County
facility.
 
4-0
UST
Appeal
PCB 05-219
People of the State of Illinois v. Conair Corporation – The Board
accepted for hearing this air, land, and Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, enforcement action involving a site located in
Champaign County.
 
4-0
A, L, &
RCRA-E
PCB 05-220
Kenneth E. Medema, Jr. v. TNT Logistics – The Board held for a
later duplicative/frivolous determination this citizen’s noise
enforcement action involving a Will County facility.
 
Citizens
N-E
PCB 05-221
People of the State of Illinois v. Ron Freeman individually and
d/b/a Harbor Lites-Pistakee Fishing Club – The Board accepted for
hearing this public water supply enforcement action involving a site
located in Lake County.
 
4-0
PWS-E
 
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ADJOURNMENT
 
Moved and seconded, by a vote of 4-0, Chairman Novak adjourned the meeting at 11:25
a.m.
 
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk, of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
approved the above minutes on July 21, 2005, by a vote of 4-0.
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
Dorothy
M.
Gunn,
Clerk
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board
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