ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
October 20, 2005
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
INTERMATIC INCORPORATED, a
Delaware corporation,
Respondent.
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PCB 04-13
(Enforcement - Air)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
On July 28, 2003, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
of Illinois (People), filed a nine-count complaint against Intermatic Incorporated (Intermatic).
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415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2004); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege that Intermatic
violated several provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) and Board rules (415 ILCS
5/9(a) and (b), 9.1(d)(1), 39.5(6)(a) and (b) (2004); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.142, 203.201,
203.203(a) and (b), 205.150(c), 205.205(a), 205.720, 218.105(d)(2)(A)(iii)) by way of operating
five sheet-fed offset printing presses.
The People further allege that Intermatic violated these provisions by: (1) failing to
obtain a construction permit for any of the five presses; (2) failing to modify a Clean Air Act
permit before operating the fifth press; (3) failing to comply with Emission Reduction Marketing
System Requirements; (4) constructing a major modification to a source (the fifth press) without
complying with New Source Review requirements;
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On October 11, 2005, the People and Intermatic 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) (2004)). This filing is authorized by Section 31(c)(2) of the Act
(415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2004)).
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35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a). Under the proposed
stipulation, the Intermatic neither admits nor denies the alleged violations but agrees to pay a
civil penalty of $30,957. In addition to the civil penalty, Intermatic agrees to undertake a
supplemental environmental project (SEP). Pursuant to the stipulation and proposed settlement,
Intermatic must replace the halogenated solvent trichloroethylene degreaser it currently uses with
the non-halogenated solvent, Durr Universal Model 81C. According to the stipulation and
proposed settlement, the SEP will significantly reduce the volatile organic material (VOM) and
hazardous air pollutant emissions from the facility. Intermatic estimates the reduction in VOM
emissions of at least nine tons per year.
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) (2004); 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.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
adopted the above order on October 20, 2005, by a vote of 5-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
