ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
November 3, 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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the October 20, 2005 meeting were approved by a vote of 5-0.
RULEMAKINGS
R06-8
In the Matter of: Proposed Site-Specific Perlite Waste Disposal
Regulation Applicable to Silbrico Corporation (35 Ill. Adm. Code
Part 810) – No action taken.
R, Land
R06-11
In the Matter of: Proposal of Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing
Company of Amendment to a Site Specific Rule 35 Ill. Adm. Code
901.121 – No action taken.
R, Noise
ADJUSTED STANDARDS
None
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
AC 05-80
County of Kankakee v. South Holland Trust #10897 and John &
Ella Hall – No action taken.
AC 06-13
IEPA v. Lyndell Heinzman – The Board accepted an administrative
citation against this Marion County respondent.
AC 06-14
County of Jackson v. Rocky Lee Morse – The Board accepted an
administrative citation against this Jackson County respondent.
AC 06-15
IEPA v. Allen Noltensmeier – The Board accepted an
administrative citation against this Mason County respondent.
ADJUDICATORY CASES
Decisions
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. – In this public water supply enforcement
action concerning a Winnebago 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 as to Heritage
Engineering, Ltd. only, and ordered the respondent to pay a total
civil penalty of $2,500 and to cease and desist from further
violations.
5-0
PWS-E
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Motions and Other Matters
PCB 96-98
People of the State of Illinois v. Skokie Valley Asphalt, Inc., an
Illinois corporation, Edwin L. Frederick, Jr., individually and as
owner and President of Skokie Valley Asphalt Co., Inc., and
Richard J. Frederick, individually and as owner and Vice President
of Skokie Valley Asphalt Co., Inc. – No action taken.
W-E
PCB 00-104
People of the State of Illinois v. The Highlands, L.L.C. and Murphy
Farms, Inc. – No action taken.
A-E
PCB 03-22
People of the State of Illinois v. Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. – No
action taken.
A-E
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 03-191
People of the State of Illinois v. Community Landfill Company,
Inc. and the City of Morris – No action taken.
L-E
PCB 04-7
People of the State of Illinois v. 4832 S. Vincennes, L.P. and
Batteast Construction Company, Inc. – No action taken.
A-E
PCB 04-48
Village of Robbins and Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. v. IEPA –
No action taken.
P-A, Land
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
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PCB 04-185
Midwest Generation EME, L.L.C. v. IEPA – No action taken.
T-S
Appeal
PCB 04-192
People of the State of Illinois v. Smithfield, L.L.C., Wooten
Construction, Ltd., and Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. – Upon receipt of
a proposed stipulation and settlement agreement as to the Chicago
Sun-Times, Inc. only, and an agreed motion to request relief from
the hearing requirement in this land and water enforcement action
involving a Cook County facility, the Board ordered publication of
the required newspaper notice.
5-0
L&W-E
PCB 04-215
Commonwealth Edison Company v. IEPA – No action taken.
T-S
Appeal
PCB 04-216
Midwest Generation EME, L.L.C. v. IEPA – No action taken.
T-S
Appeal
PCB 05-99
People of the State of Illinois v. James Zeller, Thomas Zeller, and
Matthew Short – Upon receipt of a proposed stipulation and
settlement agreement and an agreed motion to request relief from
the hearing requirement in this air and land enforcement action
involving a Williamson County facility, the Board ordered
publication of the required newspaper notice.
5-0
A&L-E
PCB 05-157
Grand Pier Center L.LC. American International Specialty Lines
Insurance Co. as subrogee of Grand Pier Center L.LC, 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.
Citizens
L-E
PCB 05-193
Vernon and Elaine Zohfeld v. Robert Drake, Wabash Valley
Service Company, Michael J. Pfister, Noah D. Horton and Steve
Kinder – No action taken.
Citizens
A-E
PCB 06-11
Silbrico Corporation v. IEPA – No action taken.
L-V
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PCB 06-50
E&L Trucking Company v. IEPA – The Board granted
respondent’s motion in part. Petitioner was directed to file an
amended petition to cure noted deficiencies within 30 days from the
date of this order, or the Board will dismiss this matter.
5-0
UST
Appeal
PCB 06-53
C&F Packing Company, Inc. v. IEPA and Lake County – No action
taken.
W-V
CASES PENDING DECISION
R04-22
R04-23
(cons.)
In the Matter of: Proposed Amendments to Regulation of
Petroleum Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (35 Ill. Adm. Code
732); In the Matter of: Regulation of Petroleum Leaking
Underground Storage Tanks (Proposed New 35 Ill. Adm. Code
734) – Proposed Rule, Second Notice, Opinion and Order
R, Land
R05-9
In the Matter of: Setback Zone for City of Marquette Heights
Community Water Supply, New 35 Ill. Adm. Code 618 – Proposed
Rule, First Notice, Opinion and Order
R, PWS
OTHER ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Moved and seconded, by a vote of 5-0, Chairman Novak adjourned the meeting at 11:20
a.m.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk, of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
approved the above minutes on November 17, 2005, by a vote of 4-0.
Dorothy
M.
Gunn,
Clerk
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board
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