ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
January 5, 2006
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
PETCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, an
Indiana corporation,
Respondent.
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PCB 05-66
(Enforcement – Water)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
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State of Illinois (People), filed an amended complaint against Petco Petroleum Corporation
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On December 22, 2005, the People and Petco filed a stipulation and proposed settlement,
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(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, Petco
neither admits nor denies the alleged violations and agrees to pay a civil penalty of $135,000.
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) (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.
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I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
adopted the above order on January 5, 2006, by a vote of 4-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
