ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    May 3, 2007
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    CITY OF WOODSTOCK, an Illinois
    municipal corporation,
    Respondent.
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    PCB 07-49
    (Enforcement - Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by A.S. Moore):
    On December 21, 2006, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
    State of Illinois (People), filed a two-count complaint against the City of Woodstock
    (Woodstock).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2004); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege
    that Woodstock violated Section 12(b) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS
    5/12(b) (2004)) and Section 309.202(a) of the Board’s water pollution regulations (35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 309.202(a)) by constructing a wastewater spray irrigation system without a construction
    permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The People also allege that
    Woodstock violated Section 12(f) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/12(f) (2004)) by constructing a
    wastewater spray irrigation system without authorization and thus allowing effluent to be
    discharged in violation of Woodstock’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
    (NPDES) permit. The complaint concerns the Woodstock South Wastewater Treatment Plant
    located at 800 Diekman Street in Woodstock, McHenry County.
    On April 17, 2007, the People and Woodstock 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)).
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a). Under the proposed stipulation,
    Woodstock does not affirmatively admit the alleged violations and agrees to pay a civil penalty
    of $2,300.
    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, John T. Therriault, Assistant Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that
    the Board adopted the above order on May 3, 2007, by a vote of 4-0.
    ___________________________________
    John T. Therriault, Assistant Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

    Back to top