ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    August 23, 2007
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    FOUR S, LLC,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 08-15
    (Enforcement - Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by G.T. Girard):
    On August 20, 2007, the Office of the Attorney General, on her own motion and at the
    request of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (People), filed a two-count complaint
    against Four S, LLC (respondent).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2006); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.204.
    Accompanying the complaint was a stipulation and proposal for settlement. The complaint
    concerns respondent’s facility at Highway 159 and Glenwood Drive, Madison County. The
    parties now seek to settle. For the reasons below, the Board accepts the complaint and directs
    the Clerk to publish notice of the proposed settlement.
    The People allege that respondent violated Sections 12(a) and (f) of the Environmental
    Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/12(a) and (f) (2006)) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.102(a). The
    People further allege that respondent violated these provisions by failing to maintain proper
    erosion control. The Board finds that the complaint meets the content requirements of the
    Board’s procedural rules and accepts the complaint for hearing.
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code
    103.204(c), (f), 103.212(c).
    On August 20, 2007, the People and respondent also 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) (2006)). This filing is authorized by Section 31(c)(2) of the Act
    (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2006)). Under the proposed stipulation, the respondent neither admits nor
    denies the alleged violations but agrees to pay a civil penalty of $2,500.
    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) (2006); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b), (c). The Board directs the
    Clerk of the Board to provide the required notice.
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    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 August 23, 2007, by a vote of 4-0.
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    John T. Therriault, Assistant Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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