PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS v. PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY
The Board found that respondent violated Sections 9(b), 9.1(d)(1), and 9.1(d)(2) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/9(b), 9.1(d)(1), 9.1(d)(2) (2000)) and ordered the respondent to pay $850,000 in civil penalties and $115,750.25 in costs and attorney fees, and to cease and desist from further violations.
November 15, 2001PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,Complainant,v.
PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE
COMPANY,Respondent.
I feel that an appropriate civil penalty in this case
must reflect the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (Agency) issuance of inspectionreports finding no violation at Panhandle’s facility from 1989 to 1996.
The Agency could have identified the excess
emissions problem by reviewing the reports or by calculating emissions from the provided data.
415 ILCS 42(h)(2) (2000).
Panhandle’s diligence in attempting to
comply with the Act was clearly impacted by the Agency’s actions in this matter. Thomas E. JohnsonI, Dorothy M....
Allowed
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