PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS v.
ROBERT HAMM d/b/a THREE R’S PIER
BUILDERS
In this public water supply enforcement action
concerning a Rock Island 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) (2002)),
accepted a stipulation and settlement agreement, and ordered the respondent to pay a total civil penalty of $2,500 and to cease and desist from further violations.
October 2, 2003PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,Complainant,v.
ROBERT HAMM d/b/a THREE R’S PIER
BUILDERS,Respondent.
The proposed settlement is silent, however, as to cleanup, if
any, of the resulting water pollution.
415 ILCS 5/2(b) (2002).
With the environmental harm and lack of diligence in this case, a mere $25 penalty for
every 100 gallons of untreated sewage released into the lake does not further the purposes of theAct.
1986)
(settlement assessed on whether it promoted “the primary goal of the Act[:] the enhancement ofthe environment”). The parties’ assertion that a $2,500 penalty will deter future violations bythis respondent an...
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