PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS v. JOHN PRIOR d/b/a PRIOR OIL COMPANY and JAMES MEZO d/b/a MEZO OIL COMPANY
The Board found that respondents violated the following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) and the Board’s regulations: Sections 12(a) and (d) (415 ILCS 5/12(a), (d) (2002)); Sections 21(a), (d)(1), (d)(2), (e), (p)(1), and (p)(6) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/21(a), (d)(1), (d)(2), (e), (p)(1), (p)(6) (2002)); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.203, 722.111, 739.122(c), (d), 808.121, 812.101(a) at four sites located in Washington County. The Board ordered the respondents to pay a total civil penalty of $303,500 and to reimburse the Office of the Attorney General $6,600 for attorney fees.
May 6, 2004PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,Complainant,v.
JOHN PRIOR d/b/a PRIOR OIL COMPANY
and JAMES MEZO d/b/a MEZO OILCOMPANY,Respondents.
For the reasons below, the Board finds that Prior and Mezo violated the Environmental
Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5 (2002)) and Board regulations.
OVERVIEW OF THE BOARD’S DECISION
In this opinion, the Board finds that Prior violated the Act and Board regulations bydumping oil field waste and other wastes at the Gompers site without a permit, polluting theland.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AND REQUESTED RELIEF
Under the Act, the Attorney General may bring actions before the Board to enforceIllinois’ envir...
Allowed
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