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  • IL Pollution Control Board Again Penalizes for Open Dumping

    Posted by on February 22, 2010
    On January 21, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board found that the owner of a facility in Clay County, Illinois violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and ordered the owner to pay $3,000 in civil penalties, in Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. Luttrell, IPCB No. AC 10-09.  This follows on the heels of a $3,000 penalty for a disposal facility in Sangamon County, I...
  • IL Pollution Control Board Penalizes Company for Open Dumping

    Posted by on January 31, 2010
    On January 21, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board found that Info Corner Materials, Inc. ("ICM") violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and ordered ICM to pay $3,000 in civil penalties. The penalty resulted from an administrative citation that was filed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency concerning ICM’s disposal facility located on Bachmann Drive, just nor...
  • IPCB Penalizes Owners and Operators of Landfill for Environmental Violations

    Posted by on November 12, 2009
    On November 5, 2009, the Illinois Pollution Control Board issued an opinion penalizing the owners and operators of a landfill located near Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois. In People v. Simmons, PCB No. 06-159, the Board assessed civil penalties of $10,000 against the Disposal Centre, Inc., and $1,000 against Gary Simmons individually.  The Board also ordered the Disposal Centre to pay a...

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