ESG Watts, Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board

In January 1999, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) issued a notice to ESG Watts, Inc. (Watts), pursuant to section 31 (415 ILCS 5/31 (West 1998)) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) alleging that Watts was operating a landfill in Sangamon County without adequate postclosure financial assurance in violation of section 21.1 of the Act (415 ILCS 5/21.1 (West 1998)). Watts and IEPA attempted to resolve the matter over the following year through various communications, but they were unable to come to a resolution. In February 2000, IEPA notified Watts by letter…