Rhodes v. Pollution Control Board

The petitioner, Charles R. Rhodes, has asked this Court to review and reverse an order of the Pollution Control Board entered on September 16, 1971. The Board’s order, promulgated under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Ch. 111½, Sec. 1001 et seq., Ill. Rev. Stats. 1971), ordered the petitioner to refrain from future violations of specific rules enacted by the Department of Public Health and imposed a fine in the amount of $1,500.00. The Board’s order was entered after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Mr. Rhodes and conducted extensive…