R.P. Lumber Co. v. State Fire Marshal

R.P. Lumber Company, Inc. (R.P. Lumber), appeals from the October 17, 1996, order of the Pollution Control Board (Board) affirming the May 20, 1994, determination of the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) that R.P. Lumber’s underground storage tank (UST) remediation reimbursement request was subject to a $100,000 deductible. We affirm.

The land involved in this case is located in downtown Edwards-ville in Madison County. In April 1986, this entire land parcel was owned by Illinois Lumber. In December 1994, R.P. Lumber purchased the last section of this property, which made it the sole…