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The Board is an independent agency created in 1970
by the Environmental Protection Act (Act). Under
the Act, the Board has two major responsibilities:
determining, defining, and implementing
environmental control standards for the State of
Illinois, and adjudicating complaints that allege
non-criminal violations of the Act. The Board also
reviews appeals arising from permitting and other
determinations made by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (IEPA), as well as pollution
control facility siting determinations made by
units of local government. The Board is made up of
five Members with a full time staff of approximately
22 and an operating budget of $2,558,300. The Board
has two main offices, Chicago and Springfield. The
addresses are available
here.
Generally, Board documents, except personnel
records, are available from the website. Please
check the E-Library and Clerks Office On - Line
(COOL) for access to filings, Board meeting
minutes, Board Meeting Agendas and Board Opinions
and Orders. If any problems occur, or if you
cannot find the information you are looking for,
please contact the Clerk’s Office. An informal
request may also be made to the Clerk’s Office for
information. Informal requests will be filled
promptly upon receipt of the request. A formal
request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
may be filed pursuant to 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.320
or by sending such request to the Marie Tipsord,
FOIA Officer at 100 W. Randolph Ste 11-500,
Chicago, Il 60601. Fees for such information will
be assessed pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/6.
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