Appellate Court of Illinois April 27, 2000, 3—99—0346, 3—99—0401 cons. (People ex rel. Ryan v. Davies)

JUSTICE BRESLIN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State filed suit against defendants, Arthur and Margaret Davies and Forest Gittings, to recover $9,938.58 in cleanup costs spent by the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) to remove 5,000 to 6,000 tires on the Davieses’ property. The trial court found that section 55.3 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/55.