ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

November 7,

1974

BORG-WARNER

CORP.

PETITIONER

v.

)

PCB

74—320

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY

RESPONDENT

JOSEPH S.

WRIGHT,

JR.,

ATTORNEY,

HACKBERT, ROOKS, PITTS, FULLAGAR

& POUST, in behalf of BORG-WARNER

MICHAEL GINSBERG, ATTORNEY,

in behalf of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT-

ION AGENCY

OPINION

AND

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Marder)

This action involves a request for variance filed August 22,

1974,

by Borg-Warner Corp.

Relief is sought from Rule 205

(f)

of the Illi-

nois Pollution Control Board’s Air Pollution Regulations until Novem-

ber 30,

1974.

The Agency filed its recommendation on October 18,

1974,

wherein it recommends a grant of this variance request.

The history of this case dates back to April 13, 1973,

at which

time Borg-Warner filed a Petition for Variance for three process driers.

Such variance was granted by this Board on July 26, 1973

(PCB 73-156,

Vol. 8—611),

subject to certain conditions.

In granting the variance

in PCB 73-156,

the Board retained jurisdiction pending the filing of

certain reports.

PCB 73-156 expired on October

15,

1973.

Thereafter

additional reports were submitted to the Board along with a request

for further extension of the variance until September 1,

1974,

for Pet-

itioner’s units A and B, and until April

30,

1974,

for Petitioner’s

Unit C.

The instant Petition

(PCB 74-320)

requests further relief un-

til November 30,

1974,

for Petitioner’s

units A and B.

Petitioner owns and operates in Ottawa, LaSalle County,

facilities for

the manufacture of

ABS

(acrylonitril-butadierie-styrene)

resin.

This res-

in is used in many applications such as telephones, headgear, and auto-

motive parts.

The plant has a capacity of 270 million pounds per year

and employs

400 people.

The manufacturing operation consists mainly of three polymerization

lines with needed downstream equipment to facilitate dewatering, drying,

and pelletizing.

These lines are designated A,

B, and C.

The instant

case deals with lines A and B only.

Petitioner has previously

(see PCB

73-156,

Vol.

8-611, Vol.

11-79)

detailed to the Board its intended com-

pliance methodology, consisting

of post-polymerization techniques. The

Board has previously ruled that this methodology was acceptable and in-

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deed superior to incineration in that little or no additional

fuel

will be required for compliance.

Petitioner now contends that it will be unable to meet its intended

September

30,

1974, compliance deadline due to late delivery of mater-

ials.

An additional variance is requested up to and including November

30, 1974.

Petitioner contends and the Agency concurs that such delay

was beyond Petitioner’s control and the two—month delay in compliance

is reasonable.

It is important to note that since the first request for variance

by Petitioner,

the newer line C has been brought into compliance. The

newer line C had emitted 56*/hr.

(compliance dictates

8*/hr.) while

lines A and B emit 47*/hr.

Thus

a significant portion of Petitioner’s

emissions have already been brought into compliance.

The Agency re-

ports that investigations of citizens in the area reveal no indications

of odor complaints.

The

Board

is

satisfied

that

the

additional

short

grant of variance will not adversely affect the environment.

From the above the Board feels the grant of variance until November

30,

1974,

is justified and will so order.

This Opinion constitutes the findings of fact and conclusions of

law of the Board.

ORDER

IT

IS THE ORDER of the Pollution Control Board that Borg-Warner

Corp.

is granted a variance from Rule 205

(f)

of the Illinois Pollu-

tion Control Board’s Air Pollution Regulations until November 30,

1974,

for the operation of dryers A and B, coagulation units A and B,

and

dewatering units A and B.

During the term of this variance Petition-

er shall complete the installation of the necessary control equipment

to achieve compliance with Rule 205

(f)

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board,

certify

that

the

above

Opinion

and

Order

was

adopted

by

the

Board

on

the

~

day

of

~

1974,

by

a

vote

of

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