ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
January
3,
1973
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BURLINGTON NORTHERN,
INC.
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v.
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PCB 73-451
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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I’IR. MICHAEL GINSBERG, appeared on behalf of the Environmental
Protection Agency
MR.
BARRY
N.
GIJTTERMAN, appeared on behalf of Burlington Northern,
Inc.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by Mr.
Dumelle):
A Motion to Extend Variance
(PCB
73-175) was filed with
the
Board on October 26,
1973.
It has been docketed as
a new
variance from Rule 3-3.112 of the Air Pollution Rules.
No
public hearing was held.
In an Opinion and Order adopted by the Board on July 26,
1973 variance was granted until November 1,
1973 to Burlington
Northern to operate
its coal-fired power plants on 14th Street
in Chicago until steam could be procured from the Chicago Union
Station.
The Burlington Northern now alleges
in
a verified
affidavit that the approved time schedule of PCB 73-175 cannot
be complied with because
of; redesign,
time necessary
to secure
authority for additional funds,
cont.ract renegotiation, unexpected
track-work, buried concrete foundations causing
a delay,
and
finally,
less storage space
than anticipated which caused a double
handling of pipe.
Petitioner states that the steam and condensate pipes are
now being installed but cannot be completed until January
1,
1974.
The Agency in its recommendation filed December 14,
1973 asks
for a grant.
It states that no complaints have been received
from neighboring citizens concerning
this source.
It
repeats
the allegation in the original petition that failure to grant the
variance would result
in the loss
of steam for heating, and the
loss
of compressed air and water heating capacities.
There would
be a drastic curtailment of commuter train service
to Chicago.
We
do not agree
that failure
to grant the variance is
equivalent
to
a shutdown order.
But,
in absence of complaints
and in consideration of the very short period of operation, we
grant the variance.
Good faith has been shown and the new
steam line may very well now be completed and in operation.
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ORDER
1.
Variance is granted from November 1,
1973
to January
1,
1974
from Rule 3-3.112 of the Air Regulations
to operate the three
coal-fired steam boilers.
2.
Petitioner shall notify the Agency on the date that
the boilers
are shut down.
IT
IS SO ORDERED.
Mr. Henss was not present.
I,
Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the
Illinois Pollution Control
Board,)~reby certify the above Opinion and Order were adopted on
the
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day of
January, 1974 by a vote of
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Christan L. Mof1~ett’,Z1êrk
Illinois Pollution
G.è~titrol Board
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