ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December 4, 1975

CAMPBELL

 SOUP COMPANY,

)

Petitioner,

)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT

 (by Mr. Dumelle):

While

 I did vote for the grant of this variance, th~matter

of notice to the public of the possible change in length of the

variance is of concern.

The Petition was filed August 27,

 1974.

 At that time and

until October 1,

 1975 the Board, by statute, could only issue

one year variances.

 An amendment

 (termed a “rnodification~)was

made by Campbell’s counsel at the hearing on October 28,

 1975 to

request a 5—year variance

 (R. 29).

Thus,

 any person residing in the neighborhood and concerned

by the admittedly excessive noise from this factory might have

concluded in August or September of 1974 that a one-year variance

was reasonable.

 However, a 3—1/2 year variance, as this one has

now been granted, might possibly have brought an objection and

a mandatory hearing and citizen testimony in opposition.

The public had no way of being notified that this was to be a

variance

 in excess of one year.

One of the justifications for the grant of the variance is that

 the neighborhood is already severely impacted by noise.

 On the

contrary,

 this should spur abatement efforts as quickly as possible

to avoid human stress and possible sleep disturbance on residents.

Gross pollution in an area does not justify continued pollution by

a source.

The variance permits noise levels to increase by

 3 dB(A).

 This

is a doubling of noise

 level from the excessive amounts already

emitted

 (R. 10).

 Perhaps the end press retrofit program, to be

accomplished this winter, will reduce these noise levels significantly

prior to the summer period when the factory windows will be open.

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During this period of changeover from possible one-year

variances to possible 5—year variances the Board should be

careful to see that the public is made aware of this possible

liberalization so as not to close off citizen

 estimony.

Submitted by____________________________

Jacob D. Duinelle

I, Christan

 L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify the above Supplemental Statement was submitted

on the

~II

 day of December,

 1975.

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