ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
November 2, 2000
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM L.L.C.,
Petitioner,
v.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY,
Respondent.
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PCB 01-74
(Variance – Water)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by C.A. Manning):
On October 26, 2000, Marathon Ashland Petroleum (Marathon) filed a petition for variance regarding
its petroleum refinery in Crawford County, Illinois. Marathon seeks a hearing on its request for variance
from Sections 302.102(b)(6), 302.208, and 303.323(b) of the Board’s water pollution regulations. See 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 302.102(b)(6), 302.208, 303.323(b). The Board accepts this matter for hearing.
Hearings shall be schedules and completed in a timely manner pursuant to the applicable statutory
decision deadline or as extended by waiver. The assigned hearing officer must inform the Clerk of the Board
of the time and location of hearing at least 40 days in advance of hearing so that a 30-day public notice of
hearing may be published. Unless otherwise ordered by the hearing officer, the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency must file its recommendation for deposition of the petition within 30 days of the filing of
this petition. See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.180.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the above order
was adopted on the 2nd day of November 2000 by a vote of 7-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board