ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June
    7,
    1973
    KALUZNY
    BROTHERS,
    INC.
    )
    )
    )
    #73—149
    v.
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (BY SAMUEL T.
    LAWTON,
    JR.):
    Petitioner owns and operates
    a plant in Joliet
    rendering
    animal by—products
    to produce tallow, greaseand meat and bone meal.
    During the operations, odors
    are given off from several
    locations.
    These odors became the subject
    of an enforcement proceeding in case
    entitled Environmental Protection Agency v. Kaluzny Brothers,
    Inc.,
    #72-160, pursuant to which we entered an order on February 14, 1973
    finding violations of Sections 9(a)
    and 9(b) of the Environmental
    Protection Act and Rule 3-2.110
    of the Rules and Regulations Governing
    the Control of Air Pollution.
    Penalty in the amount of
    $2,000 was
    assessed and Kaluzny Brothers,
    Inc. directed to submit an odor abate-
    ment program within
    45
    days and ordered to cease and desist the
    causing of odor emissions within
    60 days from the rendition of the
    Order.
    The present petition seeks a variance until August 1,
    1973 to
    take the steps necessary to achieve such abatement.
    Petitioner
    proposes to install a scrubber system, having a Venturi and tower scrub-
    ber in series.
    All non—condensable gases
    from cookers and fat dryers
    will passthrough a Venturi-type scrubber and then through a packed tower
    scrubber before discharge into the atmosphere.
    In addition, ventilating
    air in the plant building including that surrounding the odor sources,
    particularly perc pans and fat dryers, will pass through the tower
    scrubber.
    Exhibits
    5 and
    6
    to the petition describe the principal features
    of the odor abatement system.
    Exhibits
    3,
    4 and
    7 depict the method
    of installation.
    Upon installation of the equipment described in
    Exhibit
    5,
    the fats dryer will be moved from its present location
    into proximity with the cookers and will be vented into the shell and
    tube condenser associated with the cookers.
    The non-condensible
    gases
    from the shell and tube condensers will pass from the Venturi
    scrubber to the tower scrubber rather than the water sump as is presently
    the case.
    Petitioner anticipates an expenditure of approximately $49,000
    and represents that upon installation and operation,
    the odor emissions
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    from its operation will be in compliance with the Environmental
    Protection Act and the relevant regulations.
    The time schedule submitted indicates operation and testing
    completed by August 1,
    1973.
    We believe the program to be an
    ex-
    tremely good one and commend petitioner for taking the steps that it
    has to achieve compliance with our earlier order and with the
    applicable law.
    We are hopeful that the system will bring the results
    anticipated.
    Clearly, a variance to August 1 will be in the best
    interests of the community.
    The hardship on the company if the
    variance is denied would be disproportionate to any continuing burden
    on the neighborhood during the short period involved.
    We grant the
    variance as requested.
    The Agency recommends the grant of the variance in substantial
    accordance with the petition.
    This opinion constitutes the findings of fact and conclusions
    of law of the Board.
    IT IS THE ORDER of the Pollution Control Board:
    1.
    That Kaluzny Brothers,
    Inc.
    .be
    granted a variance from
    the provisions
    of Sections 9(a)
    and
    (b) of the Environ-
    mental Protection Act,
    Rule 103(b) (2)
    of the Air
    Pollution Regulations relating to operating permits,
    Rule 104 relating to compliance programs and project
    completion schedules and Rule 802(b) relating to
    odor nuisances, until August
    1,
    1973.
    2.
    That Kaluzny Brothers,
    Inc.
    is granted
    a variance from
    our February 14, 1973 Order requiring it to cease and
    desist the violations
    found within 60 days, which period
    is extended to August 1,
    1973.
    On or before August 15,
    1973, petitioner and the Agency shall jointly perform such
    odor tests
    as are appropriate to ascertain compliance with
    the foregoing provisions with respect to odor emissions
    to determine the extent to which said odor nuisance has
    been abated.
    I, Christan Moffett, Clerk of the Pr5~11utionControl Board, certify
    that the above Opinion and O;der was adopted on the
    7’~’
    day of
    June,
    1973, by a vote of
    L/
    to
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