ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 10, 1972

NEUMANN KNOLLS IMPROVEMENT ASS’N

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opinion

& Order of the Board

(by Mr. Currie)

Neumann Knolls seeks relief from the requirement that

it provide 35 gallons of pressure storage capacity per

capita for its public water supply system in East Peoria.

See Technical Release 10-8,

Illinois Department of Public

Health, incorporated

in PCB Regs., Ch.

6, Rule 3.30.

Pre-

sent capacity is 1125 gallons

(R.

3);

it is agreed about

3000 gallons are required to serve the estimated

80 users

in the

24 homes served

(see

R.

2—4 and EPA Recommendation).

Thus the request

is for permission

to continue with only

about one third the pressure storage capacity required by the

rule.

The Technical Release explains

in some detail why 35 gallons

per capita are required,

indicating that this is “obviously

a minimum amount in event of an emergency such as

a power

outage” even without consideration being given to the need

of water

for fire protection

(EPA Ex. 1).

Moreover, several

citizens testified that there

is often insufficient pressure

to supply everyday needs such as water

for taking showers

(R.

10-11).

The desirability

of compliance with the rule is

patent.

The cost of the necessary tank, according to the

petitioner,

is about $3800

(R.

3), which amounts to a little

over $150 per home.

We do not think this an unreasonable

price for

an adequate supply of water

for domestic needs.

The variance is denied.

I,

Christan Moffett, Clerk of the Pollution Control Board,

certify that the Board adopted the above Opinion

& Order

this

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day of October, 1972, by a vote of

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