ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December 18,

1975

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Complainant,

v.

)

PCB 75—372

CITY OF BENLD,

)

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE

BOARD

(by Mr. Goodman):

It is the Opinion of the Pollution Control Board

(Board)

that prior to the State’s assumption

of administrative

authority for the NPDES permit system under the Federal

Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, P.L.

92—500,

this Board lacks jurisdiction

to adjudicate cases involving

either the failure to possess an NPDES permit or operation

in violation of the terms and conditions of such a permit.

In consideration thereof, the Board,

herewith, reinstates

its Opinion of September 29,

1975.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Mr. Young abstained.

I, Christan

L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, hereby certi y the

bove Order was adopted on

the

______________

day of

______________,

1975 by a vote of

Illinois Pollution

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