ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

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March 11, 1976

In the Matter of:

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WATER QUALITY STANDARDS REVISIONS,

CENTRAL. ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO..,

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R 76-6

NEWTON POWER STATION & LAKE

INTERIM ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Zeitlin):

The Regulatory Petition filed March 3, 1976 by Central Illinois

Public Service Company concerning a “lake” to be constructed in

conjunction with its Newton, Jasper County power station is deficient

in several respects:

1. No Regulation is proposed. Rule 203(i) (10)

of Chapter 3: Water Pollution sets out a procedure

for the proposal of specific temperature standards

for individual bodies of water, and the approval of

such an individual standard by the Board; the March 3,

1976 Petition nowhere mentions such an individual

standard.

2. No showing is made that Rule 203(i) (10)

will even be applicable to the “lake” mentioned in

the Petition. Petitioner merely states that a “lake”

is to be constructed, but discussed the possible

application of (1) Environmental Protection Agency

permitting, vis—a-vis a wastewater treatment works,

and (2) Rule 203 (i) (10), which concerns water quality

standards for “artificial cooling lakes,” which are

to be distinguished from “treatment works,” as in the

case of a “side-channel” or “perched” lake used for

cooling purposes. See, In the Matter of Water Quality

and Effluent Standa~~1~mendments, Cooling Lakes,

(Opinion), R 75—2 (September 29, 1975), Opinion at 34.

3. No statement of need accompanied the Petition

as submitted. Board Procedural Rule 203 requires such

a statement.

The Board shall determine whether to authorize a hearing on this

matter, under Procedural Rule 204, upon correction of the above defi-

ciencies. Failure to correct those deficiencies within 30 days shall

cause the Petition to be dismissed for inadequacy under Procedural Rule

204.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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I, Christan L. Noffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, hereby cert y the above Interim Order was adopted

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day of FY)

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1976, by a vote of

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