ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

April 25, 1972

VILLAGE OF COULTERVILLE

v.

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PCB 72—167

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OPINION OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Kissel):

The Village of Coulterville (“Coulterville”) requested a

variance from the Board on April 21, 1972. Coulterville seeks an

extension in the deadline for making “sewage treatment improvements”

to meet current water quality standards from July 1, 1972 to

December 30, 1973. On the face of the petition, it is unclear as

to what deadline and fro~nwhat standards Coulterville seeks to be

excused. If the extension is for the advanced waste treatment

deadlines and standards for intrastate waters under

SWB-14,

the

Board’s recently adopted Water Quality Standards, R7l-l4, Chapter

III, Section 404, extends such deadline for compliance until

December 31, 1973. The deadline for installation of chlorination

facilities, however, was not similarly extended.

Since we find it impossible to determine the relief which

the petitioner seeks, the petition must be dismissed. ‘Should

Coulterville need to resubmit a variance petition, we would call

attention to Rule 401 of the Procedural Rules of the Pollution Con-

trol Board which sets forth the information to be contained in a

variance petition, and to Rule 401(a) (3) in particular which

asks for “a clear statement of the precise extent of the relief

sought”.

The petition is dismissed without prejudice.

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Pollution Control Board,

certify that the above Opinion and Order was adopted this ~

day of April, 1972, by a vote of

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