ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
May 29, 1975
CITY OF MARION,
Petitioner,
v.
)
PCB 75—220
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Respondent.
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Dumelle):
Petition filed May 27, 1975 is inadequate in that no
statement is given as to the effects, if any, upon Crab
Orchard Lake, if the requested variance is granted. The
Board would wish to know, as a minimum, whether or not
algae blooms occur upon Crab Orchard Lake; the type or
types of algae; the severity of the blooms; and their effect
upon the dissolved oxygen and benthic organisms of the Lake.
Furthermore, the alternative of discharging to the
Saline Watershed is not estimated as to its cost.
Petitioner shall amend its Petition within 45 days to
provide the information indicated above. Failure to timely
file the needed information shall make the petition liable
to dismissal for inadequacy. The 90-day decision period set
by statute shall run from the date of filing the amended
petition.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board hereby certify the above Order was adopted on
the ________________day of
_______________________,
1975 by
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