ILLINOIS POLLUTION CO~TROLBOARD

June 6, 1975

VILLAGE

OF OMAHA,

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 75—135

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Dr. Odell)

On March

31, 1975, the Village of Omaha filed a

Petition For Variance with

the Illinois Pollution Control

Board (Board.

Petitioner sought a variance from Rule 203(h)

of the Water Pollution Regulations (Chapter 3) in order to

apply Noxfish (rotenone) to the Omaha City Reservoir to reduce

the population of stunted bluegills.

On April 10, 1975, the Board requested more inforr~ation

within 45 days to assist in making a decision on this case.

No

additional information has been received by the Board.

Specifi-

cally, no information is given on arrangements to collect and

dispose of the dead fish nor on precautions to be taken so that

citizens and other potential users of the Reservoir are properly

warned and kept away from the Reservoir during periods of ad-

ministration of the toxicant.

We note on the original Petition

For Variance that the Omaha Reservoir is a public water supply

and that a fish biologist is scheduled to supervise the fish kill.

Since no additional information has been received from

Petitioner within the 45 days specified in the Board’s Order of

April10, 1975, this Petition For Variance is hereby dismissed

for inadequacy.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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

Board, hereby certify that the above Order. was adopted on the

L ~‘

day of June, 1975, by a vote of

~-O

C ristan L. Moff

,

Clerk

Illinois Polluti

ontrol Board

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