ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

July 31, 1975

THE CELOTEX CORPORATION,

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 75—245

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY,

Respondent.

Mr. John L. Parker on behalf of Petitioner,

Mr. Joseph E. Svoboda on behalf of Respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Dumelle):

Petitioner requests an extension until September 1,

1975 of a previously granted variance for Section 12(a) of

the Environmental Protection Act (Act) and Rules 203(a)

404(a) (1), and 404(b) (1) of the Water Pollution Regulations.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) recommended

that the variance be granted. No hearing was held.

Petitioner o~nsand operates a paperboard mill in

Quincy, Illinois. Waste from this mill is given primary

treatment and discharged to the Mississippi River. The

original variance was granted from October 22, 1973 until

October 25, 1974 (Celotex v. EPA, PCB 73-445, (February 7,

1974)). On May 8, 1975, Petitioner was granted an extension

of the original variance until July 1, 1975. The original

compliance program had envisioned compliance by May 1, 1975.

The present extension is requested because

(1) one ldrge defoaming pump has not yet been

received,

(2) delays in connection with installation of

the pumps at the plant site,

(3) a shortage of electricians resulting in

delays in electrical construction work on

the plant.

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The Agency inspectEd the plant on July 1, 1975 and found that

Petitioner’s seconc~ary treatment facility was near completion

with full operation to begin by the end of July, 1975. The Agency

states that a variance until September 1, 1975 will allow

Petitioner time to gain operational experience necessary to

achieve the best quality effluent possible.

Because of ?etitioner’s good faith compliance with the

previous Orders and the short duration of the reque~zted

relief we find that the requested variance should be granted

subject to the same conditions as set forth in the previous

variance.

The above consists of the Board’s findings of fact and

conclusions of law.

ORDER

IT IS THE ORDJ~Rof the Pollution Control Board that

Petitioner Celot?~xCorporation be granted a Variance from

July 1, 1975 to September 1, 1975 from that part of Section

12(a) of the Environmental Protection Act which prohibits

“the discharge of any contaminants so as to violate regulations

or standards adopted by the Pollution Control Board”; from

that part of Rule 20(a) of Chapter 3 which requires that

waters of the State be free from “unnatural sludge or bottom

deposits, floating debris, visible oil, odor, unnatural

plant or algae growth, unnatural color or turbidity”; and

from Rules 404(a)(i) and 404(b)(i) of Chapter 3, all subject

to the following conditions:

a) The performance bond submitted by Petitioner in

compliance with the Board Order in PCB 73-445 and extended

in PCB 75-61 be continued in force and extended for the

period of time of this Variance.

b) That discharges from Petitioner’s facility not

exceed the following:

Daily Average

Daily Maximum

BOD5

150

mg/i

300

mg/i

Suspende~.1 Solids

100 mg/l

200 mg/i

c) That the partial Variance from Section 12(a) of

the Act apply only to BOD and Suspended Solids;

d) That Petitioner continue to submit monthly progress

and operating reports to the Environmental Protection Agency;

and,

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e) That Petitioner should sample its discharges twice

weekly and report the results quarterly to the Agency.

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

Control Board, hereby certify the above Opinion and Ord~r were

adopted on the ‘~_day of July, 1975 by a vote of

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