ILLINOIS POLLUTION
    CONTROL BOARD
    September
    6,
    1972
    )
    CITY OF
    GEORGETOWN
    )
    )
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB
    72-358
    )
    )
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    )
    )
    OPINION
    AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by Mr.
    Dumelle)
    The petition for variance to use
    copper sulfate is
    dismissed
    without prejudice
    as being premature
    and inadequate.
    No mention
    is
    made of possible
    alternatives
    to the use
    or
    copper sulfate
    which were
    discussed at some
    length
    In two
    recent
    Board opinions
    (Cities
    of Laflarpe,
    Carbondale,
    Marion,
    PCB
    72-168,
    203.
    225.
    August 8,
    1972; Cities
    of Paris
    and Oakland,
    PCI3 72-277,
    289,
    August
    15,
    1972).
    Data on
    resulting
    copper levels from past
    dosages is not provided.
    In addition,
    two letters
    (ruin
    expert State
    Agencies have been
    recently
    received
    by the Board on the subject
    (Illinois
    Natural History
    Survey by
    Dr.
    George
    Bennett,
    August
    22.
    1972; Illinois
    State Water
    Survey
    by Dr.
    William
    Ackermann,
    August 24,
    1972) and should
    he examined by the petitioner to determine
    their possible
    applicability
    to the Georgetownsituation.
    The Agency
    is
    asked
    to
    furnish these
    1 etters
    to the petitioner.
    ORJ)ER
    This petition
    Is
    dismissed
    without prejudice.
    I,
    Christan
    L.
    Moffett,
    Clerk of the
    IlJinois
    Pollution
    Control
    hoard,
    hereby certify
    the above opinion
    and Order were
    adopted on the
    I.”
    (Jay of
    September,
    1972
    by a vote
    or
    ‘.
    •
    —.
    /
    ~
    ~•-~
    :L••,_L
    Christan
    L.
    Moffett.
    Clerk
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    loard
    5— 397

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