ILLINOIS

PD ~~T~UTI0NCONTROL

BOARD

Daccibai:

9,

1971

NV

aON~’LhTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

v.

)

#

71—320

C1fl Ci\C0

HOUSING

AUTHORITY

~‘~c

i-ninary

Order

(by

Mr.

Currie)

We

have

received

the

transcripts

in

this

case,

and

a

~q

sohedule

has

been

set.

We

note

that the record appears

are:

enough

to

permit

us,

upon

receipt

of

the

briefs,

to

~

:be

ic~ueof whether

or

not

violations

have

taken

place,

to

enable

us

to frame

an

intelligent order with respect

ci

remedial

steos

that

may

be

cal led for.

Were

we

to

wait

Liea

decide

Lhe

e~~ebefo~a

a~L~ia~

a

ear

hearing

on

the

question

of

remedy,

a

considerable

time

AOUL~

elapse

before

meaningful

~progress

could

begin

on

any

necas’~e~y control

program.

We

point

out

for

future

reference

that

it

is

highly

desirable

that

evidence

as

to

remedy

he

placed

in

the

original

record

szo

that

such

a

delay

will

not

occur.

In the present case we

deem

it

edvisahic

to minimize the resultant delay by immediately

~tnceizinq

a second

hearing

on

the

issue of remedy.

That

near:Laq

shall

be

held

as soon

as

practicable and

shall be

j:dre~ercd

to

such matters

as

what alternatives for refuse disposal

in

conformance

with

the

law

an~d

regulations, including scavenger

removal

to an aperoved landfill or incinerator,

exist; what

are

the

costs

er

other

adverse consequences

of such alternatives;

what

periods

of

time

would

he required to institute them;

and

what

interim

meaeures

could

be taken,

at what price, to reduce

the

problem

before

a

nermonent

solution could be achieved.

laforin.~tion

as

to

the

resolution

of

a pending proceeding on the

same

nublect

before

the

City

of

Chicago authorities would also

be

relevant.

A

hearing

is

hereby

authorized.

I,

Christen

MeEfett,

Actrn~

Clerk

of

the

Pollution

Control

Board,

certify

that

the

hce~rd adopted

the

above

Preliminary

Order

this______

day

of

Feaember,

1971.