ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    December 20, 2001
     
    IN THE MATTER OF:
     
    PETITION OF RHODIA, INC., THORN
    CREEK BASIN SANITARY DISTRICT,
    TAKASAGO CORPORATION (U.S.A) and
    CONSUMERS ILLINOIS WATER
    COMPANY FOR AN ADJUSTED
    STANDARD FROM 35 ILL. ADM. CODE
    302.208 AND 304.105
     
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    AS 01-9
    (Adjusted Standard – Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
    On April 30, 2001, petitioners Rhodia Inc. (Rhodia) and the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary
    District (TCBSD) filed their petition for an adjusted standard in this matter. Pursuant to a Board
    order, Rhodia and TCBSD filed an amended petition on August 27, 2001. On September 20,
    2001, the Board on its own motion added Takasago Corporation (U.S.A.) and Consumers Illinois
    Water Company (CIWC) as parties to this proceeding. On November 30, 2001, the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency recommended that the Board grant petitioners the requested
    relief in this matter with respect to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.208 but not 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    304.105. On December 4, 2001, CIWC filed a statement in support of the relief requested by
    Rhodia and TCBSD.
    On December 5, 2001, Rhodia and TCBSD filed a motion (motion) for expedited review
    with the Board. In the motion, Rhodia and TCBSD state that Rhodia is already suffering
    financial loss from compliance with current regulatory requirements. Specifically, they claim
    that when Rhodia reaches the discharge limits in its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
    System (NPDES) permit before the end of the month, it shuts down production “resulting in the
    loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue.” Motion at 2. Rhodia and TCBSD also
    claim that Rhodia “cannot properly plan its production and assess its facilities” without a Board
    decision on its petition.
    Id.
    Although the Board must take time to carefully consider the relief that petitioners have
    requested and the other documents filed in this matter, the Board grants the motion for expedited
    review. The Board anticipates issuing a decision in this matter at the next scheduled meeting of
    the Board on January 10, 2002.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above order on December 20, 2001, by a vote of 7-0.
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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