ILLINOIS

POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOARD

TROJAN—U.S.

POWDER

DIVI3ION

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v.

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#1

71—57

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71—58

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ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTIOII

AGENCY

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Concurring Opinion (by Mr. Currie and Mr. Lawton):

We agree with the Board’s opinion in all respects save

one; we would not allow the open burning of the remaining

explosive wastes at Marion to be done at the plant site.

The proposed burning site at Isarion is a singularly poor

place

for

open

burning.

It

is in a federal

game

reru~e,a

place

set

aside

by

law

for

the

protection

of

wildlife,

and

the

manager

of

the

refuge

has

not

only

baSed

open

burning

within

its

borders

without

a

vkriance

from

the

State

(a.

155,

156)

hut

ha~

~~‘~re4

the

grant

of

tn±z ~cr1anc~

~

p.2).

There are few enough pacea

in this world where geese

and ducks

can

while aaay the time in security; it is

sacrilege to defile their few remaining sanctuariqs by the

burning of explosive wastes.

Yellowstone Park 15 remote too;

that does not make it a place to do

one’s

pollutinj.

The

Agency points out that another exp)osives manufacturer with

a plant in the sane refuge manages to truck its wastes outside

for burning (Reconmendation,

p.

11).

Trojan should do so as

well.

2.-s