ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

June 28, 1971

CITY OF ROCHELLE

v.

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71—143

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opinion and Order of the Board (by Mr, Currie)

The City seeks permission to open burn trees, There is no

allegation that the trees are infected with disease; there is

only the bare conclusion that alternative disposal methods would

impose a “financial hardship”~t there is no allegation that methods

of reducing smoke such as an air-curtain destructor were explored;

there is no statement at all as to the possible effect of the

proposed ~burningon people living or working near the site, or

even whether there are such people,

The petition is dismissed as insufficient. City of Jacksonville

v. EPA,

#

70—30 (Jan. 27, 1971)

We

shall soon publish a revised set of open-burning regulations

which may make different provision for tree burning, Today’s

dismissal is without prejudice to any action that may he taken

by the City under the new regulations.

I, Regina E. Ryan, Clerk of th~Pollution Control Board, certify

that the Board adopted the above Opinion and Order this 28

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of June

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1971,

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