ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTBOL BOARD
    March
    3,
    1971
    In the matter of
    )
    )
    )
    1R71—6
    )
    DEEP WELL DISPOSAL
    )
    Opinion and Order of the Board (by Mr. Currie):
    This is a citizen pet.tion, supported with an impressive
    background
    statement,
    asking the Board to hold a hearing on deep
    well disposal
    cat waste products and to conduct a study of the
    entire area of underground pollution.
    We açree that deep well disposal, and underground pollution
    5.;enerally, áeserve serious study, and we welcome this petition.
    Under section 13 of the Environmental Protection Act we have
    authority to adopt ngulations for the purpose of controlling
    threats of underground water pollution, whether from deep well
    disposal or from other causes.
    Under section 28 any group of
    200 citIzens may require the Bcard to hold hearings on a rule—
    ‘naking proposal if certain conditions are met.
    Cthce the
    present petItion proposes no regulation for our
    consideration
    but asks that we conduct an inquiry, section 28
    l~Inapplicable.
    Under the Board’s Procedural Rule 213 we have
    authority to conduct inquiry hearinja, and we have authorized
    one such hearing on or own motion (#R70—17, DuPage County
    Reflonaltzation).
    In
    the
    present case, however, we believe the
    rlrst need is for a state—of—the—art study by the Institute for
    EnvIronmental Quality to enable us to fashion a proposed re—
    çulatinr. on which to hold hearIngs at a later date.
    Under section
    6 of the statute such studies are one of the essential purposes
    for which the Institute was set up.
    We therefore shall refer a copy of the petition to the
    Institute with the request that such a study be conducted and a
    repo?t nade to tho Board, with ur without specific proposals
    for regulations, as expeditiously as Is consIstent with thorough
    1-303
    research
    arid
    with
    the
    Institute
    s
    other
    resrionsibil:I
    ties.
    shall
    retain
    jurisdiction
    over
    the
    cause
    for
    such
    further
    oroceedinpa
    as
    may
    be
    approprlate.
    It
    is
    so
    ordered.
    I
    ,
    Regina
    E.
    Ryan
    •
    ClerR
    ad
    the
    Pollution
    Control
    i3oarci
    certify
    tbat
    the
    Roard
    adopted
    the
    above
    Ou:Lnion
    and
    Order
    this
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    /
    day
    otT
    ~
    ,
    1971
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    /
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    Dissent
    1
    —
    304

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