ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

August

13,

1971

DUPAGE COUNTY AIRPORT

v.

)

#

71—158

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY

MASONITE CORPORATION RESEARCH

CENTER

V.

)

#

71—162

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

Opinion of the Board

(by Mr.

Currie)

These are two petitions for open burning of limited amounts

of fuel for firefighting purposes.

As

in similar cases

(e.g.,

Deere

& Co.

v,

EPA

#

70-20,

December

22,

1970), we grant these

two

variances subject

to the conditions recommended by the Agency.

Petitioners

are apparently neighbors and we su~gestthey discuss the

possibility of consolidating their training activities.

DuPage County Airport

is hereby granted permission

to conduct

three sessions of open burning within one year of the date of th±s

order and Masonite Corporation is granted permission to conduct

three sessions within 90 days

of the date

of

this order subject to

the following conditions:

1)

Burning shall

take place only during the hours of

11:00 a,m.

to 4:00 p.m.

2)

Burning shall be conducted only when the wind speed

is

5-20 mph and when the sky is not overcast.

3)

The Agency is

to be notified prior to each session

and

a report is to be filed with the Agency within

60 days

of the

last session briefly describing each

training session.

Each description should state the

number of trainees attending,

the types and amounts

of combustibles burned,

the date and time of burning,

the total duration of burning and smoke emission and

a description of weather conditions.

I,

Regina E.

Ryan,

Clerk of the Pollution Control Board,

certify

that the Board adopted the above Opinion

this

13

day of Aug.

,

1971.

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