DONALD

G.

NICKEL;

LISLE FIRE PROTECTION

)

DISTRICT;

LEMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT;

)

HAYES BRANCH DRAINAGE DISTRICT; TUSCOLA

)

DRAINAGE DISTRICT

#4;

CITY OF DECATUR;

)

RIEGER TREE SERVICE; CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK;

)

ELGIN FIRE DEPT.; CITY OF OGLESBY;

SHELL

)

OIL CO.;

DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION;

)

PROPELLEX;

ROSELLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.;

)

FLINN

& DREFFEIN ENGINEERING CO.;

)

MIDWEST CONSTR.

CO.; VILLAGE OF LOMBARD;

)

CITY OF FREEPORT; MARATHON OIL CO.;

)

TEXACO,

INC.;

BOB

R. WINEMILLER;

OLIN

)

CORP.;

OWENS-ILLINOIS,

INC.;

CITY OF

)

MENDOTA; COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE

)

DISTRICT;

and CITY OF OLNEY

)

v.

)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

)

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

September

2,

1971

Opinion and Order of the Board

(by Mr. Currie):

These

cases

are all requests

for variances

to permit ,open

burning either

for the destruction of dead and diseased trees,

for training in firefighting techniques,

or for the testing of

flares,

experimental incinerators,

and

the like.

We have today

adopted

a new regulation which,

in the interest of relieving

the Board of the considerable burden of passing on each such re-

quest, provides that the Agency may grant permits for

such open

burning provided that certain specified conditions are met.

Consequently we dismiss these cases and remit the petitioners

to the permit procedure established under

the new regulations,

a

copy of which will be sent to the parties with

this opinion.

I, Regina

E.

Ryan, Clerk of

the Pollution Control Board,

certify

that the Board adopted the above Opinion and Order this

2nd

day of September

,

1971.

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