ILLINOIS
    POLLUTION
    CONTROL
    BOARD
    May
    12,
    1971
    GAGES
    LAKE
    SANITARY
    DISTRICT
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    V.
    I
    71—1OJI
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    )
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION
    AGENCY
    )
    Memorandum
    Order:
    The Sanitary District has been negotiating with the V~12.age
    of Grayslake and with the Lake County Department of Public Works
    for the latter to take over tue sewage treatment function ~n the
    area and to construct a regional sewage treatment plant.
    Required
    by existing regulations to improve its own facilities by July,
    1972, the Sanitary DistrIct asks a varance to allow it a year
    and
    a halt to accorLpUsh the project it and when the regiona.
    treatment plan fafls through.
    No date is specified for compliance,
    since the year and a half is
    to begin on whatever date the County
    decIdes not to proceed.
    We think this is an obvIously Important case in which a
    hearing should be held in order to get the facts and in order
    that the parties ~ay get noving to clean up the present situation,
    in which there Is tna~equatetreathent.
    We stress that the
    precent
    petItion
    Is
    inadequate
    in
    that does not
    Contain
    either
    a
    descrIption
    of
    the
    present
    facil~tie3
    or
    a
    firm
    plan
    for
    complyIng with the re;ulatton, complete wIth a final date.
    PCB
    Regs.,
    Ch.
    1,
    Rule
    Lol (a)(.).
    We cannot grant open—ended
    permission to do nothIng IndefInitely wh&le negct~ationscontinue.
    Purther,
    in accord wIth
    our
    Rule
    ~IOl
    (aX2),
    the petition must
    contain a statement of the harm that w±floccur to the receiving
    stream
    If
    the variance
    Is
    granted.
    Tue petition must be amended
    before hearing.
    Moreover,
    the
    partIcIpation
    both
    of
    the
    County
    and
    of•
    Grays .ake
    is indispensable to a complete resolutIon of the controversy,
    since their corltment Is required before a firm plan can oe agreed
    upon.
    Thus
    we
    order that both be made parties and that each snail
    rabmit a pleading setting forth its position in respect to the issues
    presented in this case.
    The Northeast fllthots PlannIng Commission,
    because of its damonstrated concern
    of
    reglonalization in Lake County,
    wlfl also be notified and given the opportunity to Intervene if It
    chooses.
    It
    Is
    so
    ordered.
    I, RegIna E. Ryan, Clerk of the Poflution Control Board, certify
    that the Board adopted the above Memorandum Order this
    12
    day
    of
    May
    ,
    1971.
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