ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    October 20,
    1994
    INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT CO.,
    Petitioner,
    v.
    PCB 94—279
    (Variance)
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    Respondent.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by J. Theodore Meyer):
    This matter is before the Board on two filings.
    On October
    4,
    1994 Inspiration Development Company filed a petition for
    variance.
    On October 19,
    1994, respondent the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency (Agency)
    filed a motion to
    dismiss that petition for variance.
    The Agency’s motion to
    dismiss is based upon its contention that the petition is
    deficient.
    The Board agrees with the Agency that the petition is
    deficient.
    The petition does not address,
    in any detail, the
    information required by Section 104.121 “Contents of Variance
    Petition”.
    For example, there is no discussion of the method to
    be used to achieve compliance with the rules,
    nor is there a
    requested term of variance.’
    There is no request for hearing,
    or waiver of hearing, and no affidavit in support of the
    petition.
    (Section 104.124.)
    In sum, the Board finds the
    petition insufficient.
    However, the Agency’s motion to dismiss
    is denied.
    Inspiration shall file an amended petition within 45
    days of the date of this order.
    The decision deadline will
    restart on the date of filing of the amended petition.
    Failure
    to file an amended petition will subject this petition to
    dismissal.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    The Board points out that a variance is,
    of necessity,
    a temporary measure to allow time for a petitioner to come into
    compliance with rules.
    The term of the variance cannot exceed
    five years.
    (415 ILCS 5/36
    (1992).)
    If Inspiration is
    interested in seeking permanent relief from the standards, it may
    wish to consider pursuing an adjusted standard or site—specific
    rule.
    (415 ILCS 5/27,
    28.1
    (1992).)
    2
    I, Dorothy N.
    Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby certi,y tt~atthe above order was adopted on the
    ~
    day of
    ~L
    ,
    1994, by a vote of ~
    -
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    Dorothy N.
    G9ñn, Clerk
    Illinois Pol1i~tionControl Board

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