ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

August

18,

1988

IN THE

MATTER OF:

PROPOSED RULE CONCERNING DEPARTMENT

OF

ARMY

MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE

)

R88—15

ILLINOIS WATERWAY

)

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by J. Marlin):

On June

30, 1988, the Department

of Army,

Rock Island

District, Army Corps of Engineers

(Army),

filed

a

rulemaking

proposal concerning

its dredging activities

in the Illinois River

Waterway.

Accompanying that proposal was

a motion to waive the

200 signature requirement set forth by Section 28 of the Illinois

Environmental Protection Act.

The motion

is granted,

and this

matter is accepted for hearing.

In addition, Army requests that the Board delay scheduling a

hearing

to allow Army time to conduct further studies.

The Board

notes that its Order

of September

17,

1987

(PCB

87—38), which

granted Army variance from 35

Ill. Adm. Code 304.105 as

it

applies

to various water quality standards,

conditioned that

variance upon Army’s filing for site—specific relief by July

1,

1988.

As a result,

the Board instructs the Hearing Officer

to

schedule

a hearing consistent with AL-my’s ability to proceed with

this matter.

As a final matter,

army proposes amendments

to 35

Ill.

Adm.

Code 302, Water Quality Standards; however,

the requested

regulatory relief might be better classified as amendments to

Part

304, Effluent Standards.

The Hearing Officer

is directed

to

issue orders,

as needed,

so as

to ensure that an appropriately

drafted proposal

is considered at hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Dorothy M.

Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify that the above Order was adopted on

the

/f~

day of

________________,

1988,

by a vote

of

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0

Dorothy M.

unn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

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