ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

February 4, 1988

CITY OF HERR1L~,

Petitioner,

v.

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PCB 88—31

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J.D. Dumelle):

Petitioner seeks a 45—day provisional variance from the

limitations set forth at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 304.120 and 304.141(a)

during repairs and plant upgrading. The Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency (Agency) has recommended that Petitioner be

granted the requested provisional variance because Petitioner has

no feasible alternative to bypassng the primary tanks.

Pursuant to Section 35 of the Illinois Environmental

Protection Act, the Board hereby grants the requested provisional

variance subject to certain conditions.

This opinion constitutes the Board’s finding of fact and

conclusions of law in this matter.

ORDER

The City of Herrin is hereby granted a provisional variance

from 35 Ill. Mm. Code 304.120 and 304.141(a) subject to the

following conditions:

1. Variance shall commence upon the date the primary tanks

are removed from service and continue for 45 days or

until the tanks are returned to service, whichever

occurs first.

2. During the period of this variance, the effluent

discharged shall be limited to 46 mg/i BOD and 66 mg/l

suspended solids.

3. Petitioner shall notify Mr. Gary Whiteside of the

Compliance Assurance Section 217—782—9720 when

dewatering of the primary tanks has begun, and when the

units are returned to service. Written notification

confirming telephone notice shall be submitted within 5

days thereof and shall be submitted to:

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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division of Water Pollution Control

2200 Churchill Road

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, IL 62794—9276

ATTN: Gary Whiteside

4. Petitioner shall return the primary tanks to service as

quickly as possible, and shall provide the best

treatment practicable during the variance period.

5. Within 10 days of the date of the Board’s Order,

Petitioner shall execute a Certificate of Acceptance

and Agreement which shall be sent to Jim Frost at

address indicated above.

CERTI FICATION

I, (We), City of Herrin, having read the Order of the

Illinois Pollution Control Board, in PCB 88—31, dated February 4,

1988, understand and accept the said Order, realizing that such

acceptance renders all terms and conditions thereto binding and

enforceable.

Petitioner

By: Authorized Agent

Title

Date

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, her ~~~certify that th above Order was adopted on

the

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day of ~

by a vote

Dorothy M. unn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

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