ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December

17,

1987

IN THE MATTER OF:

)

PROPOSED SITE SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS

)

R 87—35

FOR THE CITY OF EAST MOLINE’S

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY TREATMENT

)

PLANT DISCHARGE.

)

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by 3. Anderson):

This matter comes before the Board on

a November 12, 1987

motion from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency)

to consolidate this regulatory proposal initiated by the City of

East Moline (East Moline),

R87—35, with

a regulatory proposal

of

the City of Rock

Island

(Rock Island), R87—34.

Each proposal

concerns the public water supply treatment plant of the

respective city.

East Moline filed

a response on December 11,

1987

in opposition to consolidation, as did Rock Island on

December

11,

1987.

The Board denies the Agency’s motion

to consolidate.

Instead, the Board instructs the Hearing Officer,

in consultation

with Rock Island,

East Moline and the Agency,

to prepare

appropriate orders that include,

at a minimum,

the following:

1.

Prior

to

hearing:

East Moline

and Rock

Island

shall

submit

their

prepared

testimony,

and

supporting

data

or

other

exhibits

to the Agency and the Board

by

a

date certain;

the Agency shall submit any

comments

or

questions

as

well

as

any

exhibits

to East Moline,

Rock

Island

and

the Board

by

a

date certain; East Moline

and

Rock

Island

shall

submit

response

comments to the Agency and the Board by a

date

certain.

This pre—hearing

comment

procedure is intended to minimize hearing

time,

which shall

be utilized as much

as

possible

for

follow—up

questions,

com-

ments and exhibits; and

2.

The East Moline

and Rock

Island

hearings

shall

be

scheduled

sequentially

at

the

same location on the same hearing day

if

possible,

but

in

no

event

exceed

two

consecutive

hearing

days

without

prior

approval

of the Board.

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The Board believes that the above procedure will alleviate

the Agency’s concerns about administrative convenience, will more

efficiently focus hearing time on any issues in dispute, will

identify specific differences concerning the issues applicable to

each city, and will allow the development of distinct records for

review and any appeal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify

hat the above Order was adopted on

the

/7niday

of _______________________,

1987,

by a vote

of

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Illinois Pollution Control Board

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