ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May

10,

1979

IN THE MATTER OF:

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE

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R77-14

SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS

PROPOSED ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Dumelle):

On October 13, 1977 the Board authorized hearings on a

proposal by petition from 240 concerned citizens in Rock Island

to place a minimum distance of 2000 feet between new landfill

sites and existing public school facilities.

A hearing was

held in Rock Island,

Illinois on January 20,

1978. Shortly after

this hearing,

the Agency denied an application by the City of

Rock Island for a permit to develop a landfill

site.

This

application was the reason this regulatory proposal was filed.

A second hearing was held in Chicago on February 3, 1978.

The

proponents of this regulation were neither present nor repre-

sented by counsel

at the Chicago hearing. An economic impact

study has now been received by the Board from the Institute of

Natural Resources.

Despite repeated attempts by the Hearing Officer to

elicit a response,

none of the proponents has indicated any

recent interest in this proceeding. The Board views this

proceeding as rather narrow in scope and does not choose to

go forward with it on its own motion at this time.

The

Board hereby directs the Clerk to mail

a copy of this Proposed

Order to all of the participants

in this proceeding.

If

none of them indicates a desire to pursue this matter within

sixty days of the date

of this Order,

this proceeding will

be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Christan L. Moffett,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board,

hereby certify the above

Pro osed Order

was

adopted on the

J~1~

day of

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Christan L. Moffe ~J/9lerJc

Illinois Pollution C~ntrolBoard

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