ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
    BQARD
    February
    2,
    1978
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB 75—475
    )
    )
    THOMPSON OIL COMPANY, NORTHRUP OIL
    )
    COMPANY, and TEXACO,
    INC.,
    )
    )
    Respondents.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by Mr. Goodman):
    On January
    9,
    1978, the Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency)
    filed an Interlocutory Motion to Reverse. Hearing Offi-
    cer.
    Respondent Texaco, Incorporated fiLed a Response on
    January 18,
    1978,
    and Respondents Thompson .0±1Company and Northrup
    Oil Company filed a Response on February 2,
    1978.
    In its Motion
    the Agency requests the Board to order the Hearing ~fficer to:
    1.
    Allow Complainant to adduce evidence concerning a
    technical solution for the problem involved in
    the instant case;
    2.
    Allow into evidence the exp.osimeter
    results
    obtained by John Snyder and observed byAbe
    Loudermilk;
    3.
    Allow into evidence the permeahility results done
    by
    bhc
    Illinois Department of Traiisportation soils
    lab on the core samples taken from wells on and
    in
    the area of Respondents’ property; and
    4.
    Allow into evidence time calculations made by Rauf
    Piskin using the permeability values found by th~
    Illinois Department of Transportation on core
    samples from wells on and in the area of Respondents’
    property..
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    127
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    In the alternative,
    the Agency
    requests that
    the Board order the
    Hearing Officer to allow it to make offers of
    proof
    on the matters
    which the Hearing Office denied
    the
    Complainant
    the
    opportunity
    to
    make offers of proof during
    the hearing.
    The Board will reserve rulinq
    on
    the admissibility of the
    evidence detailed above and will
    c:cder
    the Hearing Officer to
    allow the Agency to make offers of proof on both the technical
    solution for the alleged pollution and the matters which the
    Hearing Officer denied the Agency
    the
    opportunity to make offers
    of proof on during the hearing.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I, Christan L. Moffett,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Boa d,
    hereby certify the above Order was adopted on the
    ~
    day
    of
    ,
    1978 by a vote of
    ~
    Christan L. Mofl~f~t,Clerk
    Illinois Pollu’t~b1~iControl Board
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