ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

February 16,

1978

JOSEPH KORTAS,

)

Complainant,

v.

)

PCB 78—15

THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY

DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO,

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Dumelle):

On January 23,

1978 Complainant filed an action alleqieg

that Respondent had caused damage to his property through the

use of dynamite.

The Complaint is frivolous and

is hereby

dismissed because the relief it requests, an award of damages

to Complainant,

is beyond the Board~sauthority under the

Environmental Protection Act.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollutioc

Control Board, hereby certify the above Order was adopted on

the

________________

day of

__________

___,

1978 by a vote

of

~

Christan

L.

of

,

Clerk

Illinois

Pollut

Control Boarh

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