ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    May
    6,
    1976
    INTERCONTINENTAL ALLOYS CORPORATION,
    an Illinois Corporation,
    Petitioner,
    v.
    )
    PCB
    76—4
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    Respondent.
    OPINION
    AND
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by Mr.
    Goodman):
    This matter comes before the Board upon Petition for variance
    by Intercontinental Alloys Corporation
    (Intercontinental)
    requesting
    relief from Rule 203(a)
    of the Air Pollution Control Regulations
    until installation of the air pollution control equipment in Inter-
    continental’s facility located near Crest Hill, Will County.
    Intercontinental was granted a variance from Rule 203(a)
    of the
    Regulations for their two aluminum melting reverberatory furnaces
    until January
    1, 1976
    (PCB 74—432).
    Under this variance Interconti-
    nental was to have installed hooding ducts and blowers to collect
    and incinerate particulate emissions generated during charging and
    to have converted to the “Derham Process” to reduce emissions gene-
    rated during chlorination.
    Petitioner alleges that it has incurred
    delays in implementing a compliance program and therefore seeks
    an
    extension of its variance until June 30,
    1976 for furnace
    *2 and
    until September 1,
    1976 for furnace
    #1.
    Agency investigation indicates that design problems and scar-
    city of materials are the cause of Petitioner’s delay
    in completing
    their compliance schedule.
    At this time furnace
    #2 is being modi-
    fied and is expected to be fully controlled by March 31,
    1976.
    It
    is expected that a 30-90 day testing and debugging period will be
    necessary to initiate the
    “Derham
    Process”.
    The Agency
    in their
    recommendation points out that since furnace
    #1 will be shutdown
    upon completion of the modifications of furnace
    #2, the facility
    should be in compliance with Rule 203(a) by June 30,
    1976 at the
    latest.
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    In 1975 the average geometric mean for total suspended particu-
    lates at the Joliet Rivals Park monitoring station located approxi-
    mately two miles south of Petitioner’s facility was
    77 ug/m3.
    Although this is slightly above the national primary ambient air
    quality standard of 75 ug/m3,
    the Board does not find so small
    a
    variance from the standard to be determinative in this case.
    The Agency,
    finding satisfactory progress to have been shown
    and that compliance
    is imminent, recommends Intercontinental be
    granted variance from Rule
    203(a)
    until June 30,
    1976 subject to
    certain conditions.
    Upon review of the record the Board agrees with
    the Agency recommendation and will grant Intercontinental variance
    from Rule 203(a)
    until June
    30,
    1976.
    This Opinion constitutes the finding of fact and conclusions
    of law of the Board in this matter.
    Mr. Dumelle dissented.
    ORDER
    It
    is the Order of the Pollution Control Board that:
    Intercontinental Alloys Corporation be granted variance from
    Rule 203(a)
    until June
    30,
    1976 subject to the following conditions:
    (a)
    Petitioner shall continue submitting monthly reports
    to the Agency detailing progress made toward final
    compliance with Rule 203 (a).
    (b)
    Within 90 days of this Order Petitioner shall obtain
    all necessary construction permits from the Agency.
    (c)
    Within
    90 days of the completion of installation of
    the control equipment for each furnace, Petitioner
    shall obtain all necessary operating permits from the
    Agency.
    (d)
    Within
    45 days of the completion of installation of
    the control equipment for each furnace, Petitioner
    shall have a particulate stack test conducted on that
    furnace using procedures described in U.S. EPA Method
    5 by an approved independent testing company.
    Petitioner
    shall notify the Agency
    in writing at least 10 days
    prior to the testing and shall allow Agency personnel
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    to witness all tests and review all results.
    Written notification shall be made to:
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Division of Air Pollution Control
    Field Operations Section
    1701 South First Avenue
    Maywood, Illinois 60153
    (e)
    Within
    35 days of the Boardts final Order herein,
    Petitioner shall execute and forward to the Control
    Program Coordinator,
    a Certification of Acceptance
    and agreement to be bound to all terms and conditions
    of the variance.
    The form of said Certification shall
    be as follows:
    CERTIFICATION
    I
    (We),
    having read
    and fully understanding the Order of the Illinois
    Pollution Control Board in PCB 76-4 hereby accept
    said Order and agree
    to be bound by all of the terms
    and conditions thereof.
    Signed by____________________
    Title_________________________
    Date____________________________
    I, Christan L.
    Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
    Control Board,
    hereb,y certify the above Opinion and Order were
    adopted on the
    day of
    ,
    1976 by a vote
    of
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    Q~stanL.th~~&
    Illinois Pollutio
    ntrol Board
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