ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
December 18, 1975
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Complainant,
)
v.
)
PCB 75—22
)
FREEMAN
UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY,)
a Division of Material Service
)
Corporation, a Delaware Corporation)
and THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY
DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO,
Respondents.
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Goodman):
It is the Opinion of the Pollution Control Board (Board)
that prior to the State’s assumption of administrative
authority for the NPDES permit system under the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-500,
this Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate cases involving
either the failure to possess an
NPDES
permit or operation
in violation of the terms and conditions of such a permit.
In consideration thereof, the Board, herewith, reinstates
its Opinion of August 28, 1975.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Mr. Young abstained.
I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control B~ard,hereby certify the ab ye Order was adopted on
the 18”~”-
day of
1975 by a vote of
Christan L. M~!fet~,(J4lerk
IllinoisPollution~~~tro1Board
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