ILLINOIS POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

September 5, 1974

HAMMOND ORGAN

COMPANY,

Petitioner,

PCB 74~199

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Dr. Odell)

Petitioner manufactures, assembles, paints, and oven~dries

organ cabinets~ It filed on May 28, 1974, its Variance re~

guest from Rule 205(f) of the Air Pollution Regulations

(Chapter Two) An amendment to the Petition was submitted

on June l2~ The Variance was requested until December 31,

1974. Hammond Organ is located in a mixed industrial and

residential neighborhood at 5008 West Bloomingdale, Chicago,

Illinois. Approximately 265 individuals work at the facility.

Petitioner alleged that compliance under Rule 205(f) (2) (D) was

not possible in that suitable solvents could not be obtained

to reduce organic emissions to less than 20 by volume in its

manufacturing operations. Hammond Organ intends to convert to

exempt solvents to comply with Rule 205(f). Petitioner alleged

that although exempt solvents are in short supply, reformulation

and conversion should be completed by the end of this year.

Petitioner supplied no information regarding any adverse environ~

mental impact resulting from the grant of the Variance.

Rule 205(f) of Chapter Two limits the discharge of organic

materials into the atmosphere to no more than 8 pounds per hour

from any single emission source~ Petitioner calculated that it

has 13 emission sources, each presently emitting 28,36 lb,/hr.

of solvent in excess of the limitation of Rule 205(f) of Chapter

Two

The Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) filed its

Recommendation on August 7, 1974, The Agency indicated that

several

residents living on the south side of West Bloomingdale

Street complained about odors but were not opposed to the grant

of a Variance~ The Agency believes that Petitioner~s compliance

program will be achieved by December 3l~ The Agency recommended

that the Variance be granted, because uthe hardship that would

be caused to Petitioner by a denial of this Variance outweighs

the damage that will be caused to the environment if this

Variance

is granted~~

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~e grant the Variance because it vould be an unreason--

able rardsl

ip

to deny it~ ~e reccgnize tnat shortaces ax~st

~n pe~rochemi~alsupolies and be~seve that Petitioner aeser~es

s~vera~

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ntns to comply vith ku~e205(f No crtizens are

pp sed ~o toe grant or the ~Tariance While recent ozone alerts

~s u~las The alleced ~angev~ty of the exempt so~veotshortage

ndica as that closer Boar scrutiry is demanded

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to

05 f variance requests sue Petitioner is cntit~ed

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order to meet the standards of Rule 205(f)

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Ihis constitutes tne findings of fact and concl~sionsof

s~o he Board~

etitioner is granted a Variance from Rule 205(f) of

dhapter Two until December 31, l9’4, subject to the following

conditions:

a Petitioner shall utilize as much exempt solvent

formulations as can be furnished by its suppliers,

~b) Petitioner shall submit reports for the months of

September, October, November and December, 1974,

Environmental Protection Agency

Division of Air Pol1ut~onControl

Control Program Coordinator

2200 Churchill Road

Springfield, Illinois 62706

The monthly reports should include the total

amount of solvents used, the nature and amount

of non—exempt solvents used, the nature and

amount of exempt solvents used, the

amount and

nature of exempt solvents

purchased (indicating

the supplier)

,

the

amount and

nature

of non—

exempt solvents

purchased (indicating the

supplier)

,

and

the

amount and nature of solvents

in inventory at the beginning of each month,

(c) Within 2 months of the date of this Order,

Petitioner shall submit to the Agency a modified

compliance plan to replace that which has been

nullified by shortages. This plan may:

i~ Achieve compliance at the expiration

of the Variance by replacement of

photo—chemically reactive solvents

with non—reactive solvents demonstrat-

ed to be readily available; or

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Chrustan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Controi

Board, hereby cer~ifytnat tne ~bov~ Opinion and Crder was

adopted or the~_~day ~

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Christan L~ Mo t