ILLINOIS POLLUTION

CONTROL

BOARD

January

31,

1974

FERGUSON

& LANGE FOUNDRIES,

INC.

)

PCB 73~474

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Stanley

J. Wozniak, Morgan, Lanoff, Cook and Madrigan,

appeared for Petitioner;

Michael A,

Benedetto,

Assistant Attorney General,

appeared

for

Respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr, Dumelle):

On November

8,

1973, Petitioner filed

a Variance

Petition from Rule 3~3~l1lof the Rules and Regulations

Governing the Control of Air Pollution and Rule 203(a)

of

the Air Pol.lution Regulations~ Petitioner seeks these

variances until February 28,

1974,

The Agency filed a

recommendation to grant the variance on January

29,

1974.

Petitioner has installed an emission control system

to eliminate particulate matter, which was designed by

Combustion Engineering Associates,

Inc.

(CEA)~ A design

error by CEA, necessitates the replacement of

a large motor

and modification~of

a portion of the baghouse filter system~

The Board finds that this delay was not caused by Petitioner

and will result in limited particulate emissions~ The

control system is currently operable and will achieve a

99,9

reduction

in. particulate emissions once the corrections

are

made,

The

above

consists

of

the

Board~s

findings

of

fact

and

conclusions

of

law.

The

Board

hereby

grants

Petitioner

a

variance

from

Rules

3~3~llland

203(a)

until

February

28,

l974~

IT

IS SO

ORDERED~

I,

Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, certify that the above Opinion and Order

was adopted on

this

~

day

of

~

by

a

vote

of

~

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