ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    December 6, 1973
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    ARMOUR-DIAL, INC.
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    v.
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    PCB 73-388
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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    MR. JOSEPH S. WRIGHT, JR.
    ,
    MICHAEL B. FREEBORN and HACKBERT, ROOKS,
    PITTS, FULLAGAR, AND POUST, appeared on behalf of Armour-Dial
    MR. FREDERICK J. ENTIN, Assistant Attorney General, appeared on
    behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Durnelle):
    Armour-Dial filed a petition for variance from Rules 205(f),
    103(b) (6) (E), 104(c) (1) of the Air Pollution Regulations on
    September 10, 1973. The Agency filed its Recommendation to grant
    the variance subject to an objection to the length of time requested
    by petitioner, on November 14, 1973. No hearing was held.
    The Board granted Armour-Dial a variance from the same air
    regulations on June 21, 1973, PCB 73-105, until September 30, 1973.
    Armour-Dial’s variance petition seeks an extension of the variance
    granted in PCB 73-105,
    The Opinion and Order of the Board in PCB 73-105, contains
    a detailed description of Petitioner’s manufacturing plant which
    is located in Montgomery, Illinois, A hearing in PCB 73-105, was
    held on May 17, 1973. Based on the record produced in that hearing,
    the Board granted Armour-Dial a short-term variance so that
    Armour-Dial could prepare final design plans and schedules to
    install equipment to control the 18-lbs./hr. of organic materials
    that are discharged from petitioner’s cooling towers which are in
    excess of the allowable emission of 8-lbs./hr.. found in Rule 205(f)
    of the Air Pollution Regulations. Armour-Dial allegedly received
    the final engineering plans from its consultant engineers on August
    27, 1973, and submitted a revised project completion schedule
    covering the construction of the surface condensers to the Agency.
    This project completion schedule indicates that Armour-Dial will
    be in compliance on August 31, 1975. Armour-Dial is seeking to
    extend the short-term variance from Rule 103(b) (6) (F) and 104 (c) (1)
    until December 31, 1973, and to extend the variance from Rule 205(f)
    until December 31, 1974,
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    The Agency states in its Recommendation that petitionerts
    proposed program for compliance with Rule 205(f) will reduce the
    odor problem which has been the subject of complaints received
    by the Agency, and if
    designed properly, reduce organic emissions
    to a level in compliance with Rule 205(f). The Agency alleges
    that the length of time requested by Armour-Dial is excessive
    because petitioner has allowed a seven month period between
    the letting of construction bids and the actual start of con-
    struction. The Agency allegedly does not understand why petitioner
    cannot perform its in-house evaluation of bids within two months
    after receipt in order that construction could begin by
    January 1, 1974 instead of April 1, 1974 as proposed.
    The Board finds that the compliance program submitted by
    Armour-Dial should result in an abatement of the air pollution
    problem. The Board agrees with the Agency that such an extended
    period of time to perform in-house evaluat:ion of construction bids
    is unreasonable.
    This Opinion constitutes the Board’s finding of fact and
    conclusions of law.
    ORDER
    The Board hereby grants Armour-Dial a variance from Air
    Pollution Regulations Rules 103(b) (6) (E) and 104(e) (1) until
    December 31, 1973, and Rule 205(f) until December 6, 1974, subject
    to the following conditions:
    1. Commencing thirty (30) days from the date of this Order
    by the Pollution Control Board,.Petitioner shall submit
    quarterly reports to the Agency detailing the results of
    all tests and studies undertaken and a complete description
    of all progress made toward compliance with Rule 205(f).
    Said reports shall be submitted to:
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Division of A:ir Pollution Control
    Control Program Coordinator
    2200 Churchill Road
    Springfield, Illinois 62706
    2. Petitioner shall achieve compliance with Rule 103(b) (6) (E)
    and Rule 104(c) (1) by December 31, 1973.
    3. Petitioner shall apply for and obtain all necessary Construction
    Permits
    for its proposed control program.
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    4.
    Petitioner
    shall post a Performance Bond in the amount of
    $100,000 to :insure installation
    o:f the surface condensers.
    Such Performance Bond shall be posted by January 15, 1974,
    and shall he in a form satisfactory to the Environmental
    Protection Agency. Said bond shall be submitted to:
    Illinois Environmental
    Fiscal Services
    2200 Churchill Road
    Springfield,
    Illinois
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    Protection Agency
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    Moffett
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    Clerk of the I llino.is Pollution Control
    Board, hereby certify the above Op inion and Order were adopted on the
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