ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    September 20, 1973
    )
    1-1.
    KRAMER
    and
    COMPANY
    )
    )
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB
    73-271
    )
    )
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    )
    )
    EARL
    S.
    SCHWARTZ, VICE PRESIDENT, APPEARED FOR H.
    KRAMER
    DOUGLAS
    T.
    MORING, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,
    APPEARED FOR
    THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    OPINION AND ORDER OF
    TIlE BOARD
    (by Mr.
    Duinelle)
    A petition for extension of a variance previously granted
    by
    the Illinois Pollution Control Board on March
    8,
    1973, PCB 72-495,
    was filed on July
    6,
    1973.
    The Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency)
    filed a recommendation approving the granting of the
    extension on August
    7,
    1973.
    Petitioner owns
    a copper base alloy smelting and refining
    facility located in Cook County,
    Illinois.
    Petitioner received a
    variance to exceed the particulate emissions limitations until
    June
    30,
    1973,
    in order to allow the installation of
    a baghouse
    to control particulate emissions.
    An extension of that variance
    is now sought until September 26,
    1973 to correct mechanical
    problems which have
    become apparent during the early periods
    of
    operation of the baghouse facility.
    These mechanical difficulties
    are caused by the installation of an undersized compressor
    and
    conveyor system.
    Both pieces of equipment are under warranties
    and will be replaced with proper sized equipment.
    The Agency states
    that the Petitioner has met all
    of the con-
    ditions specified
    in the previous order of the Board
    (PCB 72-495)
    and
    that correction of the above two problems will allow compliance
    with particulate limitations.
    The Board finds that Petitioner has
    made satisfactory progress
    in abating its particulate emissions.
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    ORDER
    The Illinois Pollution Control Board hereby orders that the
    I
    variance issued to the Petitioner on l’Iarch
    8,
    1973
    (PCB
    72-495)
    be extended until September
    26,
    1973 subject to all conditions
    I
    contained in the original order.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
    I
    Control Board, hereby certify the above Opinion and Order were
    adopted on the
    .Qp’~’
    day of September,
    1973 by
    a vote of
    ~?~O
    .
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