ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    July 10, 1997
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    PETITION OF GRANITE CITY STEEL
    FOR AN ADJUSTED STANDARD FROM
    35 ILL. ADM. CODE 302.212 AND
    302.213, WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
    RELATING TO AMMONIA
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    AS 97-6
    (Adjusted Standard - Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by R.C. Flemal):
    On January 16, 1997 the National Steel Corporation Granite City Division (GCD) filed
    a petition for an adjusted standard from the Board’s water quality standards related to
    ammonia. On January 23, 1997 the Board found the petition deficient and ordered GCD to
    file an amended petition curing the deficiencies within 45 days, or the petition would be
    subject to dismissal. On March 6, 1997 and May 1, 1997, at the request of GCD, the Board
    stayed its order until July 7, 1997.
    Currently before the Board is a July 3, 1997 GCD motion for continuance of temporary
    stay and July 7, 1997 supplement to motion for continuance. GCD observes that it received a
    copy of the Draft Renewal Permit which includes a thirty-day public comment period that
    extends from July 6, 1997 through August 5, 1997. As a result GCD requests a stay in this
    matter for an additional 60 days to allow it and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency) additional time to resolve the ammonia issue.
    On July 9, 1997 the Agency filed its response and stated that it does not object to
    granting the continued stay. In fact the Agency agrees with GCD that the issuance of the final
    permit will resolve the issues in the instant matter, likely resulting in the withdrawal of the
    adjusted standard request.
    The Board hereby grants GCD’s requested stay until September 8, 1997. If GCD does
    not file an amended petition by September 8, 1997, the petition for adjusted standard filed on
    January 16
    , 1997
    will be subject to dismissal.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    Board Member K.M. Hennessey abstained.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois
    Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the above
    order was adopted on the 10th day of July 1997, by a vote
    of 5-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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