ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

August 8,

1972

CITY OF SANDWICH,

Petitioner,

vs

)

PCB 72—322

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

PRELIMINARY ORDER

(by Mr. Parker):

This variance proceeding was commenced by the filing with

the Pollution Control Board, on August 1,

1972, of

a copy of

a

letter dated June 15, 1972 from Baxter

& Woodman,

Inc., engineers

for the City of Sandwich,

to the Agency, and a copy of an Agency

reply letter dated June 26,

1972.

Petitioner seeks to avoid use

of temporary chlorination facilities pending completion of permanent

facilities expected to be in operation late this year.

We find that information in addition to that set forth in

these letters will be required in support of the request for a

variance,

and herewith order that petitioner file an amended

petition with the Board on or before August 28,

1972,

the amended

petition to contain additional information consistent with the

requirements of our Procedural Rule 401, including facts as to the

feasibility and cost of temporary chlorination facilities and the

effect upon the creek.

The amended petition should also include a state-

ment by petitioner that the 90 day period provided for in Title

9,

Section

38 of the Environmental Protection Act shall commence as of

the date of

filing of the amended petition.

In the absence of the filing of an amended petition on or

before August 28,

1972,

the original petition will be

subject

to

dismissal.

I, Christan Moffett, Clerk of the Pollution Control Board, certify

that the Board adopted the above Preliminary Order this~’

day

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,

1972, by a vote of

4

.

Christan L. Moffej~t/

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