ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 23, 1972

BORDEN

CHEMICAL CO.

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ENVIRONI~TNTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opinion & Order of the Board (by Mr. Currie)

Borden petitioned, for extension of a schedule, set in a

prior variance proceeding

(#7i~23, May 24,

1971), for compliance

with

the effluent standards of 4

mg/i

POD, 5 mg/i suspended

solids,

~hich at

the date of

filing

the

regulations required

to

be

met

by people

in

Borden’s situation by

July,

1972. Borden

now moves to withdraw the petition, arguing no variance is

necessary because

of

our

recent revision

of

the regulations,

which postponed the compliance

date

to December 1973 (Water

Quality Standards Revisions, #R7l-14, March.

7,

l972)~ We

need not decide whether or not we agree with this assessment;

if Borden does not

wish

to seek a variance, there is nothing

before us to be decided. The motion to withdraw is granted

and the proceeding dismissed,

I, Christan Moffett,

Clerk

of the Pollution Control Board,

certify t~t the

Board

adopted the above Opinign and Order

this

~

day of May, 1972, by a vote

of

46rp

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