ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 3, 1972

MRS. RAYMOND E. DONALDSON

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CITY OF ELMHTJRST

Preliminary Order of the Board (by Mr. Currie)

This citizen complaint charges the City with allowing

raw sewage to escape its sewers into basements. Though it

is designated a “formal” complaint, we cannot tell whether

or not the complainants wish us to schedule a hearing in

which they must prove their case. Nor have we any indication

that the respondents have been properly served as required

by our rules to afford opportunity to defend. The complaint

also fails to specify what provisions of the law are violated

by the acts complained of. We shall allow 21 days from this

date for submission of an amended complaint, failing which we

shall refer the matter to the Environmental Protection

Agency for investigation.

I,

Christan Moffett, Clerk of the Pollution Control Board,

certify that the Board adopted the above Preliminary Order

this

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