ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December 21, 1971

JOHN

¶1.

LT~FORGECO.

v.

)

# 71—286

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opiniqn a1~dOrder of the Board (by Mr. Currie):

On May 3, 1971 (## 70-39, 71-18) we ordered LaForge to

terminate its discharge of polluted rendering plant effluent

to th~ at~iica~Riverby October 8, 1971, the expected date

for cozinection~tothe Freeport municipal sewer In September

the compa~I~ ~avariance petition asking a two—month

ex-

tension

I~éc~isecxf.prbb~Iemswith its contractor, who had been

replaced. The petition noted that the interim chlorination

facility required by our order had been successfully installed.

The December 8 compliance

cLc~e

requested has now passed,

and the present request is therefore essentially moot. LaForge

remains subject to its obligation to submit progress reports,

and we shall expect confirmation that the project has indeed

been completed. If it has not been, the agency remains free

to institute an appropriate proceeding. The petition is dis-

missed. Cf. National Gypsum Co. v. EPA, # 71—B9 (Aug. 2, 1971).

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

certify that the Board adopted the above Opinion and Order

of the Board this 21st day of December, 1971 by a vote of 4—0.

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