Armour-Dial, Inc. v. Pollution Control Board

On February 1,1977, Armour-Dial filed a petition for variance with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (hereinafter the Board.) The petition sought a variance from section 9(a) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 111½, par. 1009(a)) (hereinafter the Act) which prohibits air pollution and discharges in violation of the Board’s rules. The petition also sought a variance from Rules 205(f) and 103(b)(6)(A) of the Board’s air pollution regulations, which respectively limit discharge of odor producing organic materials to 8 pounds per hour and bar issuance of operating…