Mystik Tape v. Pollution Control Board

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Mystik Tape (Mystik), a division of Borden, Inc., charging that Mystik had violated section 9(a) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. IIIV2, par. 1009(a)) in causing air pollution. The complaint also charged that Mystik had violated section 9(b) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. IIU/2, par. 1009(b)), and Rule 3 — 2.110 of the rules and regulations in installing certain equipment without first obtaining a permit.

The Pollution Control Board (Board) found that Mystik had violated both of the…