Chicago Magnesium Casting Co. v. Pollution Control Board

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Chicago Magnesium Casting Company (“Chicago Magnesium”) appeals from certain portions of an order of the Illinois Pollution Control Board finding that Chicago Magnesium had violated section 9(a) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 111%, § 1009 (a)) and imposing a $1000 fine. The case was submitted to the Board on an agreed statement of facts, which are summarized as follows:

Chicago Magnesium owns and operates a facility for the manufacture of castings, primarily of magnesium alloys. Among the manufacturing…