Ferndale Heights Utilities Co. v. Pollution Control Board

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action involves a petition by Ferndale Heights Utilities Co. (hereinafter “Ferndale”) for review of an order of the Illinois Pollution Control Board (hereinafter “Board”) which found that petitioner has allowed the emission of sound beyond its property boundaries so as to cause noise pollution in violation of Rule 102 of the Illinois Noise Regulations and section 24 of the Environmental Protection Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 111½, par. 1001 et seq.) The Board’s order was based upon a complaint filed by the Illinois…