Legal Opinion
Granite City Division of National Steel Co. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1993No. 72850PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bilandic
In this appeal, we are asked to consider the validity of recent amendments which the Illinois Pollution Con-
trol Board (Board) made to its water quality standards. Generally, water quality standards are statewide pollution control standards for Illinois waters which the Board promulgates in rulemaking proceedings. The water quality standards at issue in this appeal were adopted by the Board in a rulemaking proceeding, pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. HV-k, par. 1001 et seq.). The water quality standards are codified in title 35, subtitle…
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