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3ttetro*ast Journal First of 2 Sections 14 Pages 89th Year No. 116 May 17,1977 EPA request to join Wilsonville suit denied By Larry Spohn Richardson was accompanied necessarily side with Earth Metro-East Journal SUM by David Tripp, n lawyer with line. Carlinville Circuit Court Judga John Russell In CarUnvflle today de nied a motion to admit the U. 8. Environmental Protection the federal EPA to Kansas City, and Harry Gilmer, alio of the EPA's Kansas City of- Oca. GUmer has been supervising Federal EPA officials, how ever, have stated that they beUrn the landfill is safe md that It Is essential for tbs prs- Agency Into a suit against the Baribttne Corp., which operat es a hatardoue materials land fill atWilaonvtlla. Russell denied file motion, submitted by Earthline attor neys, because he said federal EPA "is not a necessary party 1 In Ute legal sense." Immediately after the ruling. Asst U. 8. Atty. ENMi Rich ardson, from Springfield, nak ed the court to admit the feder al EPA to the euK as a friend of the court tin disposal sf dirt contaminat ed by polydidortoatod biphen yls (FGBs) from a Missouri dump to the WUsonvUle land fill. fast action prompted the autt by the dty of WllsomrUla to halt the disposl because re sidents fear contamination of their water supply. Macoupin County States Atty. Ken Boyle, Os Macoupin Com te Farm Bureau and four resi dents from Madison Co,unty have hem permitted by Rus- seU to join to the suit on WH Russell also was expected to rule this afternoon on a motion to dlsmtes the suit filed by BartMine and an Boyk'i re quest that additional state EPA and Earthfine tofermafton about the site be available tor use in the court suit. Boyle wants detailed infor mation abut what chemicals and dangerous subetaness cur rently art stored at the tile, where to the tilt they are, Russell said he would consi 000*tile's Okie. der that and aeveral other mo- Tripp said after the court tfdna this afternoon. roceaeed today that the federal Russell also must nde on The Illinois Appellate Court EPA ,kbns an totereat to the a motion by the Illinois at for the Forth District to proper and safe fispotal of ma torney general's office, wMch Springfield had ordered that terial to the WUaonvilte land Is representing the Illinois the trial bejjto today, bat M fill" EPA to the case, to detormtoe wae net dear late this aton He said he and Richardson whether the EPA's file on the ing whather the preliminary would be representing the gov landfill should bs mads pufalle. motion would be decided to ernment's Interests, If admit Earthline attorney Start time. * ted to the suit, and would not Dobbs told the court again to day, "We do not beHeve tide information is available to the plaintiffs because of the sta tute . . . that governs confi dentiality." Earthline contende that the Information contains tected by IMnois law. u MOWS 001622