Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 307.1101

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 307.1101 - General and Specific Requirements

No person may introduce the following types of pollutants into a POTW:

a) General Requirements

1) Pollutants that pass through the POTW; or

2) Pollutants that interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW.

b) Specific Requirements

1) Pollutants that create a fire or explosion hazard within the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 60 °C (140 °F) using the test methods specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.121;

2) Pollutants that would cause safety hazards to the personnel operating the treatment works;

3) Pollutants that will cause corrosive damage to the POTW;

4) Pollutants that would be injurious in any other way to sewers, treatment works, or structures;

5) Discharges with a pH less than 5.0, unless the POTW is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges;

6) Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts that will obstruct the flow in the POTW resulting in interference;

7) Any pollutant, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, at a flow rate or concentration that will cause interference with the POTW;

8) Heat in amounts that will inhibit biological activity in the POTW and interfere with the POTW;

9) Heat in amounts that result in temperatures in the influent to the POTW treatment plant greater than 40 °C (104 °F), unless the Agency approves alternate temperature limits in the pretreatment plan;

10) Pollutants that would cause the effluent from the treatment works to violate applicable effluent standards;

11) Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;

12) Pollutants that result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems; or

13) Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the POTW.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 307.1101

Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 17811, effective October 26, 2006

Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 4662, effective 3/23/2023

BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 403.3 and 403.5 (2005).