Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 309.113

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 309.113 - Fact Sheets

a) For every discharge with a total volume of more than 500,000 gallons (1.9 megaliters) on any day of the year, the Agency must prepare and, following public notice, send upon request to any person a fact sheet concerning the application described in the public notice. The contents of the fact sheets must include at least the following information:

1) A sketch or detailed description of the location of the discharge described in the application;

2) A quantitative description of the proposed discharge described in the application that includes at least the following:

A) The rate or frequency of the proposed discharge and if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow;

B) For thermal discharges subject to limitation under the Act, the average monthly temperatures for the discharge;

C) The average daily mass discharged and average concentration in milligrams per liter, or other applicable units of measurement, of any contaminants present in significant quantities or subject to limitations or prohibitions under the CWA or the Act or regulations adopted under them;

3) The tentative determinations required under Section 309.108;

4) A brief citation, including an identification of the uses for which the receiving waters have been classified, of the water quality standards and effluent standards and limitations applicable to the proposed discharge;

5) For modified and reissued permits, a summary of changes between the public noticed permit and the previous permit;

6) Summary of the antidegradation analysis, including characterization of the receiving waters and the existing uses of the receiving waters;

7) A more detailed description of the procedures for formulating final determinations than that given in the public notice, including:

A) The beginning and ending dates of the comment period and address where comments will be received;

B) Procedures for requesting a public hearing and the nature of that hearing and

C) Any other procedures by which the public may participate in formulating the final determination; and

8) Information on how to obtain the Agency record.

b) The Agency must add the name of any person or group, upon request, to a mailing list to receive copies of fact sheets.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 309.113

Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 7310, effective May 7, 2004

Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5017, effective 3/23/2023