ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June
    2, 1988
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    REVISION OF THE FLUORIDE
    )
    R88—13
    DRINKING WATER STANDARD:
    AMENDMENTS TO 35
    ILL.
    ADM.
    CODE
    604.202
    AND
    604.203
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by J. Anderson):
    By Order
    of April
    21, 1988,
    the Board opened
    this docket
    to
    consider relaxation
    of
    the fluoride drinking water standard from
    the Board’s present maximum allowable concentration of
    2.0 mg/I
    to 4.0 mg/i,
    the maximum contaminant
    level now contained
    in USEPA
    regulations.
    The Board did not publish
    a proposal
    at that
    time
    noting
    that public notification requirements should also be
    proposed.
    As the Board questioned whether other
    program
    modifications should also be proposed,
    the Board requested the
    assistance
    of the Agency
    in analyzing state
    and
    federal
    regulations to determine
    the full scope of the changes necessary
    to maintain consistency between the state’s regulatory program
    and the federal
    one.
    The Board requested
    that the Agency file
    comments
    on
    or before
    May
    23,
    as well
    as
    a status report
    if
    additional
    time for investigation were
    to be needed.
    By filing of May 23,
    1988,
    the Agency requested
    an
    additional
    30 days
    in which
    to file
    a complete response.
    The
    Agency explained that since
    the docket was opened
    it has
    “preliminarily contacted”
    USEPA.
    It
    is
    the Agency’s belief
    that
    in addition
    to the changes
    to Sections 604.202
    —
    604.203
    and the
    public notification requirements noted
    in the Board’s Order,
    that
    “amendments
    regarding sampling points and
    other
    rules
    may
    be
    required”.
    The Agency concluded
    that,
    if at all possible,
    it
    would
    file comments prior
    to the end
    of any extended deadline
    date for response.
    The Board appreciates
    the Agency’s efforts
    in this matter
    and,
    under
    the circumstances,
    believes the extension requested
    is
    reasonable.
    The Agency’s motion
    for extension
    of time
    through
    June
    23,
    1988
    is hereby granted.
    IT
    IS
    SO ORDERED.
    90—91
    —2—
    I, Dorothy M.
    Gunn, Clerk
    of the
    Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby certify that the above Order was adopted on
    the
    ~
    day of
    ______________,
    1988,
    by
    a vote
    of
    _________
    A
    Dorothy H
    Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
    90—92

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