TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PART 305
MONITORING AND REPORTING
Section
305.101 |
Preamble |
305.102 |
Reporting Requirements |
305.103 |
Effluent Measurement |
Appendix A |
References to Previous Rules |
AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 13 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111 1/2, pars. 1013 and 1027).
SOURCE: Filed with the Secretary of State January 1, 1978; amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 25, p. 190, effective June 21, 1979; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 7818; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 1604, effective January 18, 1984; amended in R88-1 at 13 Ill. Reg. 5989, effective April 18, 1989; amended in R88-21(A) at 14 Ill. Reg. 2888, effective February 13, 1990.
Section 305.101 Preamble
This part 305 prescribes requirements for monitoring, reporting and measuring contaminant discharges. Unless the contrary is clearly indicated, all references to "Parts" or "Sections" are to Ill. Adm. Code, Title 35: Environmental Protection. For example, "Part 309" is 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309, and "Section 309.101" is 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.101.
Section 305.102 Reporting Requirements
| a) | Every person within this State operating a pretreatment works, treatment works, or wastewater source shall submit operating reports to the Agency at a frequency to be determined by the Agency. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Such reports shall contain information regarding the quantity of influent and of effluent discharged, of wastes bypassed and of combined sewer overflows; the concentrations of those physical, chemical, bacteriological and radiological parameters which shall be specified by the Agency; information concerning the biological impact of the discharge as specified by the Agency, pursuant to Section 39 of the Act; and any additional information the Agency may reasonably require. This reporting requirement for pretreatment works shall only apply to those pretreatment works which are required to have a pretreatment permit or authorization to discharge pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 310. |
| b) | Every holder of an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit is required to comply with the monitoring, sampling, recording and reporting requirements set forth in the permit and this Chapter. |
| c) | Compliance with the reporting requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 310 satisfies this reporting requirement. |
(Source: Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 2888, effective February 13, 1990)
Section 305.103 Effluent Measurement
In order to facilitate the ability of the Agency to conduct its inspecting and investigating responsibilities as described in Section 4(d) of the Act, all effluent discharge sewers, pipes or outfalls shall be designed or modified so that a sample of the effluent can be obtained at a point after the final treatment process and before discharge to or mixing with any waters of the State. All treatment works shall include such devices for taking samples and for measuring and recording effluent flow as the Agency may reasonably require.
Section 305.APPENDIX A References to Previous Rules
The following table is provided to aid in referencing old Board Rule numbers to section numbers pursuant to codification.
Chapter 3: Water Pollution Part V, Monitoring and Reporting |
35 Ill. Admin. Code Part 305 |
Preamble |
Section 305.101 |
Rule 501 |
Section 305.102 |
Rule 502 |
Section 305.103 |