TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION
1. CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
  1. PART 305
  2. MONITORING AND REPORTING

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