ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

March

19,

1982

IN THE MATTER OF:

)

AMENDMENTS OF CHAPTER

3:

RULE

)

R81-23

203(f), WATER POLLUTION, AMMONIA

)

NITROGEN WATER QUALITY STANDARD

Pr~osed Rule.

First Notice

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by J.D.

Dumelle):

On February

4, 1982 the Board entered a Proposal for Rule-

making

in this matter in response to the July

13,

1981 filing

of an economic impact study of existing Rule 203(f) of Chapter

3,

Water Pollution,

and “inquiry” hearings held in response

bo that

filing.

The Board hereby instructs the Clerk of the Board to

institute the first notice period on the rules proposed in the

February

4 Order.

The Board is proceeding to first notice at this time in

the hope of having a final rule

in place by July

1,

1982 or

as shortly thereafter as possible, since the exemption from

the ammonia nitrogen water quality standard contained in present

Rule 402.1 expires on July 1,

1982.

In order to meet that date

first notice must commence at least ninety days before that

time.

The Board notes,

however, that at least fourteen days

will be allowed for comment prior to the close of record in

this

matter after the transcript of the final day of hearing

is filed with the Board.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

D.

Anderson concurred.

I,

Christan L. Moffett,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board,

hereby certify that the above Order was adopted

on the

j~

day of

______________-,

1982 by a vote ofj~o_.

C

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Christan

L.

tt, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board