IN THE MATTER OF:
)
)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
)
AMMONIA NITROGEN STANDARDS
)
35
Ill. Adm. Code
)
NOTICE OF FILING
TO:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
Office ofthe Attorney General
Division ChiefofEnvironmental Enforcement
188 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL
60610
See Attached
Service List
Division ofLegal Counsel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021
North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE
today that I have filed with the Clerk ofthe Illinois Pollution
Control Board
Public Comments, a
copy ofwhich is herewith served upon you.
Richard J. Kissel
Roy M. Harsch
Sheila H. Deely
GARDNER, CARTON & DOUGLAS
321
North Clark Street
-
Suite 3400
Chicago, Illinois
60610-4795
(312) 644-3000
(~C~~VED
CLERK’S OmCE
BEFORE
THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MAY
1
52002
STAlE
OF IWNOIS
Pollution Control Board
R 02-19
(Rulemaking
—
Water)
Dated:
May
15,
2002
THIS
FILING
IS SUBMITTED
ON RECYCLED PAPER
R02-19 Service List
Ammonia Nitrogen Standards
Mike Callahan
Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District
P.O. Box 3307
Bloomington, IL
6 1702-3307
Dennis Duffield
Department of Public Works City ofJoliet
921 E.
Washington Street
Joliet,
IL
60433
Lisa M. Frede
Chemical Industry Council
9801
W.
Higgens Rd,
-
Suite 515
Rosemont, IL
60018
James
T. Harrington
Ross & Hardies
150 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL
60601
Katherine Hodge
Hodge Dwyer Zeman
3150 Roland Avenue
Springfield,
IL
62705
Robert A. Messina
Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group
215 East Adams Street
Springfield,
IL
62701
Irwin Polls
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
OfChicago
6001
West
Cicero, IL
60804
Marie Tipsord
Attorney, Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL
60601
Larry Cox
Downers
Grove Sanitary District
2710
Curtiss Street
Downers
Grove, IL
60515
Albert Ettinger
Environmental Law &
Policy Center
35
E.
Wacker Drive
-
Suite
1300
Chicago, IL
60601
Dorothy Gunn
Clerk, Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph
-
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL
60601
Ron Hill
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
100 East Erie
Chicago, IL
60611
Margaret P. Howard
Hedinger & Howard
1225
S. Sixth Street
Springfield, IL
62703
Tom Muth
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District
682 State Route 31
Oswego, IL
60543
Sanjay Sofat
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
Tim Bachman
Urbana/Champaign Sanitary District
1100
B. University Avenue -P.O. Box
669
Urbana,
IL
61803
R02-19 Service List
Ammonia Nitrogen Standards
Jim Daugherty
Thom Creek Basin Sanitary District
700 West End Avenue
Chicago Heights, IL
60417
Catherine F. Glenn
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 W. Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL
60601
David Zenz
CTE Engineers
303 East Wacker Drive
-
#600
Chicago, IL
60601
Susan M. Franzetti
Sonnenschein Natha & Rosenthal
8000 Sears Tower
Chicago, IL
60606
Deborah J. Williams
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 N. Grand Avenue East
P0
Box
19276
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
Michael Zima
DeKaib Sanitary District
P0 Box 624
DeKalb,IL
60115
CHO1/12209948.
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CLERK’S
OFFICE
MAY152002
STATE OF IWNOIS
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOAl~iiutionControl
Board
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
)
R
02-19
AMMONIA NITROGEN STANDARDS
)
(Rulemaking
-
Water)
35
Iii. Adm.
Code
)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
NOW COMES, The Illinois
Association ofWastewater Agencies (“IAWA”) by its
attorneys, Gardner, Carton & Douglas to submit the following public comments:
1.
Pursuant to the Order ofthe Hearing Officer in this matter, public comments
are
due to be filed on or before May
15,
2002.
2.
The IAWA would like
to
thank the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(“IEPA”) and the Illinois Pollution Control Board (“Board”) for their assistance, cooperation and
attention in this important matter.
3.
The IAWAbelieves that the record currently before the Board provides ample
support for the adoption ofthe proposed revisions to
the Ammonia Water Quality Standards
currently pending before the Board in this matter.
4.
After review of the transcripts in this matter, IAWA would agree with the
suggestion made by Board Member Flemal that the word “rather” be deleted from the proposed
definition ofearly life history stage as testified to by Dr.
Sheehan. (Tr. 4/23/02 at pp.
20-22).
5.
IAWA has reviewed the other questions that were raised by the Board at the April
23,
2002 hearing and believes that those questions have been thoroughly addressed by responses
to
questions on the record at that hearing.
The sole exception was the agreement by the Agency
to provide information regarding typical pH values for Illinois streams.
(Tr. at pp.48-49).
6.
The record before the Board clearly establishes the basis for the proposcd
amendments, the rationale behind these amendments
and the pressing need to revise the
Ammonia Water Quality Standards so that Illinois discharges will be complying with
scientifically defensible
standards.
7.
The record before the Board shows that the IAWA’s proposal has the support of
the IEPA, has been submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S.
EPA”) for review and has been amended to reflect U.S.
EPA’s comments and has been
submitted to a number ofstate regulatory agencies and environmental agencies for theirinput
and comment.
The record clearly shows the lack ofopposition and overall
support for the
adoption ofthe proposed amendments.
The IAWA respectfully requests that the Board consider the record before it and proceed
to first notice with respect to the proposed amendments that have been submitted.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that a copy ofthe foregoing Notice
of Filing Public
Comments
were filed by hand delivery with the Clerk ofthe Illinois Pollution Control Board and served
upon the parties to whom said Notice is directed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, by depositing in the
U.S. Mail
at 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois onWednesday, May
15,
2002.
Rih4Kisse~~t
CHO2/22188182.I
