IN THE MATTER OF:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
AMMONIA NITROGEN STANDARDS
35 ILL. ADM. CODE 302.212, 302.213
AND
304.122
RECEIVED
CLERICS
OFFICE
JUN
1
4
2002
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June
10,
2002, I filed Comments on
the Proposed Ammonia Standards Amendments with the Clerk ofthe Illinois
Pollution Control Board, a copy ofwhich is herewith served upon you.
DeKaIb Sanitary District
303 Hollister Avenue
P.O. Box
624
DeKaIb, Illinois
60115-0624
June
10, 2002
Respectfully Submitted,
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
STATE OF IWNOIS
Polluflon
Control Board
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(Rulemaking
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Water)
BY:
Michael Zima,Dis~dManager
DeKaIb Sanitary District
ThIS FILING IS SUBMITtED ON RECYCLED PAPER
RECEIVED
CLERK’S
OFflrc
BEFORE
THE
ILLINOIS
POLLUTION~h~44I~M
BOARD
STATE OF IWNOIS
Pollution
Control Board
IN
THE MATTER OF:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
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AMMONIA NITROGEN STANDARDS
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(Rulemaking
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Water)
35
ILL. ADM. CODE 302.212, 302.213
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AND
304.122
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COMMENTS ON THE
PROPOSED AMMONIA STANDARDS AMENDMENTS
The DeKalb Sanitary District respectfully submits the following
comments and observations regarding the Illinois Association ofWastewaterAgencies’
proposed revisions to the Ammonia Nitrogen Water Quality Standards, currently before
the Board.
The USEPA’s
1999 Update of Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia was
published only after an
extensive review of the scientific literature. Upon releasing the
1999 update, USEPA
stated, “These criteria reflect the latest scientific knowledge on
the effects water pollutants have on the public health and welfare, aquatic life and
recreation. The 1999
update contains EPA’s most recent freshwater aquatic life criteria
for ammonia and supercedes all previous freshwater aquatic life ammonia criteria.
USEPA Administrator, Christine Todd Whitman acknowledges that the
foundation ofEPA’s work is sound
science and the EPA’s “...commitment
to the quality
and relevance ofscience is greater than everbefore.”
On May24,
2002, Ms.
Whitman
appointed a Science Advisor in order to
strengthen the role of science at the Agency.
2
I
Remarks of Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
at the
EPA Science Forum, Washington, DC,
May
1, 2002.
2
USEPA Press Release of 5/24/2002.
THIS FILING IS SUBMITtED ON RECYCLED PAPER
The DeKalb Sanitary District believes that the IAWA petition represents
a sensible and scientifically based adaptation to the State ofIllinois ofthe USEPA’s
1999 Update ofAmbient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia. This update represents
USEPA’s assessment of credible scientific data on the aquatic life toxicity of ammonia.
The DeKaIb Sanitary District recommends
that the Illinois Pollution Control Board
enact the Illinois Association ofWastewater Agencies’ petition so that the most
scientifically defensible water quality standards can be used to protect aquatic life in the
State ofIllinois.
The DeKaib Sanitary District is aware that the Illinois Pollution Control
Board did
authorize the Ammonia Rule for First Notice on June 6, 2002. Ifthis
ammonia issue progresses as we hope it will, the IEPA will need to develop their
methodologies on how the rule is to be
implemented and applied to the subject
dischargers in Illinois. The DeKalb SanitaryDistrict
is supportive ofthis action, and
encourages the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to finalize implementation
methodologies.
Respectfully Submitted,
BY:
____________
Michael Zima, Dit~~t
Manager
DeKalb
Sanitary District
DATED: June
10, 2002
DeKaIb Sanitary District
303
Hollister Avenue
P.O. Box 624
DeKaIb, Illinois 60115-0624
June 10,
2002
THIS FILING IS SUBMITtED ON RECYCLED PAPER
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies
that a copy ofthe foregoing Comments on the
Proposed Ammonia Standards Amendments was mailed, postageprepaid, by depositing
in the U.S. Mail on June 10, 2002,
to the addresses on the attached service list.
DeKaib Sanitary District
303 Hollister Avenue
P.O. Box 624
DeKalb, Illinois 60115-0624
June
10, 2002
~t~a
Michael Zima, Dis~ Manager
DeKaib Sanitary District
THIS FILING IS SUBMITtED ON RECYCLED PAPER
SERVICE LIST
R02- 19
May
15, 2002
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois
60601
Catherine Glenn
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100
West Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois
60601
Tim Bachman
UrbanalChampaign Sanitary District
1100 East University Ave., P.O. Box 669
Urbana, Illinois 61803
Mike
Callahan
Bloomington Normal
Water Reclamation District
Post Office Box 3307
Bloomington, Illinois
61702-3307
Larry Cox
Downer’s Grove Sanitary District
2710 Curtiss
Street
Downer’s Grove,
Illinois
60515
Dennis Daffield
Department ofPublic Works City of Joliet
921
East Washington Street
Joliet,
Illinois
60433
Jim Daugherty
Thom Creek Basin Sanitary District
700 West End Avenue
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60417
Sheila Deely
Gander, Canon and Douglas
321
North Clark Street, Suite 3400
Chicago, Illinois
60610-4795
Albert Ettinger
Environmental Law and Policy Center
35
East Wacker Drive,
Suite
1300
Chicago, Illinois
60601-2110
Susan M. Franzetti
Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal
8000 Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
60606
Lisa Frede
Chemical Industry Council
9801 West Higgins Road, Suite 515
Rosemont,
Illinois
60018
James T. Harrington
Ross and Hardies
150 North Michigan, Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Katherine Hodge
Hodge, Dwyer Zeman
3150 Roland Avenue
Post
Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois
62705-5776
Margaret Howard
Hedinger and Howard
1225
South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois
62703
Richard Lanyon
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
100 East Erie,
Room 400
Chicago, Illinois
60611
Robert Messina
Illinois
Environmental Regulatory Group
215
East Adams
Street
Springfield,
Illinois
62701
Tom Mulh
Fox Metro Walter Reclamation District
682
State Route
31
Oswego,
Illinois 60543
Irwin Polls
Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Chicago
Environmental Monitoring Division
6001
West Pershing
Road
Cicero, Illinois
60804-4112
David Zenz
CTE Engineers
303 East
Wacker Drive,
Suite
600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Michael Zima
DeKaIb Sanitary District
Post Office Box 624
DeKaib, Illinois
60115
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ON
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