CITY OF WHITE H~

),

ILLINOIS

ENVIR(t~i

PROTECTION

AC

It

OPINION AND OlD

This prov~

3

upon a January

mental Protecti

provisional vat

from

35 IlL Adn~

bypassing of the

processes for

t

are made which

qi

~.reatmentproce

3

The Petit

treatment faciii

charges efflue,.

IL0022390~

TIY

T

q

3,000 persons ard

~ h

day, includes a

activated

sluct

sludge digest

According

from the City

liter

(mg/l) b

solids

for

(Rec~l)~

JLUTION CONTROL BOARD

dry 24,

1985

The Citi

on August 16

activated sL

ci

maintenance

‘i~e

November 21,

1

(See:

~

of November

21

On Novemb

participated

difficulties e~r

activated

sb

lied to the Board fo

variance

126 to allow bypassi

j

i’s

t c requisite repair-

~

~iecessary

ts tertiary filters,

However,

on

~t

d denied this requested variance,

IEPA,

PCB 84-126, Opinion and Order

ARD

(by J~D~Dumelle):

nc~request

comes

before the Board

nmendation of the Illincs Environ~~~

V

ency)~ The Agency

recorrii nds that a

~rted to the City of White Fall

(Petitioner)

?

304 105, 304~120

and

304~l4lto aibow

~Li

re

secondary

and

tertiary t~eatment

P

cnnections

to the

existing piping

ci

o

f

cure bypassing of only the tertiary

q

~

operates a municipal wastewater

r

,

11

Greene County,

Illinois wlich dis~

tack pursuant to NPDES P~raitNo,

oh treats the waste of approximately

draulic capacity of 360,000 gallons

per

jt chamber, primary claritier,

secondary

aid sand filters, excess flow claritier,

~ation,

(Rec, l)~

~trg’~

monitoring reports, tIe effluent

WWTP averaged 8~6mU)~ rams per

demand

(BOD)

and

1

~ig/1suspended

t

i

0 tober, 1983 to ~e

‘~er,l984~

~ie Agency

and

the City of White Hall

...e~nent

conference

to di~cuss

operational

t the Petitioner~sWWTP such

as:

(1)

r~assing; (2)

the lack of proper

notification

62~441

---

of bypassing;

(3)

overflows,

and

(5)

(Rec.

2).

After this

me

t

White Hall submitte

the previously

merti~

this time schedule

to install

a

sped

sludge

effluent

d

the

tertiary

filter

the

activated

slud

along

with

the

ne

between the

activ

filter effluent

I

install this bypa.

March 31,

1985.

In

order

to

i

needs

to

bypass

ti

time

while

the

bypc.

line

and

to

the

act

White

Hall

has

est

the activated

slu~e

each case.

(Rec,

2

will

provide

prima

prior to discharge

The Agency

be~

bypassing will

be

bypassing;

(2)

the

nation to the

was

reduced biologica~

~ng

stream durirp

minimal environm

requiring the

Pet

rnent during the

arbitrary or

unr~

(Rec.

3).

It,,

ti

City of White

Hal

304,120, and

304

secondary

and

te

connections

to

t

future bypassing

to certain

condi

Pursuant

to

Protection Act,

as

recommended,

This

Opinion

conclusions of

la

m~ling; (4) sewer syste

o ckups

and

a

properly

certified

o

ator,

1-eld with the Agency,

th~ City

of

chedule

to the

Agency for

addressing

blems

at

its

WWTP,

(Red,

In

y

~f White Hall

stated U

t

intended

ine

to allow routing

~f

the

activated

the

chlorination

unit, thereby

allowing

bypassed

as necessary

without

bypassing

This

tertiary

filter byoass line,

a yes

and

fittings,

will

be

installed

effluent

line

and

the

tertiary

•

2),

The Petitioner

inte

ds

to

soon

as

possible

between iw and

planned

bypass

line,

t~ePetitioner

1.

1. sludge process for two p’~riodsof

~ connected

to

the tertiary effluent

budge effluent line,

The CiL.y of

Itat the

duration

of the bypassing of

~ will

be a maximum

of eight hours

in

ri g each

bypass

period,

the Petitioner

rent

and

chlorination

to the wastewater

trat

the

environmental

impact of the

ause

of:

(1) the short period of

a ion of

primary

treatment

and chlori-~

ad

(3)

the higher oxygen

levels and

tich can be expected

in the

receiv—

year,

(Rec.

3),

I’~l~s~t

of this

the Agency has conduced that

provide secondary and advanced

treat~

assing

periods would

i

pose an

~ iship

upon

the

City of ?L~tcHall.

mends

that

the

Boar

ant the

r

1 variance from S~

-r

04,105,

bypassing

of

the

Pet

er

s

-~

cat

processes

for

two

c

y

while

ping

are made

whicr

low

~rtiary treatment

pr

e

a,

subject

of

the

Illinois

Envir

nnental

eby

grants the

provisio

al

variance

t

a

the

Board’s

findings

of

fact

and

matter,

62~442

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ORDER

The City of

White tall is

hereby granted a

prov

~oral

variance from 35

Ill,

Mm,

Code

304.105,

304.120,

a

d

304,141 to

allow bypassing

of the secondary

and tertiary

treatrrc

t

processes

of its municipal

wasterater

treatment facility

in Greene

County,

Illinois while

connections to

the existing piping

ate made

which

will allow future

bypaasing of

only

the tertiary

trec

r

nt

process,

subject to the

followinç.

conditions:

1.

The period

of

the

variance shall be for a

total

of

two

(2) days

to

a

bow the

Petitioner to

compbe~cthe

work

described

in its petition

for provisional

variance.

The

Petitiorer shall

complete the work

described as

soon as

poss ble, but

in any event no

latex

than

March

31,

1985.

2.

The

PetitionEr shall

notify Sandy

Bron or

I

Agency’s

Springfield

Regional

Office via telephone

.

(217)

786—6892

when each

activated sludge

process

ypass

begins

and erds,

The

Petitioner shall

also sibmit

written

verification

of the telephone

notification

within

5 working days

to:

Illinois Environmental

Protection

Agency

4500

South

6th

Street Road

Springfield, Illinois 62706

Attention:

Sandy Bron

3,

During

eaci-

....tivated

sludge process

bypa°~-

the

Petitioner

shall

provide primary treatment and

chlorina

ion

to

the

wastewater

prior to

discharge.

Additionally, Petitioner

shall

keep

~

length of time that each by~a

occurs

as short

a’

asible by

completing

the

w

-

the

existing

r

e.~as quickly

as possible

an

trig

as

much

of tha

r

-luent

wastewater in

the we

~

and/or

interceptor

~er as

possible

without

cau~

n

sewer

overflows,

oaenent

backups,

etc.

in

the

c

ction

systems

4.

During

eac

ivated

sludge

process

by~

he

Petitioner

shall

colic

a grab sample

of

both the

rat ~ent and

the

offluen

‘~oreach

4

hours or part

there

I that the

bypassing

o~-u~s, Each

sample shall

be ma

zed for

IBOD

and

su~pcrdedsolids

and the

results

o

g with

the

time o

llection,

shall be

submit’..e

Sandy

Bran at

the

~3ency address

indicated

abo

~

item #2

within

10

dvi~

5.

Within

10 drys of the date

of the

Boards

~r,

the

City

of White Hall shall

execute a

Certili a

e

of

Acceptance

ar

I Agreement

to be bound

to a

erms

and

conditions

ci

this

provisional variance

wh

c

shall

be

sent

to:

.2a.~,I Morrison,

Illinois

Envirorrertal

Pro-

tection

Age..mLJ,

Division

of Water

Pollution ~ontrol,

62-443

---

Springfield, Illinois 62706.

This certification shall

CERTIFICATION

I,

(We)

,

85-10 dated January 24,

By:

Title

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Dorothy

11.

Gunn,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board,

hereby certify that the,)above Opinion and Order was adopted

on the

~

day of

__________________,

1985 by a vote of

(

~-i~~-t4~.)

)7~,

Dorothy N. ,ë~unn, Clerk