ILLINOIS
    POLLUTIOt’1 CONTROL BOARD
    June 2,
    1983
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    THE
    PETITION OF THE
    )
    GALESBURG SANITARY DISTRICT
    )
    R80-16
    TO AMEND REGULATIONS.
    )
    Proposed Rule.
    First Notice.
    PROPOSED OPINION AND ORDER
    (by JO.
    Dumelle):
    On August 28,
    1980,
    the Galesburg Sanitary District filed
    a petition for site-specific regulatory relief which was accepted
    by the Board and authorized for hearing and publication on September 4,
    1980.
    Four merit hearings were held on December
    9 and 10,
    1980;
    and June
    8 and
    9,
    1981.
    On October 7,
    1982, the Department of
    Energy and Natural Resources transmitted to the Board copies of
    its economic study entitled The Economic Impact of Proposed
    Regulation R80-16 Filed by the Galesburg Sanitary District to
    Amend Chapter
    3, Water Pollution_Regulations.
    An economic
    fmpact
    hearing was held to consider that study on January
    14,
    1983.
    Final comments were received by the Board on March 11, 1983.
    FACILITY
    The Galesburg Sanitary District owns and operates a sewer
    system and sewage treatment plant
    in Knox County that services
    primarily the City of Galesburg
    (R.133).
    Galesburg was originally
    constructed as a combined sewer community; however,
    over 90
    of the City is presently served by storm sewers as a result
    of sewer separation projects that started in 1967.
    The original
    44
    overflow points have remained in the system
    (R.236).
    The wastewater treatment facilities provide secondary treatment
    by a trickling filter process.
    Dry weather flows receive two
    stage trickling filter treatment:
    first through the 1930 plant,
    then recirculation to the plant completed in 1969.
    Flows
    exceeding dry weather flow are given single stage treatment in the
    1969 plant.
    There has been no reported bypassing of the plant
    since 1970, although combined sewer overflow does occur.
    Treatment
    plant effluent, combined sewer overflows, and any by-passing
    discharge into Cedar Creek (R.160—165).
    The Board appreciates the efforts of Lee
    R. Cunningham,
    who
    acted as hearing officer in these proceedings, and Bill
    S.
    Forcade,
    for his assistance
    in drafting this Opinion and Order.
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    Cedar Creek begins as
    a farm tile northeast of Galesburg and
    flows through Galesburg from Northeast to Southwest.
    Cedar
    Creek becomes a paved channel
    inside the City at the Santa Fe
    Burlington Northern Viaduct,
    and continues through the center
    of the city generally parallel
    to the main line of the Santa Fe.
    Cedar Creek emerges from southwest Galesburg,
    flows past the
    sewage treatment plant, and continues in a westerly direction
    through predominantly agricultural
    land.
    Ultimately,
    Cedar Creek
    flows into Henderson Creek which flows into the Mississippi River
    (R.132—140)
    PROCEDURAL HISTORY
    Discharges from the Gaiesburg Sanitary District treatment
    plant and combined sewer overflows are subject to Board rules and
    regulations which establish water quality standards applicable
    to Cedar Creek.
    To comply with these rules and regulations the
    District embarked on
    a program to plan, design and engineer,
    and
    construct improvements to the sewage collection and treatment
    facilities.
    During the pendency of that program,
    the District
    has so~ightvariances from certain effluent and water quality
    standards in the following proceedings:
    PCB 73—86,
    74—93, 75—148,
    76—154,
    76—296,
    77—192, and 82—21.
    The present variance
    (PCB 77—192) grants
    the District relief, until June
    1,
    1982,
    from 1977 rules governing ammonia nitrogen discharges,
    deoxygenating
    wastes discharges, and combined sewers and treatment plant bypasses.
    The District has a variance request pending, PCB 82-21,
    seeking
    similar relief for the future if this site—specific regulatory
    request
    is denied.
    In the present proceeding the District has sought the
    following changes
    in Board Rules and Regulations:
    1.
    That the water use designation for Cedar Creek
    he
    changed from general use to general use with certain limitations
    (Section 302.202).
    2.
    That the current dissolved oxygen standard for Cedar Creek
    be deleted if treatment plant effluent meets certain standards.
    The
    present dissolved oxygen standard requires not less than 6.0 mg/i
    during at least 16 hours of any
    24 hour period, and not less
    than 5.0 mg/i at any time (Section 302.206).
    3.
    That the treatment plant be required to meet final effluent
    standards of
    20 mg/i of BODç and
    25 mg/i of TSS.
    The current
    standard is
    10 mg/i BOD5,
    12 mg/i
    of TSS
    (Section 304.120(b)).
    4.
    That water quality standards for Cedar Creek regarding
    ammonia nitrogen and un-ionized ammonia he modified to place a
    maximum of
    15 mg/i of ammonia nitrogen and 0.10 mg/i
    of un—ionized
    ammonia.
    Current standards require, below 15 mg/i ammonia
    nitrogen,
    a maximum un—ionized ammonia of
    0.04 mg/i
    (Section 302.212).
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    5.
    That the current requirement that discharges not increase
    ambient water temperature more than 5°F(2.8°C)he deleted
    (Section 302.211(d)).
    6.
    That the combined sewer overflow requirement that all
    of the first flush meet applicable effluent standards be deleted
    (Section 206.305(a)).
    The Agency has recommended
    that the site specific rules not
    ho adopted.
    PRESENT PROCEEDINGS
    During these proceedings individuals appearing in favor of
    the Galesburg Sanitary District’s proposal provided testimony
    and exhibits that:
    1)
    described the present and potential uses of Cedar Creek
    and surrounding
    areas,
    2)
    described the chemical and biological nature of
    Cedar Creek and the impacts caused by sewage discharges
    as well as
    the urban and agricultural environment,
    and
    3)
    described the Galesburg sewage system and plant,
    their
    operation,
    the proposed construction program, and its cost.
    Individuals appearing
    in opposition to the proposal
    provided testimony and exhibits concerning the nature of Cedar
    Creek and impact from District discharges,
    as well
    as disputing
    testimony in favor of the proposal.
    A local farmer testified that he had lost several calves
    that drank from Cedar Creek,
    and presented laboratory results
    showing nitrate/nitrite
    levels
    in Cedar Creek.
    He claimed
    the District’s discharge partly caused the loss of calves
    and high nitrate/nitrite
    levels but did not claim to support or
    oppose the proposed amendments
    (R.
    280—284,
    Ex.
    32).
    In
    its final brief the District argues
    that, at present,
    the total District discharges do not impair present or potential
    uses of Cedar Creek,
    that the proposed amendments would simply
    maintain existing conditions, that the anticipated construction
    program costs
    ($40 million) would
    far outweigh benefits, and that
    the proposal
    is reasonable and appropriate.
    Final comments submitted
    by the Agency dispute the District’s
    claims, argue that the level of
    control required by Board regulations are technically feasible
    and economically reasonable, and claim
    that the District has failed
    to demonstrate a difference in circumstances for its plant or
    Cedar Creek (compared to any other district or creek)
    which
    is
    necessary for site—specific relief.
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    DISCUSSION
    The District’s proposal can be broken into three separate
    elements:
    1.
    relief
    from deoxygenating wastes effluent standards,
    water quality dissolved oxygen and ammonia standards,
    and water
    use designation changes,
    2.
    relief from combined sewer overflow regulations, and
    3.
    relief
    trout instrearn temperature increase regulations.
    The District’s arguments are conceptually simple.
    To achieve
    the applicable standards the District planned a construction
    program that
    is now estimated to cost nearly $40 million.
    Recent
    studies
    indicate the impact of the District’s discharges on
    Cedar Creek does not significantly impair any present or potential
    use of the Creek,
    and water quality improvements from the construction
    program would he minimal
    compared to the cost.
    EFFLUENT CONSIDERATIONS
    Effluent from the District’s discharge
    is subject
    to the
    deoxygenating wastes standards of Section 304.120.
    Because
    the dilution ratio of the District’s discharge
    to Cedar Creek
    is less
    than five to one
    (R.t34),
    the standards of 304.120(c)
    apply;
    this requires that effluent not exceed 10 mg/l
    of BOD~or 12
    mg/i
    of TSS except in certain situations not applicah~ehere.
    The District requests discharge limitations of
    20 mg/i
    BOD~and 25 mg/i
    of TSS found
    in Section 304.i20(h~
    the
    a.ischarge
    limitations which would apply to the District were
    it not for the low flow characteristics of Cedar Creek.
    In Group Exhibit 17 the District introduced results
    of
    effluent analyses
    from January of 1966 through October of 1980.
    An examination of the last 36 months of that data shows
    the discharge failed to meet the 10
    rug/i
    of BOD5 standard for
    26 months and failed to meet the 12
    rug/i of TSS standard
    for 18 months.
    Results from 1966 to 1976 show even higher
    BOD /TSS values.
    Clearly the District has had and still has a
    pro~lemwith a 10/12 standard.
    Closer examination of the discharge
    data shows
    a seasonal
    pattern.
    During the warmer months
    (July,
    August,
    September) BODr/TSS values are lowest and usually
    comply with a 10/12 standard.~During
    the colder months
    (January,
    February, March) BOD5/TSS values are highest and seldom comply.
    To resolve these problems the District, beginning
    in 1972,
    contracted with Clark, Dietz
    & Associates
    for a series of reports
    and studies identifying the nature of
    the problem and making
    recommendations
    to satisfy existing regulatory requirements
    (R.201).
    The controlling requirements were effluent characteristics of
    4 mg/i BOD5,
    5 rug/i
    TSS,
    and 400 fecal coliform per 100 ml.
    The
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    stream standards for Cedar Creek included a maximum 1.5 mg/i
    ammonia nitrogen standard*
    (R.220).
    The report recommended
    several
    specific changes and additions to the existing system
    (R.226—230.
    Ex.
    25,
    31,
    33).
    The cost of constructing these improvements,
    in 1980 dollars,
    is estimated at $19,858,000 by Clark—Deitz
    (Ex.
    31).
    Annual
    operation and maintenance
    (0
    &
    M)
    for the improved facility is likewise
    estimated at $1,107,900 per year.
    Mr. James Browning, the
    District’s Superintendent,
    testified that plant improvements would
    substantially raise sewage related
    fees for area residents
    and industries.
    Presently the O&M costs are paid by sewer user
    charges; plant improvements would increase
    that rate from
    $1.24 per month and $0.29 per 1000 gallons to the same monthly
    fee and $1.10 per 1000 gallons
    (R.190,
    read together with prepared
    testimony p.28, to correct transcription errors).
    Construction costs are paid by taxes collected
    to pay for
    bonds sold to finance the construction.
    Although the record
    did not report the increase
    in tax rate for plant improvements
    alone, the current rate of $0.30 per $100 assessed valuation
    (R.190) would undoubtedly increase significantly.
    With the exception of costs,
    the Agency disputes little of the
    preceding information.
    The Agency provided a
    tJSEPA report by the
    Advanced Wastewater Task Force which indicated user fees of $163/year/
    customer (Ex.33(d),
    p.4).
    The District claims that is too low and
    estimates a rate of $1.24 per month and $1.10 per 1000 gallons.
    The same Agency exhibit claims annual capital and O&M costs
    for
    the entire project are less than 2.5
    of median incomes over
    $10,000.
    The District argues that for a family with a $50,000
    market value home and usage
    of 10,000 gallons per month total costs
    (taxes
    & user fees)
    would increase 288
    from $8.33/month to
    $23.90/month (R.190-191).
    The Economic Impact Study recounted
    the District’s statistics,
    but did not resolve the conflict in
    terminology with the Agency’s statistics
    (Ex.48, pp.44—46).
    Since the District
    is applying for site specific rules that
    would relax effluent limitations
    to 20/25
    (the limits which apply
    to all large sewage treatment plants)
    from 10/12
    (the limits
    to protect streams receiving large percentages of effluent)
    the appropriate question is whether the more stringent effluent
    standards would improve water quality or water uses.
    Such
    improvements must then ~bebalanced against the technical feasibility
    and economic reasonableness oE reduced contamination.
    Since
    all participants agree that the proposed construction is technically
    feasible,
    that ceases to be an issue.
    *
    The requirements also may have included
    a maximum effluent con—
    centration of 0.1 mg/i Phosphorus
    (R.210)
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    Briefly, the District presented testimony and exhibits to
    demonstrate that the plant effluent and combined sewer overflow
    have minimal
    or no impact on downstream dissolved oxygen levels
    and that the aquatic habitat
    is not limited by D.O., but is
    limited by chioramines and ammonia nitrogen.
    Thus,
    they argue,
    if $19 million is spent on plant improvements, dissolved
    oxygen will not increase,
    and even if dissolved oxygen increases,
    the habitat for aquatic
    life will not improve.
    The District
    believes that, aside from improved aquatic habitat,
    Cedar Creek
    meets the standards for all other present or potential uses.
    The District provided testimony by Dr. Milton L.
    Bowman that
    Cedar Creek was presently used for frequent and somewhat successful
    fishing
    (R.47,
    48,
    488 and 489),
    trapping, stock watering
    (R.138,
    479 and 488) and trapping turtles
    (R.489).
    After discussing
    his evaluation of the aquatic biology of Cedar Creek,
    Dr. Bowman
    concluded that “in light of the present uses of the upper portion
    of
    Cedar Creek, the existing water quality
    is acceptable for these
    uses.”
    (R.467,
    481).
    Several District witnesses testified that
    although plant effluent has an adverse impact on the biological
    community in Cedar Creek
    (1)
    the existing biological community
    is typical of similar Illinois streams and improvin9
    (2) the
    adverse effluent impact is predominantly from chlorination,
    (3) any impacts rapidly dissipate downstream,
    and
    (4) factors
    other than effluent quality limit diverse biological populations.
    Dr. Allison R.
    Bringham performed
    a 1980 stream study of
    benthic macroinvertebrates and evaluated a 1976 study by the
    Agency.
    Based on this information she concluded,
    “that Cedar Creek
    is an average low gradient, slowly flowing Illinois stream.”
    (P.366)
    and that,
    “in general, the diversity of aquatic life increased
    from 1976 to 1980.”
    (R.362).
    Or.
    Charles
    B. Muchmore testified,
    based on stream testing and toxicity calculations,
    that,
    “the
    major toxic factor contributed to Cedar Creek by the Galseburg
    sewage treatment plant discharge was
    total residual chlorine...”
    (R.330).
    All four District scientists testified that the treatment
    plant impacts on Cedar Creek dissipate rapidly:
    within
    7.7—15.4 km (R.330,332),
    within 1.5 miles
    (R.362),
    within
    8 miles
    (R.418), and 4.1 miles
    (R.467).
    Also,
    all four testified that,
    aside from residual chlorine, factors other than plant effluent
    limited improvements
    in water quality and diverse biological
    community:
    substrate,
    lack of extensive rocky riffle,
    sediment,
    and erosion
    (R.324,
    332,
    425,
    467).
    In total, the District presented a voluminous body of evidence
    that, aside
    from chlorine, present plant discharges do
    not have
    a substantial or limiting impact on the biological community or
    uses of Cedar Creek.
    The Agency did not present evidence to dispute
    these claims,
    hut did show low dissolved oxygen levels and high
    ammonia nitrogen in Cedar Creek.
    In Exhibit 33(c)
    the Agency
    developed a Streeter-Pheips model
    for Cedar Creek which
    shows
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    effluent controls anticipated
    in the proposed construction will
    result
    in achieving the required dissolved oxygen
    levels.
    Testimony for the District by James Huff concluded that the
    dissolved oxygen sags occur closer to the plant than the Agency model
    predicts, and that when the plant effluent achieves characteristics
    assumed
    in the model, dissolved oxygen sags are lower than predicted
    (R.775)
    A regression analysis shows little correlation for existing
    discharge values of BOD
    and ammonia nitrogen relating to 0.0.
    values
    (R.778).
    The Ag~ncy’smodel
    is based on low sediment oxygen
    demand typical of
    a cleaner stream bed
    (Ex.
    33(c), pp.2
    &
    6) and would
    therefore only he valid
    for future conditions.
    The evidence presented to the Board is that the expensive
    construction to achieve an effluent of
    10 mg/i BOD
    ,
    12 m~/lTSS
    will not substantially improve dissolved oxygen ie~eis,biological
    habitat,
    or use characteristics
    for Cedar Creek.
    Moreover, the
    lowest 0.0.
    levels occur during periods
    (warm weather) when plant
    effluent is least contaminated.
    For that reason, the Board
    proposes to adopt a modified effluent limitation for the
    District which allows up to 20 mg/i BOO
    and 25 mg/i TSS only
    during those periods
    (cold weather) of ~educed plant efficiency,
    and more stringent limitations when plant operations can be more
    efficient.
    A review of the District’s effluent data for the
    recent past
    (Group Ex.
    17) shows
    some values above the
    modified effluent limitations.
    However, with careful attention
    to operating procedures and some minor improvements, such as
    enclosing the trickling filters to retain heat
    in winter, these
    levels should he achievable.
    The Board declines the request to adopt a dissolved oxygen standard
    •for Cedar Creek of zero.
    None of the hearing participants provided
    testimony or exhibits to show such a standard would protect existing
    biological communities and uses of Cedar Creek, or he acceptable
    to USEPA.
    The Board reaffirms that Section 302.206 applies to Cedar Creek
    and direct the District in today’s order to achieve that standard
    not later than November
    1,
    1984, by use of effluent aeration,
    in—stream aeration, or other methods.
    The District has requested that the ammonia nitrogen and
    un—ionized ammonia standards be relaxed.
    In essence, the District
    requests that, below 15 mg/i ammonia nitrogen, maximum un—ionized
    ammonia he increased from 0.04
    rug/i to 0.10 mg/i.
    This presents
    a problem.
    The testimony of Dr. Muchmore
    is that the maximum un—ionized
    ammonia observed during his studies was 0.03 mg/i
    (R.330),
    which is
    below the 0.04 mg/i limit established by
    35
    Ill. Mm. Code
    302.212.
    Dr. York testified that the District’s discharges
    did not appear to increase ammonia nitrogen
    in Cedar Creek and
    that the highest ambient ammonia nitrogen was 0.77 mg/I.
    The
    Clark-Dietz water quality survey
    (Ex.42)
    contains, at Table
    3 a
    year long sampling program with over 50 samples,
    at Table
    4 a two
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    month sampling program with nearly 30 samples, and at Table
    9 a
    two day sampling program with
    15 samples.
    Although data on pH and
    temperature are missing, none of these results are established to be
    over 0.04 mg/i un-ionized ammonia and nearly all are clearly below
    that level.
    Group Exhibit 17 contains a table showing four years
    of
    downstream ammonia nitrogen levels.
    Again, while pH data is lacking and
    temperature is not correlated with specific ammonia nitrogen levels,
    there
    is no clear indication that un-ionized ammonia values
    below 0.04 mg/i are not being achieved.
    Despite several
    hundred samples, the Board has no evidence of an un—ionized ammonia
    concentration above 0.04 mg/i,
    the current standard.
    Non—compliance is a necessary element when seeking site specific
    relaxation of a generally applicable standard.
    The Board is aware that
    should the District select in—stream or effluent aeration to
    achieve downstream D,O,
    levels,
    that may further reduce ammonia
    nitrogen concentrations
    (R,472).
    Also,
    should effluent chlorination be
    eiiminated,* the nitrification rate might increase
    (R.348).
    Because of
    the lack of present violation and possibility of
    a future improvement,
    the Board will not adopt a less protective ammonia nitrogen and
    un—ionized ammonia standard for Cedar Creek.
    Moreover, there was
    no evidence presented to show that un-ionized ammonia levels of
    0.10 mg/l would protect or harm the present or potential biological
    community
    of
    Cedar
    Creek.
    COMBINED
    SEWER
    OVERFLOWS
    Overflows
    from
    the
    District’s
    combined
    sewers
    are
    subject
    to Section 306.305.
    The District has requested that the portion
    of
    the
    rule
    which
    governs
    combined
    sewer
    overflow first flush not
    apply to the District.
    Specifically, the section requires,
    “the
    first flush of storm flows,
    as determined by the Agency,
    shall
    meet the applicable effluent standards.”
    Galesburg was originally constructed as a combined sewer
    community.
    However, as
    a result of flooding the District began a
    sewer separation project in 1967.
    Originally over 90
    of the city
    had combined sewers, now 90
    of the city has separate sanitary ana
    storm sewers.
    The original 44 overflow points have remained in
    the system
    (R.237).
    Historically, overflows were large and frequent,
    now they are smaller and less frequent.
    See:
    R77—12
    (October 14,
    1982);
    appeal pending sub nom Illinois
    v. Pollution
    Control Board,
    82-2728,
    Illinois Appell~E~
    Court,
    First Judicial District.
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    From
    October
    to
    December
    1980,
    Huff
    & Huff,
    Inc. conducted a
    study
    to
    determine the characteristics
    of first flush and its fate
    in
    the
    sewer
    system.
    After
    two
    small
    rain
    events,
    Huff
    &
    Huff
    conducted
    tests
    and
    calculations
    on
    a
    December
    6,
    1980
    storm.
    Results of that testing showed that with two minor modifications
    to the system the treatment plant could receive 99.8
    of the first
    flush volume,
    and without modifications the plant receives 99.8
    of the BOD5 and TSS associated with first flush
    (Ex.
    38, p.7).
    The Agency responds that the two prior rainfall events and
    the limited intensity of the December
    6 storm render the first
    flush
    evaluation invalid for determining compliance with Section 306.305.
    The Agency introduced “Procedures for determining compliance
    with Rule 602(c)
    of Chapter 3
    (Present Section 306.305(a))”
    in support of their arguments
    (Ex. 39).
    In relevant part, that
    document
    provides at page 3:
    (i)
    The
    storm
    chosen
    to
    determine
    first flush effects must
    have
    a
    minimum
    recurrence
    interval
    of
    one
    year
    (ii) There should
    be
    sufficient
    time
    between
    the
    storm
    event
    chosen to determine first flush and any previous event,
    to allow
    for adequate solids deposition in the sewers
    and on the streets.
    As
    a rule of thumb, one month
    should be sufficient.
    A supplemental statement by Mr. Michael Teirstriep of the Agency
    indicates:
    (1)
    the above procedures require a one year-one hour
    storm,
    (2) the procedure does not provide a method of determining
    inches of rainfall,
    (3)
    there are only two recognized sources of
    such data
    (U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Paper 40,
    and Illinois
    State Water Survey Technical Letter 13),
    (4) both give similar
    results (1.1 inches,
    1.3 inches),
    and
    (5) the Huff
    & Huff report
    chose a value of 0.75 inches from a 1979 Agency report on urban
    stormwater management,
    a result “not intended in the IEPA regulation...”.
    (Public Comment #5,
    p.
    1-2).
    Mr. Huff responded for the District stating:
    (1)
    Mr. Teirstriep admitted
    a value of 0.75 inches could be used
    (R.738)
    (2)
    of all the CSO studies to date only one has achieved the higher
    value
    (Ex.
    50,51) and
    (3) even
    if recalculated for a 1.3 inch
    rainfall the CSO capture drops from 99.8
    to 99.1
    (Ex.
    53, p.15).
    While the Board has received conflicting testimony on the rainfall
    intensity the Agency would
    like to receive
    in CSO evaluations,
    the language of the procedure is not disputed.
    That language does
    not mention “hourly intensity”, does not mention the only two
    sources of data that may be used,
    and does not mention whether
    the minimum,
    average,
    or maximum hourly intensity is to be used.
    In such circumstances, the event chosen by Huff
    & Huff,
    Inc.,
    seems
    in reasonable compliance with the procedures for a one-year
    storm.
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    In a similar context the Agency argues that the two rainfall
    events
    preceding
    the
    December
    6 event render the results invalid
    under
    Agency
    procedures.
    In
    the
    District’s
    view,
    competent
    experts
    testified
    that
    adequate
    solids
    deposition
    had
    occurred
    (R.
    268—
    269)
    and
    one
    month
    of
    dry
    weather
    would
    be
    expected
    once
    every
    238
    years.
    (Ex.
    53,
    p.10).
    The
    Board
    is
    reluctant to dismiss the only current first flush
    data
    presented
    when
    competent testimony claims
    it
    to
    be
    valid;
    there
    is
    no
    testimony that adequate solids deposition did not occur,
    and
    the
    alternative is additional
    delay.
    The
    Board
    accepts
    the
    validity
    of
    the
    District’s
    study
    which
    demonstrates
    99
    compliance
    with
    the
    first
    flush
    requirements
    of
    Section
    306.305(a).
    Today’s
    Board
    Order
    requires
    additional
    improvements
    to
    the
    District’s
    collection
    system.
    The
    Board
    finds
    that
    this
    program, when completed, will result
    in substantial
    compliance
    with
    Section
    306.305(a).
    Accordingly,
    the
    District’s
    request
    for
    site—specific
    regulatory
    relief
    is
    denied.
    TEMPERATURE
    The
    District
    has
    requested
    site-specific relief from the
    temperature
    requirements
    of
    Section
    302.211(c).
    A
    reading
    of
    that
    section,
    and
    its
    frequent
    references
    to
    “heated
    effluent”,,
    shows
    the
    request
    to
    he
    misdirected.
    This section was never
    intended
    to
    apply
    to
    publicly
    owned
    sewage
    treatment
    works
    receiving
    predominantly
    residential
    flows.
    Therefore,
    the
    relief is not
    needed.
    ORDER
    The
    Board
    proposes
    to adopt the following rules
    for First
    Notice, which shall
    be published in the Illinois Reg~ister
    Title
    35:
    Environmental Protection
    Subtitle C:
    Water Pollution
    Chapter
    1:
    Pollution Control Board
    PART 304
    Effluent Standards
    Subpart
    B:
    Site—Specific Rules and
    Exceptions Not of
    General Applicability
    Section 309.201
    Calumet Treatment Plant Cyanide Discharges
    (No Change)
    Section 304.202
    Chloralkali Mercury Discharges
    in St. Clair
    County
    (No Change)
    52-308

    —11—
    Section
    304.203
    Galesbu~Sanita~District_Deoxngenatin~
    Wastes_Discha~es
    ~i
    ~
    304. 120(c)
    shall
    not ~~to
    the Galesbura Sanitary~
    District
    discha~es
    into Cedar Creek.
    Such
    discha~~
    must
    meet
    the
    deo
    enating~wastes~eneraleffluent
    standards
    set
    below:
    Constituent
    ___
    Storet_Number
    Concentration
    rn~/1
    BODE
    0031
    —-~
    12
    December-March
    20
    Suspended Solids
    0053P
    June—FebruarI
    15
    March—M~
    b)
    The above
    s
    tandard shall
    a
    l~
    as the
    Gaiesburg~
    San
    i
    ta~y_~jictachieves:
    1)
    ~y
    Novemberj~
    1984,
    co~pjiance_with
    Section 302.206
    th roug~j~ Cedar
    Creek,
    ~y~ffluent
    aeration,
    in—stream
    aeration,
    or
    other
    means,
    2)
    ~yNovemher_1, 198,raisi~~e
    dams,
    on
    all
    44overflo~o
    mt
    s,to
    a levelthatsovrflows
    p~rior
    to interceptor
    surciarai~~~
    3)
    ~j~~mber
    1
    L
    a_2iL~tiona1L~rocedure
    for
    thei
    nf 1uent~u~s
    whic~p~vents
    inte~ç~tor
    su
    ~
    4)
    ~j~vember_1,
    1983,
    e1iminatin~ai1 down
    sout
    connections,
    and
    k~
    N2
    ~LL~
    y~ti
    ng
    inf low
    bysea 1 in~
    all
    1eakij~9catch basins1~~l
    ac ing~l1eaki~
    manhole
    lids
    and frames, and sealin~drain
    ThTets,
    c)
    If
    the
    conditions
    set
    out
    in
    Section
    304.203(b)
    are
    not
    standards
    of
    304~12Q~
    jail
    to the Galesburg
    ~4t~Distr
    ict disch~es into_Cedar Creek
    IT
    IS
    SO
    ORDERED.
    I,
    Christan
    L,
    Moffett,
    Clerk
    of
    the
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board,
    hereby
    ce,~tify
    that
    the
    above
    9pinion
    and
    Order
    were
    adopted
    on
    the
    ~
    ____
    day
    of
    ~A-~L~
    ,
    1983,
    by
    a
    vote
    of
    ±L~~_.
    ist~L~~
    Illinois
    Pollution
    ~c’ontroi
    Board
    52-309

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