ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 12, 1977

IN THE MATTER OF AN

)

AMENDMENT TO RULE 203(h)

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WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS

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ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Dr.

Satchell):

The following amendments to Rule 203(h)

of Chapter

3:

Water Pollution Regulations are enacted:

203(h)

Any substance toxic to aquatic life shall not

exceed 1/10th of the 96-hour median tolerance limit

(96-hr.

TLm)

for native fish or essential fish food organisms except for

U.S.E.P.A.

registered pesticides approved for aquatic applica-

tion and applied pursuant to the following conditions:

(i)

Application shall be made in strict accordance

with label directions;

(ii)

Applicator shall be properly certified under

the provisions of the Federal Insecticide

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act,

7 U.S.C.

135

et seq.

(1972)

;

(iii)

Applications of aquatic pesticides must be in

accordance with the laws, regulations and

guidelines of all state and federal agencies

authorized by law to regulate, use, or super-

vise pesticide applications, among which are

included the Illinois Department of Conserva-

tion pursuant to Ill.

Rev.

Stat.

Ch.

56 §~1.1-250

(1976); the

Illinois Department of Agriculture and

the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant

to Ill.

Rev.

Stat.

Ch.

5

§S 256-267

(1976);

and

the Illinois Natural History Survey pursuant to

Ill.

Rev.

Stat.

Cli.

127

§ 58.14

(1976).

(iv)

No aquatic pesticide shall be applied to waters

affecting public or food processing water supplies

unless a permit to apply the pesticide has been

obtained from the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency.

All permits shall be issued so as not to

cause a violation of the Act or of any of the

Board’s rules or regulations.

To aid applicators

in

determining their responsibilities under this

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subsection,

a list of waters affecting public

water supplies will be published and maintained

by the Agency’s Division of Public Water Supplies.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Chfistan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, hereby certify the above Order was adopted on

the 12th day of May, 1977 by a vote of 5-0.

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Christan L.

Moffet

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Illinois Pollution

ntrol Board

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