ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

SEPTEMBER 29, 1975

IN THE MATTER OF:

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SEWER DISCHARGE CRITERIA

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R 74-3

AMENDMENTS

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MERCURY

ORDER OF THE

BOARD

(by Mr.

Zeitlin):

ORDER

The following new Regulation is hereby adopted as part

of Chapter

3:

Water Pollution, and the existing Regulations

of Chapter

3 amended in conformity therewith:

Rule 702, Mercury

(STORET number

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71900;

ADD;

(e)

The discharge of mercury shall be exempt from

the limitations of paragraph

(a)

of this section if

it meets all the following conditions:

(i)

The discharger

is a commercial

laundry or cleaning service, as defined

in classification No.

721,

(except 7212

and 7215), of the Standard Industrial

Classification Manual issued by the

United States Government, Executive

Office of the President, Office of

2~.1anagementand Budget.

(ii)

In the aggregate,

the soaps, cleaning

compounds, processing chemicals or other

materials added or used by the discharger

do not contribute mercury to its effluent

in violation of paragraph

(a) of this

section.

(iii)

The discharger engages or partici

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pates in a program of ongoing research to

develop a technically feasible and eco-

nomically reasonable method for the treat-

ment of mercury—containing wastes originating

from industries referred to in paragraph

(e)

(i)

of this section.

(iv)

The exemption provided in this

subsection

(e)

shall terminate after

September 30,

1977.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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

Control ~oard,

hereby certify the above Order was adopted on

the

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day o

,

1975, by a vote of

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Illinois Pollution

trol Board