ORIGINAL
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
May 3, 2006
INTHE MATTER OF:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
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R04-25
DISSOLVED OXYGEN STANDARD 35 ILL .)
(Rulemaking - Water)
ADM. CODE 302.206
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NOTICE OF
STATUS CONFERENCE CALL
DATE, TIME, DIAL-IN INFORMATION
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STATUS CONFERENCE CALL
: MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006, 10 :00 a.m .
Dial-In Number: (312) 569-4000
PURPOSE OF CALL
:
Procedural Status
Readiness for Hearing
HEARING OFFICER :
Richard R. McGill, Jr .
HEARING OFFICER ORDER
The proponent of this rulemaking is the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies
(IAWA). IAWA seeks to amend the Board's rule establishing general use water quality
standards for dissolved oxygen (35 Ill. Adm. Code 302 .206). The most recent public hearing
took place in Springfield on April 25, 2006, and was the fourth hearing in this rulemaking
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Witnesses testified for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), among others .
At the conclusion of the April 25, 2006 hearing, several participants, including IAWA,
IEPA, and DNR, as well as the Environmental Law & Policy Center, Prairie Rivers Network, and
Sierra Club, expressed interest in having the hearing officer preside over a conference call to
discuss readiness for the next hearing . With the participants' agreement, the hearing officer
scheduled a status conference call
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RECEIVED
CLERK'S OFFICE
MAY - 3 2006
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
The status conference call is scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2006, at 10 :00 a.m. The
hearing officer will conduct the status conference, the purpose of which is to have the proponent
and other participants provide a status report on their readiness to proceed with the next hearing
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Only questions and comments related to the procedural purpose of this status conference will be
allowed during the call. The status conference therefore will not be used to discuss the merits of
any proposal or to receive evidence
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During the call, participants should be prepared to discuss
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potential dates in June through September 2006 for the next hearing, which likely would be held
in Spring0eld.
Mr. Roy Harsch, counsel for IAWA, has arranged the teleconferencing service for the
status conference call . Anyone may participate in the status conference, whether by speaking or
merely listening. The dial-in number for the status conference call is (312) 569-4000. If you are
having any difficulty joining the call, please dial (312) 569-1683 and indicate the conference
identification number of 769060
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To ensure that enough lines are available for those wishing to participate, please contact
the hearing officer at (312) 814-6983 or mcgillr(a), ipcb.state.il.us by May 12, 2006, if you would
like to participate in the status conference call . After the status conference, the hearing officer
will prepare a short report documenting the participants in, and matters discussed during, the call
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IT IS SO ORDERED .
Richard R. McGill, Jr.
Hearing Officer, Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 814-6983 mcgillr@ipcb .state.il .us
