ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 2, 2008

nECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

MAY 0 2 2008

P

ollution

STATE

OF

Control

ILLINOIS

Board

IN THE MATTER OF:

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND

EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR THE

CHICAGO AREA WATERWAY SYSTEM

AND LOWER DES PLAINES RIVER

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 35 ILL.

ADM. CODE 301, 302, 303, and 304

R08-9

(Rulemaking - Water)

HEARING OFFICER ORDER

On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, prior to the start of hearing in Des Plaines, a prehearing

conference was held pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.404. At that conference, a member of

the regulated community requested that the rulemaking be stayed. The hearing officer, after a

discussion on the request, indicated that the Board would rule on any motions to stay, not the

hearing officer. Thus, any motion to stay must be filed with the Board.

The participants conferred on tentative hearing dates of June 16, September 8-10, 16-18,

and 23-25, 2008. The participants then discussed how best to organize the remaining hearings.

The participants agreed to begin with the use designations for the Chicago Area Waterways

System (CAWS) to be followed by the use designations for the lower Des Plaines River. This

organization will include testimony on recreational use designations for the two areas.

Prefiling deadlines were also discussed and those were tentatively set for August 4, 2008

for testimony and August 25, 2008, for prefiled questions. Based on this tentative schedule and

organization, hearing dates will be set some time in the next few weeks to conform with this

agreed upon schedule.

All filings in this proceeding will be available on the Board's web page at

www.ipcb.state.il.us

and participants may file electronically on the Board's web page.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

a ie E. Tipsord

Hearing Officer

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

(312) 814-4925

tipsomi@ipcb.state.il.us