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ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 19, 2008

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

MAY 1 9 2909

STATE OF ILUNOIS

Pollution

Control 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)

NOTICE OF HEARINGS

DATES, TIMES, AND PLACES:

ALL HEARINGS TO BE CONTINUED DAY - TO - DAY ON THESE DATES:

HEARINGS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 8, 9, 10, 2008,

9:00 am.

Room 9-040

100 W. Randolph

James R. Thompson Building

Chicago, IL

PURPOSE OF HEARINGS:

Merit and Economic

ATTENDING BOARD MEMBERS:

G. Tanner Girard

HEARING OFFICER:

Marie E. Tipsord

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. The participants discussed hearing

dates and 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 prefiled testimony and August 25, 2008, for prefiled

questions.

Today hearings are set in September. The hearings will be continued day-to-day until

business is concluded. If there are questions and testimony remaining at the close of business on

September 10, 2008, hearings may be resumed on September 23, 2008, and continue on

September 24 and 25, 2008.

When the testimony and questioning on use designations are completed, additional

hearing dates to hear testimony on the water quality standards will be scheduled. Participants

should be prepared to discuss additional hearing dates at that time.

Testimony must be prefiled by August 4, 2008 and the mailbox rule does not apply.

Prefiled questions must be filed by August 25, 2008 and the mailbox rule does not apply. If

these deadlines cannot be met, a motion must be filed with the hearing officer explaining why

and how long an extension is being sought. Any motion to extend these prefiling deadlines must

be filed prior to these deadlines and any response is to be filed within seven (7) days of receipt,

to avoid undue delay in this proceeding.

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

www.ipch.statc.il.us and participants may file electronically on the Board's web page. The

prefiled testimony and questions must be served on the persons on the service list, except it is not

necessary to serve the hearing officer with the prefiled testimony and questions for these

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

(312) 814-4925

tiab.state.il.us