December 16, 2004IN THE MATTER OF:PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 35 ILL.
The Beach Act applies to coastal recreational waters, including
Great Lake waters, and requires, among other things, a Clean Beaches Plan.
at 5.
Second, the rule will only apply during the recreational season (May
through October) since bacterial limits are intended to protect humans during whole body contactactivities that occur only during the warmer months.
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at 3. The Agency asserts that this change is
proposed as a result of an agreement by the USEPA with the Sierra Club that seeks to have allstates on the upper Mississippi River adopt E.coli standards. 35 Ill. Adm. ...
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