November 6, 2003 - On November 6, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted a final opinion and order in the rulemaking entitled Radionuclide Restricted Status, Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 602.105, 602.106, 602.108, and 602.115, R03-21, adopting amendments to the permitting rules for public water supplies (PWS).
BOARD ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITTING
RULESOn November 6, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted a final opinion and order in therulemaking entitled Radionuclide Restricted Status, Amendments to 35 Ill.
The proposed exemption would end on December 8, 2009.
Illinois’ drinking water standards for radionuclides, which must be
and are the same as the federal standards, are 5 pico curies per liter (pCi/L) for combined radium(radium-226 and radium-228), 15 pCi/L for gross alpha particle activity, and 30 micrograms perliter (μg/L) for uranium.
The Board held two public hearings in this rulemaking and received public comment.
Allowed
Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) - application/pdf
Board Adopts Amendments to Public Water Supply Permitting Rules.pdf
Publications 
