December 16, 2004 - The Illinois Pollution Control Board, on December 16, 2004, accepted for hearing a proposal to set Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacterial water quality standards for Lake Michigan beaches and portions of the Mississippi River. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) filed this rulemaking, Proposed Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302 and 303, R05-10, on November 8, 2004.
Pollution Control Board Considers Rulemaking To Set E-coli Bacteria Standards
for Lake Michigan Beaches and the Mississippi RiverThe Illinois Pollution Control Board, on December 16, 2004, accepted for hearing aproposal to set Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacterial water quality standards for LakeMichigan beaches and portions of the Mississippi River.
The IEPA asserts the proposed changes to the Lake Michigan standards are needed to
comply with Section 303(i) of the Clean Water Act.
And,
third, the rule would establish a geometric mean and single sample maximum for E-colistandards.
The Board directed the hearing officer to schedule public hearings as expeditiously as
possible.
Allowed
Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) - application/pdf
Publications 
