January 22, 2004 - On January 22, 2004, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted a proposal for hearing which would amend the water quality standard for radium from 1 pico curie per liter (pCi/L) to 5pCi/L and change the standard’s applicability from general use to apply specifically to public and food processing water supplies. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) filed the proposed rulemaking entitled Revisions To Radium Water Quality Standards: Proposed New 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.307 and Amendments To 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.207 and 302.525 on January 13, 2004. Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that is commonly found in Illinois groundwater.
Board Is Considering Amendments to Radium Water Quality Standards
On January 22, 2004, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted a proposal for hearingwhich would amend the water quality standard for radium from 1 pico curie per liter(pCi/L) to 5pCi/L and change the standard’s applicability from general use to applyspecifically to public and food processing water supplies.
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Code 302.207 and 302.525 on January 13, 2004.
The IEPA’s
proposed changes to Sections 302.207 and 302.525 would eliminate the existing generaluse and Lake Michigan water quality standards for radium 226, but retain existingradioactivity standards for gross beta particle activity and strontium 90....
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