September 15, 2005 - On September 15, 2005, the Illinois Pollution Control Board sent a proposed interim phosphorus effluent standard docketed as In the Matter of: Interim Phosphorus Effluent Standard, Proposed New 35 Ill. Adm. Code 304.123(g-k) (R04-26) to second-notice. On May 14, 2004, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) proposed the interim phosphorus effluent standard to limit higher concentrations of phosphorus that may result in detrimental levels of plant and algae growth in waters of the state. Meanwhile, the IEPA and others are in the process of developing scientific information to support a proposal for numeric water quality nutrient standards. The IEPA expects to file a nutrient standards rulemaking proposal with the Board in 2007.
Illinois Pollution Control Board Sends Proposal to Set Interim Phosphorus Effluent
Standard to Second-NoticeOn September 15, 2005, the Illinois Pollution Control Board sent a proposed interimphosphorus effluent standard docketed as In the Matter of: Interim Phosphorus EffluentStandard, Proposed New 35 Ill.
The IEPA expects to file a nutrient
standards rulemaking proposal with the Board in 2007.
The second-notice proposal differs in only one substantive manner than the proposal as
set forth in its entirety in the Board’s first notice opinion and order – the addition ofproposed language to ensure that permits issued under Section 304.104(g) as well as304.104(b) are exempted from t...
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