February 16, 2006 - On February 16, 2006, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted for final notice amended general use water quality standards for radium. The amendments contained in the docket 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 revise the general use water quality standard, applying the standard to combined radium 226 and 228, as opposed to the current standard applicable only to radium 226. The amendments also add a combined radium standard applicable to public and food processing water supplies.
Board Adopts Amendments to Radium Water Quality Standards
On February 16, 2006, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted for final noticeamended general use water quality standards for radium.
Adm.
Code 302.207 and 302.525 revise
the general use water quality standard, applying the standard to combined radium 226 and228, as opposed to the current standard applicable only to radium 226.
This standard
applies to all general use waters of the State, including stream segments that receivedischarge from Public Owned Treatment Works, as well as the Lake Michigan Basin.
This rulemaking does not impact Illinois’ drinking water standard of 5.0
pCi/L for combined radium.
Allowed
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