AUTHORITY: Authorized by Sections 4(m), 4(n) and 39 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 111½, pars. 1004(m), 1004(n) and 1039) and implementing Section 303(e) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1313 (3)).ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
a) When the Agency determines that issuance of a permit may be inconsistent with an approved WQM Plan, the Agency may request that the areawide WQM Planning Agency, if any, review the application and identify any provisions of the WQM Plan with which the facility may be inconsistent.
b) If, after receipt of the areawide agency's evaluation, the Agency determines that an inconsistency exists, the Agency shall deny the permit and shall notify the applicant of its decision.