Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 244.164 – Criteria for Declaring a Red Alert | Midpage
§ 244.164
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 244.164
Criteria for Declaring a Red Alert
AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 10 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111½, pars. 1010 and 1027).POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
a) Any red alert level is equaled or exceeded or any yellow alert level has been equaled or exceeded continuously for the proceding 24 hour period at any monitoring station; and
b) A yellow alert has been in effect for 4 hours in the area for which the red alert is to be declared; and
c) Atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to persist for 12 or more hours; or
d) For ozone, atmoshperic condtions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to reoccur at a red alert level on the following calendar day.
The Director or his designated representative shall declare a red alert whenever: