Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 310.340
Application for Removal Credits Authorization
Effective Mar 23, 202347 Ill. Reg. 5083AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 7.2, 13, 13.3, and 27 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/7.2, 13, 13.3, and 27].POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
- a) Any POTW that wants to grant a removal credit may apply for authorization from the Agency.
- b) The POTW must submit to the Agency an application for authorization to grant removal credits (or modify existing ones).
- c) A POTW may apply for authorization to grant or modify removal credits at any time.
d) An application for authorization to grant removal credits must be supported by the following information:
- 1) A list of pollutants for which removal credits are proposed.
- 2) The data required pursuant to Section 310.311.
- 3) Proposed revised discharge limits for each affected subcategory of industrial users calculated in accordance with Section 310.310.
- 4) A certification that the POTW has an approved local pretreatment program or qualifies for the exception to this requirement under Section 310.330.
- 5) A specific description of the POTW's current method of using or disposing of its sludge and a certification that the granting of removal credits will not cause a violation of the sludge requirements identified in Section 310.303(d).
6) A certification that the granting of removal credits will not cause a violation of the POTW's NPDES permit limits and conditions as required in Section 310.303(e).
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 403.7(e)(1) – through (e)(4) (2003).
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5083, effective March 23, 2023)