Section 303.205  Outstanding Resource Waters

An Outstanding Resource Water (ORW) is a surface water body or water body segment that is of exceptional ecological or recreational significance and must be designated by the Board pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.Subpart H.

a)         Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) shall be listed in Section 303.206 of this Part. In addition to all other applicable use designations and water quality standards contained in this Subtitle, an ORW is subject to the antidegradation provision of Section 302.105(b).

b)         A petition to designate a surface water body or water body segment as an ORW must be submitted to the Illinois Pollution Control Board pursuant to the procedural rules found in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.Subpart H.

(Source:  Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 3517, effective February 22, 2002)