Section 304.205  John Deere Foundry Discharges

a)         This Section applies to existing effluent discharges from an existing nodular iron foundry owned by Deere and Company which discharges to tributaries of Sugar Creek in Sections 29 and 30, T18N, R1E of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Rock Island County.

b)         If paragraphs (c) and (d) are met, such discharges shall not be subject to Section 304.105 as it applies to the following water quality standards:

1)         35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.211(c);

2)         35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.211(d); and,

3)         35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.208 with respect to total dissolved solids and iron (total).

c)         No person shall cause or allow temperature in any effluent discharge subject to this Section to exceed 37 degrees C (98 degrees F) at any time.

d)         No person shall cause or allow the concentration of total dissolved solids (STORET 70300) in any effluent discharge subject to this Section to exceed 2200 mg/l, subject to the averaging rule of Section 304.104.

(Source:  Added at 7 Ill. Reg. 14515, effective Oct. 14, 1983)