Section 309.113  Fact Sheets

a)         For every discharge which has a total volume of more than 500,000 gallons (1.9 megaliters) on any day of the year, the Agency shall prepare and, following public notice, shall send upon request to any person a fact sheet with respect to the application described in the public notice.  The contents of such fact sheets shall include at least the following information:

1)         A sketch or detailed description of the location of the discharge described in the application;

2)         A quantitative description of the proposed discharge described in the application which includes at least the following:

A)        The rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow;

B)        For thermal discharges subject to limitation under the Act, the average monthly temperatures for the discharge;

C)        The average daily mass discharged and average concentration in milligrams per liter, or other applicable units of measurement, of any contaminants which are present in significant quantities or which are subject to limitations or prohibitions under applicable provisions of the CWA or the Act or regulations adopted thereunder;

3)         The tentative determinations required under Section 309.108;

4)         A brief citation, including an identification of the uses for which the receiving waters have been classified, of the water quality standards and effluent standards and limitations applicable to the proposed discharge;

5)         In the case of modified and reissued permits, a summary of changes between the public noticed permit and the previous permit;

6)         Summary of the antidegradation analysis, including characterization of the receiving waters and the existing uses of the receiving waters;

7)         A more detailed description of the procedures for the formulation of final determinations than that given in the public notice, including:

A)        The beginning and ending dates of the comment period and address where comments will be received;

B)        Procedures for requesting a public hearing and the nature thereof; and

C)        Any other procedures by which the public may participate in the formulation of the final determination; and

                        8)         Information on how to obtain the Agency record.

b)         The Agency shall add the name of any person or group, upon request, to a mailing list to receive copies of fact sheets.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 7310, effective May 7, 2004)