Section 307.1101  General and Specific Requirements

No person may introduce the following types of pollutants into a POTW:

a)         General requirements.

1)         Pollutants that pass through the POTW; or

2)         Pollutants that interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW.

b)         Specific requirements.

1)         Pollutants that create a fire or explosion hazard within the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste streams  with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 60º C (140º F) using the test methods specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.121;

2)         Pollutants that would cause safety hazards to the personnel operating the treatment works;

3)         Pollutants that will cause corrosive damage to the POTW;

4)         Pollutants that would be injurious in any other way to sewers, treatment works, or structures;

5)         Discharges with a pH less than 5.0, unless the POTW is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges;

6)         Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts that will cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in interference;

7)         Any pollutant, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, at a flow rate or concentration that will cause interference with the POTW;

8)         Heat in amounts that will inhibit biological activity in the POTW and interfere with the POTW;

9)         Heat in amounts that result in temperatures in the influent to the POTW treatment plant in excess of 40º C (104º F) unless the Agency approves alternate temperature limits in pretreatment plan;

10)        Pollutants that would cause the effluent from the treatment works to violate applicable effluent standards;

11)        Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;

12)        Pollutants that result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems; or

13)        Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the POTW.

BOARD NOTE:  Derived from 40 CFR 403.3 and 403.5 (2005).

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 17811, effective October 26, 2006)