Section 309.102  NPDES Permit Required

a)         Except as in compliance with the provisions of the Act, Board regulations, and the CWA, and the provisions and conditions of the NPDES permit issued to the discharger, the discharge of any contaminant or pollutant by any person into the waters of the State from a point source or into a well shall be unlawful.

b)         Neither an NPDES permit nor a state permit is required for any discharge into a well which is authorized by  a UIC (Underground Injection Control) permit issued by the Agency pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702 and 704 of Subtitle G.  For  such wells, compliance with the UIC permit requirements of Section 12(g) is deemed compliance with the NPDES permit requirement of Section 12 (f) of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 1612, effective January 18, 1984)