Section 309.149  Authority to Require Notice of Introduction of Pollutants into Publicly Owned Treatment Works

The Agency shall include in all NPDES Permits issued to publicly owned or publicly regulated treatment works conditions requiring the permittee to give notice to the Agency of the following:

a)         Any new introduction of pollutants into such treatment works from a source which would be a new source as defined in Section 306 of the CWA if such source were discharging pollutants directly to the waters of the State;

b)         Except as to such categories and classes of point sources or discharges which may be specified by the agency, any new introduction of pollutants into such treatment works from a source which would be a point source subject to Section 301 of the CWA if it were discharging such pollutants directly to the waters of the State;

c)         Any substantial change in volume or character of pollutants being introduced into such treatment works by a source introducing pollutants into such works at the time of issuance of the permit; and

d)         All notices required of publicly owned or publicly regulated treatment works pursuant to this section shall be in such form and content as the Agency may require, and shall include information on:

1)         The quality and quantity of wastewater to be introduced into such treatment works, and

2)         Any anticipated impact of such change in the quantity or quality of effluent to be discharged from such publicly owned or publicly regulated treatment works.

(Source:  Amended at 2 Ill. Reg. 16, p. 20, effective April 20, 1978)