Section 104.535  Agency Response

a)         The Agency must file a response with the Board within 21 days after the filing of the initial petition.

b)         The Agency response must:

1)         identify the discharger or classes of dischargers, including applicable permit numbers, affected by the water quality standard or standards from which relief is sought in the petition;

2)         identify the watershed, water bodies, or waterbody segments, including the receiving stream, affected by the water quality standard or standards from which relief is sought in the petition;

3)         identify the appropriate type of TLWQS, based on factors such as the nature of the pollutant, the condition of the affected water body, and the number and type of dischargers; and

4)         recommend prompt deadlines by which each class of dischargers identified in subsection (b)(1) must file a petition in substantial compliance with Section 104.530 to stay the effectiveness of a water quality standard or standards under Section 104.525.

c)         The petitioner or any person may file a question or response to the Agency's response within 14 days after the Agency files its response.

(Source:  Added at 42 Ill. Reg. 7922, effective April 27, 2018)