Section 501.103  Organization of this Chapter

The Board regulations adopted in 35 Illinois Administrative Code Subtitle E:  Agriculture Related Pollution, Chapter I:  Pollution Control Board are organized as provided in this Section.

a)         Part 501 of this Chapter contains definitions and incorporations by reference applicable to Parts 501, 502 and 503, which are the Parts of this Chapter administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Subpart C of Part 501 also contains the requirements applicable to all livestock waste-handling facilities and livestock management facilities, whether or not those facilities are defined as Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and without regard to whether the facility is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting requirements.

b)         Part 502 identifies which AFOs are subject to NPDES permit requirements and specifies those requirements.  Part 502 also provides the State technical standards applicable to permitted CAFOs.  That Part also contains requirements applicable to land application activities from AFOs that are defined as large CAFOs and are not permitted under an NPDES permit.

c)         Part 503 contains the requirements applicable to fish and aquatic animal production facilities, irrigation activities, and silvicultural activities and sources.

d)         Part 506 implements the Livestock Management Facilities Act [510 ILCS 77].  Those rules and the Livestock Management Facilities Act are administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

(Source:  Added at 38 Ill. Reg. 17661, effective August 11, 2014)