Section 259.110  Purpose

a)         It is the policy of the State of Illinois that an Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program be implemented to reduce potential agrichemical pollution and minimize environmental degradation risk potential at the sites [415 ILCS 60/19.3a].

b)         The purposes of this Part are to:

1)         establish minimum default soil cleanup objectives for possible remediation of an agrichemical facility;

2)         establish procedures for developing appropriate site-specific soil cleanup objectives;

3)         provide general guidance on  procedures for voluntary site assessments to assess the threat of groundwater contamination; and

4)         establish procedures for the review and approval of voluntary corrective action plans and issuance of a notice of closure upon successful completion of corrective actions.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 1308, effective January 21, 2008)