Section 306.501  East St. Louis-Sauget Site-Specific Discharges

a)         The discharge from the sewer system of the City of East St. Louis, as described below, is not subject to the treatment requirements and timetables of Sections 306.305(b) and 306.306.  The discharge is located in one of or both Lots 305 and 306 of Sixth Subdivision of Cahokia Commons and also in the Northwest Quarter Section 23, Township Two North, Range Ten West, of the Third Principal Meridian, and is at Mississippi River Mile Number 178.7 and at North 38°, 36”40’ latitude and West 90°, 10”40’.

b)         The first flush of storm flows must meet the applicable effluent standards of 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 304, except when attempting to treat such flows would cause the treatment plant to operate beyond design capacity.

c)         In compliance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302.203, overflows exceeding plant treatment capacity must be passed through a ½ inch bar screen before discharge.

d)         Overflows must not cause any accumulation of unnatural sludge deposits in the receiving stream.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 4641, effective March 23, 2023)