Section 310.102  Objectives

This Part satisfies the requirement of Section 13.3 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5/13.3] that the Board adopt rules that are identical in substance with United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations implementing the pretreatment requirements of the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.).  This Part is intended for the following purposes:

a)         To prevent the introduction into POTWs of pollutants that will interfere with the operation of the POTW, or which will interfere with the use or disposal of its sludge;

b)         To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs that will pass through the treatment works or which will otherwise be incompatible with such works; and

c)         To improve the opportunities to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.

BOARD NOTE:  Derived from 40 CFR 403.2 (2002).

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 15137, effective September 10, 2003)