Section 310.522  Contents of Program Submission

The program description must contain the following information:

a)         A statement from the attorney or other official acting in a comparable capacity for the unit of local government that the POTW has authority adequate to carry out the programs described in Sections 310.501 through 310.510.  This statement must do the following:

1)         Identify the provision of the legal authority under Section 310.510(a) that provides the basis for each procedure under Section 310.510(b);

2)         Identify how the POTW will implement the program requirements set forth in Sections 310.501 through 310.510, including how pretreatment standards will be applied to individual industrial users (e.g., by order, permit, ordinance, etc.); and

3)         Identify how the POTW intends to ensure compliance with pretreatment standards and requirements and to enforce them if industrial users fail to comply;

b)         A copy of any statutes, ordinances, regulations, agreements, or other authorities relied upon by the POTW for its administration of the program.  This submission must include a statement reflecting the endorsement or approval of the local boards or bodies responsible for supervising or funding the POTW pretreatment program if approved;

c)         A brief description (including organization charts) of the POTW organization that will administer the pretreatment program.  If more than one agency is responsible for administering the program, the responsible agencies should be identified, their respective responsibilities delineated, and their procedures for coordination set forth; and

d)         A description of the funding levels and full- and part-time manpower available to implement the program.

BOARD NOTE:  Derived from 40 CFR 403.9(b) (2003).

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5083, effective March 23, 2023)