Section 502.201  Permit Applications

a)         All applications from a new or existing CAFO for any permit, including an individual permit or a general permit, required under this Chapter must contain, when appropriate, the following information and documents:

1)         The name of the owner or operator;

2)         The facility location and mailing addresses;

3)         The latitude and longitude of the entrance to the production area;

4)         Specific information about the average and maximum number and type of animals, whether in open confinement or housed under a roof (beef cattle, broilers, layers, swine weighing 55 pounds or more, swine weighing less than 55 pounds, mature dairy cows, dairy heifers, veal calves, sheep and lambs, horses, ducks, turkeys, other);

5)         A statement as to any projected changes in the livestock operation's size and when they may occur during the term of the permit;

6)         The type of containment and storage (anaerobic lagoon, roofed storage shed, storage ponds, underfloor pits, above-ground storage tanks, below-ground storage tanks, concrete pad, impervious soil pad, other) and total capacity for manure, litter, and process wastewater storage (in tons or gallons);

7)         A topographic map of the geographic area in which the CAFO is located showing the specific location of the production area and land application areas, and indicating the following:

A)        Direction and location of surface and subsurface drainage and other discharges from the facility; and

B)        Location of waterways in the area.

8)         Estimated amounts of livestock waste generated per year (in tons or gallons);

9)         The total acreage of the land application area and the estimated amount of waste to be applied to those acres per year;

10)       Estimated amount of livestock waste transferred to other persons per year (in tons or gallons);

11)       A nutrient management plan that is consistent with Subpart E;

12)       A stormwater pollution prevention plan;

13)       A spill control and prevention plan; and

14)       A statement identifying and justifying any departure from current design criteria the Agency promulgates.

b)         The Agency may adopt procedures requiring additional information as is necessary to determine whether the CAFO will meet the Act and applicable Board rules.

c)         Applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309:  Subpart A apply to applications for NPDES permits required by this Chapter.  The Agency may prescribe the form in which information required under this Section must be submitted.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3196, effective February 15, 2024)