Section 502.305  Agency Criteria

a)         Unless otherwise provided for by Board rules, the Agency may adopt procedures that state criteria for the design and maintenance of facilities subject to this chapter.  These procedures must be revised from time to time to reflect current engineering judgment and advances in the state of the art.

b)         Before adopting new criteria or making substantive changes in any criteria the Agency adopts, the Agency must publish a summary of the proposed changes in the Environmental Register and, at the Agency's expense, in a widely circulated agricultural periodical.

c)         In adopting new or revised criteria, the Agency must comply with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100].

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