Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 244 - EPISODES
Subpart D - EPISODE STAGES
Section 244.165 - Criteria for Declaring an Emergency
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
The Director or his designated representative shall declare an emergency whenever:
a) Any emergency level is equaled or exceeded or any red alert level has been equaled or exceeded continuously for the proceding 24 hour period at any monitoring station; and
b) A red alert has been in effect for 12 hours in the area for which the emergency is to be declared; and
c) Atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to persist or increase for 12 or more hours; or
d) For ozone, atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to reoccur at an emergency level on the following calendar day.
