Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 302 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Subpart E - LAKE MICHIGAN BASIN WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Section 302.508 - Thermal Standards for Sources Under Construction But Not In Operation on January 1, 1971

Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 302.508

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

Any effluent source under construction but not in operation on January 1, 1971, must meet all the requirements of Section 302.507 and must meet the following restrictions:

a) The bottom, the shore, the hypolimnion, and the thermocline must not be affected by any heated effluent.

b) Heated effluent must not affect spawning grounds or fish migration routes.

c) Discharge structures must be designed to maximize short-term mixing and thus to reduce the area significantly raised in temperature.

d) Discharge must not exceed ambient temperatures by more than 11 °C (20 °F).

e) Heated effluents from more than one source must not interact.

f) All reasonable steps must be taken to reduce the number of organisms drawn into or against the intakes.

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