Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 309 - PERMITS
Subpart B - OTHER PERMITS
Section 309.208 - Permits for Sites Receiving Sludge for Land Application
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A construction and an operating permit are required under this Chapter for any site receiving sludge for land application unless:
b) Regardless of subsections (a)(1) through (5), the Agency may require a user receiving sludge for land application to obtain a permit under this Section when the Agency determines that special circumstances require a permit to protect the environment or the public health. In making its determination, the Agency must consider the following factors:
c) No permit may be required under subsection (b) for a user receiving sludge for land application unless the owner or operator is notified in writing of the requirement to apply for a permit. That notification must include a statement of the special circumstances requiring the site to be permitted. The requirement of a permit is reviewable only in a permit appeal proceeding.
d) Generators and haulers of municipal water or wastewater treatment plant sludge, which is to be applied to land and which is regulated under this Chapter, need not obtain a special waste hauling permit or prepare, carry and complete a manifest under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 706.
e) The Agency may establish and revise criteria according to Section 309.262 for designing, operating, and maintaining facilities regulated under this Section.
f) For purposes of permit issuance and approval of a sludge management scheme, proof of conformity with Agency criteria is prima facie evidence of no violation of the Act or this Chapter. However, nonconformity with Agency criteria is not grounds for denying a permit or disapproving a sludge management scheme if the applicant submits adequate information showing that the way the sludge will be stored, transported, and applied will not cause a violation of the Act or this Chapter.