Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 724 - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subpart F - RELEASES FROM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS
Section 724.193 - Hazardous Constituents
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The Agency must specify in the facility permit the hazardous constituents to which the groundwater protection standard of Section 724.192 applies. Hazardous constituents are constituents identified in Appendix H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 that have been detected in groundwater in the uppermost aquifer underlying a regulated unit and that are reasonably expected to be in or derived from waste contained in a regulated unit, unless the Agency has excluded them under subsection (b).
b) The Agency must exclude a constituent in Appendix H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 from the list of hazardous constituents specified in the facility permit if it finds that the constituent is not capable of posing a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment. In deciding whether to grant an exemption, the Agency must consider the following:
c) In making any determination under subsection (b) about the use of groundwater in the area around the facility, the Agency must consider any identification of underground sources of drinking water and exempted aquifers made under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 704.123.
d) The Agency must make specific written findings in granting any exemptions under subsection (b).