Section 309.102  NPDES Permit Required

a)         Unless it complies with the Act, Board regulations, the CWA, and the provisions and conditions of the NPDES permit issued to the discharger, the discharge of any contaminant or pollutant by any person into the waters of the State from a point source or into a well is unlawful.

b)         Neither an NPDES permit nor a state permit is required for any discharge into a well that is authorized by a UIC (Underground Injection Control) permit issued by the Agency under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702 and 704.  For these wells, compliance with the UIC permit requirements of Section 12(g) of the Act is deemed compliance with the NPDES permit requirement of Section 12(f) of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5017, effective March 23, 2023)