Section 309.221  Applications -- Contents

a)         All applications for any permit required under Subpart B must contain, when appropriate, the following information and documents:

1)         A complete description of the volume and nature of the wastewater influent and effluent to be transported, treated or discharged, including a statement concerning the presence or absence of all contaminants for which effluent or water quality standards are set by this chapter; and

2)         A description of the present condition of the receiving body of water and the effect of the wastewater on such receiving body of water; and

3)         A statement of any projected changes in the volume or nature of the wastewater that the applicant desires to have included within the terms of the permit; and

4)         A description of the geographic location of the facility or source, and its interrelation with any existing or proposed treatment works, sewer, or wastewater source that will transport, treat, or discharge the same wastewater; and

5)         Plans and specifications, prepared by an Illinois Registered Professional Engineer when required by the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 325], fully describing the design, nature, function, and interrelationship of each individual component of the facility or source, except that the Agency may waive this requirement for plans and specifications when the application is for a routine renewal; and

6)         A statement identifying and justifying any departure from current design criteria promulgated by the Agency.

b)         The Agency may adopt procedures requiring additional information as necessary to determine whether the treatment works, pretreatment works, sewer, or wastewater source will meet the requirements of the Act and this Part.

c)         The Agency may prescribe the form in which all information required under this Section must be submitted.

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