Section 310.340  Application for Removal Credits Authorization

a)         Any POTW that wants to grant a removal credit may apply for authorization from the Agency.

b)         The POTW must submit to the Agency an application for authorization to grant removal credits (or modify existing ones).

c)         A POTW may apply for authorization to grant or modify removal credits at any time.

d)         An application for authorization to grant removal credits must be supported by the following information:

1)         A list of pollutants for which removal credits are proposed.

2)         The data required pursuant to Section 310.311.

3)         Proposed revised discharge limits for each affected subcategory of industrial users calculated in accordance with Section 310.310.

4)         A certification that the POTW has an approved local pretreatment program or qualifies for the exception to this requirement under Section 310.330.

5)         A specific description of the POTW's current method of using or disposing of its sludge and a certification that the granting of removal credits will not cause a violation of the sludge requirements identified in Section 310.303(d).

6)         A certification that the granting of removal credits will not cause a violation of the POTW's NPDES permit limits and conditions as required in Section 310.303(e).

BOARD NOTE:  Derived from 40 CFR 403.7(e)(1) – through (e)(4) (2003).

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5083, effective March 23, 2023)