Section 742.805  Tier 2 Groundwater Remediation Objectives

a)         To develop a groundwater remediation objective under this Section that exceeds the applicable Tier 1 groundwater remediation objective, or for which there is no Tier I groundwater remediation objective, a person may request approval from the Agency if the person has performed the following:

1)         Identified the horizontal and vertical extent of groundwater for which the Tier 2 groundwater remediation objective is sought;

2)         Taken corrective action, to the maximum extent practicable to remove any free product;

3)         Using Equation R26 in accordance with Section 742.810, demonstrated that the concentration of any contaminant of concern in groundwater will meet:

A)        The applicable Tier 1 groundwater remediation objective at the point of human exposure; or

B)         For any contaminant of concern for which there is no Tier 1 groundwater remediation objective, the concentration determined according to the procedures specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620 at the point of human exposure. A person may request the Agency to provide these concentrations or may propose these concentrations under Subpart I;

4)         Using Equation R26 in accordance with Section 742.810, demonstrated that the concentration of any contaminant of concern in groundwater within the minimum or designated maximum setback zone of an existing potable water supply well will meet the applicable Tier 1 groundwater remediation objective or, if there is no Tier 1 groundwater remediation objective, the concentration determined according to the procedures specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620. A person may request the Agency to provide these concentrations or may propose these concentrations under Subpart I;

5)         Using Equation R26 in accordance with Section 742.810, demonstrated that the concentration of any contaminant of concern in groundwater discharging into a surface water will meet the applicable water quality standard under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302;

6)         Demonstrated that the source of the release is not located within the minimum or designated maximum setback zone or within a regulated recharge area of an existing potable water supply well; and

7)         If the selected corrective action includes an engineered barrier as set forth in Subpart K to minimize migration of contaminants of concern from the soil to the groundwater, demonstrated that the engineered barrier will remain in place for post-remediation land use through an institutional control as set forth in Subpart J.

b)         A groundwater remediation objective that exceeds the water solubility of that chemical (refer to Appendix C, Table E for solubility values) is not allowed.

c)         The contaminants of concern for which a Tier 1 remediation objective has been developed shall be included in any mixture of similar-acting chemicals under consideration in Tier 2. The evaluation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620.615 regarding mixtures of similar-acting chemicals shall be considered satisfied for Class I groundwater at the point of human exposure if either of the following requirements are achieved:

1)         Calculate the weighted average using the following equations:

where:

A)        If the value of the weighted average calculated in accordance with the equations above is less than or equal to 1.0, then the remediation objectives are met for those chemicals.

B)         If the value of the weighted average calculated in accordance with the equations above is greater than 1.0, then additional remediation must be carried out until the level of contaminants remaining in the remediated area has a weighted average calculated in accordance with the equation above less than or equal to one; or

2)         Divide each individual chemical's remediation objective by the number of chemicals in that specific target organ group that were detected at the site. Each of the contaminant concentrations at the site is then compared to the remediation objectives that have been adjusted to account for this potential additivity. 

d)        The evaluation of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620.615 regarding mixtures of similar-acting chemicals is considered satisfied if the cumulative risk from any contaminants of concern listed in Appendix A, Table I, plus any other contaminants of concern detected in groundwater and listed in Appendix A, Table F as affecting the same target organ/organ system as the contaminants of concern detected from Appendix A, Table I, does not exceed 1 in 10,000.

e)         Groundwater remediation objectives for the indoor inhalation exposure route shall be developed in accordance with Section 742.812.  For the indoor inhalation exposure route:

1)         Appendix C, Table L applies only when the existing or potential building has a full concrete slab-on-grade or a full concrete basement floor and walls; and

2)         Institutional controls under Subpart J are required to develop groundwater remediation objectives pursuant to Appendix C, Table L.

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 7506, effective May 15, 2013)