As a follow-up to the environmental permit streamlining law signed and championed by Governor Pat Quinn in July 2011, the IEPA is pleased to launch a new environmental permitting portal. Development of this portal is a major step in the goal of making compliance with environmental regulations less burdensome and encourages economic and job growth without sacrificing our mission of protecting the state's environment.

John J. Kim
Interim Director, IEPA

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Newsletter: You can now subscribe to our quarterly email newsletter, the Citizens' Bulletin.

November 3^rd: The Illinois EPA’s 2009-2010 Biennial Report, providing an overview and highlights of programs, accomplishments and challenges of that two-year period, is available online.

Highlights

Using a groundwater flow model, Ryan Bennett from the IEPA Division of Public Water Supplies demonstrates how surface contaminates move through soil and interact with groundwater for a group of Sangamon County fourth graders attending the 2lst annual Earth Stewardship Day at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

Boy Scouts participating in the annual Lincoln Trail Hike from New Salem to Springfield make use of a child's wading pool to carry trash and recyclables collected during the hike. Illinois EPA has participated in a trash collection along the trail route for the past 18 years and provides a "Lincoln Trail Hike & Cleanup Patch" to the participating Scouts.

Fifth and sixth-grade students honored for their winning entries in Illinois EPA's 25th annual Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest on the theme of "Going Green to Keep Your Storm Water Clean!" posed on the steps of the state Capitol in Springfield on March 31 with IEPA Interim Director John Kim after an awards ceremony and reception.

Residents and businesses impacted by tornadoes and severe storms in southern Illinois on Feb. 29, 2012, can find helpful information on the cleanup and disposal of storm debris in two Illinois EPA fact sheets. Our "Debris Disposal from Storms or floods" fact sheet contains useful information on landfill disposal and other issues.

A fact sheet on "Disaster Debris and Open Burning" contains additional information about requirements for burning storm debris.

The Illinois Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act prohibits disposing of unwanted electronics in regular trash for burial in landfills starting Jan. 1, 2012. This includes televisions, computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, DVRs, etc; These products typically contain many valuable metals that can be recycled. A list of registered electronic waste (e-waste) collection sites and information for manufacturers, collectors, recyclers, and refurbishers is available on the Electronic Waste Recycling page. In addition, many local governments and other organizations sponsor one-day e-waste collection events. Other locations, including some major retailers, may be found by entering your home location in the search engine for the Earth911.com web site.

On October 31, 2011, Illinois EPA issued the General NPDES Permit for Pesticide Point Source Discharges. The permit is available to operators who discharge to waters of the State from the application of biological pesticides or chemical pesticides that leave a residue, when the pesticide application is for one of the following pesticide use patterns: 1) mosquito and other insect pest control 2)weed and algae pest control 3) animal pest control 4) forested area pest control and 5) other pest control activities. Additional background information and links to application forms and Notice of Intent electronic submission information may be found on the General NPDES Permit for Pesticide Application Point Source Discharges web page.