Environmental Regulatory Information
Drinking Water Systems Operations
Consumer Confidence Report Guidance Manual
Every community water system that serves at least 25 residents year
round or that has at least 15 service connections must prepare and distribute
a consumer confidence report annually. This Guidance
Manual explains the content requirements of the consumer confidence
report and can assist with the preparation of the report.
Daily Operating Reports
To assure safety and long-term operation, all
public water supplies are required to maintain records, or “Daily
Operating Reports.” These Reports contain details of the water supply
operation for each location where water enters a system, is pumped or is
treated.
Drinking Water Monitoring Schedule
Communities can query the monitoring schedules specific to their water
system using this Safe
Drinking Water Information System monitoring schedule portal.
Drinking Water Operator Certification
To protect public health, drinking water treatment systems must be
properly operated and maintained. This program
certifies the technical competency of operators of community water supplies.
Drinking Water Sample Collector's Handbook
This handbook
assists public water supplies in implementing the requirements of the
drinking water regulations.
Drinking Water Systems Security
Working with many partner organizations – other government agencies,
wastewater and drinking water utilities and associations, and industry
-- U.S. EPA’s
Water Infrastructure Security web page offers vulnerability assessment
tools, emergency response tools, technical assistance, financial assistance,
information sharing and training.
Guide to Developing Source Protection Plans
Community water supply operator can receive 7.5 hours of renewal training
credit under the Illinois Drinking Water Operator Certification Program
for developing a source water protection plan. This web-based
interactive guide describes the steps necessary to develop a source
water protection plan and includes water supply operator basics.
Groundwater Protection Needs Assessments
Minimum setback zones from community water wells prohibit new potentially
threatening sources of contamination from locating within these sensitive
areas. Counties and municipalities can expand setback zones up to 1,000
feet from community water wells. Additionally, counties and municipalities
served by a community water supply can conduct Groundwater
Protection Needs Assessments (GPNA) to provide a comprehensive evaluation
of the groundwater protection measures necessary in order to assure
a long-term supply of potable water that is not highly susceptible to
contamination.
Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP)
The purpose of SWAP
is to identify areas that supply drinking water to the public, inventory
potential sources of contamination, determine the susceptibility of
the source water to contamination, and inform the public of the assessment
results. This site contains fact sheets on source water (wells drawing
from groundwater, lakes and streams) for community water supplies and
more detailed secure information for local government officials, environmental
consultants, and municipal planners. http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/groundwater/source-water-assessment/index.html
Wellhead Protection Program
Community drinking water systems must initiate a local
wellhead protection program for the construction of new wells.
Fees
Legislation enacted in 2003 established new and increased
fees for several types of environmental programs operated by the Illinois
EPA. The fees impact a wide range of facilities including publicly
owned wastewater treatment works, sewer and water main construction,
stormwater systems, combined sewer overflows, and land application for
biosolids disposal.
Notifications, Registrations and Reporting
Annual Emission Report
An annual emission report must be filed by May 1 if you have a State
of Illinois air pollution operating permit.
Asbestos – This program regulates asbestos
during demolition, renovation, and disposal. A notification
must be submitted to the Agency for all demolition activities or
renovation if the amount of regulated asbestos containing material exceeds
160 square feet or 260 linear feet.
Daily Operating Reports
To assure safety and long-term operation, all public water supplies are
required to maintain records, or “Daily
Operating Reports.” These Reports contain details of the water
supply operation for each location where water enters a system, is pumped
or is treated.
Drinking Water Monitoring
All community water supplies must conduct periodic self-monitoring
of their drinking water to ensure that it is safe for their customers.
Monitoring schedules differ according to the type of contaminant and
the population that the public water system serves.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
EPCRA is a federal statute designed to improve community access to
information about chemical hazards and to facilitate the development
of chemical emergency response plans by state and local governments.
This statute requires the establishment of state emergency response
commissions (SERCs), which are responsible for coordinating certain
emergency response activities and appointing local emergency planning
committees (LEPCs). In Illinois, the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency is designated as the SERC. There are
four types of reporting obligations for facilities that store or manage
specified chemicals. Although local governments are not subject to one
type of reporting, Section 313, if a local government stores or uses
specified amounts of certain chemicals, it may be subject to planning
and reporting requirements of other sections of EPCRA.
Stage II Vapor Recovery
Local governments in some areas of the state may be subject to the
Stage II vapor recovery
requirements if they conduct fueling operations. Stage I Vapor Recovery
Systems route gasoline vapors into the tanker truck without releasing
them into the atmosphere. Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems collect gasoline
vapors from vehicles' fuel tanks while gasoline is dispensed into the
vehicle.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Monitoring
NPDES permits, required for local governments that own and operate
wastewater treatment plants, contain the requirements for monitoring,
reporting, and recordkeeping. Effective April 1, 2004 permit
holders can submit the required monitoring reports electronically.
Permits
Air Permits
Air permits may be required to construct
and operate certain existing air emission sources, such as municipal
combustors and incinerators or operations such as printing and vehicle
collision repair.
Air Permit Forms
Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Permit and Illinois EPA Section
401 Water Quality Certification
Construction projects in Illinois waterways, floodplains and wetlands
often require both State and Federal authorization. A joint application
packet is available at the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ website for project authorizations
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources, and the Illinois EPA. The instructions include information
about each agency’s requirements, including the Section 401 Water
Quality Certification.
Drinking Water Permits
New and existing public water supplies are required
to obtain a permit for the construction of new water supply facilities,
the modification of existing treatment facilities or equipment, or the
extension of water mains.
Permit forms
Land Permits
Certain waste management activities including operation of landscape
waste composting, landfill, garbage transfer station, or hazardous household
hazardous waste collection facility may
require land permits.
Wastewater Permits
Two separate wastewater permit programs exist, the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program and the state construction/operating
permit program, to regulate wastewater discharges to Illinois streams
and lakes. Stormwater permits are part of the NPDES permit program.
NPDES Permits
- Local governments that own and operate wastewater treatment plants
are required to apply for and obtain an NPDES permit. These permits
contain a variety of required elements, including discharge limits;
monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements; and biosolids
requirements.
Permit Forms
Combined Sewer Systems Permit Provisions – U.S.
EPA’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Policy provides
recommended NPDES permit conditions for municipalities with combined
sewer systems, or sewers that are designed to collect rainwater runoff,
domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe. This U.S.
EPA website contains information about the CSO Control Policy, guidance
documents and other publications, and CSO demographics indicating the
location of municipalities with combined sewer systems. Approximately
106 Illinois municipalities utilize combined sewer systems.
Permit Forms
State Construction/Operating
Permits – State construction/operating permits are required
for the construction of new sewers, sewage pumping stations, sewage
treatment plants, modification of sewage treatment plants, and for connections
to the public sewers which are 1500 gallon per day or larger, or serve
two or more buildings.
Permit Forms
Pretreatment
Program – The requirement for a publicly owned treatment
works (POTW) to develop and implement a local pretreatment program is
a condition of its NPDES permit. The pretreatment program controls the
indirect discharge of pollutants to POTW by industrial users. The goal
of the program is to protect municipal wastewater treatment plants from
damage that may occur when hazardous, toxic, or other wastes are discharged
into a sewer system. Discharges to a POTW are regulated primarily by
the POTW itself, rather than the state or EPA.
Storm Water – Phase
II of this permit program, which regulates rain water and snow melt
run off, began in March 2003 and affects small municipal separate storm
sewer systems in urbanized areas. Phase
I began in 1990 for medium and large municipal separate storm sewer
systems.
Vehicle Emissions Testing Program
Motor vehicle emissions are a significant source of pollution. This
program was developed to reduce motor vehicle emissions
and meet requirements of the federal Clean Air Act for the Chicago and
East St. Louis metropolitan nonattainment areas.
Waste Management and Disposal
Electronic Submittal of Groundwater/Leachate Data
Groundwater
monitoring and reporting is required by facilities that are permitted
non-hazardous and hazardous waste landfills; land-based hazardous waste
units (such as surface impoundments); units undergoing RCRA closure
where contamination has possibly migrated to the groundwater; and units
similar to the units listed above and are being addressed in the RCRA
corrective action program.
Hazardous Waste
The hazardous waste program establishes a cradle-to-grave
management system for hazardous wastes from the point of generation
to disposal. Local governments may have operations that result in the
generation and management of hazardous waste.
Household Waste Disposal
This document provides information on the proper
disposal of many household items.
Landfill Operator Certification
A Solid
Waste Certified Landfill Operator is required for each permitted
landfill in Illinois. A certified operator is responsible for the acceptance,
distribution and cover of waste.
Open Dumps
Abandoned piles of garbage and other refuse, known as open dumps, pose
a risk to public health and safety and the environment. This document
provides information about reporting open
dumps and protecting your property against open dumping.
Special Waste
Special wastes can be any hazardous waste, pollution control waste,
industrial process waste or potentially infectious medical waste (PIMW).
Local governments may
have operations that result in the generation and management of special
waste.
Underground Injection Control Program
Groundwater monitoring and reporting is required by facilities that
are permitted non-hazardous and hazardous waste landfills; land-based
hazardous waste units (such as surface impoundments); units undergoing
RCRA closure where contamination has possibly migrated to the groundwater;
and units similar to the units listed above and are being addressed
in the RCRA corrective action program. http://www.epa.state.is.us/land/regulatory-prgrams/underground-injection-control.html
Used Tires
Illinois EPA's Used Tire Program
consists of two components: regulation of the generators, transporters,
processors, and end users of waste tires to ensure all are operating
in compliance and operation of a cleanup program to remove waste tires
from dump sites.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
Wastewater Operator Certification
Properly operated and maintained wastewater treatment systems protect
public health and the environment. This program
certifies the technical competency of operators of domestic and industrial
wastewater treatment/pretreatment facilities and also administers a
voluntary certification program for operators of collection systems.
Wastewater Plant Security
Working with many partner organizations – other government agencies,
wastewater and drinking water utilities and associations, and industry
-- U.S. EPA’s
Water Infrastructure Security web page offers vulnerability assessment
tools, emergency response tools, technical assistance, financial assistance,
information sharing and training.
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