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What's New at the
Illinois EPA Web Site - 1999
17 December 1999
- Public Notice - Emissions
Tests Averaging
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on January 20, 2000
in Springfield for the purpose of gathering comments on proposed
rules that would allow averaging emission test results for determining
whether an emission unit that is subject to stack testing requirements
is in compliance.
- Public Notice - State
Implementation Plan (SIP) Submittals for the Northeastern Illinois
Ozone Nonattainment Area
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on January 18, 2000
in Chicago for the purpose of gathering public comment on supplements
to the 9 percent rate-of-progress plan, the establishment of motor
vehicle emissions budgets, and a commitment Illinois must make with
respect to attainment planning for the Northeastern Illinois ozone
nonattainment area, each of which Illinois EPA proposes to submit
to United States Environmental Protection Agency as SIP revisions.
- Public Notice - Archer
Daniels Midland, Decatur
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on February 8, 2000
in Decatur for the purpose of receiving comments and data and to
answer questions from the public prior to making a final decision
concerning the application for a revised permit for the new Xanthan
Gum plant at the Decatur complex of Archer Daniels Midland.
15 December 1999
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
- The Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems
(MSWG) consists of federal and state environmental agencies, the
Environmental Law Institute and the University of North Carolina.
MSWG is evaluating the effectiveness of ISO 14001/environmental
management systems and its potential effect on policy. Illinois
EPA is a charter member of MSWG and currently serves as its vice-chair.
14 December 1999
- News Release - Educational
Packets On Way To Fifth, Sixth Grade Teachers
- Educational materials packets are on their way to 700 teachers
in Illinois fifth and sixth grade classrooms, in anticipation of
the Illinois EPA’s environmental awareness program "Air, Land
& Water" for the 1999-2000 school year. The supplementary
classroom materials are integrated into the class curriculum by
participating teachers.
- Public Hearing - Primex
Technologies, Marion
- The Illinois EPA will hold an informational
Availability Session (Open House) and a public hearing on
January 27 in Carterville to gather public comment on the application
by Primex Technologies, Inc. to receive two permits under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
(RCRA/HSWA).
8 December 1999
- Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks - Technical Forms
- Owners and operators who report UST releases to the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency (IEMA) must meet the requirements of 35 IAC Part
732: Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks. Once notified of the release
by the IEMA, the Illinois EPA's LUST Section sends a packet of forms
to assist an owner and operator in complying with the reporting
requirements. The following is a list and an explanation of the
forms included in the packet (as well as a chronology of the required
reports, plans and certifications).
- Financial
Help for Brownfields Investigations and Cleanups
- Brownfields are abandoned or underused industrial and commercial
properties that have actual or perceived contamination and an active
potential for redevelopment. Besides offering technical assistance
and innovative cleanup methods, the Illinois EPA offers financial
help for brownfields site investigations and cleanups. Use the chart
to see which financial tools are best suited to specific sites in
your community.
- Laboratory Accreditation -- Revisions
- Several of the Illinois Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Program pages have been revised. These include updates to the frequently
asked questions, the accreditation updates page, the list of accredited
laboratories, and the initial application package.
- Conservation 2000
-- Revisions
- Some of the Conservation 2000 pages have been updated, particularly
the pages about the Illinois Clean Lakes Program and Lake Festivals.
6 December 1999
- Governor's Environmental Forum: Improving Illinois Water Quality -
Emerging Issues
- Governor George Ryan and the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency invite you to a one-day water quality forum dedicated to
cooperatively addressing the challenges of improving Illinois water
quality through implementation of new proposed federal regulations
in the areas of TMDLs and stormwater permit requirements.
3 December 1999
- Wastewater
Operator Certification - Exam Schedule
- The Wastewater Operator certification exam schedule has been updated
for 2000.
2 December 1999
- Illinois Enhanced Emissions
Informational Seminar
- This is a free IM240 seminar for the Repair Industry. If you missed
the Phase I / Phase II Colorado State University Seminars this is
for you!
- Public Hearing - Unicom
Power Holdings, Inc., North Chicago
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on December 20 in
North Chicago to gather public comment on the application by Unicom
Power Holdings, Inc. to construct a natural gas fired electrical
generation facility, to be located in North Chicago.
- Public Hearing - Indeck-Holiday
Hills, L.L.C., McHenry
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on December 9 in McHenry
to gather public comment on the application by Indeck-Holiday Hills,
L.L.C. to construct an electrical generation facility in Holiday
Hills.
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Report: Landfill Capacity Continues to Increase
- The Illinois EPA's latest "Non-hazardous Waste Management
and Landfill Capacity in Illinois" report shows an all-time
high remaining landfill capacity in Illinois. Statewide landfill
capacity increased to 749.3 million cubic yards as of Jan. 1, 1999.
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Issues Violation Notice Over "Foam" Incident
- The Illinois EPA has issued a violation notice to United Airlines
and the City of Chicago Department of Aviation over release of a
fire-fighting foam in a hanger at O'Hare International Airport that
subsequently entered Willow Creek and the Des Plaines River.
18 November 1999
- Office of Pollution
Prevention Graduate Intern Program
- The application form for companies that wish to participate in the
Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention Graduate Intern
Program is now available online. This program places college
students with industrial facilities to help them evaluate and
implement pollution prevention projects.
5 November 1999
- Small Business Assistance
- Environmental
Compliance Guides
- The Illinois EPA's Office of Small Business has prepared this
series of environmental compliance guides. Titles include:
27 October 1999
- Does My Business
Need an Air Pollution Control Permit?
- This document has been updated and expanded. It is intended to
provide a guide or roadmap to assist you in determining whether your
business requires an air pollution control permit from the Bureau of
Air. Figuring out whether or not a permit is needed has been
confusing and frustrating to many small businesses. This document
explains how to make this determination.
26 October 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Seeks Expedited Cleanup at Tire Facility in Aurora
- The Illinois EPA has asked Attorney General Jim Ryan's office to
seek an injunction ordering an Aurora chipped tire facility to
promptly take steps to remove lingering environmental hazards from
an October 14 fire.
19 October 1999
- Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Database Search
- The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) database identifies
the status of all Illinois LUST incidents reported to the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and to the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency. The database may be searched by the IEMA incident
number, the Illinois EPA identification number, the site name,
address, city, ZIP code, or any combination of these.
18 October 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Reports Air Quality Improvements
- Illinois EPA Director Thomas V. Skinner announced that air quality
in Illinois was healthy on 97.8 percent of the days in 1998,
according to the Agency’s latest summary of air quality
statistics, the 1998 Annual Air Quality Report, posted last week on
the Illinois EPA's web site.
15 October 1999
- Laboratory Accreditation --
Application package revised
- The Illinois Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
application package has been revised.
14 October 1999
- Emissions Reduction Market System
(ERMS) Forms
- The seasonal reporting forms for ERMS have been updated. ERMS is a
"cap and trade" market system in which participating
sources must hold "trading units" for their actual VOM
emissions.
- Office of Pollution
Prevention Graduate Intern Program
- The form to apply for the Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution
Prevention Graduate Intern Program is now available online. This
program places college students with industrial facilities to help
them evaluate and implement pollution prevention projects.
- Enforcement Grants
- An updated list is now available showing the local governments
that have received funding for the state fiscal year of July 1, 1999
- June 30, 2000.The Illinois EPA provides grant funding to local
governments for oversight, inspection, and enforcement programs.
- Illinois Annual Air
Quality Report
- This 28th Annual Air Quality Report highlights information
obtained in 1998 from the Bureau of Air’s statewide air monitoring
network, which incorporates more than 300 monitors that track the
measurements of a variety of pollutants and air toxic compounds, and
has a 90 percent efficiency in collecting data.
- Public Hearing - December
1999 Submittals for the Metro-East Ozone Nonattainment Area
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on November 15 in
Belleville to gather public comment on the 1-hour Ozone Attainment
Demonstration and State Implementation Plan for the Metro-East ozone
nonattainment area.
13 October 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Seals Murphysboro Site
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Tom Skinner has
issued a "seal order" barring anyone from entering the
former Greenberg Salvage Property in Murphysboro (Jackson County),
as a result of recent investigations of contamination on the site.
- TACO Fact Sheets -- Off-site
Contamination
- Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objects (TACO) fact sheet 12,
Off-site Contamination, has been revised.
- Partners for Waste
Paint Solutions updated
- This partnership offers consumers the opportunity to deliver
unwanted paint to local participating paint retailers where it will
be reformulated or remixed for reuse. Unusable paint is picked up by
an Agency contractor for disposal at Agency expense. The list of
participating partners has been updated.
- Used Tires - Waste
Tire Collections - Schedule Updated
- The waste tire collection schedule has been updated.
6 October 1999
- Y2K Links
- We have added links to the State of Illinois Y2K and U.S. EPA Y2K
information at the top of our main web page.
4 October 1999
- Public Notice and Hearing
- 3M Bedford
Park Plant
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on October 26 in
Bedford Park to discuss the draft Environmental Management System
Agreement (EMSA) submitted by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Company (3M) plant located in Bedford Park, Illinois.
24 September 1999
- P2 Workshops - September
30 Workshop Cancelled
- The Pollution Prevention Workshop that was scheduled to be held on
September 30 has been cancelled.
- News Release - Emergency
Removal of Several Thousand Tires in Abandoned South Side Chicago
Building is Underway
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, using its emergency
authority and the Used Tire Management Fund, has started removing an
estimated 20,000 to 30,000 used tires left in an apparently
abandoned building at 8119 S. Racine, Chicago.
- News Release - Illinois
Proposed List of Priority Rivers Approved by U.S. EPA
- The state of Illinois has received approval of its revised listing
of priority streams in Illinois from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. Section 303 (d) of the federal Clean Water Act
requires all states to submit such a list every two years,
identifying waters "which will not attain applicable water
quality standards with technology-based controls alone," that
is, streams with water quality limitations.
- News Release - Fish
Kill Results in Violation Notice to Carol Stream Waste Treatment
Plant
- A Violation Notice letter, the first step in formal enforcement
proceedings, has been sent to the village of Carol Stream by the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as the result of a Sept. 6
release of 1.1 million gallons of partially treated sewage into
Kline Creek. More than 750 fish were killed, as well as much of the
macroinvertebrate (snails, worms, etc.) population of the stream,
which is also known locally as Klein Creek.
16 September 1999
- News Release - Public
Concerns Over Proposed Peaking Turbine Near Libertyville Should Be
Focused at Local Level
- In response to a request that the permit issued in February to a
proposed Indeck peaking turbine in Libertyville be revoked and a
public hearing be held, the Illinois EPA has reaffirmed that the
facility has met the preliminary requirements for an air
construction permit.
10 September 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Issues Court-Ordered Permits to Summit/McCook Proposed Waste
Facility
- The Illinois EPA has issued state air and land construction
permits to the West Suburban Recycling & Energy Center, L.P. (WSREC).
8 September 1999
- Used Tires - Waste
Tire Collections - Schedule Updated
- The waste tire collection schedule has been updated.
- Public Notice and Hearing
-Reliant Energy
McHenry County, L.P., Woodstock
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on October 25 in
Crystal Lake. The Reliant Energy McHenry County, L.P., has applied
to the Illinois EPA to construct an electrical generation facility
located on South Route 47, south of Woodstock. The purpose of this
hearing is to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on
the proposed permit.
- Lake Education
Assistance Program -- Form updated
- The application form for LEAP has been updated. Applications are
due by September 30.
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Denies Permits for Community Landfill in Morris
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has denied two permit
applications for Community Landfill in Morris. It is the position of
the Illinois EPA the facility may not accept waste at this time. The
landfill is operated by Community Landfill Company and is owned by
the city of Morris.
2 September 1999
- Conservation 2000
-- Reorganized Pages
- The Conservation 2000 web pages have been reorganized to make it
easier to find information and to see what has been updated.
- News Release - Public
Hearing Set on Naperville Gun Club's NPDES Permit Application
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on Oct. 21 in
Naperville on the application by the Naperville Park District and
the Sportsman's Park gun club for a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The federal permit, issued under
a delegation agreement between the Illinois EPA and U.S. EPA, would
authorize discharges from trap shooting at the club into an unnamed
channel connecting to an unnamed ditch that is tributary to the West
Branch of the DuPage River.
- News Release - State's
Largest Dairy Operation Cited For Odor, Wastewater Violations
- The Illinois EPA has notified Inwood Dairy in Peoria County it has
violated state environmental regulations involving odors and water
contamination, and could face fines and enforcement actions. The
dairy has approximately 1,250 head of cattle on the site near
Elmwood, making it the largest dairy operation in the state.
30 August 1999
- Public Hearing - Naperville
Park District-Sportsman's Park Facility
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on October 21 in
Naperville. The Naperville Park District has applied for an NPDES
permit authorizing its Sportsman's Park facility to discharge from
the trap shooting facility's stations and shot area into an unnamed
connecting channel tributary to an unnamed ditch tributary to the
West Branch of the DuPage River. The purpose of this hearing is to
provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed
permit.
19 August 1999
- P2 Workshops - Changes in September's Workshop
- Updated information is available about the Pollution Prevention
Workshop that will be held in September.
18 August 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Announces Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collections
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is co-sponsoring four
one-day household hazardous waste collections in September and
October. They will be held in Toulon (Sept.11); Sycamore (Sept. 18);
Springfield (Oct.2); and Brookfield (Oct. 16).
13 August 1999
- Procurement Opportunities
- Request for Proposals: ICEMAN Enhancements
- The Agency is requesting proposals to upgrade the design,
performance, and scope of its Integrated Comprehensive Environmental
Management (ICEMAN) system. Bids are due on August 30, 1999 at 2:00
p.m. CST.
- Household
Hazardous Waste Collections - Fall 1999 Schedule
- The Illinois EPA's Solid Waste Reduction Unit coordinates one-day
household hazardous waste collections in the spring and fall.
Citizens are asked to bring harsh chemical cleaners, paints,
thinners, antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides, and
similar household hazardous products.
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Plans Annual Hearing on Planned Water Programs
- Updates on three Illinois EPA water programs will be discussed
during the Bureau of Water's annual public hearing on Aug. 17.
Specifically, public input is being sought on the revolving loan
programs for wastewater and drinking water operations, the state's
water quality management plan for the coming year, and requirements
of a new federally-required capacity statement for public water
supplies.
- News Release - Brookfield
Zoo's Indian Lake Will be Focus Of Environmental Education Effort
- The results of a complex effort to improve the health of Indian
Lake at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo will be the focus of a zoo exhibit
scheduled for kickoff next weekend. On Aug. 14 and 15, a Lake
Festival will be held at Brookfield Zoo, showcasing Indian Lake and
Dragonfly Marsh and featuring storytellers, tours of the lake and
marsh and hands-on environmental presentations.
11 August 1999
- Conservation 2000
- Activity Report for August 1999
- The new monthly activity report for the Conservation 2000 program
is now available. These monthly reports update the status of the
Illinois Clean Lakes Program, technical assistance,
monitoring/research, and education assistance.
9 August 1999
- OPP Graduate Internships
- Project Abstracts
for 1996 and 1997
- These are project abstracts for Office of Pollution Prevention
graduate internship projects from 1996 and 1997. (The abstracts for
the projects from 1998 were posted earlier.)
- Employment at the Illinois EPA
- You can find information here about the most common job titles
used at the Illinois EPA. These materials are not meant to indicate
that an opening currently exist in any of the job titles. Rather,
they are presented as an information source to prospective
applicants to assist them in identifying positions for which they
may qualify and to apprise them of the required application and
qualification procedures for those interested in state employment
subject to the jurisdiction of the Personnel Code.
- Public Notice and Hearing
- Rocky Road
Power, LLC, East Dundee
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on September 20 in
West Dundee, Illinois. Rocky Road Power, L.L.C. has applied to add a
turbine to its existing peaking facility in East Dundee. The hearing
will be held by the Illinois EPA to receive comments and data and to
answer questions from the public prior to making a final decision
concerning the permits.
3 August 1999
- Public Hearing - Interstate
Pollution Control Superfund Site
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on August 10 in
Rockford. The Illinois EPA proposes an engineered barrier,
institutional controls, and a Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) system at
the Interstate Pollution Control Superfund site in the Southeast
Rockford area of Winnebago County. The Illinois EPA is soliciting
written and oral public comments on the proposed remedial
alternative.
- Public Notice and Hearing
- Des Plaines
Green Land Development, L.L.C., Manhattan
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on August 31 in
Manhattan, Illinois. The Des Plaines Green Land Development, L.L.C.
has applied to construct a 664 MW power station outside of
Manhattan. The hearing will be held by the Illinois EPA to receive
comments and data and to answer questions from the public prior to
making a final decision concerning the permits.
2 August 1999
- Hazardous Waste
Generation and Management Report
- Each year, Illinois hazardous-waste generators tell the Illinois
EPA the amounts and kinds of hazardous waste they produced during
the previous year. Generators indicate by code the types of wastes
produced and the steps they took to manage these wastes. Illinois
treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) likewise report
the types and quantities of wastes received from in-state and
out-of-state generators; they also report the procedures they used
to manage these wastes. This publication tabulates waste generation
and management data reported by Illinois generators and TSDFs.
23 July 1999
- Procurement Opportunities
- Request for Proposals: Y2K Auxiliary Support
- This Request for Proposal is for Y2K auxiliary support. Bids are
due on August 9, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. CST.
- Public Hearing - Ilada
Energy Company Superfund Site
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on August 26 in East
Cape Girardeau. The Illinois EPA proposes no further remedial action
beyond the extensive Removal Action already accomplished at the
Ilada Energy Company Superfund Site, including the removal from the
site of all tanks and their contents (including nearly 1.5 million
gallons of contaminated water, oil, and sludge), piping, structures,
and grossly contaminated soils (more than 1100 cubic yards). The
purpose of this hearing is to provide an opportunity for the public
to comment on the Illinois EPA's proposal.
16 July 1999
- Public Notice - Bureau
of Water Annual Hearing
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on August 17 in
Springfield. The purpose of this hearing is to provide an
opportunity for the public to understand and comment on specific
program areas managed by the Bureau of Water -- Revolving Loan
Programs: Waste Water and Drinking Water; Water Quality Management
Plan; Public Water Supply Capacity Development. (The draft Water
Quality Management Plan is available for download from the public
notice web page.)
- Public Notice - Jennison-Wright
Superfund Site Proposed Plan
- The Illinois EPA will hold a public hearing on August 19 in
Granite City. The purpose of this hearing is to provide an
opportunity for the public to comment on the Illinois EPA's proposed
final remedy to treat contaminated soil and groundwater on-site and
remove remaining miscellaneous items that remain at the Jennison-Wright
Superfund site located in Granite City, Illinois.
13 July 1999
- News Release - Water
Quality Compliance Reports Show Improvements
- Quarterly violations of federally-set limits for the farm
pesticide atrazine in Illinois water supplies fell from 53 in 1997
to only one during calendar year 1998, newly released figures from
the Illinois EPA show. During the same period, violations of nitrate
limits dropped from 19 to eight. Only two public water supplies were
found to have levels of volatile organic chemicals that exceeded
federally-determined maximum contaminant levels. One of those
supplies is no longer in service and the other has returned to
compliance. The figures are part of an annual report required under
the 1996 amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
7 July 1999
- Infrastructure
Financial Assistance - Preliminary Loan Priority Lists for
Fiscal Year 2000
- The preliminary lists for fiscal year 2000 have been posted. The
Illinois EPA offers low interest loans to units of local government
to construct wastewater and drinking water projects. Interested
communities must apply annually for either a wastewater or drinking
water loan in order to appear on the appropriate priority list.
Projects are funded from the published priority list in accordance
with the Agency’s administrative rules subject to the availability
of funds.
- Used Tires - Waste
Tire Collections - Schedule Updated
- The waste tire collection schedule has been updated.
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
1 July 1999
- Procurement Opportunities
- Responses to Questions about RFP for Development of Total Maximum
Daily Loads
- Earlier, the Illinois EPA posted an RFP for development of Total
Maximum Daily Loads. On June 16, a pre-bid conference was held. The
Illinois EPA's responses to the questions raised by potential
vendors during that conference are now available for download.
- Digester -- April
1999 Issue
- Digester/Over the Spillway is the Illinois EPA's
quarterly newsletter for water supply operators. Articles in this
issue include: Drinking Water Information About to Flow to
Consumers, 387 Community Water Systems Honored for Fluoride
Achievements, We Knew Him When..., Operator News, and Bureau of
Water Annual Hearing.
- Environmental
Progress -- Spring
1999 Issue
- Another issue of the Illinois EPA's quarterly newsletter is
online. Articles include Enhanced VIM Tests Kicked in on Feb.
1," "Tailpipes to Treadmills - VIM Tests Moving
Ahead," "Employees of the Month," "Drinking
Water Data About to Flow," "Fish Monitoring Programs Work
To Ensure a Safe Catch," "News Briefs: 10th Ohio River
Sweep; Bureau of Water Annual Hearing; $1000 Lake and Watershed
Scholarship Grants Planned," "Pollution Prevention Office
Practices What It Promotes," "Thinking 'Green' Saving
Illinois Hospitals Dollars," "Youngsters Show They Value
Clean Air," "Legal Side-bars," and "'Gee, She
Looks Familiar....'"
- Environmental
Progress -- Winter
1999 Issue
- Another issue of the Illinois EPA's quarterly newsletter is
online. Articles include "Tom Skinner Is New Illinois EPA
Director," "Employees of the Month," "Nearly 90
Percent of State Water Supplies Meeting Standards," "New
Grant Program Deals with Brownfields Sites," "35 Students
Get Hands-On Experience in GEC Program," "Education
Program Focus Is Clean Air," "Waukegan Harbor Efforts Earn
'Success Story' Award," "'Reusable City' Display at
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry," "Enhanced
Protection Asked For Peoria County Water Source,"
"Partnerships With Local Governments Leverage Abandoned
Landfill Cleanups," "New Video Series Looks at Zebra
Mussels in Great Lakes," "Off-Site Planning Session Looks
At Accomplishments, Goals," "'Waste Not' Efforts Win
Award," "Book Lists Ways Farmers Can Protect Water,"
and "New Recycling Directory Available."
25 June 1999
- News Release - Illinois
EPA Seals Pana Facility
- Illinois EPA Director Thomas Skinner has issued a "seal
order" barring anyone from entering the South Central Terminal
facility in Pana without permission from IEPA. Because of
"continuing releases occurring at the site due to the
deterioration of structures, vandalism, or other causes, it is
necessary to secure this site from public access so that it no
longer presents an imminent hazard, pending the final mitigation or
remediation of the site," the order states.
21 June 1999
- Unified
Watershed Assessment
- The unified watershed assessments provide the foundation for a
cooperative approach to restoring and protecting water quality, and
support the setting of watershed restoration priorities. The
objective of the unified watershed assessments is to combine
assessments and build on current, cooperative efforts to identify
common priorities -- not to create a new activity that competes with
existing processes.
- Eleventh
Annual Toxic Chemical Report
- The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
establishes programs to provide the public with important
information on the hazardous chemicals in their communities, as well
as providing emergency planning and notification requirements which
help protect the public in the event of a release of hazardous
chemicals. It requires annual reports to be filed by certain
companies which release any of over 600 listed toxic chemicals and
compounds to the environment. This reporting covers routine releases
that occur as a result of normal business operations within a
calendar year, and non-routine or accidental releases. The eleventh
annual report covers data from 1997.
18 June 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
16 June 1999
- Quick Answer
Directory -- Updated
- This directory was prepared in response to a recommendation of the
Governor’s Small Business Environmental Task Force that the Agency
provide small businesses with a directory that would facilitate
quick access to Agency personnel.
- AirFacts
- The Illinois EPA is developing a series of fact sheets to answer
common questions related to air pollution issues. These first four
include "Guidelines for Determining Businesses' Potential to
Emit Air Pollution," "Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate
Program," "Revisions to Illinois Cold Cleaning
Regulations," and "Revisions to Illinois Wood Furniture
Coating Regulations."
15 June 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
14 June 1999
- News Release - Clean
Lakes Program Applications Due
- The Illinois EPA is currently accepting applications for funding
assistance offered through the Conservation 2000 - Illinois Clean
Lakes Program (ICLP). Approximately $750,000 will be available for
distribution this year. Through the ICLP, Illinois EPA provides
technical and financial assistance primarily to governmental
entities that manage publicly-owned lakes with extensive public
access and utilization. Controlling sources of pollution affecting
water quality, restoring lakes that have deteriorated in
recreational and ecological quality, and protecting high quality
lake resources are the primary objectives of the program.
10 June 1999
- News Release - Five
Lakes Awarded State Clean Lakes Program Grants
- Five new Illinois lake study and improvement projects will share
$721,000 through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) Clean Lakes Program. The program, now in its fourth year, is
funded by Conservation 2000, a $100 million state initiative
protecting Illinois' natural resources and expanding outdoor
recreation.
- Request for Proposals -
Northeastern Illinois Outreach and Education Program
- This is a Request for Proposal to provide creative work for
marketing elements for the 1999 Clean Air Education and Outreach
campaign, including radio ad scripting for the rideshare promotion
plan; provide advertising production and placement to targeted
audiences; and assist in evaluation of existing public outreach and
education materials and survey results to develop marketing messages
for the general clean air plan and the rideshare promotion plan.
Proposals are due on June 24, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. CST.
- Conservation 2000
- Activity Report for June 1999
- The new monthly activity report for the Conservation 2000 program
is now available. These monthly reports update the status of the
Illinois Clean Lakes Program, technical assistance,
monitoring/research, and education assistance.
7 June 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
- News Release - Investigation
Continues in Residential Area Near Former Refinery
- Results of recent soil samples from residential property north of
the former Indian Refining Company site have prompted U.S. EPA and
Illinois EPA to take the next step toward a larger off-site
investigation. Limited environmental sampling of residential soils
by U.S. EPA and Illinois EPA over the past two years have revealed
chemical compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
and a low pH (acidic). A larger, more in-depth, investigation needs
to be done to show the extent of contamination in the residential
areas near the former refinery.
- News Release - Four
Cities Awarded Brownfields Redevelopment Grants
- Alton, Effingham, Farmington, and Macomb have been awarded
Illinois Brownfields Redevelopment Grants to evaluate potential
contamination and clean up plans for local sites. The grants were
announced by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director
Thomas Skinner during the All Cities Brownfields Conference in
Grafton on June 2.
1 June 1999
- Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Program Annual Report
- The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program Annual Report
describes the origin and administration of the LUST program in
Illinois and highlights achievements from the previous calendar
year. Whether you are new to the LUST program or long familiar with
the regulations, you will find information to enhance your
understanding of LUST cleanups.
28 May 1999
- News Release - Illinois
Awarded Federal Grant to Assist Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites
in Six Cities
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and six communities
have been awarded one of the first federal grants under a new pilot
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. The $3.5 million grant from
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide $500,000 each
in low-interest loans towards clean up costs at former industrial or
commercial sites in Canton, East Moline, Freeport, Galva, Lacon, and
Waukegan. The remaining $500,000 will be used by Illinois EPA to
assist other communities around the state.
- Ohio and Rock River
Cleanups
- Updated information is now online about these annual events to
clean up the Ohio and Rock Rivers. The Ohio River Sweep is scheduled
for Saturday, June 19, 1999, while the Rock River cleanup is
scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 1999.
- News Release - Elk
Grove Village Emissions Test Station To Reopen
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
that the vehicle emissions test station located at 2450 Landmeier
Rd., Elk Grove Village, Ill., will reopen for testing on Thurs., May
27. The Elk Grove Village station has been closed since January and
was completely reconstructed for the new, enhanced vehicle emissions
testing program.
- Request for Proposals -
Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Implementation Plans
for Target Watersheds
- This is a Request for Proposal to develop Total Maximum Daily
Loads for Watersheds. An optional bidder conference will be held at
the Agency Offices located at 1021 N. Grand Ave. East, Springfield,
IL., on June 16, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. CST. Bids are due on July 15,
1999 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
27 May 1999
- Illinois Brownfields
Initiative
- Every city, no matter what its size or economic stature, has at
least one. An abandoned commercial property that fails to attract
redevelopers due to fears of environmental contamination. Properties
like this, called brownfields, are a community problem. The
Illinois EPA promotes the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites by municipal governments and private land owners. Its efforts
to resolve the problem of brownfields are known collectively as the
Illinois Brownfields Initiative.
26 May 1999
- Landfill Capacity
Report - 1997
- Illinois municipal solid waste landfills are required to report to
the Illinois EPA the quantities of solid waste they receive each
year, and to calculate and report the amount of remaining capacity
existing on the first day of the following year. This is the
Illinois EPA's 11th annual report describing the management of
nonhazardous municipal solid waste by the state's solid waste
landfills and transfer stations.
- Illinois Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation Program
- The Illinois Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (IL
ELAP) offers accreditation for the analysis of various inorganic and
organic analytes in the testing of drinking water, wastewater and
hazardous waste. Accreditation is based on the field of
testing, approved test method and analyte. Participation in the
IL ELAP is voluntary except for any laboratory submitting community
water supply water compliance data to the Illinois EPA, Bureau of
Water, Compliance Assurance Section.
- News Release - Downers
Grove Emissions Test Station To Reopen
- The Illinois EPA is announcing that the vehicle emissions test
station located at 5106 Walnut Ave., Downers Grove, Ill., reopens
for testing today. The Downers Grove station has been closed since
January and was completely reconstructed for the new, enhanced
vehicle emissions testing program.
- News Release - South
Elgin Emissions Test Station Reopened
- The Illinois EPA is announcing that the vehicle emissions test
station located at 745 Schneider Dr., South Elgin, Ill., has
reopened for testing. The South Elgin station has been closed since
January and was completely reconstructed for the new enhanced
vehicle testing program.
13 May 1999
- Used Tires - Waste
Tire Collections - Schedule Updated
- The waste tire collection schedule has been updated.
- Used Tires - Program
Activities
- Illinois is recognized nationally as a leader in the management of
used and waste tires. Prior to passage of the Used Tire Management
Act in 1992, little reuse or recycling of waste tires occurred in
Illinois. Through the efforts of the Illinois EPA and the Illinois
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), there currently
are markets in Illinois for the 12.5 million waste tires generated
annually by the state. In order for the market to exist, an
established network of transporters, processors, and end users must
be in place so that all waste tires generated are beneficially used
and/or recycled. The actions of the Illinois EPA and DCCA, both
funded through the Used Tire Management Fund, have been instrumental
in the formation of this network.
- News Release - St.
John's Hospital in Springfield Recognized for Environmental Efforts
- Illinois EPA today recognized St. John's Hospital for volunteering
to be the first Downstate hospital to participate in a waste
reduction assessment program and for having the first hospital print
shop in the state to join the Great Printers Project. In March, a
team from Illinois EPA and the Illinois Waste Management and
Research Center conducted a two-hour assessment at the hospital, as
part of a program to provide technical assistance to hospitals
around the state.
5 May 1999
- Just for Kids - Captain
Redbird's Log
- Read Captain Redbird's story to learn about how litter can
sometimes be dangerous to wildlife! Then read his litter tips that
you can use at home, at school, and in your neighborhood to keep the
environment free from litter.
- News Release - Markham
Emissions Test Station Reopened
- The Illinois EPA is announcing that the vehicle emissions test
station located at 3824 159th Place, Markham, Ill., reopened for
testing on Tuesday, May 4. The Markham station has been closed since
Feb. 1 and was completely reconstructed for the new enhanced vehicle
testing program.
- Waste Tire
Collections - Schedule Updated
- The waste tire collection schedule has been updated.
3 May 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
27 April 1999
- Multi-Agency Training Symposiums
- Companies and individuals involved in the trucking industry will
want to plan now to attend this year’s Multi-Agency Training
Symposium (MATS). Representatives from all agencies regulating
commercial vehicle business will be participating to bring you the
most up-to-date information involving transportation issues in a
general session presentation, followed by a question and answer
session. Representatives will also be available for questions before
and after each session at their individual booth.
19 April 1999
- Environmental
Progress -- Fall
1998 Issue
- Another issue of the Illinois EPA's quarterly newsletter is
online, with the primary focus being several articles about our new
headquarters building, a former brownfields site. Articles include
"Illinois EPA Has an Old New Home," "Building a
Cleaner Environment," "Back in our day....,"
"Gas Lights and Grazing Sheep," "'Sangamon'...what's
in a name?," "Waste Expo '98," "Abating a
Pesticide Peril," "Alert Citizen Averts Hazardous Waste
Problem," "Environmental Awareness Starts With
Youth," "Ohio River Sweep," "Illinois EPA's Jim
Park Given Alumni Achievement Award," "Second OTAG
Honor," "Clean Air Awards," "U.S. EPA
recognition," "Fish Are Getting Hooked on Chicago
River," and "Lake Grants Awarded."
- P2 Workshops
- The Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention is co-sponsoring
a series of breakfast workshops on pollution prevention (P2) instead
of holding its annual pollution prevention conference. Information
about the next three workshops is now available, as well as an
online registration form.
- Digester - December
1998 Issue
- Digester/Over the Spillway is the Illinois EPA's
quarterly newsletter for water supply operators. Articles in this
issue include: Record Crowds at 67th IPWSOA Conference; Waukegan,
Breese Wastewater Plants Honored by U.S. EPA; Work Safely: Don't
Accidentally Dig Your Own Grave; Pop Quiz; Small System Conferences
Offer Specialized Help; Operator News; Wastewater Plant Operator
Candidates Pass Exams; and Candidates Successfully Pass Potable
Water Operators Tests.
7 April 1999
- Waste Tire Collections
- Additional Collection Scheduled
- Another waste tire collection has been scheduled, this one for
October 23-24 in Sangamon County.
6 April 1999
- Poster, Poetry, & Prose
Exhibit - 1999
- Each year, thousands of Illinois students take part in the
Illinois EPA's environmental education program, "Air, Land and
Water," studying environmental concepts. Many round out the
classroom program by creating posters, poems or prose works to
illustrate what they have learned. The theme for the poster, poetry
and prose exhibit changes each year. Each participating school is
eligible to select two works in each of these categories to send to
Springfield for competitive judging.
- Waste Tire
Collections - Additional Collection Scheduled
- After yesterday's posting of the updated schedule of waste tire
collections, an additional collection was added for July 27 in Piatt
County.
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
5 April 1999
- Household
Hazardous Waste Collections - Updated Schedule
- The Illinois EPA's Solid Waste Reduction Unit coordinates one-day
household hazardous waste collections in the spring and fall. The
first of these collections began in November 1989. Through the end
of 1998, the Agency has orchestrated 208 successful collections,
filling 38,029 drums with hazardous wastes from more than 185,000
households. Collections are scheduled on Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., for greatest convenience to working families. Citizens are
asked to bring harsh chemical cleaners, paints, thinners,
antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides, and similar
household hazardous products.
- Waste Tire
Collections - Updated Schedule
- The Illinois EPA scheduled 28 countywide tire collections from
February to November 1998. In 1998, some 4,641 participants brought
approximately 285,000 waste tires to these collections. There is no
charge, but participants must sign an agreement stating they will
not accumulate waste tires, and that they have no waste tires
remaining on their property. Residents of the counties listed in the
accompanying table may participate by bringing waste tires to the
designated collection points during the dates indicated
2 April 1999
- Invitation for Bids -
Freshwater Acute and Chronic Bioassay
- This is an Invitation for Bids on whole effluent toxicity (WET)
testing of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permitted facility discharges, toxicity testing of facility
effluents, ambient surface waters and sediments. Bids are due on
April 26, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.
- Invitation for Bids - Sun
E250 Server
- This Invitation for Bids is for the purchase of a SUN E250
enterprise workgroup server system. This is a Brand Name Only bid --
brands other than Sun will not be considered. Bids are due on April
13, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.
26 March 1999
- Digester/Over the
Spillway -- Special
Year 2000 Issue
- Digester/Over the Spillway is the Illinois EPA's
quarterly newsletter for water supply operators. This special issue
discusses the Year 2000 problem as it applies to water supply
issues. (In addition, the Spring
1998 and Summer
1998 issues have been made available.)
- Invitation for Bids -
Household Hazardous Waste Collection & Disposal
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) is
requesting bids from interested Bidders to implement various
lab-packing and disposal services in connection with its household
hazardous waste collection programs (HHWC programs) and Partners for
Waste Paint Solutions Program (Waste Paint Program). The Agency
contemplates HHWC projects and Waste Paint Program projects in
approximately 15-20 cities in Illinois each State Fiscal year at a
total contract amount in excess of $1,000,000. Two to five
continuous household hazardous waste collection projects within
Illinois will also be conducted. Bids are due on April 16, 1999 at
3:00 p.m CST.
- Site Remediation
Program -- Updated Form DRM-1
- Application form DRM-1 for participating in the Site Remediation
Program (SRP) has been updated. The SRP fosters environmental
restoration and reuse of "Brownfield" properties and other
industrial/commercial sites.
19 March 1999
- Mercury Reduction Project for Hospitals
- At the request of any Illinois hospital, the Illinois EPA's Office
of Pollution Prevention (OPP) and the Illinois Waste Management and
Research Center (WMRC) will send trained specialists to the facility
to conduct a waste management "walk-through." The
specialists will assess current waste management practices and will
identify additional opportunities for segregating, reducing and
recycling materials found in the hospital waste streams. During the
site visits, OPP and WMRC are placing special emphasis on promoting
alternatives to mercury-containing devices and chemicals used in
hospitals.
- P2 Graduate Internship
Program -- Intern
Projects
- Abstracts of the intern projects from the Summer 1998 Pollution
Prevention Graduate Internship Program program.
18 March 1999
- Toxic
Chemical Report -- 1996
Report
- The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires
annual reports to be filed by certain companies which release any of
over 600 listed toxic chemicals and compounds to the environment.
This reporting is done via the toxic chemical release form (Form R).
This annual report summarizes the information contained in the toxic
chemical report forms.
16 March 1999
- Environmental
Conditions Report -- 1997
Report
- Each year the Illinois EPA prepares and distributes an annual
environmental conditions report to help focus attention on
environmental results. The Agency's commitment to preparing the
Annual Environmental Conditions Report is discussed in the
Environmental Performance Agreement between the Illinois EPA and
Region V of the U.S. EPA. Illinois continues to build a new
partnership with U.S. EPA that more clearly focuses on specific
environmental progress goals and communicates the results to the
public in a clearer and more concise fashion. This Third Annual
Environmental Conditions Report has been significantly revised to
reflect the performance measurement system jointly adopted by the
Environmental Council of States and the U.S. EPA.
- Illinois EPA's Headquarters
- A photo of the Illinois EPA's new headquarters building has been
added to the page which lists the locations of Illinois EPA offices.
12 March 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
- Request for Proposals -
Robbins On-Site Monitoring
- This Request for Proposal is for on-site monitoring activities at
the Robbins Resource Recovery Facility (a municipal waste-to-energy
facility) located in Robbins, Illinois. Proposals are due on April
5, 1999 at 3:00 p.m.
- Air Repair
- Air Repair is a newsletter for auto repair facilities
that service vehicles which have failed the emissions test.
11 March 1999
- Governor's Environmental Corps -
Summer 1999
- Governor George Ryan and the Illinois EPA are sponsoring the
eighth annual Governor’s Environmental Corps summer internship
program, which will continue to be privately funded by Illinois
corporations. We are searching for students in biological sciences,
physical sciences, chemistry, engineering, prelaw, personal
computers, and communications, who are looking for a unique and
comprehensive summer internship experience.
4 March 1999
- Request for Proposals -
Medical Monitoring
- This Request for Proposal is for medical monitoring for
approximately 250 agency employees. Bids are due on March 17, 1999
at 3:00 pm.
23 February 1999
- Pollution Prevention Workshop, March 19
- This year, Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention will
co-sponsor a series of breakfast workshops on pollution prevention
instead of holding its annual pollution prevention conference. The
workshops are intended to address industry needs. The first,
"Integrating P2 Into Your Core Business Activities," will
be held March 19 in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Videos Available from the Illinois
EPA
- The Illinois EPA has a number of programs available on videotape.
You can receive a free copy simply by sending us a VHS tape and
specifying which program you would like.
- Tiered Approach to Corrective
Action Objectives (TACO)
- TACO is the Illinois EPA's method for developing remediation
objectives for contaminated soil and groundwater. These remediation
objectives protect human health and take into account site
conditions and land use. Remediation objectives generated by TACO
are risk-based and site-specific.
- Small Business Assistance
- More than 500,000 small businesses in Illinois provide jobs to
Illinoisans and supply goods and services to citizens in the State,
across the country and around the globe. Numerous industries
including automotive repairs, dry cleaning, manufacturing, printers
and others are bombarded with complicated environmental regulations.
The Illinois EPA's Office of Small Business provides the resources
and assistance to lessen the burden of small business regulations.
17 February 1999
- Great Printers Project -- Updated
list of Illinois Great Printers
- The Great Printers Project aims to establish pollution prevention
as the standard business practice for the lithographic printing
industry. Printers who voluntarily reduce their impact on the
environment receive special marketing recognition.
16 February 1999
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
5 February 1999
- Conservation 2000
Activity Report for February 1999
- The new monthly activity report for the Conservation 2000 program
is now available. These monthly reports update the status of the
Illinois Clean Lakes Program, technical assistance,
monitoring/research, and education assistance.
2 February 1999
- News Release - New
Livestock Regulations Will Require Waste Release Notification
- Regulations that require releases of livestock waste from lagoons
to be reported to the state were recently adopted by the Illinois
EPA, in response to an amendment of the Livestock Management
Facilities Act in June 1998. An owner or operator of a livestock
waste lagoon is now required to report any release to the
environment within 24 hours after discovery of the release by
calling a 24-hour line maintained by the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency. Information to be reported includes the location,
amount, and apparent environmental impacts of the release. A written
report to the Illinois EPA confirming the information provided by
telephone is required within five days after discovery of the
release.
- Household
Hazardous Waste Collections - Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries
- The household hazardous waste collections page now has information
about how you can recycle rechargeable batteries.
1 February 1999
- Vehicle Emissions Testing --
Numerous Updates!
- With the start of the enhanced testing program come several
updates to the Vehicle Emissions Testing pages.
-
- Station
Information Updated: Enhanced vehicle emissions testing has
begun! Numerous stations that had been temporarily closed for
renovation have been reopened, some new stations have been
opened, and a few stations have been closed. In addition, all of
the test stations now have new, toll-free phone numbers, as well
as new hours of operation. Be sure to check the list to find the
relevant information about the testing station most convenient
for you.
- Enhanced
Vehicle Emissions Testing Procedure: See the steps involved
in the testing a vehicle's emissions!
- New Test Areas: These lists by zip codes, with maps, will help
you determine whether your area is covered by the new enhanced
emissions testing program.
- Testing Station
Tour: A series of photos show you exactly what to expect
when you take your vehicle to an emissions testing station.
- SW-846 Method 5035: Closed-System Purge-and-Trap and Extraction
for Volatile Organics in Soil and Waste Samples
- The U.S. EPA's "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste"
describes procedures to be used in collecting and preserving samples
of waste, soil, sediments, and groundwater. SW-846 Method 5035
identifies procedures to collect soil samples for volatile organic
Compound (VOC) analysis.
28 January 1999
- News Release - Enhanced
Vehicle Emissions Tests Scheduled To Begin Feb. 1
- The Illinois EPA is announcing that the enhanced vehicle emissions
test program with new motorist convenience features is scheduled to
start on Mon., February 1. The new tests target the pollutants that
contribute to ground-level ozone (smog). Ozone is a respiratory
irritant that can cause health problems, especially for children,
the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases.
- News Releases -
Emissions Test Station Closings, Opening
- Four emissions test stations (located in Downers Grove, Elk Grove
Village, Markham, and South Elgin) are closing temporarily for
renovations to accommodate new equipment needed for the enhanced
vehicle emissions test. In addition, the station in Wauconda is
closing permanently and a new station is opening in Volo.
- Regulatory Innovation Pilot Program for Illinois -- Project List
Updated
- This program creates an opportunity for the Agency to enter into
agreements to implement "innovative environmental
measures." The first letter of intent was recently submitted
for this new program. Additional updates will be posted in the
future.
27 January 1999
- Invitation for Bids - Asbestos
Testing
- This bid is to obtain the services of one or two contractor(s) to
confirm and quantify the presence of asbestos in samples, obtained
by Illinois EPA, utilizing appropriate analytical methodology and
providing legally defensible analysis for use in regulatory
enforcement. Bids are due on February 16, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.
25 January 1999
- Public Notices
- A public notice has been posted.
22 January 1999
- P2 Graduate Internship
Program -- Student Inquiry
Form for Summer 1999
- The Illinois EPA summer internship program places college graduate
students with industrial facilities to help them evaluate and implement
pollution prevention (P2) projects. The student inquiry form allows
you to request an application packet online.
-
- Procurement Opportunities
- Request for Proposal: Enterprise Backup System
- This proposal is for a new system for hierarchical storage management,
backup and recovery, archive and retrieval, and disaster recovery
(includes installation and training). Proposals are due on February
8, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.
- Public Notices
- A public hearing notice has been posted.
21 January 1999
- Invitation for Bids - Parson's
Casket Hardware Site Remediation
- This project is for the removal of approximately 24,000 tons of
contaminated material from the soil operable units at the Parson’s
Casket Hardware Superfind site in Belvidere, Illinois. Approximately
23,500 tons of material are considered non-hazardous and 650 tons
are considered hazardous and will require stabilization. The
property will have to be restored to its original condition once
removal is complete. This project is estimated to take three months
from mobilization until closure. A mandatory bidder
conference will be held on February 3, 1999.
13 January 1999
- Emissions Reduction Market System
(ERMS) -- Seasonal Emissions Reporting Forms
- The ERMS is a "cap and trade" market system in which
participating sources must hold "trading units" for their
actual VOM emissions. Each year, starting with the 1999 ozone
season, participating sources will be issued trading units based on
the initial allotment set during issuance of the sources' Clean Air
Act Permit Program (CAAPP) permit. Even though actual allotments and
trading have not occurred, the ERMS rule indicates that seasonal
emission reports are due for the May 1, 1998, through September 30,
1998, season. Submitting a seasonal emission report will allow both
the Agency and you an opportunity to test the procedures and methods
before full-blown implementation of the ERMS rule.
- News Release - Air
Emissions of Cancer-Causing Toxic Chemicals from Manufacturing
Plants Reduced
- Air emissions of cancer-causing chemicals from Illinois
manufacturing plants have been reduced by 57 percent from 1988 to
1997, according to the latest reported information for 1997 required
by the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). These emissions
declined by 18 percent from 1996 to 1997 alone. Many Illinois
communities and facilities had particularly noteworthy success in
reducing emissions of carcinogens. The attached list includes
detailed information about these achievements for the communities
with the 10 highest reductions from 1988-1997 and from 1996 to 1997.
7 January 1999
- Nonhazardous
Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 1997
- Preliminary data that landfills reported for calendar year 1997
has been compiled in an executive summary and the table Illinois
Landfills Reporting Capacity on Jan. 1, 1998. Full details on
landfills, transfer stations and compost facilities will be
available in the near future.
- Site Remediation
Program -- Forms Revised
- The Site Remediation Program forms have been revised. In addition,
you can now fill out the forms within Adobe Acrobat, although you
must still print the completed forms in order to sign them.
- Regulatory Innovation Pilot Program for Illinois -- Project List
Updated
- This program creates an opportunity for the Agency to enter into
agreements to implement "innovative environmental
measures." The first letter of intent was recently submitted
for this new program. Additional updates will be posted in the
future.
- How to Manage Used
Fluorescent and High-Intensity-Discharge Lamps as Universal Wastes
- The list of Midwestern fluorescent lamp recyclers at the end of
this fact sheet has been updated.
- Public Notices -- Link
to U.S. EPA Region 5 Air & Radiation Division's Illinois Permits
Database
- We have added a link from our public notices page to this off-site
page. You might consider visiting this page to locate information
about air permits.
6 January 1999
- Conservation 2000
Activity Report for January 1999
- The new monthly activity report for the Conservation 2000 program
is now available. These monthly reports update the status of the
Illinois Clean Lakes Program, technical assistance,
monitoring/research, and education assistance.
4 January 1999
- Illinois
Groundwater Protection Program Biennial Comprehensive Status and
Self-Assessment Report, 1996-1997
- This report provides a comprehensive status report on the
implementation of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act (IGPA), as
well as a self-assessment of program initiatives in relation to the
goals and objectives of the program recommended in the 1996 IGPA
Biennial Report. Additionally, it provides environmental and
programmatic indicators to help measure and demonstrate program
performance.
- Maximum
Setback Zones
- Under section 14.3 of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act (IGPA)
counties and municipalities utilizing any community water supply
well are authorized to establish a maximum setback zone, up to 1,000
feet, around their well(s).
- Storm Water -
Keep It Clean!
- Storm water runoff can contain toxic chemicals, oil and grease,
pesticides, metals, and other contaminants that are a major source
of water pollution and that can pose a threat to public health and
the environment. Small businesses can do their part to protect our
waters by taking steps to prevent storm water pollution.
- Do I Have a
Special Waste?
- Because you generate waste, it is your responsibility to figure
out what type of waste you generate. This can be a confusing
process! This fact sheet will help you understand what special waste
is and help you determine whether you generate a special waste.
- How Do I
Manage my Hazardous Waste?
- If you generate hazardous waste, this fact sheet will help you
understand how to properly manage it so that you protect your
employees and the environment, and comply with the law.
- Earlier "What's New" Items
- The "What's New" items for the previous year are still
available.
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