### ILLINOI S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y 102 1 NORT H GRAN D AVENU E EAST , P.O . Bo x 19276 , SPRINGFIELD , ILLINOI S 62794-927 6 • (217)782-339 7

PATQUINN , GOVERNO R JOH N J . KIM , INTERI M DIRECTO R 217/782-061 0 Novembe r 30 , 201 2 Ms . Tink aHyd e Director , Wate

r Divisio n Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 7 7 Wes t Jackso n Boulevard Chicago , Illinoi s 6060

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### ?;31 Z NPDE S PROGRAMS-BRANC H Re : NPDE S Vesse l Genera l Permi t - Discharge s Incidenta

l t o th e Normal Operatio n o f Vessel s (VGP ) Sectio n 40 1 Certificatio n Dea r Ms . Hyde : The Illinoi s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (IEPA ) ha s reviewe d th

e Unite d State s Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency' s Draf t National Pollutan

t Discharg e Eliminatio n Syste m (NPDES ) genera

l permi t fo r Discharge s Incidenta

l t o th e Normal Operatio n o f

Commercia

l an d Larg e Recreationa

l Vessel s (Vesse l Genera

l Permit ) pursuan t t o certificatio n unde

r Sectio n 40 1 o f th e Clean Wate

r Act . The Vesse l Genera l Permit a s drafte d covers al l discharge s fro m commercia

l an d larg e recreationa

l vessels , a

s define d i n th

e permit , tha

t tak e plac e withi n al l water s o f th e Stat e o f Illinois . The Illinoi s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y hereby Certifie s tha t th e draf t Vesse l Genera

l Permi t wil l compl y with Illinoi s Wate r Quality Standards pursuan t t o Sectio n 40 1 ofth e Clean Wate r Act . Thi s certificatio n i s issue d subject t o th e followin g conditions : 1 . Discharge s o f

wastestreams containin g Bioacccumulativ e Chemical s o f Concer n (BCC's ) fro mvessel covered b y th e Vesse l Genera

l Permit shal l be consisten

t with th e provision s o f 3 5 111. Adm . Code 302.520 , 302.521 , an d 302.530 . 2 . Al l discharge s t

o Waters o f

th e Stat e fro mvessel s covered b y th e Vesse l Genera

l Permi t shal l no t cause aviolatio n o f

Illinoi s Wate

r Qualit y Standards , a

s foun d a t 3 5 111. Adm . Code Par t 30 2 o r effluen t standards , a

s foun d a t 3 5 111. Adm . Code Par

t 304 . 3 . N o effluen t

fro man y vesse l covered b y th

e Vesse l Genera

l Permi t shal l contain settleable solids , floatin g debris , visibl e oil , grease , scum , o r sludg e solid s pursuan

t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Code 304.106 . Color , odor , an d turbidit y must be reduced t

o belo w obviou s levels , pursuan t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Code 304.106 . 4 . An y vessel covered b y th e Vesse l Genera

l Permit employin g ballas t

wate r treatmen t system s usin g chlorin e i n an

y o f it s forms , shal l no

t excee d th e acut e wate r qualit y standar d fo r Total Residual Chlorin e o f 0.01 9 mg/

l o r th e chroni c wate

r qualit y standar d

430 2 N . Mai n St. , Rockford , I L 6 1 10 3 (815)987-776 0 59 5 S . State , Elgin , I L 6012 3 (847)608-313 1 212 5 S . Firs t St. , Champaign , I L 6182 0 (217)278-580 0 200 9 Mal l St. , Collinsville , I L 6223 4 (618)346-512 0 951 1 Harriso n St. , De s Plaines , I L 6001 6 (847)294-400 0 540 7 N . Universit y St. , Arbo r113 , Peoria , I L 6161 4 (309)693-546 2 230 9 W . Mai n St. , Suit e 116 , Marion , I L 6295 9 (618)993-720 0 10 0 W . Randolph , Suit e 11-300 , Chicago , I L 6060 1 (312)814-602 6 PLEAS E PRIN T O N RECYCLE D PAPE Rfo r Total Residua

l Chlorin e o f

0.01 1 mg/l , pursuan

t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Code 302.208 . In orde r t o demonstrat

e complianc e wit

h th e wate r qualit y standards above , th

e discharg e o f Total Residual Chlorin e shal l no t excee d th e laborator

y quantificatio n leve l o f

0.0 5 mg/l usin g tes t methods equivalen

t i n accuracy t

o amperometric titration . The usag e o f othe r biocide s shal l no

t cause aviolatio n o f

applicabl e wate

r qualit y standards an

d shal l no t be discharge d i n concentration s considere d toxi c o r harmfu l t

o aquatic life , pursuan

t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Code 302.210 , 302.41 0 an d 302.540 . 5 . The discharg e fro man y vesse l covere d b y th

e Vesse l Genera

l Permi t shal l b e fre e fro m an y substance s o

r combinatio n o f

substance s i n concentration s toxi c or harmfu l t

o huma n health , or t o animal , plan

t o r aquatic life , pursuan

t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Code 302.210 , 302.410 , an

d 302.540 . 6 . N o bilg e or

ballas t wate r fro mvessel s covered b y th e Vesse l Genera

l Permit whic h fail s t o mee t th e effluent standards o f

3 5 111. Adm . Code Par

t 30 4 shal l b e discharged t

o water s ofth e Stat

e pursuan t t o 3 5 111. Adm . Cod

e 308.103 . 7 . IF ballas t

wate r treatmen t technologies , standard

s o r limitation s ar

e adopted , approved o

r revise d b y th

e USEPA , th

e U.S . Coas t

Guard , o r othe r dul y authorize d Federa

l Agenc y o

r multi-nationa

l governing body , AN D incorporated int o amodifie do

r reissue d Vesse l Genera l Permit , th

e IEP A wil l revie w th

e ne w o r modifie dVesse l Genera

l Permit t o ensur e complianc e wit

h applicabl e Illinoi s law s an d regulations . Base d on tha t review , th e Agenc y ma

y waive , modif

y th e existin g certification , o

r issu e ane

w certificatio n pursuan t t o Sectio n 40 1 o f

th e Clean Wate

r Act . 8 . An y discharg e o f

sewag e fro mavessel shal l compl y with 3 5 111. Adm . Code Par t 30 8 - Disposal o f

Waste s fro mWatercraft . 9 . The issuanc e o f

thi s certificatio n pursuan t t o Sectio n 40 1 o f

th e Clean Wate

r Ac t doe s no t releas e an y dischargers fro mresponsibilitie s o r liabilitie s fo r

past o r futur e violation s o f federal , stat

e o r loca l law s o

r regulations , no

r does i t releas e an

y potentia l dischargers fro mth e responsibilit

y o f obtainin g permits , includin g an y fro mth e IEPA , o r othe r approval s fro mothe

r unit s o f governmen

t a s ma y b e require d b y law . Shoul d yo u have an

y question s o

r comment

s regarding th

e conten t o f thi s certification , pleas e contac t m e o r Dari n LeCron e o f

my staf f a t th e addres s above , o

r b y phon e a t 217/782-0610 . Sincerely , Ala n Keller , P.E . Manager , Permi t

Sectio n Divisio n o f

Wate r Pollutio n Contro l