Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 602 - PERMITS › Subpart A - GENERAL PERMIT PROVISIONS › Section 602.105 - Standards for Issuance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Construction Permits and Operating Permits
1)
				The Agency must not issue any construction or operating permit required by this
				Part unless the applicant submits adequate proof that the community water
				supply will be constructed, modified, or operated so as not to cause a
				violation of the Act or Board rules.
2) Except as provided in subsection (a)(3),
				the Agency must not issue any construction or operating permit required by this
				Part unless the applicant submits adequate proof that the community water
				supply facility conforms to the following design criteria. When the design
				criteria in the documents listed in this subsection (a)(2) conflict, the
				applicant must comply with the design criteria listed in subsection (a)(2)(A).
A) Criteria promulgated by the Board under 35
				Ill. Adm. Code 604;
B) Recommended
				Standards for Water Works, incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				601.115; and
C) AWWA, ASTM, ANSI, or NSF standards
				incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601.115.
3) When the documents listed in subsection
				(a)(2) do not provide design criteria for the proposed community water supply
				facility, the Agency must not issue the construction or operating permit unless
				the applicant submits adequate proof that the community water supply facility
				conforms to other design criteria that will produce consistently satisfactory
				results. When necessary for adequate proof, the Agency may require a pilot
				study.
4) The Agency must not issue
				any construction permit required by this Part unless the applicant submits
				proof that all plan and specification documents required by this Section and
				Subpart B have been prepared by a person licensed under the Illinois
				Architecture Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 305
				], the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS
				325 ], the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
				[225 ILCS
				340 ], the Professional Geologist Licensing Act
				[225 ILCS
				745 ] (for site and groundwater conditions), or any
				required combination of these Acts.
5) The Agency must not issue a construction
				permit unless the community water supply has filed a notification of ownership
				under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				603.101.
6) The existence of a violation of the Act,
				Board rule, or Agency rule will not prevent the issuance of a construction
				permit if:
A) the applicant has been granted a
				variance or an adjusted standard from the rule by the Board;
B) the permit application is for the
				construction or installation of equipment to alleviate or correct a
				violation;
C) the permit
				application is for a water main extension to serve existing residences or
				commercial facilities when the permit applicant can show that those residences
				or commercial facilities are served by a source of water of a quality or
				quantity that violates the primary drinking water standards of 35 Ill. Adm.
				Code 611; or
D) the Agency
				determines the permit application is for the construction or installation of
				equipment necessary to produce water that is assuredly safe, as required by 35
				Ill. Adm. Code 601.101.