Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 1600 - STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR POTABLE WATER SUPPLY WELL SURVEYS AND FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES PERFORMED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AGENCY NOTICES OF THREATS FROM CONTAMINATION › Subpart C - STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES › Appendix A - Contents of a Model Community Relations Plan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Appendix A lists the four key elements of a CRP for an
				  authorized party proceeding under Section 1600.315 and several factors that
				  might be included with each element in a CRP prepared for the site where the
				  release occurred. Unless otherwise required by rule, all the factors listed
				  with each element may not be necessary for each site developing and
				  implementing a CRP under this Part, but each factor should be considered when
				  developing the CRP.
1. Site/Facility Description: The CRP should provide a brief
				  overview of the site where the release occurred, including a description of the
				  business, site or facility, its current operations, previous land uses and
				  previous remedial activities; the nature and extent of known contamination; and
				  the known or potential threat to public health and the environment. The
				  overview should include a map to an appropriate scale detailing the site
				  location and surrounding area and showing roads and streets, homes and
				  businesses, and geographic and other significant features.
2. Community Issues and Concerns: The CRP should provide a
				  brief summary of the demographics of the area surrounding the site where the
				  release occurred, including the approximate percentage of non-English speaking
				  persons among the affected, potentially affected, and interested persons and
				  their preferred language, key community concerns, and preferred methods of
				  communication as learned through research, interviews, and surveys of a
				  representative sample of affected, potentially affected, and interested persons
				  identified through the process outlined in the fourth element below.
3. Community Relations Program: The CRP should describe the
				  community relations program objectives, action plan, and schedule to keep
				  affected, potentially affected, and interested persons apprised of site
				  conditions, response actions, and actual or potential public health impacts.
				  This section also should explain how the public will be notified of mailings or
				  meetings. The contact persons and contact information for public inquiries
				  should be clearly defined. Additionally, details about the location of, and
				  access to, the document repository should be outlined in this section of the
				  CRP.
4. Contact List: The CRP should outline the process for
				  identifying and updating a contact list and developing a contact database of
				  affected, potentially affected, and interested persons, including:
A. Owners of offsite properties served by private,
				  semi-private, or non-community water systems that have been or may be impacted
				  by groundwater contamination from the release;
B. Owners and operators of community water system
				  wells that have been or may be impacted by groundwater contamination from the
				  release;
C. Owners of offsite properties without potable
				  water supply wells but with groundwater that has been or may be impacted by
				  groundwater contamination from the release;
D. Owners of offsite properties with buildings
				  located above groundwater with measured contamination from volatile chemicals
				  that poses a threat of indoor inhalation exposure above the appropriate Tier 1
				  remediation objectives for the current uses;
E. Owners of offsite properties with soil
				  contamination posing a threat of exposure above the appropriate Tier 1
				  remediation objectives for the current uses;
F. Owners of offsite properties with measured soil
				  gas contamination posing a threat of exposure above the appropriate Tier 1
				  remediation objectives for the current uses;
G. Occupants of properties identified in
				  paragraphs A, D, E, and F to the extent reasonably practicable. The CRP must
				  include the methods by which the authorized party will attempt to identify the
				  occupants;
H. Government officials serving the affected and
				  potentially affected properties, including federal and State legislators,
				  county board chairpersons and county clerks, mayors or village presidents, city
				  or village clerks, and environmental health administrators for State and county
				  health departments. Officials of specialized districts (e.g., school, drainage,
				  park districts) may be excluded from the contact list unless required under
				  Section 1600.315(b)(2)(D)(i) through (b)(2)(D)(vii), or (b)(2)(D)(ix);
				  and
I. Citizens, identified groups, organizations, or
				  businesses within a minimum of 1,000 feet from the site where the release
				  occurred that may have an interest in learning about affected and potentially
				  affected properties. These persons may include public and private school
				  administrators, parent organization leaders; day care center, senior center and
				  nursing home management; neighborhood or homeowner association or other
				  community leaders as identified; hospital and clinic management; and recognized
				  environmental or citizen advisory groups. If approved by the Agency, the
				  initial minimum distance of 1,000 feet may be expanded or contracted as the CRP
				  and contact list are updated based on new information developed during the
				  response action.