Illinois Administrative Code

Section 363.204 Supplemental Grants A unit of local government that has received a State grant offer shall be eligible for a supplemental State grant not to exceed 100% of eligible costs of the project. The issuance of a supplemental grant will be based on the availability of Bon…

Section 363.205 Required Content and Filing of Applications for Bond Act Grants a) All projects receiving grants pursuant to this Part must comply with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 360. b) Bond Act grants will be made only for the funding of eligible project costs that c…

Section 363.206 Limitations Upon Grants for Collection Systems The facilities that convey wastewater from individual structures or from private property to the public lateral sewer are not eligible for grant funding, with the exception of pumping units and pressurized lines for i…

Section 363.207 State Owned Facilities a) Bond Act grants for that portion of the local share of eligible project costs attributable to State owned facilities shall not be awarded unless the following conditions are met: 1) The grant is in conjunction with and in addition to a Ti…

Section 363.301 Project Priority Requirement a) Bond Act grants to units of local government under this Section shall be made in accordance with the grant applicant's priority as established by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 364. b) Except as set forth in Subparts D and E, the Director of the…

Section 363.302 Consolidation of Priorities a) Notwithstanding Section 363.301, two or more needs of one or more applicants which are initially ranked at different priorities, may be consolidated into one need at the higher (highest) priority, and a grant may be issued under this…

Section 363.401 Determination of Health Risk a) Notwithstanding Subpart C, the Agency may, based on the availability of grant funds and criteria in this Part, provide grant assistance under this Subpart for construction of sewage treatment works if, in the judgment of the Directo…

Section 363.402 Priorities for Issuance Projects eligible under this Subpart will be funded under the following priorities to the extent funds are made available by the General Assembly: a) First health risk priority is assigned to those projects that have already been notified b…

Section 363.501 Availability of Funding a) Notwithstanding Subpart C, the Agency may provide grant assistance under this Subpart, to units of local government that are entirely or partially unsewered, for the planning, financing and construction of interceptor or collector sewers…

Section 363.502 Priorities for Issuance Projects eligible under this Subpart will be funded under the following priorities to the extent that funds are made available by the General Assembly: a) First regionalization priority is assigned to those projects that have already been n…

Section 363.601 Availability of Funding (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 363.602 State/Federal Piggyback Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 363.603 State Reimbursement Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017) SUBPART G: BUILD ILLINOIS BOND FUND GRANTS

Section 363.701 Availability of Funding Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to units of local government under this Section shall be made in accordance with the criteria set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 363.301. (Source: Added at 10 Ill. Reg. 216, effective December 20, 1985)

Section 363.702 Build Illinois Bond Fund Grants For those projects not receiving a Title II grant, a Build Illinois Bond Fund grant may be issued provided: a) the State share does not exceed 100%; b) the State share of either planning or design, or both, will be an allowance in a…

Section 363.703 Supplemental State/Federal Piggyback Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 363.704 Supplemental State Reimbursement Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 363.705 Supplemental Build Illinois Bond Fund Grants To the extent that Build Illinois Bond Funds are available, a supplemental Build Illinois Bond Fund grant may be issued under this Section for those projects that received a Bond Act grant on or before September 30, 198…

Section 363.801 Applicability a) All projects receiving unsewered communities grants pursuant to this Subpart must comply with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 360. b) For projects receiving unsewered communities grants pursuant to this Subpart that also receive a Water Poll…

Section 363.802 Eligibility A unit of local government is eligible for an unsewered communities grant if it has met all of the following requirements: a) it is a municipality as defined in Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution and was incorporated on or before July …

Section 363.803 Grant Percentage and Design Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 363.804 Limitations The maximum financial assistance from all sources, including grants and loans, cannot exceed 100% of eligible project costs. (Source: Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 13225, effective October 20, 2017)

Section 364.101 Purpose This Part sets forth the procedures and requirements established by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for determining priorities in awarding grant assistance for the construction of municipal wastewater treatment works under the Anti-Poll…

Section 364.102 Definitions a) Unless specified otherwise, all terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 111½, pars. 1001 et seq.) the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) and regulations adopted under those…

Section 364.103 Priority System and Project Priority List a) Financial assistance may be awarded under the Bond Act or Title II only to projects which are identified on the project priority list developed by IEPA. b) This Part sets forth a priority system to be used to rank proje…

Section 364.104 Reserves a) IEPA shall establish from the allotment of funds available under Title II those reserves under Title II. b) No grant or combination of grants will be certified in an amount which will allow a single applicant or a service area of a single applicant to …

Section 364.105 Pre-applications and Priority Scoring Summaries a) A municipality may submit a pre-application and a priority scoring summary at any time. The pre-application must identify the scope of the project, and include a cost estimate and schedule for completion of the pr…

Section 364.106 Applicant Progress a) IEPA may delete any project from the project priority list if the applicant fails to make efforts to initiate and complete as expeditiously as possible all necessary actions appropriate to the specific grant step for which the discharger is t…

Section 364.201 Formula for the Municipal Discharge Index a) The Municipal Discharge Index (MDI) is a number which is the product of four factors. The MDI is, in turn, a factor used to calculate the Grant Priority Index. b) The MDI is calculated as follows: MDI = F1 x F2 x F3 x F…

Section 364.202 Existing Wastewater Load Where the applicant justifies hydraulic and organic loadings on the basis of influent sampling and flow measurement results for a current 12 month period, these values will be used. In cases where influent sampling and/or flow measurement …

Section 364.203 F1 Factor F1 is a factor which evaluates the quantity of wastewater adjusted for strength. It is calculated as follows: F1 = log10 (PE BOD, existing wastewater load)

Section 364.204 F2 Factor F2 is a factor which evaluates the adequacy of existing facilities for treating the existing wastewater load to design levels. It is calculated as follows: F2 = PE BOD, (existing wastewater load, industrial and domestic) PE BOD, existing design capacity …

Section 364.205 F3 Factor F3 is a factor which evaluates the stream segment receiving the discharge. The evaluation is done through use of a Segment Ranking Index (SRI). The SRI is calculated in accordance with Subpart C. F3 is calculated as follows: F3 = SRI, receiving segment S…

Section 364.206 F6 Factor a) F6 is a factor used to evaluate the environmental impact of a discharge. The F6 factor is evaluated at the time of the submittal of the pre-application and priority scoring summary and is re-evaluated upon Agency approval of the facilities plan. At th…

Section 364.207 Classification of Aquatic Environments Aquatic environments are classified according to the following: a) Balanced environment: Intolerant organisms are many in number and species, or more in numbers than other forms present. Intolerant present >50% Moderate, facu…

Section 364.301 Formula for the Segment Ranking Index a) The Segment Ranking Index (SRI) is an objective determination of the priority of segments through the use of four factors which are expressed as numerical factors and combined to establish a ranking index for each of the ba…

Section 364.302 WQI Factor a) The WQI factor is determined by comparing the measured value of certain critical water quality parameters in the waters of the State with Illinois Pollution Control Board water quality standards for those parameters. b) The procedure for calculating …

Section 364.303 Population Factor a) Under this factor, populations are computed for each segment and converted into an adjustment factor. The population of a segment is defined by the 1980 U.S. census population of the segment except where inter-segment transfers of sewage occur…

Section 364.304 High Quality Waters Factor a) Certain segments, such as segments containing a major lake or impoundment, have been identified as having high-quality waters where special management and waste control procedures may be needed for their preservation. b) It is recogni…

Section 364.305 National Priorities Factor Segments in the Lake Michigan basin, the Chicago metropolitan area and the East St. Louis metropolitan area have been designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as having high national priority. They are therefore as…

Section 364.401 Formula for the Grant Priority Index a) The Grant Priority Index (GPI) is a number which is the product of three factors. The GPI is used to determine rank on the project priority list in accordance with Section 364.103. b) The GPI is calculated as follows: GPI = …

Section 364.402 F4 Factor a) The F4 factor considers the corrective measures necessary to provide the degree of treatment required by applicable effluent limitations. F4 is derived through a summation of values assigned for additional treatment process required for currently over…

Section 364.403 F5 Factor a) F5 is a factor which is added for those projects whose priority position is to be retained. b) The value of F5 will be retained only if the value of the quanitity F1 x F2 x F3 x F6 x F4 is greater than the corresponding quantity for the lowest priorit…

Section 364.404 Scoring Conventions a) The priority system established in this Part is applied with the following conventions and general results. b) For expansion and/or upgrading of an existing sewage treatment plant, a new sewage treatment plant to serve a currently sewered ar…

Section 364.405 Additional Considerations a) Effects of Overloading 1) For an overloaded facility, values from the table of F4 values for the average and maximum design flow for existing treatment processes will be assigned to the need. 2) For a facility which is not overloaded a…

Section 365.105 Purpose This Part sets forth procedures to be used by the Agency to operate the Water Pollution Control Loan Program (WPCLP).

Section 365.110 Definitions Unless specified otherwise in subsection (b), all terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5] and the regulations adopted under that Act (35 Ill. Adm. Code: Subtitle C) and the federal Clean Water Act …