Illinois Administrative Code

Section 367.460 Project Selection All applications received by October 31 of each fiscal year will be reviewed for funding by the Agency in accordance with the "Procedures for Determining Priorities for Inland Lake Study and Implementation Project Awards," 35 Ill. Adm. Code 368. …

Section 367.510 Public Notification of Assistance Award Within two months after receipt of a signed financial assistance award agreement the lake owner shall submit to newspaper, radio and television stations in the immediate project area a news release that includes the followin…

Section 367.520 Public Participation in the Selection of a Lake Restoration or Protection Plan Prior to selecting final restoration alternatives, the lake owner shall hold a public meeting to solicit public comment in developing, evaluating and selecting restoration practices. A …

Section 367.610 Monthly Reports All award recipients who are carrying out Phase I, Phase II and LQMP projects shall submit monthly project status reports to the Agency. These reports shall include a discussion of such matters as work progress, project findings, and any difficulti…

Section 367.620 Final Phase I Report Phase I final reports meeting the requirements of Subpart J of this Part shall be submitted to the Agency on the date specified on the financial assistance agreement.

Section 367.630 Final Phase II and LQMP Reports Lake owners with Phase II or LQMP projects shall carry out a limited lake monitoring program for at least one year after all protection or restoration practices have been implemented. This program, as specified and agreed upon with …

Section 367.710 Financial Assistance Agreements In order to receive an Illinois Clean Lakes Program assistance award, a lake owner must enter into an intergovernmental financial assistance agreement (FAA) with the Agency. The assistance agreement shall include, at a minimum, the …

Section 367.720 Phase I Project Implementation Requirement In order to receive a Phase II or LQMP implementation project assistance award, the lake owner must agree to apply, at a minimum, the restoration practices and methods described and recommended in the approved Phase I Rep…

Section 367.730 Agreement Period a) Phase I Studies Financial assistance agreements for Phase I studies shall have a maximum term of 36 months. The lake owner may, however, apply to the Agency in writing for a no-cost time extension of up to six additional months. b) Phase II Imp…

Section 367.740 Appropriation Contingency All assistance awards are contingent upon the availability of Illinois General Assembly appropriations to conduct the Illinois Clean Lakes Program.

Section 367.750 Project Changes a) Prior approval by the Agency is required for project changes that may: 1) increase the amount of assistance award funds needed to complete the project; 2) alter the design or scope of the project; or 3) extend any contractual completion date for…

Section 367.760 Financial Assistance Award Termination a) Termination by the Agency The Agency may, by written notice and after consultation with the recipient, terminate the financial assistance award in whole or in part. The following circumstances may be cause for termination …

Section 367.770 Subcontracts The lake owner may not use any subcontractors, outside associates or consultants in connection with any services covered by a financial assistance agreement unless specifically authorized by the Agency. When subcontracts are authorized, the lake owner…

Section 367.780 Drug Free Workplace a) Every award recipient who has 25 or more employees at the time of signing the financial assistance award or who is directly responsible for specific performance under an assistance award of $5,000 or more shall certify that it will provide a…

Section 367.790 Final Inspection for Phase II and LQMP Projects The award recipient shall notify the Agency in writing within 30 days after the completion of Phase II implementation project activities. The Agency will schedule a final inspection of the project within 60 days afte…

Section 367.810 Access a) The Agency and its authorized representatives shall have access, during normal working hours and at all other times when work is being performed, to the area or premises where any portion of the work for which the financial assistance award was provided …

Section 367.820 Audit and Records a) The assistance award recipient shall maintain books, records, documents, reports, and other evidentiary material and accounting procedures and practices that are consistent with generally accepted government accounting standards in accordance …

Section 367.910 Determination of Allowable Project Costs a) The award recipient shall be paid upon request, in accordance with Section 367.930 of this Part, for all costs within the scope of Phase I, Phase II or LQMP project development that the Agency determines to be allowable …

Section 367.920 Requests for Payment Requests for payment of expenditures incurred in connection with Phase I, Phase II and LQMP projects shall be submitted to the Agency no more frequently than monthly and shall include the following information: a) Project name and location; b)…

Section 367.930 Reimbursement Rate a) Phase I Projects Eligible costs incurred in connection with Phase I projects shall be paid by the Agency according to the maximum cost-share rate of 60%, as provided in Section 367.310 of this Part, or the cost-share rate established in the f…

Section 367.940 Contingency The Agency may hold up to 10% of the total project costs prior to final payment to ensure that all requirements of the project have been met.

Section 367.950 Withholding of Payments The Agency may withhold payment to an assistance award recipient who is not meeting the project schedule contained in the financial assistance agreement.

Section 367.960 Final Payment a) Phase I Projects Final payment, including release of any funds held by the Agency pursuant to Section 367.950 of this Part, will be made for Phase I projects upon a determination by the Agency that the project has been implemented according to the…

Section 368.110 Purpose This Part sets out the procedures that will be used by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for prioritizing applications for financial assistance awards under the Illinois Clean Lakes Program.

Section 368.120 Definitions a) Unless otherwise specified, all terms shall have the meanings set out in the Illinois Lake Management Program Act [525 ILCS 25], Section 6z-31 of the State Finance Act [30 ILCS 105/6z-31] and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5]. b…

Section 368.130 Materials Referenced in this Part The following materials are referenced in this Part: "Illinois Assessment of Water Resource Conditions 1994-1995", IEPA/BOW/96-060(a) and (b) (September 1996).

Section 368.140 Funding Allocations Funds for the Illinois Clean Lakes Program are targeted to be distributed to lake owners in each fiscal year from 1996 to 2001 by the Agency according to the following percentage amounts: a) Phase I projects 1) FY96 – 60% 2) FY97 – 45% 3) FY98 …

Section 368.150 Funding Priority System Total Priority Points (TPP) will be assigned to each project application submitted for funding according to the methodology set out in Subpart B of this Part. Each project will be ranked from highest to lowest according to TPP and funded ac…

Section 368.160 Applications for Funding Lake owners seeking Phase I, Phase II or LQMP funding assistance shall submit applications to the Agency in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 367.Subpart D. SUBPART B: PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING PRIORITY POINTS FOR INLAND LAKE STUDY AND IM…

Section 368.210 Formula for Computing Total Priority Points Total Priority Points (TPP) for inland lake study and implementation project applications is a number that is the sum of the Priority Points (PP) assigned according to four factors: A1, A2, A3, and A4. The TPP is calcula…

Section 368.220 A1 Factor (Overall Use Support Assessment) A1 is a factor that evaluates inland lakes based on their overall use support assessment rating. The possible degrees of use support assessment are Full, Full/Threatened, Partial/Minor impairment, Partial/Moderate impairm…

Section 368.230 A2 Factor (Water Quality Potential) a) A2 is a factor that evaluates inland lakes based on their Water Quality Potential (WQP). The potential quality of a lake is determined by the quality of the incoming water, water residence time, and lake basin characteristics…

Section 368.240 A3 Factor (Public Benefits Assessment) a) A3 is a factor that evaluates inland lakes based on their importance or benefit to the general public. This factor is based on the following criteria: 1) the ownership and accessibility of the lake to the public; 2) curren…

Section 368.250 A4 Factor (Special Considerations) A4 is a factor that will only be used for two or more project applications having equal total priority points based on the sum of Factors A1, A2, and A3. In such cases priority points will be allocated to each affirmative answer …

Section 370.100 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to establish criteria for the design and preparation of plans and specifications for wastewater collection and treatment systems. (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1000 General Where needed to meet applicable standards, disinfection of the effluent shall be provided. The design shall provide for meeting both the bacterial standards and any disinfectant residual limits applicable to the effluent. (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. …

Section 370.1010 Disinfection Process Selection a) The disinfection process should be selected after due consideration of waste characteristics, type of treatment processes provided prior to disinfection, waste flow rates, waste pH, disinfectant demand rates, current technology a…

Section 370.1020 Chlorine Disinfection a) Type of Feed Equipment The types of chlorine feed equipment include: 1) Vacuum solution feed by gas; 2) Direct gas feed; 3) Hypochlorite solution positive displacement pump feed; 4) Hypochlorite tablet feed. b) Selection of Feed Equipment…

Section 370.1021 Dechlorination a) General Dechlorination of sewage plant effluents may be required to reduce toxicity due to chlorine residuals. b) Feed Equipment 1) Type The common types of dechlorination feed equipment using sulfur compounds include: A) Vacuum solution feed of…

Section 370.1022 Ultraviolet Disinfection Because operating data and experience with this process is not well established, expected performance of the ultraviolet disinfection units shall be based upon either experience at similar full scale installations or thoroughly documented…

Section 370.1030 Chlorine Gas Supply (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1040 Piping and Connections (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1050 Housing (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1060 Respiratory Protection Equipment (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1070 Application of Chlorine (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 12444, effective August 28, 1997)

Section 370.1080 Sampling and Testing a) Facilities shall be included for collecting samples, as monitoring requirements warrant, of the disinfected effluent. b) Where chlorine disinfection is used, equipment shall be provided for measuring chlorine residual using accepted test p…

Section 370.110 Scope and Applicability a) These design criteria apply to conventional design concepts for wastewater collection and treatment systems. Where non-conventional concepts or approaches to collection and treatment, particularly for very small systems, are being consid…