Illinois Administrative Code

Section 622.10 Purpose and Scope This Part establishes requirements for the possession and disposal of water treatment residuals including requirements for worker protection and training. This Part applies to all entities that produce or possess water treatment residuals.

Section 622.20 Definitions The following terms found in this Part have the definitions set forth in this Section: "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. "As low as is reasonably achievable" or "ALARA" means making every reasonable…

Section 622.30 Persons in Possession of Water Treatment Residuals a) The following persons shall register with the Agency within 60 days of producing or possessing water treatment residuals: 1) Water treatment facilities permitted by the IEPA that treat groundwater with a treatme…

Section 622.40 Worker Protection and Disposal Requirements for Water Treatment Residuals Greater than 200 pCi/g a) This Section only applies to persons producing or possessing water treatment residuals with concentrations of combined radium greater than 200 pCi/g (dry weight basi…

Section 622.50 TENORM Awareness Training for Registrants a) For those registrants identified in Section 622.40, TENORM awareness training (1-2 hours at a minimum) shall be included as part of the facility’s health and safety training program and conducted before starting of any j…

Section 622.60 General Variance A variance is a temporary exemption from this Part, that the Agency may grant with or without conditions for a period of up to five years upon the presentation of adequate proof by the petitioner that compliance with a requirement would impose an u…

Section 622.70 Maintenance of Records & Inspections a) Maintain records. Each registrant shall maintain records showing compliance with this Part for five years. Records may be stored in electronic media with the capability to produce legible, accurate, and complete records durin…

Section 622.80 Noncompliance and Reporting of Incidents a) Each registrant shall report to the Agency any noncompliance with this Part within 30 days after the noncompliance is discovered. b) Each registrant shall, within 30 days of discovery of the event, report to the Agency ea…

Section 622.90 Notifications to the Agency All notifications to the Agency concerning the requirements of this Part shall be sent to EMA.RadiumResiduals@illinois.gov.

Section 622.APPENDIX A Landowner Acknowledgement Form At a minimum, the following language shall be included in the landowner acknowledgement form required in Section 622.30(c)(1)(B)(ix). Failure to include this language and to have the landowner sign and date shall invalidate th…

Section 170.101 Introduction a) Pursuant to Section 39 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 111½, par. 1039), the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) issues permits and is authorized to adopt procedures as are necessary to carry out its permit…

Section 170.102 Definition The Coordinated Permit Review is the procedure the Agency shall use to conduct a concurrent, multimedia review of projects which require Agency permits. As used herein, multimedia refers to the air, waters (including public water supplies) and land of t…

Section 170.103 Purpose The Coordinated Permit Review process is intended to simplify and reduce the burden of permit requirements imposed on the applicant; to enable the Agency to perform a comprehensive review in order to minimize the adverse impact on the environment as a resu…

Section 170.104 Applicability a) Coordinated Permit Review shall be used in evaluating applications for permits to construct or develop projects that are significant with respect to two or more Agency Divisions. This procedure shall not apply to operating permits. b) For the purp…

Section 170.110 Procedures The procedures for implementing the Agency's Coordinated Permit Review include five steps of which only Steps 1 and 2 are optional. These steps are detailed in the following Sections 170.111 through 170.116.

Section 170.111 Step 1 – Discussion of Overall Project (Optional) a) Upon initial contact regarding a project to which these procedures may be applicable, the Division will immediately convene a Coordinated Permit Review Group. This Group will consist of representatives of each D…

Section 170.112 Step 2 – Discussion Specific to Each Division (Optional) a) After initial contact with the Agency, the applicant may engage in detailed discussions with each affected Division. The applicant will contact the Project Coordinator who will arrange meetings between th…

Section 170.113 Step 3 – Submission of Project Plan a) Each applicant shall submit an overall project plan for each medium. The project plan is a preliminary engineering document which defines the scope of the total project and generally assembles basic information including, for…

Section 170.114 Step 4 – Submission of Total Project Application The permit application shall incorporate each medium and phase of the overall project. If a series of applications is contemplated because of the phased nature of a project, where final design commitments may not be…

Section 170.115 Step 5 – Permit Issuance When all the Divisions have approved their sections of the total project application, the total project shall be permitted.

Section 170.116 Supplemental Permits Requests for supplemental permits to modify or revise a permit previously issued under this procedure shall be handled in the same manner as the initial permit application. However, the procedure may be initiated at any step up to Step 4, depe…

Section 170.120 Public Participation a) Public participation in projects to which these procedures are applicable shall conform to Federal and State laws and regulations and to existing Agency procedures. b) Opportunities for public participation shall include, but not be limited…

Section 170.APPENDIX A Rule into Section Table Rule Section I 170.101 II 170.102 170.103 170.104 III 170.110 170.111 170.112 170.113 170.114 170.115 170.116 IV 170.120 Added in Codification Appendix A

Section 186.105 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to establish and enforce minimum standards for the operation of laboratories relating to analyses and laboratory tests for air pollution, water pollution, noise emissions, contaminant discharges onto land, and sanitary, chemical…

Section 186.110 Scope and Applicability a) This Part establishes general provisions applicable to the accreditation program for laboratories administered by the Agency. Requirements of this Part are applicable to all laboratories that are accredited or seeking accreditation, rega…

Section 186.115 Incorporation by Reference a) The Agency incorporates the following documents by reference. 1) The NELAC Institute (TNI) Standard titled Requirements for the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, consisting of Volume 1, Management and Technical …

Section 186.120 Definitions For the purposes of this Part, unless otherwise specifically defined or the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Act" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5]. "Accrediting Body" means the territorial, state or federal age…

Section 186.125 Accreditation a) Primary Accreditation. The Agency shall issue initial or renewal primary accreditation if the laboratory has met the following criteria: 1) completed the application process as specified in Section 186.130; 2) paid the fees required by 35 Ill. Adm…

Section 186.130 Application Process The application process consists of the submission of a written application package, completion of an on-site assessment, and proficiency test sample evaluations. a) Application Package 1) All laboratories seeking initial accreditation or renew…

Section 186.135 TNI Standard All accredited laboratories or any laboratory seeking initial or renewal accreditation shall comply with the following portions of the TNI Standard: a) Volume 1: Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis:…

Section 186.140 Personnel Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.145 Laboratory Equipment and Materials (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.150 Laboratory Facilities (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.155 Calibration (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.160 Quality Assurance/Quality Control (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.165 Quality Assurance Plan (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.170 Performance Evaluation Sample Testing (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.175 Performance Evaluation Testing Programs (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.180 Scope of Accreditation a) The Agency offers the following scope of accreditation: 1) public water supply analysis for organic and inorganic parameters; 2) water pollution analyses for organic and inorganic parameters; and 3) analyses for organic and inorganic para…

Section 186.185 Sample Acceptance and Receipt (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.190 Record Keeping, Sample Tracking and Reporting (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.195 Subcontracting (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.200 Reciprocity (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.205 Acceptance of Out-of-State Accreditation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.210 Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Accreditation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)

Section 186.215 Hearing, Decision and Appeal a) The following procedures apply to suspension, revocation and denial of accreditation. b) Prior to revocation, suspension or denial of accreditation, the Agency shall give written notice of the action by certified mail and email. The…

Section 186.220 Confidential Documents Information maintained or obtained by the Agency concerning each accredited or applicant laboratory is available for public inspection pursuant to the terms of the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140], Section 7 and Section 7.1 of the Act…

Section 186.225 Severability If any provision of this Part is adjudged invalid, or if its application to any person or in any circumstance is adjudged invalid, such invalidity does not affect the validity of this Part as a whole, or any other Subpart, Section, subsection, sentenc…

Section 186.230 On-site Assessment and Proficiency Testing Laboratory Expenses a) Out-of-state laboratories shall pay all costs for Agency employees or designees to conduct on-site assessments. This includes the following: 1) Round trip transportation costs, by airplane, train, o…

Section 186.APPENDIX A Required Method Detection Limits (MDL) or Pattern Recognition Levels (PRL) for Drinking Water Laboratory Accreditation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)