Section 309.110  Contents of Public Notice of Application

The contents of the public notice of applications for NPDES Permits must include at least the following:

a)         Name, address, and telephone number of the Agency;

b)         Name and address of the applicant;

c)         Brief description of the applicant's activities or operations that result in the discharge described in the NPDES application (e.g., municipal waste treatment plant, steel manufacturing, drainage from mine activities);

d)         Name, if any, of the waterway to which the discharge is made and a short description of the discharge's location indicating whether it is a new or an existing discharge;

e)         A statement of the tentative determination to issue or deny an NPDES Permit for the discharge described in the application;

f)         A brief description of the procedures for formulating final determinations, including the procedures for submitting comments and the expiration date of the comment period; and

g)         Address and telephone number of Agency premises at which interested persons may obtain further information, request a copy of the fact sheet, and inspect and copy NPDES forms and related documents.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5017, effective March 23, 2023)