TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION
CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 375 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW EXCEPTION CRITERIA AND FIRST FLUSH DETERMINATION
SECTION 375.401 VARIABLES IN FIRST FLUSH DETERMINATION


 

Section 375.401  Variables in First Flush Determination

 

The intensity and duration of first flush are a function of certain variables including:

 

a)         Physical and hydraulic features of the sewer system and tributary watershed.

 

b)         Amount of sediment accumulated in the sewer system and on impervious surfaces of the watershed.

 

c)         Intensity and duration of the storm event causing the flushing.

 

(Source:  Added at 8 Ill. Reg. 19436, effective September 26, 1984)