35 Ill. Adm. Code 304.201
Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharges of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Section 304
Section 304.201Â Wastewater
Treatment Plant Discharges of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Calumet Treatment Plant Discharges:
The effluent
standards of Section 304.124 as applied to cyanide discharges, Section
304.120(b) and (c), and Section 304.122 do not apply to carbonaceous BOD
5
(CBOD5), total suspended solids (TSS), cyanide, and ammonia-nitrogen as N
discharged from the Calumet Sewage Treatment Works of The Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Instead, it must meet the following
effluent standards, subject to the averaging rule of Section 304.104(a),
effective July 1, 1988:
CONSTITUENT
CONCENTRATION
mg/L
CBOD
5
24
TSS
28
Ammonia Nitrogen (as N)
13
Cyanide
0.15
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Side Sewage Treatment Works:
The effluent
standards of Sections 304.120(b) and (c) and 304.122 do not apply to carbonaceous
BOD
5
(CBOD5), total suspended solids (TSS), and ammonia-nitrogen
discharged from the North Side Sewage Treatment Works of The Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Instead, it must meet the following
standard, subject to the averaging rule of Section 304.104(a) effective July 1,
1988:
CONSTITUENT
CONCENTRATION
mg/L
CBOD
5
12
TSS
20
Ammonia Nitrogen (as N)
April - October
2.5
November - March
4.0