35 Ill. Adm. Code 371.140
General Requirements for Preparing Plans of Operation
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Section 371.140 General
Requirements for Preparing Plans of Operation
a) Since the PO is prepared as a part of a grant contract
approved by the Agency, the schedules provided as a part of the PO are legally
enforceable. These schedules in the PO must conform to the schedules provided
in the grantee's NPDES permit, the grantee's grant offer, and any applicable
orders, whether the result of an enforcement action or variance petition,
issued by the Pollution Control Board. For the preliminary PO, tentative dates
may be used in implementation schedules and may be expressed as "percent
completion of construction" or "days before operational
start-up." Specific dates must be used for implementation schedules
included in the final PO.
b) Municipal wastewater treatment projects vary considerably in
size and complexity and the degree of detail in the PO must reflect this
variation. The information included in the PO must be tailored to the specific
needs of each individual project.