Work Plan to Strengthen Illinois Environmental Programs

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Emissions from electric power generating facility

Feb. 24, 2011

Illinois Program Work Plan Agreement Between Illinois EPA and U.S. EPA Region 5 (PDF) (19pp, 549K)

Nov. 1, 2010

Memorandum of Agreement (PDF) (4pp, 684K) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Concerning Oversight and Improvement of Performance in Admininstering Federally Authorized, Delegated and/or Approved Illinois Environmental Programs and Work Sharing for those Programs

Response to the "Initial Results of an Informal Investigation," Petition to Withdraw the NPDES Program (PDF) (1pg, 46K) Cover letter

Illinois EPA Response to U.S. EPA Region 5's September 2010 "Initial Results of an Informal Investigation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in the State of Illinois" (PDF) (8pp, 75K)

Sept. 28, 2010

Letter from Regional Administrator Susan Hedman to Illinois EPA Director Doug Scott re: Petition to Withdraw the Illinois NPDES program (PDF) (2pp, 48K)

Report on the Initial Results of an Informal Investigation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in the State of Illinois (PDF) (41pp, 409K)

Appendix A: March 27, 2008, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water Petition to Withdraw Illinois' delegated NPDES Program (PDF) (14pp, 64K)
Appendix B: Feb. 20, 2009, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water/Environmental Integrity Project Supplement to Petition (PDF) (79pp, 971K)
Appendix C: Oct. 8, 2008, Review Protocol (PDF) (6pp, 153K)
Appendix D: Inspection and Enforcement Review Protocol (PDF) (20pp, 519K)

Attachment A: Illinois EPA List of facilities that previously had NPDES permits, through 2009 (PDF) (1p, 220K)
Attachment B: Illinois EPA list of CAFOs required to obtain NPDES permit (PDF) (3pp, 1.3 MB)
Attachment C: Case studies of Illinois EPA CAFO permitting compliance and enforcement activities (PDF) (5pp, 1.1MB)
Attachment D: Illinois EPA List: No Permit Required (PDF) (2pp, 1.03MB)
Attachment E: Sept. 29, 2007, letter from Illinois EPA to Danielle Diamond (PDF) (1p, 68K)