# 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.105: Section 309.105 Authority to Deny NPDES Permits

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.105
- **Heading:** Section 309.105 Authority to Deny NPDES Permits
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 35 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION / CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD / Part 309 PERMITS / Section 309.105 Authority to Deny NPDES Permits

## Text

Section 309
Section 309.105  Authority to
Deny NPDES Permits
An NPDES Permit must not be
issued if:
a)         The permit would authorize the discharge of a radiological,
chemical, or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste;
b)         The discharge would, in the judgment of the Secretary of the
Army acting through the Chief of Engineers, result in the substantial
impairment of anchorage and navigation;
c)         The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency objects
in writing to the proposed permit under any right to object given to the
Administrator under Section 402(d) of the CWA;
d)         The permit would authorize a discharge from a point source that
conflicts with a plan approved under Section 208(b) of the CWA; or
e)         The applicant has not provided proof to the Agency that the
applicant will meet any schedule of compliance that may be established as a
condition of the permit under the Act and Board rules.

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