# 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.108: Section 309.108 Tentative Determination and Draft Permit

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.108
- **Heading:** Section 309.108 Tentative Determination and Draft Permit
- **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 309.108 Tentative Determination and Draft Permit

## Text

Section 309
Section 309.108  Tentative
Determination and Draft Permit
After receiving a complete
application for an NPDES Permit, the Agency must prepare a tentative
determination.  The determination must include at least the following:
a)         A statement of whether an NPDES Permit is to be issued or
denied; and
b)         If the determination is to issue the permit, a draft permit containing:
1)         Proposed effluent limitations, consistent with federal and State
requirements;
2)         If the applicant is not in compliance with applicable
requirements, a proposed schedule of compliance for meeting the proposed
effluent limitations, including interim dates and requirements consistent with
the CWA and applicable regulations;
3)         A brief description of any other proposed special conditions that
will have a significant impact upon the discharge.
c)         A brief description of the basis for each of the permit
conditions listed in Section 309.108(b), including a brief description of any
mixing zones, how the conditions of the draft permit were derived, and the
statutory or regulatory provisions and appropriate supporting references.
d)         Upon tentative determination to issue or deny an NPDES Permit:
1)         If the determination is to issue the permit, the Agency must
notify the applicant in writing of the content of the tentative determination
and draft permit and of its intent to circulate public notice of issuance in compliance
with Sections 309.108 through 309.112;
2)         If the determination is to deny the permit, the Agency must
notify the applicant in writing of the tentative determination and of its
intent to circulate public notice of denial in compliance with Sections 309.108
through 309.112.  For a denial, notice to the applicant must include a
statement of the reasons for denial, as required by Section 39(a) of the Act
09.108 through 309.112;
2)         If the determination is to deny the permit, the Agency must
notify the applicant in writing of the tentative determination and of its
intent to circulate public notice of denial in compliance with Sections 309.108
through 309.112.  For a denial, notice to the applicant must include a
statement of the reasons for denial, as required by Section 39(a) of the Act.
e)         For Title X of the Act [415 ILCS 5/Title X], the documents
supporting the Agency's tentative decision to issue or deny an NPDES permit
under this Section must be either identified in or made part of the Agency
record.

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