# 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.109: Section 309.109 Public Notice

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.109
- **Heading:** Section 309.109 Public Notice
- **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 309.109 Public Notice

## Text

Section 309
Section 309.109  Public
Notice
a)         Upon tentative determination to issue or deny an NPDES Permit,
completion of the draft permit, if any, and not earlier than 10 days after
notice to the applicant under Section 309.108(d), the Agency must circulate
public notice of the completed application for an NPDES Permit in a manner
designed to inform interested and potentially interested persons of the
discharge or proposed discharge and of the proposed determination to issue or
deny an NPDES Permit for the discharge or proposed discharge.  Procedures for
the circulation of public notice must include at least the following concurrent
actions:
1)         Notice must be mailed to the applicant;
2)         Notice must be circulated within the geographical area of the
proposed discharge; circulation may include any or all of the following:
A)        Posting in the post office and public places of the
municipality nearest the premises of the applicant in which the effluent source
is located;
B)        Posting near the entrance to the applicant's premises and in
nearby places;
C)        Publishing in local newspapers and periodicals, or, if
appropriate, in a daily newspaper of general circulation; and
D)        Any other notice requirements necessary to meet the
requirements of the Act and the CWA;
3)         Notice must be mailed to any person or group upon request; and
4)         The Agency must add the name of any person or group upon
request to a mailing list to receive copies of notices for all NPDES
applications within the State of Illinois or within a certain geographical
area.
b)         The Agency must provide at least 30 days following the date of
first publication of the public notice for interested persons to submit their
written views on the tentative determinations concerning the NPDES
application.  All comments must be submitted to the Agency and the applicant
ices for all NPDES
applications within the State of Illinois or within a certain geographical
area.
b)         The Agency must provide at least 30 days following the date of
first publication of the public notice for interested persons to submit their
written views on the tentative determinations concerning the NPDES
application.  All comments must be submitted to the Agency and the applicant.
All written comments submitted during the 30-day comment period must be
retained by the Agency and considered in formulating its final determinations on
the NPDES application.  The period for comment may be extended at the discretion
of the Agency by publication as provided in this Section.

## Nearby sections

- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.101 Section 309.101  Preamble](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_101.md)
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- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.103 Section 309.103  Application – General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_103.md)
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- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.108 Section 309.108  Tentative Determination and Draft Permit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_108.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.109 Section 309.109  Public Notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_109.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.110 Section 309.110  Contents of Public Notice of Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_110.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.111 Section 309.111  Combined Notices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_111.md)
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- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.113 Section 309.113  Fact Sheets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P309_S309_113.md)
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