Section 364.102 Definitions

Section 364

Section 364.102  Definitions

a)         Unless specified otherwise, all terms shall have the meanings

set forth in the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 111½,

pars. 1001 et seq.) the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) and

regulations adopted under those Acts (35 Ill. Adm. Code 101 et seq.; 40 CFR 1

et seq.).  Federal regulations referenced in this Part will be applicable as of

the effective date of this Part.

b)         For purposes of these rules, the following definitions apply:

"Bond

Act" means the State Anti-Pollution Bond Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch.

127, pars. 451 et seq.).

"PE

BOD" is a term used to evaluate the impact of industrial or other waste on

a treatment works or streams in terms of five day biochemical oxygen demand.

One PE BOD equals 0.17 pounds (77g).

"Priority

system" means a methodology used to rank projects for inclusion on the

project priority list.

"Project

priority list" means an ordered listing of projects which IEPA expects

will receive financial assistance under the Bond Act or Title II.

"Segment"

is a portion of a river basin the surface waters of which have common

hydrologic characteristics or flow regulation patterns, common natural physical

chemical and biological processes, and which have common reactions to external

stresses, such as the discharge of pollutants.

"Title

II" means Title II of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et

seq.).