The Wastewater Utility Manager shall provide notice by publication of the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit. Any person, including the user, may petition the Board to reconsider the terms of a wastewater discharge permit within 15 days of the published notice of its issuance.
(A) Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the administrative appeal.
(B) In its petition, the appealing party must indicate the wastewater discharge permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit.
(C) The effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed pending the appeal.
(D) If the Board fails to act within 30 days, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater discharge permit, not to issue a wastewater discharge permit, or not to modify a wastewater discharge permit shall be considered final administrative actions for purposes of judicial review. If a permit is issued under IDEM’s authority, the state’s appeals process shall apply.
(E) Aggrieved parties seeking judicial review of the final administrative wastewater discharge permit decision must do so by filing a complaint with the County Circuit Court within 30 days. If a permit is issued under IDEM’s authority, the state’s appeals process shall apply.
(Ord. 2008-38, passed 12-10-2008; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020)