Economic Impact Study of Petition for Regulatory Relief from Phosphorus Effluent Limits, City of Pana R84-44

摘要

The City of Pana, which operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant, asserted that the expenditures made to reduce phosphorus levels in its effluent exceeded any resulting environmental benefits. Therefore, it petitioned the Illinois Pollution Control Board requesting a site specific rule change that would relieve it from effluent phosphorus regulations, or alternatively, to raise its allowable limit from 1.0 milligrams per liter to 2.8 milligrams per liter. The report examines the direct costs and benefits of Pana's request.