Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE35. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
PART244. EPISODES |
SUBPARTD. EPISODE STAGES |
§244.164. Criteria for Declaring a Red Alert
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The Director or his designated representative shall declare a red alert whenever:
a) Any red alert level is equaled or exceeded or any yellow alert level has been equaled or exceeded continuously for the proceding 24 hour period at any monitoring station; and
b) A yellow alert has been in effect for 4 hours in the area for which the red alert is to be declared; and
c) Atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to persist for 12 or more hours; or
d) For ozone, atmoshperic condtions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to reoccur at a red alert level on the following calendar day.