Structure
The agency's headquarters is located in Springfield, with a laboratory in Springfield, and field offices centered in Champaign, Marion, Elgin, Rockford, Moline, Des Plaines, Collinsville, and Peoria. The Illinois EPA is composed of three main Bureaus:
- Bureau of Air
- Division of Air Pollution Control - "to improve air quality by identifying air pollution problems, proposing appropriate regulations to control or reduce air contaminants, conducting inspections and reviewing permit applications to assure compliance with existing air pollution regulations"
- Division of Mobil Source Programs - "to enforce vehicle emission limitations"
- Bureau of Land
- Division of Land Pollution Control - "to ensure that hazardous and nonhazardous wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner and to implement regulatory programs such as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Solid Waste program"
- Division of Remediation Management - "for administering cleanup programs for hazardous waste sites (including Superfund), leaking underground storage tanks, and used tires"
- Bureau of Water
- Division of Water Pollution Control - "to identify sources of water pollution and implement steps to abate the pollution"
- Division of Public Water Supply - "to protect the public from disease and to assure an adequate supply of pure water for all beneficial uses"
There are also offices designed to assist both industry and the public in the areas of pollution prevention, community relations, and environmental justice.
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