(70 ILCS 2905/2-3) (from Ch. 42, par. 502-3)
Sec. 2-3.
To lay out, locate, establish, construct, maintain and operate one or
more drains, conduits, treatment plants, pumping plants, works, ditches,
channels or outlets of such capacity and character as may be required for
the treatment, carrying-off and disposal of swamp, stagnant or overflow
water, sewage, industrial wastes and other drainage of such district, and
to lay out, establish, construct, maintain and operate all such adjuncts or
auxiliary improvements or works as may be necessary or proper for the
accomplishment of the purposes intended; and to such end, to straighten,
enlarge, divert or change the location, course or outlet of any stream or
water course or divide the waters thereof and any part thereof by means of
new channels, ditches or otherwise and to lay and construct such conduits,
drains and pipes and to extend the same in and to the incorporated limits
of any city, village or town for the purpose of connecting the same with
the drains, mains, outlets or conduits constructed or maintained by such
city, village, or town, for the carrying-off of the sewage and industrial
wastes of such city, village or town, through the drains and conduits and
into treatment plants, pumping plants and works of such district and to
enter into contract or agreement with any such city, village or town,
thereby granting permission for the use of such conduits, drains, treatment
plants, pumping plants, and works of such district in the matter of
treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes of said city,
village or town, for a reasonable compensation therefor to be paid by such
city, village or town, and in case the costs of such conduits, drains,
treatment plants, pumping plants or works is increased by reason of
providing for the treatment, carrying-off and disposal of the sewage or
industrial wastes of any city, village or town, then the increased cost
thereof and the increased cost of operating and maintaining the same shall
be borne by such city, village or town; and to receive payment of such
compensation, and to do any and all things deemed necessary and proper in
the furtherance of said purposes; and thereafter to maintain, repair,
change, enlarge and add to such drains, ditches, channels, conduits,
treatment plants, pumping plants, works, outlets and other improvements and
work, as may be necessary or proper, to meet the future requirements for
the purposes aforesaid, and when necessary for such purposes, any such work
may extend beyond the limits of such district and the rights and powers of
the district over any stream or water course, or work thereon, lying
outside such district, shall to this extent, be the same as within said
district: Provided, no taxes shall be levied upon any property outside of
such district: And provided further, that the district shall be liable for
all damages sustained beyond its limits in consequence of any work or
improvement authorized hereunder. And provided that nothing in this Act
contained shall be construed as superseding or in any manner limiting the
provisions of the "Environmental Protection Act", enacted by the 76th
General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 78-1017.)