(415 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1701)

Sec. 1. It is hereby declared that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois that there should be no discharges of oil or other pollutants into or upon any waters which are or may be used for the purposes of providing a water supply for any city, town or village, or for purposes of recreation or navigation and that those persons responsible for such discharges shall bear the costs of removal.

(Source: P.A. 77-1605.)