101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0461
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
415 ILCS 5/15  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act.  Makes a technical change to a
Section concerning public water supplies.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by 
5changing Section 15 as follows:
 



6    (415 ILCS 5/15)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)


7    Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of 
8capability; record retention. 

9    (a) Owners of public water supplies, their authorized 
10representative, or
legal custodians, shall submit plans and
and 
11specifications to the Agency and
obtain written approval before 
12construction of any proposed public water
supply 
13installations, changes, or additions is started.  Plans and

14specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to 
15show all
proposed construction, changes, or additions that may 
16affect sanitary
quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of the 
17public water supply; and,
where necessary, said plans and 
18specifications shall be accompanied by
supplemental data as may 
19be required by the Agency to permit a complete
review thereof.
20    (b) All new public water supplies established after October 
211, 1999 shall
demonstrate technical, financial, and managerial 
22capacity as a condition for
issuance of a construction or 
23operation permit by the Agency or its designee.
The 
 
 
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1demonstration shall be consistent with the technical, 
2financial, and
managerial provisions of the federal Safe 
3Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
now or hereafter amended.  
4The Agency is authorized to adopt
rules in accordance with the 
5Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement
the 
6purposes of this subsection.  Such rules must take into account 
7the need
for the facility, facility size, sophistication of 
8treatment of the water
supply, and financial requirements 
9needed for operation of the facility.

10    (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners 
11and operators of community water systems must maintain all 
12records, reports, and other documents related to the operation 
13of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years.  
14Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c) 
15include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other 
16documents related to the purchase of water from other community 
17water systems.  Documents required to be maintained under this 
18subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises of the 
19community water system, or at a convenient location near its 
20premises, and must be made available to the Agency for 
21inspection and copying during normal business hours. 
22(Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)