102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1547
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
 
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

11and specifications to the Agency and
obtain written approval 
12before construction 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 
19may be required by the Agency to permit a complete
review 
20thereof.
21    (b) All new public water supplies established after 
22October 1, 1999 shall
demonstrate technical, financial, and 
23managerial capacity as a condition for
issuance of a 
 
 
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1construction or operation permit by the Agency or its 
2designee.
The demonstration shall be consistent with the 
3technical, financial, and
managerial provisions of the federal 
4Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
now or hereafter 
5amended.  The Agency is authorized to adopt
rules in accordance 
6with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement

7the purposes of this subsection.  Such rules must take into 
8account the need
for the facility, facility size, 
9sophistication of treatment of the water
supply, and financial 
10requirements needed for operation of the facility.

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