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Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
Filed: 4/30/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 48
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 48 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of |
| 8 | | capability; record retention.
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| 9 | | (a) Owners of public water supplies, their authorized |
| 10 | | representative, or
legal custodians, shall submit plans and |
| 11 | | specifications to the Agency and
obtain written approval |
| 12 | | before construction of any proposed public water
supply |
| 13 | | installations, changes, or additions is started. Plans and
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| 14 | | specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to |
| 15 | | show all
proposed construction, changes, or additions that may |
| 16 | | affect sanitary
quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of the |
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| 1 | | public water supply; and,
where necessary, said plans and |
| 2 | | specifications shall be accompanied by
supplemental data as |
| 3 | | may be required by the Agency to permit a complete
review |
| 4 | | thereof. In the case of water main installation projects, all |
| 5 | | water mains shall be included in the Agency's written |
| 6 | | approval. The review and permitting of water main design shall |
| 7 | | be the sole responsibility of the Agency and a water main shall |
| 8 | | be installed in accordance with the Agency's written permit. |
| 9 | | As used in this subsection, "water main" includes a water |
| 10 | | distribution pipe, valve, fire hydrant, fire hydrant auxiliary |
| 11 | | valve, and any related appurtenance. "Water main" does not |
| 12 | | include a water service pipe or water service connection.
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| 13 | | (b) All new public water supplies established after |
| 14 | | October 1, 1999 shall
demonstrate technical, financial, and |
| 15 | | managerial capacity as a condition for
issuance of a |
| 16 | | construction or operation permit by the Agency or its |
| 17 | | designee.
The demonstration shall be consistent with the |
| 18 | | technical, financial, and
managerial provisions of the federal |
| 19 | | Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
now or hereafter |
| 20 | | amended. The Agency is authorized to adopt
rules in accordance |
| 21 | | with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement
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| 22 | | the purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into |
| 23 | | account the need
for the facility, facility size, |
| 24 | | sophistication of treatment of the water
supply, and financial |
| 25 | | requirements needed for operation of the facility.
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| 26 | | (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners |
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| 1 | | and operators of community water systems must maintain all |
| 2 | | records, reports, and other documents related to the operation |
| 3 | | of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years. |
| 4 | | Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c) |
| 5 | | include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other |
| 6 | | documents related to the purchase of water from other |
| 7 | | community water systems. Documents required to be maintained |
| 8 | | under this subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises |
| 9 | | of the community water system, or at a convenient location |
| 10 | | near its premises, and must be made available to the Agency for |
| 11 | | inspection and copying during normal business hours. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)".
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