093_HB1560
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1 AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
5 by changing Section 15 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)
7 Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of
8 capability.
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
14 specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to
15 show all proposed construction, changes, or additions that
16 may affect sanitary quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of
17 the public water supply; and, where necessary, the said plans
18 and specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data
19 as may be required by the Agency to permit a complete review
20 thereof.
21 (b) All new public water supplies established after
22 October 1, 1999 shall demonstrate technical, financial, and
23 managerial capacity as a condition for issuance of a
24 construction or operation permit by the Agency or its
25 designee. The demonstration shall be consistent with the
26 technical, financial, and managerial provisions of the
27 federal Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as now or
28 hereafter amended. The Agency is authorized to adopt rules
29 in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
30 to implement the purposes of this subsection. Such rules
31 must take into account the need for the facility, facility
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1 size, sophistication of treatment of the water supply, and
2 financial requirements needed for operation of the facility.
3 (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)