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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5823
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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415 ILCS 5/13.2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes in a Section
concerning the annual testing of well water.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5823 |
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LRB093 16833 BDD 42485 b |
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| AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| changing
Section 13.2 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/13.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2)
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| Sec. 13.2. Annual testing of private well water. At the |
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| request of the
owner or user of a
private well, the Agency |
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| shall provide for annual testing of water from
private wells |
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| located within 1/2 mile of any active or inactive sanitary
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| landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility
at no charge to |
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| the owner of the well.
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| Before obtaining a sample for testing, the Agency shall, |
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| not less than
5 business days prior to obtaining the sample, |
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| notify the owner or operator
of the sanitary landfill or |
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| hazardous waste disposal facility of the
opportunity to obtain |
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| a split sample and specify the sampling procedure,
testing |
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| procedure and analytical parameters to be evaluated.
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| Sample collection shall be conducted in cooperation with |
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| the Illinois
Department of Public Health and the recognized |
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| local health department,
where one exists, in whose |
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| jurisdiction the well is located. The Illinois
Department of |
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| Public Health and the local health department shall be
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| with a written report of results upon completion of sample |
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| testing.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1528.)
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