93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5829

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/15   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015

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


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 by
5 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 before
12 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 may
16 affect sanitary quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of the
17 public water supply; and, where necessary, the said plans and
18 specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data as may
19 be required by the Agency to permit a complete review thereof.
20     (b) All new public water supplies established after October
21 1, 1999 shall demonstrate technical, financial, and managerial
22 capacity as a condition for issuance of a construction or
23 operation permit by the Agency or its designee. The
24 demonstration shall be consistent with the technical,
25 financial, and managerial provisions of the federal Safe
26 Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as now or hereafter amended.
27 The Agency is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the
28 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the
29 purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into account
30 the need for the facility, facility size, sophistication of
31 treatment of the water supply, and financial requirements
32 needed for operation of the facility.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)