Section 336.40  Procedures for Requesting Testing Services and Payment of Fee

a)         The Agency shall send to all participating community water supplies a notice indicating the testing category to which their sampling points have been assigned by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the fee that would apply beginning January 1, 2008.

b)         New community water supplies that commit to participate in the Agency's testing program will automatically be assigned to Category RDS and shall pay the fee specified in Section 336.70 of this Part.

c)         A community water supply that chooses to participate in the Agency's testing program must commit in writing to participate in the program for the next sampling quarter.

d)         A community water supply that commits to participate must sign the prescribed commitment form provided and return it to the Agency at least 30 days prior to the date that a test needs to be conducted.

e)         A community water supply that commits to participate in the Agency's testing program and returns the signed form to the Agency shall be billed the appropriate fee by the Agency.  The Agency reserves the right to not perform any tests on samples submitted until the fee is paid.

f)          All fees are to be paid on a quarterly basis.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 2585, effective February 4, 2008)