94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1624

 

Introduced 2/14/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Thomas Holbrook

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/13.2   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual testing of well water.


LRB094 02864 RSP 32865 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1624 LRB094 02864 RSP 32865 b

1     AN ACT concerning safety.
 
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 13.2 as follows:
 
6     (415 ILCS 5/13.2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2)
7     Sec. 13.2. At the the request of the owner or user of a
8 private well, the Agency shall provide for annual testing of
9 water from private wells located within 1/2 mile of any active
10 or inactive sanitary landfill or hazardous waste disposal
11 facility at no charge to the owner of the well.
12     Before obtaining a sample for testing, the Agency shall,
13 not less than 5 business days prior to obtaining the sample,
14 notify the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill or
15 hazardous waste disposal facility of the opportunity to obtain
16 a split sample and specify the sampling procedure, testing
17 procedure and analytical parameters to be evaluated.
18     Sample collection shall be conducted in cooperation with
19 the Illinois Department of Public Health and the recognized
20 local health department, where one exists, in whose
21 jurisdiction the well is located. The Illinois Department of
22 Public Health and the local health department shall be provided
23 with a written report of results upon completion of sample
24 testing.
25 (Source: P.A. 83-1528.)