Section 602.113  Duration

a)         Construction Permits

1)         Construction permits for community water supply facilities expire one year after the date issued or renewed, unless construction has started.  If construction does not start within one year after the issuance or renewal, the permit may be renewed for additional one year periods at the discretion of the Agency, upon written request of the applicant.

2)         If construction starts within one year after the construction permit was issued or renewed, the permit expires five years from the date issued or renewed. Afterward, the permit may be renewed for periods specified by the Agency at its discretion, upon written request of the applicant.

3)         For the purposes of this Section, construction is considered to have started when work at the site has been initiated and proceeds in a reasonably continuous manner to completion.

b)         Operating permits will be valid until revoked unless otherwise stated in the permit.

c)         Algicide permits must be issued for fixed terms of five years.

d)         Aquatic pesticide permits must be valid for a fixed term, not to exceed one year.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 7449, effective May 16, 2023)