Section 602.300  Operating Permit Requirement

a)         A person must not cause or allow the use or operation of any new community water supply, or any new addition to an existing community water supply, for which a construction permit is required under this Part, without an operating permit issued by the Agency, or obtaining an operating permit-by-rule under Section 602.325. 

b)         When a community water supply's construction project is not eligible for an operating permit-by-rule under Section 602.325, an operating permit application must be filed with the Agency when construction is complete.  The operating permit must be obtained before the project is placed in service.

c)         Community water supplies projects identified in Section 602.325 may be placed into operation upon submission of the permit-by-rule certification to the Agency.

d)         Partial operating permits may be obtained under Section 602.320 or Section 602.325.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 8036, effective July 26, 2019)