Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 3/17/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2184 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2184 as follows:


 
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on page 2, immediately below line 10 by inserting:
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    ""Geological Survey" means the Illinois State Geological 
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Survey."; and
 
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on page 2, line 17, immediately after "is", by inserting "equal 
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to or"; and
 
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on page 2, line 18 by deleting "70 gallons per minute or"; and
 
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on page 2, line 22, immediately after "is", by inserting "equal 
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to or"; and
 
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on page 2, line 22 by deleting "70 gallons per minute or"; and
 
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on page 3, immediately below line 25 by inserting the 
 


 






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following:
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    ""Surface water" means a pond, lake, reservoir, stream, 
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creek, or river.
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    "Water authority" means a local governmental body 
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established by referendum under the Water Authorities Act (70 
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ILCS 3715/).
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    "Water survey" means the Illinois State Water Survey."; and
 
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on page 6, lines 1 and 2, by replacing "which is capable of 
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producing more than 100,000 gallons on any day" with "which is 
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capable of producing more than 100,000 gallons on any day"; and
 
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by replacing lines 17 through 25 on page 7 and lines 1 through 
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4 on page 8 with the following:
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    "Sec. 5.3. Water use reporting. Any person or land occupier 
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that is responsible for a point of withdrawal classified as a 
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high-capacity well, high-capacity intake, or public water 
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supply shall participate in the Illinois State Water Survey's 
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Illinois Water Inventory Program. However, high-capacity wells 
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used for agricultural irrigation and high-capacity intakes 
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used for agricultural irrigation are exempt from this Section 
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for the first 5 years after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. A person or land 
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occupier that is responsible for a point of withdrawal 
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classified as a high-capacity well or high-capacity intake used 
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for irrigation for agriculture shall determine water use 
 


 






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through estimation methods deemed acceptable by the Illinois 
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State Water Survey. A person or land occupier that is 
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responsible for a point of withdrawal that is classified as a 
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high-capacity well or a high-capacity intake used for 
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irrigation that lies within the boundaries of a water authority 
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or other local government entity that estimates irrigation 
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withdrawals through a method deemed acceptable by the Illinois 
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State Water Survey is exempt from participating as an 
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individual in the Illinois Water Inventory Program.".