Full Text of SB0048 102nd General Assembly
SB0048 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB0048 Introduced 1/29/2021, by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 415 ILCS 5/15 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires all water main-related appurtenances, including fire hydrants and valves, to be included in the Environmental Protection Agency's written approval of a proposed water main installation project.
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| 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 15 as follows:
| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)
| 7 | | Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of | 8 | | capability; record retention.
| 9 | | (a) Owners of public water supplies, their authorized | 10 | | representative, or
legal custodians, shall submit plans and | 11 | | specifications to the Agency and
obtain written approval | 12 | | before construction of any proposed public water
supply | 13 | | installations, changes, or additions is started. Plans and
| 14 | | specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to | 15 | | show all
proposed construction, changes, or additions that may | 16 | | affect sanitary
quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of the | 17 | | public water supply; and,
where necessary, said plans and | 18 | | specifications shall be accompanied by
supplemental data as | 19 | | may be required by the Agency to permit a complete
review | 20 | | thereof. In the case of water main installation projects, all | 21 | | water main-related appurtenances, including, but not limited | 22 | | to, fire hydrants and valves, shall be included in the | 23 | | Agency's written approval.
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| 1 | | (b) All new public water supplies established after | 2 | | October 1, 1999 shall
demonstrate technical, financial, and | 3 | | managerial capacity as a condition for
issuance of a | 4 | | construction or operation permit by the Agency or its | 5 | | designee.
The demonstration shall be consistent with the | 6 | | technical, financial, and
managerial provisions of the federal | 7 | | Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
now or hereafter | 8 | | amended. The Agency is authorized to adopt
rules in accordance | 9 | | with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement
| 10 | | the purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into | 11 | | account the need
for the facility, facility size, | 12 | | sophistication of treatment of the water
supply, and financial | 13 | | requirements needed for operation of the facility.
| 14 | | (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners | 15 | | and operators of community water systems must maintain all | 16 | | records, reports, and other documents related to the operation | 17 | | of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years. | 18 | | Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c) | 19 | | include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other | 20 | | documents related to the purchase of water from other | 21 | | community water systems. Documents required to be maintained | 22 | | under this subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises | 23 | | of the community water system, or at a convenient location | 24 | | near its premises, and must be made available to the Agency for | 25 | | inspection and copying during normal business hours. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)
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