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HB0927 Engrossed                               LRB9204571MWdv

 1        AN ACT in relation to groundwater.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Department of Natural Resources Act is
 5    amended by adding Section 1-30 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 805/1-30 new)
 7        Sec. 1-30.  Aquifer study.  The Department must conduct a
 8    study to (i) develop an understanding of the geology of  each
 9    aquifer  in  the  State;  (ii) determine the groundwater flow
10    through  the  geologic  units  and  the  interaction  of  the
11    groundwater  with  surface  waters;  (iii)  analyze   current
12    groundwater withdrawals; and (iv) determine the chemistry  of
13    the geologic units and the groundwater in those units.  Based
14    upon information obtained from the study, the Department must
15    develop   geologic  and  groundwater  flow  models  for  each
16    underground aquifer in the State  that  show  the  impact  of
17    adding future wells or of future groundwater withdrawals.

18        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
19    becoming law.

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