92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB2072
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Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-RAUSCHENBERGER-JONES,W-PARKER-LAUZEN, BOMKE, DONAHUE, 
   RONEN AND MADIGAN,L.

House Sponsors:
BELLOCK-MEYER-FRANKS-LYONS,EILEEN-COWLISHAW

Short description: 
ENVIRONMENTAL-WATER SUPPLIES                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Groundwater  Protection  Act.   Requires  the      
   Environmental  Protection  Agency  to  notify the Department of Public      
   Health, unless notification is already provided,  of the discovery  of      
   any  volatile  organic  compound  in excess of the Board's Groundwater      
   Quality Standards or the Safe Drinking Water Act  maximum  contaminant      
   level.  Provides an exception to the restriction that the Act does not      
   apply  to  a  community  water  supply  that  is  regulated  under the      
   Environmental Protection Act.   Requires the Department to notify  the      
   public  within  60  days  of the receipt of the notice from the Agency      
   that the owner of any private water system, semi-private water system,      
   or non-community public water system needs to test his or  her  system      
   for  potential contamination.  Provides guidelines for the publication      
   of notice.  Effective immediately.                                          
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to notify  the  unit      
   of  local government of the discovery of any volatile organic compound      
   in excess of the Board's Groundwater Quality  Standards  or  the  Safe      
   Drinking  Water Act maximum contaminant level.  Provides that the unit      
   of local government shall take any action that  it  deems  appropriate      
   within a reasonable time after notification by the Agency.                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0652

   Last action date: JUL-11-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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