HB6886 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6886

Introduced , by Rep. Careen M. Gordon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/13.2

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if, during the 2-year period prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act, tests of private wells located within 1/2 mile of a sanitary landfill reveal high levels of harmful chemicals, then the Environmental Protection Agency must do the following: (1) sample annually all private wells located within 1/2 mile of the sanitary landfill, (2) test for potentially harmful chemicals in those samples, and (3) provide a written report of the results of the testing to the owner of each of the wells from which the samples are taken. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

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

Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by changing Section 13.2 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/13.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2)

Sec. 13.2. At the request of the owner or user of a private well, the Agency shall provide for annual testing of water from private wells located within 1/2 mile of any active or inactive sanitary landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility at no charge to the owner of the well.

If tests conducted by the Agency under this Section, within the 2-year period prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, show or have shown high levels of harmful chemicals in private wells located within 1/2 mile of a sanitary landfill, then the Agency shall sample annually all private wells located within 1/2 mile of the sanitary landfill, test for potentially harmful chemicals in those samples, and provide a written report of the results of the testing to the owner of each private well located within 1/2 mile of the sanitary landfill.

Before obtaining a sample for testing, the Agency shall, not less than 5 business days prior to obtaining the sample, notify the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility of the opportunity to obtain a split sample and specify the sampling procedure, testing procedure and analytical parameters to be evaluated.

Sample collection shall be conducted in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Public Health and the recognized local health department, where one exists, in whose jurisdiction the well is located. The Illinois Department of Public Health and the local health department shall be provided with a written report of results upon completion of sample testing.

(Source: P.A. 83-1528.)

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