Rep. Jeff Keicher

Filed: 3/15/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 164

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 164 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/15)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)
7    Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of
8capability; record retention.
9    (a) Owners of public water supplies, their authorized
10representative, or legal custodians, shall submit plans and
11specifications to the Agency and obtain written approval
12before construction of any proposed public water supply
13installations, changes, or additions is started. Plans and
14specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to
15show all proposed construction, changes, or additions that may
16affect sanitary quality, mineral quality, or adequacy of the

 

 

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1public water supply; and, where necessary, said plans and
2specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data as
3may be required by the Agency to permit a complete review
4thereof. In the case of water main installation projects, all
5water main-related appurtenances, and specifically fire
6hydrants and valves, shall be included in the Agency's written
7approval. Fire hydrants and valves shall be designed and
8installed in accordance with the latest edition of the Ten
9State Recommended Standards for Water Works published by the
10Water Supply Committee of the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi
11River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and
12Environmental Managers, the latest edition of the Standard
13Specifications for Water and Sewer Construction in Illinois
14published by the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer
15Construction Committee, and the local fire code in effect for
16the area of the proposed installation.
17    (b) All new public water supplies established after
18October 1, 1999 shall demonstrate technical, financial, and
19managerial capacity as a condition for issuance of a
20construction or operation permit by the Agency or its
21designee. The demonstration shall be consistent with the
22technical, financial, and managerial provisions of the federal
23Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as now or hereafter
24amended. The Agency is authorized to adopt rules in accordance
25with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement
26the purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into

 

 

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1account the need for the facility, facility size,
2sophistication of treatment of the water supply, and financial
3requirements needed for operation of the facility.
4    (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners
5and operators of community water systems must maintain all
6records, reports, and other documents related to the operation
7of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years.
8Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c)
9include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other
10documents related to the purchase of water from other
11community water systems. Documents required to be maintained
12under this subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises
13of the community water system, or at a convenient location
14near its premises, and must be made available to the Agency for
15inspection and copying during normal business hours.
16(Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)".