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Rep. Jeff Keicher
Filed: 4/7/2025
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3141
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3141 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 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 |
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| 1 | | public water supply; and, where necessary, said plans and |
| 2 | | specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data as |
| 3 | | may be required by the Agency to permit a complete review |
| 4 | | thereof. In the case of water main installation projects, all |
| 5 | | water mains and appurtenances, including, but not limited to, |
| 6 | | fire hydrants and valves that are under the ownership and |
| 7 | | control of a public water supply and located in a public right |
| 8 | | of way or utility access easement, shall be included in the |
| 9 | | Agency's written approval. Design review and permitting of |
| 10 | | water mains and fire hydrants is the sole responsibility of |
| 11 | | the Agency, and water mains and fire hydrants shall be |
| 12 | | installed in accordance with the written Agency permit. Fire |
| 13 | | hydrants connected to a plumbing system shall be installed in |
| 14 | | accordance with the Illinois Plumbing License Law and the |
| 15 | | rules and ordinances issued thereunder. |
| 16 | | (b) All new public water supplies established after |
| 17 | | October 1, 1999 shall demonstrate technical, financial, and |
| 18 | | managerial capacity as a condition for issuance of a |
| 19 | | construction or operation permit by the Agency or its |
| 20 | | designee. The demonstration shall be consistent with the |
| 21 | | technical, financial, and managerial provisions of the federal |
| 22 | | Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as now or hereafter |
| 23 | | amended. The Agency is authorized to adopt rules in accordance |
| 24 | | with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement |
| 25 | | the purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into |
| 26 | | account the need for the facility, facility size, |
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| 1 | | sophistication of treatment of the water supply, and financial |
| 2 | | requirements needed for operation of the facility. |
| 3 | | (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners |
| 4 | | and operators of community water systems must maintain all |
| 5 | | records, reports, and other documents related to the operation |
| 6 | | of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years. |
| 7 | | Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c) |
| 8 | | include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other |
| 9 | | documents related to the purchase of water from other |
| 10 | | community water systems. Documents required to be maintained |
| 11 | | under this subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises |
| 12 | | of the community water system, or at a convenient location |
| 13 | | near its premises, and must be made available to the Agency for |
| 14 | | inspection and copying during normal business hours. |
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)". |
