99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB1018

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a

Section concerning public water supplies.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by

5 changing Section 15 as follows:

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 plansand~~and~~

11 specifications to the Agency and obtain written approval before

12 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

17 public water supply; and, where necessary, said plans and

18 specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data as may

19 be required by the Agency to permit a complete review thereof.

20 (b) All new public water supplies established after October

21 1, 1999 shall demonstrate technical, financial, and managerial

22 capacity as a condition for issuance of a construction or

23 operation permit by the Agency or its designee. The

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1 demonstration shall be consistent with the technical,

2 financial, and managerial provisions of the federal Safe

3 Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as now or hereafter amended.

4 The Agency is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the

5 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the

6 purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into account

7 the need for the facility, facility size, sophistication of

8 treatment of the water supply, and financial requirements

9 needed for operation of the facility.

10 (c) Except as otherwise provided under Board rules, owners

11 and operators of community water systems must maintain all

12 records, reports, and other documents related to the operation

13 of the community water system for a minimum of 10 years.

14 Documents required to be maintained under this subsection (c)

15 include, but are not limited to, all billing records and other

16 documents related to the purchase of water from other community

17 water systems. Documents required to be maintained under this

18 subsection (c) must be maintained on the premises of the

19 community water system, or at a convenient location near its

20 premises, and must be made available to the Agency for

21 inspection and copying during normal business hours.

22 (Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)