Illinois Administrative Code

Section 894.40 Insurance and Surety Bond Coverage a) A registered plumbing contractor shall not perform services excluded from the contractor's liability insurance coverage. The insurance policy shall cover all services performed by the registered contractor. b) The insurance pol…

Section 894.50 Hearings All hearings held pursuant to this Part shall be in accordance with the Act and the Department's Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings. (Source: Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 22239, effective November 12, 2014)

Section 894.60 Registered Plumbing Contractor Violations a) The Department may take disciplinary action against a registered plumbing contractor for violations of the Act, this Part or the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890). Pursuant to Section 20 of the Act, such act…

Section 894.70 Civil Penalties for Unregistered Plumbing Contractors a) A person who practices, offers to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a plumbing contractor without being registered under the provisions of the Act shall be issued a civil penalty under …

Section 894.80 Fees for Plumbing Contractors a) Each registered plumbing contractor shall submit a non-refundable annual registration fee of $150 to the Department. b) A non-refundable registration reinstatement fee of $100 shall be paid to reinstate a plumbing contractor's regis…

Section 895.10 Definitions "Plumbing System" means the water service, water supply and distribution pipes; fixtures and traps; soil, waste and vent pipes; and building drains; including their respective connections, devices and appurtenances. "Private Water Supply" means a water …

Section 895.20 Water Supply a) Source. A supply of water in compliance with this Section shall be provided to any residential dwelling subject to this Part. The source of water serving a semi-private water supply, including water supplied to employees, or the source of any water …

Section 895.30 Sewage Disposal All sewage shall be disposed of into a municipal sewage system regulated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or a sewage system which meets the requirements of the Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 905). (Source: A…

Section 895.40 Plumbing All plumbing shall be installed in accordance with, and of materials approved by the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890) and shall be maintained in good working order. A plumbing system in compliance with the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm.…

Section 895.50 Restrooms Where restrooms are made accessible to the public or required for employees, they shall meet the following requirements: a) Restrooms shall be accessible, completely enclosed, and shall have tight fitting doors. If vestibules are provided, they shall be k…

Section 895.60 Public Notification a) If a semi-private water supply exceeds an applicable maximum contaminant level under this Part, the supplier of water shall give notice by posting public notification of the failure for as long as the failure continues. The posting shall be v…

Section 900.10 Definitions "Applicant" means any person making application for a permit to construct or alter a public water system. "Cistern" means a source of water supply developed by intercepting rainfall with roof surfaces. "Contaminant" means any physical, chemical, biologi…

Section 900.100 Variances and Exemptions (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.15 Incorporated and Referenced Materials a) The following State statutes are referenced in this Part: 1) Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5] 2) Illinois Water Well Construction Code [415 ILCS 30] 3) Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act [225 ILCS 225] b…

Section 900.20 General Requirements a) Coverage. This Part shall apply to all non-community public water systems. b) Exception. This Part shall not apply to a public water system that meets all of the following conditions: 1) Consists only of distribution and storage facilities (…

Section 900.30 Special Requirements a) More Stringent Conditions. The Department will require more stringent conditions be placed on the non-community public water system if a potential health problem is detected on the basis of a sanitary survey, laboratory analyses, location of…

Section 900.35 Revised Total Coliform Rule for Non-Community Public Water Systems a) Sanitary Surveys 1) A biennial sanitary survey shall be obtained by all non-community public water systems that are not recreational facilities licensed by the Department. 2) All non-community pu…

Section 900.40 Water System Design a) Siting Requirements. Construction, alteration or expansion of a public water system shall be accomplished so as to: 1) Avoid locating any or all of the facility at a site that is subject to undue risk from earthquakes, floods, or other disast…

Section 900.45 Non-Transient, Non-Community Public Water System Operator Certification a) All non-transient, non-community public water systems shall be directly supervised and operated by personnel who: 1) are currently the operator in responsible charge of the non-transient, no…

Section 900.50 Inorganic Chemicals (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.60 Turbidity (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.65 Organic Chemicals (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.70 Microbiological (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.80 Public Notification (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.90 Record Maintenance and Reporting (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.EXHIBIT C Values of C Based Upon Calcium Hardness Expressed as CaCO[3] (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective May 31, 1995)

Section 900.TABLE B Design Capacity for a Non/Community Public Water System Type of Establishment Gallons Per Person Per Day Permanent Dwellings (Unless otherwise noted) Apartments - multiple family 75 Boarding Houses (per resident) 50 Additional per non-resident boarder 10 Board…

Section 905.10 Definitions In addition to the definitions contained in the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act [225 ILCS 225], the following definitions shall apply: "Act" means the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act [225 ILCS 225]. "Aerobic Treatment Plant" means equipment …

Section 905.100 Aerobic Treatment Plants and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 Wastewater Treatment Systems a) General. Aerobic treatment plants and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 wastewater treatment systems shall be tested and listed by NSF International or a laboratory ap…

Section 905.110 Effluent Discharges a) General. Buried sand filters, re-circulation sand filters, waste stabilization ponds, aerobic treatment plants and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 wastewater treatment systems listed by NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 as Class I efflue…

Section 905.115 NPDES Permit Compliance For those surface discharging private sewage disposal systems from which effluent enters into the Waters of the United States that require a general NPDES permit, a permit can be obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) …

Section 905.120 Disinfection a) As of January 1, 2014, the effluent from any new, repaired or replaced private sewage disposal system that is designed and approved to have a discharge point shall be disinfected prior to discharge. b) Chlorine Feeders. Chlorination equipment shall…

Section 905.125 Pumps, Pumping/Dosing Chambers, and Ancillary Equipment a) Pumps shall meet the following requirements: 1) The pump shall be submersible. 2) The pump shall be designed to handle wastewater and a minimum of ½- inch diameter solids. 3) The pump shall be capable of d…

Section 905.130 Human Waste Disposal a) General. Privies, portable toilets, recirculation toilets, incinerator toilets and compost toilets are approved for private sewage disposal of human wastes. Other domestic wastes shall be disposed of in a conventional system (see Section 90…

Section 905.135 Portable Sanitation a) Any person operating in Illinois who sells, rents, leases, transports, services, cleans, sanitizes or maintains a portable toilet or portable potable hand washing unit or pumps, transports or disposes of waste from portable toilets or portab…

Section 905.140 Holding Tanks a) General. Holding tanks are approved for private sewage disposal only under the following circumstances: 1) Where site conditions, such as type of soil, water table, terrain, lack of size or other conditions, are not suitable to achieve compliance …

Section 905.15 Incorporated and Referenced Materials The following materials are incorporated or referenced in this Part: a) The following materials are incorporated by reference: 1) NSF International/ANSI Standard 46, Evaluation of Components and Devices Used in Wastewater Treat…

Section 905.150 Sanitary Dump Stations a) General. Sanitary dump stations which receive the discharge of holding tanks on recreational vehicles shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Recreational Area Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 800),Appendix A: Illustration V of th…

Section 905.160 Swimming Pool Wastewater a) General. Wastewater generated from the operation of a swimming pool includes clear wastes, such as drainage from the pool proper, deck drainage, and perimeter overflow system drainage, and turbid wastes, such as filter wash and backwash…

Section 905.170 Servicing, Cleaning, Transporting and Disposing of Wastes from Private Sewage Disposal Systems a) General. The collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of all septage shall be handled in accordance with this Section and in accordance with 40 CFR 503 – Sta…

Section 905.180 Examinations for Licensure a) Applications 1) Each person who desires to apply for admittance to the examination for a Private Sewage Disposal System Installation Contractor license or a Private Sewage Disposal System Pumping Contractor license shall file an appli…

Section 905.190 Installation Approval a) Plan approval shall be obtained from the Department or local authority prior to beginning any construction of a new private sewage disposal system. A new private sewage disposal system shall consist of, but not necessarily be limited to, t…

Section 905.20 General Requirements a) Rate of Flow for Domestic Sewage. Each unit of the private sewage disposal system shall be designed to treat the volume of domestic sewage discharged to it. The volume of sewage flow shall be determined from Appendix A, Illustration A. For n…

Section 905.200 Licenses and Fees a) An individual may obtain a license as a private sewage disposal system pumping contractor or a private sewage disposal system installation contractor upon successfully passing the examinations given for each, then applying on forms provided by…

Section 905.205 Civil Penalties and Time Allowances for Corrective Action a) Amount of Penalty 1) The Department may assess civil fines against any person or licensee who constructs, installs, repairs, modifies, maintains or fails to provide for required maintenance of a private …

Section 905.210 Notification of Disposal Site (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 20 Ill. Reg. 2431, effective March 15, 1996)

Section 905.30 Approved Private Sewage Disposal Systems a) The following systems are approved for private sewage disposal when designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with this Part: 1) Septic tank, Imhoff tank or aerobic treatment plants followed by: A) Sub…