Chapter 415 — ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 5/22.56) Sec. 22.56. Regulation of farm land sludge application. (a) Any person applying sludge, as defined in Section 3.465 of this Act, to agricultural farm land in this State must: (1) provide, no sooner than 90 days and no later than 7 days before the application of…

(415 ILCS 5/22.56a) Sec. 22.56a. Land application of Exceptional Quality biosolids. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) technological advances in wastewater treatment have allowed for the production of Exceptional Quality biosolids that can be used on land as a beneficial re…

(415 ILCS 5/22.57) Sec. 22.57. Perchloroethylene in drycleaning. (a) For the purposes of this Section: "Drycleaning" means the process of cleaning clothing, garments, textiles, fabrics, leather goods, or other like articles using a nonaqueous solvent. "Drycleaning machine" means …

(415 ILCS 5/22.58) Sec. 22.58. Drug destruction by law enforcement agency. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Drug destruction device" means a device that is (i) designed by its manufacturer to destroy drug evidence and render it non-retrievable and (ii) used exclusively for that…

(415 ILCS 5/22.59) Sec. 22.59. CCR surface impoundments. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) the State of Illinois has a long-standing policy to restore, protect, and enhance the environment, including the purity of the air, land, and waters, including groundwaters, of this …

(415 ILCS 5/22.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.6) Sec. 22.6. (a) Commencing July 1, 1984, no person shall cause, threaten or allow the disposal in any landfill of any liquid hazardous waste unless specific authorization is obtained from the Agency by the generator and the landfil…

(415 ILCS 5/22.60) (For Section repeal see subsection (e)) Sec. 22.60. Pilot project for Will County and Grundy County pyrolysis or gasification facility. (a) As used in this Section: "Plastics" means polystyrene or any other synthetic organic polymer that can be molded into shap…

(415 ILCS 5/22.61) Sec. 22.61. Regulation of bisphenol A in business transaction paper. (a) For purposes of this Section, "thermal paper" means paper with bisphenol A added to the coating. (b) Beginning January 1, 2020, no person shall manufacture, for sale in this State, thermal…

(415 ILCS 5/22.62) Sec. 22.62. TRI-PFAS; incineration. (a) As used in this Section: "Incineration" includes, but is not limited to, burning, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or the use of an acid recovery furnace or oxidizer, ore roaster, cement kiln, lightweight aggregate ki…

(415 ILCS 5/22.63) Sec. 22.63. Rules for placement of limestone residual materials. The Board shall adopt rules for the placement of limestone residual materials generated from the treatment of drinking water by a municipal utility in an underground limestone mine located in whol…

(415 ILCS 5/22.7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.7) Sec. 22.7. (a) (Blank). (b) The Board may adopt regulations relating to a state contingency plan which are not identical in substance to federal regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Prote…

(415 ILCS 5/22.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.8) Sec. 22.8. Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. All fees collected by the Age…

(415 ILCS 5/22.9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.9) Sec. 22.9. Special waste determinations. (a) (Blank.) (b) Not later than December 1, 1990, the Pollution Control Board shall, pursuant to Title VII of the Act, adopt regulations that establish standards and criteria for classifyin…

(415 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1023) Sec. 23. The General Assembly finds that excessive noise endangers physical and emotional health and well-being, interferes with legitimate business and recreational activities, increases construction costs, depresses property values,…

(415 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1024) Sec. 24. No person shall emit beyond the boundaries of his property any noise that unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or with any lawful business or activity, so as to violate any regulation or standard adopted by the …

(415 ILCS 5/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-458) Sec. 25. The Board, pursuant to the procedures prescribed in Title VII of this Act, may adopt regulations prescribing limitations on noise emissions beyond the boundaries of the prope…

(415 ILCS 5/25a-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025a-1) Sec. 25a-1. At least 60 days before beginning the decommissioning of any nuclear power plant located in this State, the owner or operator of the plant shall file, for information purposes only, a copy of the decommissioning plan…

(415 ILCS 5/25b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b) Sec. 25b. Any person, corporation or public authority intending to construct a nuclear steam-generating facility or a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant shall file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Se…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-1) Sec. 25b-1. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That many industrial facilities in the State may be emitting or discharging toxic chemicals into the environment on an ongoing basis, and that such releases may pose a chronic thre…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-2) Sec. 25b-2. (a) Facilities which are required to file toxic chemical release forms with the State pursuant to Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 shall file such forms with the I…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-3) Sec. 25b-3. In cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency shall provide in a computer data base an Illinois Toxic Chemical Inventory. The Inventory shall be based on the toxic chemical release…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-4) Sec. 25b-4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-580, eff. 8-12-05. Repealed by P.A. 97-220, eff. 7-28-11.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-5) Sec. 25b-5. Review of toxic chemical status. The Agency shall periodically review the status of toxic chemicals and types of facilities covered under the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning an…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-6) Sec. 25b-6. Failure to receive toxic chemical release form; notice. Prior to taking action pursuant to Title VIII for a violation of Section 25b-2 of this Act, the Agency shall issue, no earlier than August 1 of each year, by certified mail or personal service …

(415 ILCS 5/25c-1) Sec. 25c-1. Oil Spill Response Fund. (a) There is hereby created within the State treasury an interest-bearing special fund to be known as the Oil Spill Response Fund. There shall be deposited into the Fund all monies recovered as reimbursement for response cos…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-1) Sec. 25d-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Title, the terms "community water system", "non-community water system", "potable", "private water system", and "semi-private water system" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Illinois Groundwater Protecti…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-10) Sec. 25d-10. Avoiding duplication. The Agency shall take whatever steps it deems necessary to eliminate the potential for duplicative notices required by this Title and Section 9.1 of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 94-314, eff. 7-25-05.…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-2) Sec. 25d-2. Contaminant evaluation. The Agency shall evaluate releases of contaminants whenever it determines that the extent of soil, soil gas, or groundwater contamination may extend beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred. The Agency shall…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-3) Sec. 25d-3. Notices. (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, if the Agency determines that: (1) Soil contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, soil gas contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, or both pose…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-4) Sec. 25d-4. Agency authority. Whenever the Agency determines that a public notice should be issued under this Title, the Agency has the authority to issue an information demand letter to the owner or operator of the site or facility where the release occurred o…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-5) Sec. 25d-5. Contamination information. Beginning July 1, 2006, the Agency shall make all of the following information available on the Internet: (i) Copies of all notifications given under Section 25d-3 of this Section. The copies must be indexed and the index …

(415 ILCS 5/25d-6) Sec. 25d-6. Agency coordination. Beginning January 1, 2006, the Agency shall coordinate with the Department of Public Health to provide training to regional and local health department staff on the use of the information posted on the Internet under Section 25d…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-7) Sec. 25d-7. Rulemaking. (a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Agency shall evaluate the Board's rules and propose amendments to the rules as necessary to require potable water supply well surveys a…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-8) Sec. 25d-8. Liability. Except for willful and wanton misconduct, neither the State, the Director, nor any State employee shall be liable for any damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from any act or omission occurring under this amendatory Act of the …

(415 ILCS 5/25d-9) Sec. 25d-9. Admissibility. The Agency's giving of notice or failure to give notice under Section 25d-3 of this Title shall not be admissible for any purpose in any administrative or judicial proceeding. (Source: P.A. 94-314, eff. 7-25-05.)

(415 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1026) Sec. 26. The Board may adopt such procedural rules as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. In adopting such rules the Board shall follow the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Witho…

(415 ILCS 5/27) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1027) Sec. 27. Rulemaking. (a) The Board may adopt substantive regulations as described in this Act. Any such regulations may make different provisions as required by circumstances for different contaminant sources and for different geograp…

(415 ILCS 5/28) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1028) Sec. 28. Proposal of regulations; procedure. (a) Any person may present written proposals for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the Board's regulations, and the Board may make such proposals on its own motion. If the Board finds t…

(415 ILCS 5/28.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1028.1) Sec. 28.1. (a) After adopting a regulation of general applicability, the Board may grant, in a subsequent adjudicatory determination, an adjusted standard for persons who can justify such an adjustment consistent with subsection (…

(415 ILCS 5/28.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1028.2) Sec. 28.2. Federally required rules. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "required rule" means a rule that is needed to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act (including requ…

(415 ILCS 5/28.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1028.3) Sec. 28.3. (a) Utilizing the provisions of Section 28.1 and this Section alternative requirements may be established by the Board in an adjusted standards proceeding for the direct discharge of waste solids to the Mississippi or O…

(415 ILCS 5/28.4) (from Ch 111 1/2, par. 1028.4) Sec. 28.4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1213. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-97.)

(415 ILCS 5/28.5) Sec. 28.5. Clean Air Act rules; fast-track. (a) This Section applies through December 31, 2026 and applies solely to the adoption of rules proposed by the Agency and required to be adopted by the State under the Clean Air Act as amended by the Clean Air Act Amen…

(415 ILCS 5/28.6) Sec. 28.6. Rulemaking to update incorporation by reference. (a) Any person may file a proposal with the Board to update an incorporation by reference included in a Board rule. The Board or the Agency may also make such a proposal on its own initiative. (b) A rul…

(415 ILCS 5/29) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1029) Sec. 29. (a) Any person adversely affected or threatened by any rule or regulation of the Board may obtain a determination of the validity or application of such rule or regulation by petition under subsection (a) of Section 41 of thi…

(415 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1003) Sec. 3. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this Act, the words and terms defined in the Sections which follow this Section and precede Section 4 shall have the meaning therein given, unless the context otherwise clearly requires. (b)…

(415 ILCS 5/3.102) Sec. 3.102. 100-year flood. "100-year flood" means a flood that has a 1% or greater chance of recurring in any given year or a flood of a magnitude equaled or exceeded once in 100 years on the average over a significantly longer period. (Source: P.A. 96-1395, e…

(415 ILCS 5/3.103) Sec. 3.103. 100-year floodplain. "100-year floodplain" means the lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood-prone areas of offshore islands, that are inundated by a 100-year flood. For the purposes of this Act, includ…

(415 ILCS 5/3.105) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.01) Sec. 3.105. Agency. "Agency" is the Environmental Protection Agency established by this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

(415 ILCS 5/3.110) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.77) Sec. 3.110. Agrichemical facility. "Agrichemical facility" means a site used for commercial purposes, where bulk pesticides are stored in a single container in excess of 300 gallons of liquid pesticide or 300 pounds of dry pesticide for mo…