Chapter 415 — ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 514) Sec. 14. Every community water supply operator certified by the Agency shall be capable of performing his or her duties without endangering the health and well being of the populace; shall be able to read and write English; and shall …

(415 ILCS 45/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 515) Sec. 15. Appropriate credit, to be applied against the experience requirement, shall be granted by the Agency on the following basis: (a) The Agency shall grant appropriate credit for attendance and successful completion of waterworks…

(415 ILCS 45/16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 516) Sec. 16. Applications for certification shall: (a) Be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Agency; (b) Contain statements showing applicant's education and experience; (c) Contain not less than 3 references; and (d) Be accompanied…

(415 ILCS 45/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 517) Sec. 17. Examinations provided for in Section 10 of this Act shall be given to community water supply operator certification applicants for the purpose of determining if said applicants can demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge,…

(415 ILCS 45/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 518) Sec. 18. The Water Supply Operator Certificate shall certify the competency of the applicant within the class of certificate issued, and shall show the full name of the applicant and be signed by the Director. (a) Certificates shall b…

(415 ILCS 45/19) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 519) Sec. 19. (a) The registered individual in responsible charge of a previously exempt community water supply on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly may be issued a certificate of competency, with no fe…

(415 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 502) Sec. 2. A properly certified water supply operator may operate a waste effluent treatment facility which is a part of a water supply treatment plant, notwithstanding the fact that such operator is not a certified waste treatment operat…

(415 ILCS 45/20) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 520) Sec. 20. The Agency shall, upon application and payment of the proper fee, issue a certificate of competency to any individual who holds an unexpired certificate of competency issued by any state or territory or possession of the Unit…

(415 ILCS 45/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 521) Sec. 21. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 78-810. Repealed by P.A. 91-84, eff. 7-9-99.)

(415 ILCS 45/22) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 522) Sec. 22. Fees for the issuance, renewal, or restoration of an Illinois Water Supply Operator Certificate shall be as follows: (a) The fee to be paid by an applicant for an Illinois certificate of competency is $30. (b) The fee to be p…

(415 ILCS 45/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 523) Sec. 23. Authority is hereby vested in the Illinois Pollution Control Board to conduct hearings on complaints charging that any public water supply owner, owner's manager or agent, official custodian, municipal, state or other officia…

(415 ILCS 45/23.1) Sec. 23.1. Administrative citations. (a) Violations of the requirement set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 1.1 of this Act shall be enforceable by administrative citation under this Section or as otherwise provided in this Act. (b) If Agency…

(415 ILCS 45/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 503) Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms defined in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 10, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed therein. (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)…

(415 ILCS 45/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 504) Sec. 4. "Water Supply Operator" means any individual trained in the treatment or distribution of water who has practical working knowledge of the chemical, biological, and physical sciences essential to the practical mechanics of water…

(415 ILCS 45/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 505) Sec. 5. (a) "Public Water Supply" means all mains, pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoi…

(415 ILCS 45/5.1) Sec. 5.1. Class definitions. Except as otherwise provided by Agency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (2.5) of Section 1 of this Act: "Class A community water supply" means (i) any surface water community water supply and (ii) any community water supply that …

(415 ILCS 45/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 506) Sec. 6. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

(415 ILCS 45/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 507) Sec. 7. "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

(415 ILCS 45/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 508) Sec. 8. "Advisory Board" means the Water Supply Operators' Advisory Board provided for by this Act. (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

(415 ILCS 45/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 509) Sec. 9. "Owner" means any person who owns a community water supply. (Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.)

(415 ILCS 45/9.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 509.1) Sec. 9.1. "Exempt Community Water Supply" means any community water supply which meets all of the following requirements: (1) consists only of distribution and storage facilities and does not have any collection and treatment facil…

(415 ILCS 45/9.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 509.2) Sec. 9.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-393. Repealed by P.A. 91-84, eff. 7-9-99.)

(415 ILCS 45/9.3) Sec. 9.3. Grandparenting means the exemption for the existing operator in responsible charge, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, from meeting the initial education and examination requirements for the class of certifica…

(415 ILCS 45/9.4) Sec. 9.4. Official custodian. "Official custodian" means an individual who is an officer of an entity that is the owner of a community water supply and acts as the owner's agent in matters concerning the community water supply. (Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.…

(415 ILCS 45/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity, or their legal r…

(415 ILCS 45/9.6) Sec. 9.6. Responsible Operator in Charge. "Responsible Operator in Charge" means an individual who is designated as a Responsible Operator in Charge of a community water supply under Section 1 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.)

(415 ILCS 47/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe Public Drinking Water Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1077, eff. 1-1-26.)

(415 ILCS 47/10) Sec. 10. Purpose. It is the goal of the State of Illinois to protect residents from harmful toxins in drinking water. Accordingly, this Act directs the Agency to conduct statewide sampling of certain community water supplies for the presence of 1,4-Dioxane. (Sour…

(415 ILCS 47/15) Sec. 15. Rulemaking; identical in substance. Within one year of the promulgation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of regulations or amendments establishing MCLs for any PFAS, the Board shall adopt rules that are identical in substance to such …

(415 ILCS 47/20) Sec. 20. Sampling for 1,4-Dioxane. (a) The Agency shall, by June 30, 2026, conduct sampling of the Illinois community water supplies previously sampled by the Agency for 1,4-Dioxane from the years 2013 through 2015. (b) If the results of such sampling detect drin…

(415 ILCS 47/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. "Board" means the Pollution Control Board. "MCL" means maximum contaminant level, or the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public wate…

(415 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 581) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wastewater Land Treatment Site Regulation Act." (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 590) Sec. 10. This Act does not apply within the jurisdiction of any home rule county. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 3 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 100-…

(415 ILCS 50/2.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.01) Sec. 2.01. "Applicant" means any person who submits a program to the steering committee to establish, operate, manage or maintain a wastewater land treatment site or a digested sludge utilization site. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/2.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.02) Sec. 2.02. "Certificate of authorization" means the written certificate granted to an applicant upon adoption of a resolution by a county board authorizing the establishment and operation of a wastewater land treatment site. (Sou…

(415 ILCS 50/2.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.03) Sec. 2.03. "Wastewater" means sewage, sludge, effluent or industrial waste, but does not mean digested sludge. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/2.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.04) Sec. 2.04. "Wastewater land treatment site" means any sewage lagoon, storage lagoon, sludge drying lagoon, irrigation field, however such lagoon or field is denominated, used for storing, draining, treating or purifying wastewate…

(415 ILCS 50/2.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.05) Sec. 2.05. "Digested sludge" means the biologically stabilized product resulting from the aerobic or heated anaerobic digestion of solids generated in wastewater treatment processes. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/2.06) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.06) Sec. 2.06. "Digested sludge utilization site" means any storage basin or lagoon; drying field or bed; irrigation or application field; nutrient barriers; environmental transition zones; application field runoff storage reservoir;…

(415 ILCS 50/2.07) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.07) Sec. 2.07. "Person" means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, sanitary district, state agency or any other legal entity, …

(415 ILCS 50/2.08) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 582.08) Sec. 2.08. "Designated management agency", "designated area-wide water quality planning agency" and "facility planning area", respectively, mean: (a) "designated management agency" as defined in Chapter 40 of the Code of Federal …

(415 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583) Sec. 3. An applicant for a wastewater land treatment site located inside of the county in which the waste was produced shall submit its engineering report for concept approval, including proof of financial capability to operate and mai…

(415 ILCS 50/3.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583.01) Sec. 3.01. No person may establish, operate, manage or maintain any wastewater land treatment site or digested sludge utilization site within any county unless a program for that purpose is first submitted to a steering committee…

(415 ILCS 50/3.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583.02) Sec. 3.02. Appointments shall be made within 30 days after notice by the applicant to each of the appointing authorities. Within 45 days after such notice by the applicant, each appointing authority shall give notice of its appoi…

(415 ILCS 50/3.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583.03) Sec. 3.03. The steering committee shall, not later than 3 months after a program is submitted, issue a report which shall include its comments and recommendations relative to said program. In the event such a report is not issued…

(415 ILCS 50/3.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583.04) Sec. 3.04. The steering committee shall act solely as an advisory body to the applicant, the county and other interested persons. Its comments and recommendations shall have no binding effect. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

(415 ILCS 50/3.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 583.05) Sec. 3.05. No person may establish, operate, manage or maintain any wastewater land treatment site or any digested sludge utilization site without first obtaining a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Any pe…

(415 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 584) Sec. 4. No person may establish, operate, manage or maintain any wastewater land treatment site without a certificate of authorization granted by the county board of the county in which such wastewater land treatment site is to be esta…

(415 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 585) Sec. 5. Penalty. Any person who violates this Act, or any standard, rule or regulation adopted by the county board pursuant to authority granted by this Act with respect to the establishment of a wastewater land treatment site shall up…