Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 Environmental Safety: Article I - General Provisions
Obsolete Definitions(sections 3.01 Through 3.94 Were Renumberedby Public Act 92-574, Eff. 6-26-2002.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 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...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 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...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.105
Agency. "Agency" is the Environmental Protection Agency established by this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 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...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.115
Air pollution. "Air pollution" is the presence in the atmosphere of one or more contaminants in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.120
Air pollution control equipment. "Air pollution control equipment" means any equipment or facility of a type intended to eliminate, prevent, reduce or control the...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.125
Biodeterioration; biodegradation. (a) "Biodeterioration", when used in connection with recycling or composting, means the biologically mediated loss of utilitarian or physical characteristics of a...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.130
Board. "Board" is the Pollution Control Board established by this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.135
Coal combustion by-product; CCB. (a) "Coal combustion by-product" (CCB) means coal combustion waste when used beneficially in any of the following ways: (1) The extraction...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.140
Coal combustion waste. "Coal combustion waste" means any fly ash, bottom ash, slag, or flue gas or fluid bed boiler desulfurization by-products generated as...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.145
Community water supply. "Community water supply" means a public water supply which serves or is intended to serve at least 15 service connections used...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.150
Compost. "Compost" is defined as the humus-like product of the process of composting waste, which may be used as a soil conditioner. (Source: P.A....
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.155
Composting. "Composting" means the biological treatment process by which microorganisms decompose the organic fraction of waste, producing compost. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.160
Construction or demolition debris. (a) "General construction or demolition debris" means non-hazardous, uncontaminated materials resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of utilities, structures,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.165
Contaminant. "Contaminant" is any solid, liquid, or gaseous matter, any odor, or any form of energy, from whatever source. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.170
Contamination; contaminate. "Contamination" or "contaminate", when used in connection with groundwater, means water pollution of such groundwater. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.175
Criterion. "Criterion" means the numerical concentration of one or more toxic substances calculated by the Agency as a basis for establishing a permit limitation...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.180
Department. "Department", when a particular entity is not specified, means (i) in the case of a function to be performed on or after July 1,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.185
Disposal. "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.190
Existing fuel combustion stationary emission source. "Existing fuel combustion stationary emission source" means any stationary furnace, boiler, oven, or similar equipment used for the...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.195
Fluid. "Fluid" means material or substance which flows or moves whether in a semi-solid, liquid, sludge, gas or any other form or state. (Source:...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.197
Food scrap. "Food scrap" means garbage that is (i) capable of being decomposed into compost by composting, (ii) separated by the generator from other waste,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.200
Garbage. "Garbage" is waste resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food, and wastes from the handling, processing, storage, and sale...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.205
Generator. "Generator" means any person whose act or process produces waste. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.207
Greenhouse gases. "Greenhouse gases" or "GHG" means the air pollutant defined in 40 CFR 86.1818-12(a) as the aggregate group of 6 greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.210
Groundwater. "Groundwater" means underground water which occurs within the saturated zone and geologic materials where the fluid pressure in the pore space is equal...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.215
Hazardous substance. "Hazardous substance" means: (A) any substance designated pursuant to Section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (P.L. 92-500), as amended,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.220
Hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" means a waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.225
Hazardous waste disposal site. "Hazardous waste disposal site" is a site at which hazardous waste is disposed. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.230
Household waste. "Household waste" means any solid waste (including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks) derived from households (including single and multiple...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.235
Industrial process waste. "Industrial process waste" means any liquid, solid, semi-solid, or gaseous waste generated as a direct or indirect result of the manufacture...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.240
Intermittent control system. "Intermittent control system" is a system which provides for the planned reduction of source emissions of sulfur dioxide during periods when...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.245
Label. "Label" means the written, printed or graphic matter on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappings....
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.250
Labeling. "Labeling" means the label and all other written, printed or graphic matters: (a) on the pesticide or device or any of its containers...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.255
Land form. "Land form" means a manmade above-grade mound, less than 50 feet in height, covered with sufficient soil materials to sustain vegetation. (Source:...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.260
Landfill gas recovery facility. "Landfill gas recovery facility" means any facility which recovers and processes landfill gas from a sanitary landfill or waste disposal...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.265
Landfill waste. "Landfill waste" is waste from a closed pollution control facility, closed dumping site, closed sanitary landfill, or a closed waste disposal site;...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.270
Landscape waste. "Landscape waste" means all accumulations of grass or shrubbery cuttings, leaves, tree limbs and other materials accumulated as the result of the...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.275
Lateral expansion. "Lateral expansion" means a horizontal expansion of the actual waste boundaries of an existing MSWLF unit occurring on or after October 9,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.280
Lawncare wash water containment area. "Lawncare wash water containment area" means an area utilized for the capture of spills or washing or rinsing of...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.282
Livestock waste. "Livestock waste" means "livestock waste" as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act. (Source: P.A. 96-418, eff. 1-1-10.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.283
Mercury relay. "Mercury relay" means a product or device, containing mercury added during its manufacture, that opens or closes electrical contacts to effect the operation...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.284
Mercury switch. "Mercury switch" means a product or device, containing mercury added during its manufacture, that opens or closes an electrical circuit or gas valve,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.285
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit; MSWLF unit. "Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit" or "MSWLF unit" means a contiguous area of land or an excavation...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.290
Municipal waste. "Municipal waste" means garbage, general household and commercial waste, industrial lunchroom or office waste, landscape waste, and construction or demolition debris. (Source:...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.295
Municipality. "Municipality" means any city, village or incorporated town. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.300
Open burning. "Open burning" is the combustion of any matter in the open or in an open dump. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.305
Open dumping. "Open dumping" means the consolidation of refuse from one or more sources at a disposal site that does not fulfill the requirements...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.310
Organized amateur or professional sporting activity. "Organized amateur or professional sporting activity" means an activity or event carried out at a facility by persons...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.315
Person. "Person" is any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.320
Pesticide. "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.325
Pesticide release. "Pesticide release" or "release of a pesticide" means any release resulting in a concentration of pesticides in waters of the State which...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.330
Pollution control facility. (a) "Pollution control facility" is any waste storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste transfer station, waste treatment facility, or waste...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.335
Pollution control waste. "Pollution control waste" means any liquid, solid, semi-solid or gaseous waste generated as a direct or indirect result of the removal...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.340
Potable. "Potable" means generally fit for human consumption in accordance with accepted water supply principles and practices. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.345
Potential primary source. "Potential primary source" means any unit at a facility or site not currently subject to a removal or remedial action which:...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.350
Potential route. "Potential route" means abandoned and improperly plugged wells of all kinds, drainage wells, all injection wells, including closed loop heat pump wells, and...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.355
Potential secondary source. "Potential secondary source" means any unit at a facility or a site not currently subject to a removal or remedial action,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.360
Potentially infectious medical waste. (a) "Potentially infectious medical waste" means the following types of waste generated in connection with the diagnosis, treatment (i.e., provision of...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.365
Public water supply. "Public water supply" means all mains, pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.370
RCRA permit. "RCRA permit" means a permit issued by the Agency pursuant to authorization received by the Agency from the United States Environmental Protection...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.375
Recycling center. "Recycling center" means a site or facility that accepts only segregated, nonhazardous, nonspecial, homogeneous, nonputrescible materials, such as dry paper, glass, cans...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.380
Recycling, reclamation or reuse. "Recycling, reclamation or reuse" means a method, technique, or process designed to remove any contaminant from waste so as to...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.385
Refuse. "Refuse" means waste. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.390
Regulated recharge area. "Regulated recharge area" means a compact geographic area, as determined by the Board, the geology of which renders a potable resource...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.395
Release. "Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment, but excludes (a) any...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.400
Remedial action. "Remedial action" means those actions consistent with permanent remedy taken instead of or in addition to removal actions in the event of...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.405
Remove; removal. "Remove" or "removal" means the cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances from the environment, actions as may be necessary taken in...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.410
Re-refined oil. "Re-refined oil" means any oil which has been refined from used oil meeting substantially the same standards as new oil. (Source: P.A....
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.415
Resident. "Resident" means a person who dwells or has a place of abode which is occupied by that person for 60 days or more...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.420
Resource conservation. "Resource conservation" means reduction of the amounts of waste that are generated, reduction of overall resource consumption and the utilization of recovered...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.425
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; RCRA. "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act" or "RCRA" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580),...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.430
Resource groundwater. "Resource groundwater" means groundwater that is presently being or in the future capable of being put to beneficial use by reason of...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.435
Resource recovery. "Resource recovery" means the recovery of material or energy from waste. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.440
Respond; response. "Respond" or "response" means remove, removal, remedy, and remedial action. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.445
Sanitary landfill. "Sanitary landfill" means a facility permitted by the Agency for the disposal of waste on land meeting the requirements of the Resource...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.450
Setback zone. "Setback zone" means a geographic area, designated pursuant to this Act, containing a potable water supply well or a potential source or...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.455
Sewage works. "Sewage works" means individually or collectively those constructions or devices used for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage, industrial waste or...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.458
Sharps collection station. (a) "Sharps collection station" means a designated area at an applicable facility where (i) hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.460
Site. "Site" means any location, place, tract of land, and facilities, including but not limited to buildings, and improvements used for purposes subject to...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.465
Sludge. "Sludge" means any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.470
Solid waste. "Solid waste" means waste. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.475
Special waste. "Special waste" means any of the following: (a) potentially infectious medical waste; (b) hazardous waste, as determined in conformance with RCRA hazardous...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.480
Storage. "Storage" means the containment of waste, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such a manner as not...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.485
Storage site. "Storage site" is a site at which waste is stored. "Storage site" includes transfer stations but does not include (i) a site...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.487
Surface discharging private sewage disposal system. "Surface discharging private sewage disposal system" means a sewage disposal system that discharges into the waters of the United...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.490
Trade secret. "Trade secret" means the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information, design, process (including a manufacturing process),...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.495
Transfer container. "Transfer container" means a reusable transportable shipping container that is completely covered or enclosed, that has a volume of not less than...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.500
Transfer station. "Transfer station" means a site or facility that accepts waste for temporary storage or consolidation and further transfer to a waste disposal,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.505
Treatment. "Treatment" means any method, technique or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any waste...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.510
Underground injection. "Underground injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.515
Unit. "Unit" means any device, mechanism, equipment, or area (exclusive of land utilized only for agricultural production). This term includes secondary containment structures and...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.520
Used oil. "Used oil" means any oil which has been refined from crude oil or refined from used oil, has been used, and as...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.525
Vegetable by-products. "Vegetable by-products" means any waste consisting solely of the unused portion of fruits and vegetables, associated solids, and process water resulting from...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.530
Virgin oil. "Virgin oil" means any oil which has been refined from crude oil which may or may not contain additives and has not...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.535
Waste. "Waste" means any garbage, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility or other discarded material,...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.540
Waste disposal site. "Waste disposal site" is a site on which solid waste is disposed. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.545
Water pollution. "Water pollution" is such alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, biological or radioactive properties of any waters of the State, or such...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.550
Waters. "Waters" means all accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural, and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof, which are wholly or partially...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 3.555
Well. "Well" means a bored, drilled or driven shaft, or dug hole, the depth of which is greater than the largest surface dimension. (Source:...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 4
Environmental Protection Agency; establishment; duties. (a) There is established in the Executive Branch of the State Government an agency to be known as the Environmental...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 4.1
(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-414. Repealed by P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 5
Pollution Control Board. (a) There is hereby created an independent board to be known as the Pollution Control Board. Until July 1, 2003 or when...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 5.1
(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96. Repealed by P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 6.1
The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) shall conduct studies of the effects of all State and federal...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 6.2
(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-1438. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7
Public inspection; fees. (a) All files, records, and data of the Agency, the Board, and the Department shall be open to reasonable public inspection...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.1
(a) All articles representing a trade secret reported to or otherwise obtained by the Agency, the Board or the Department in connection with any...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.2
Identical in substance rulemakings. (a) In the context of a mandate that the Board adopt regulations to secure federal authorization for a program, regulations that...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.3
(a) The Board in its discretion may submit the following for publication in the Illinois Register as it deems appropriate: (1) a regulatory agenda...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.4
All moneys received by the Pollution Control Board from the collection of fees, photo reproduction costs and the sale of opinions and orders, shall...
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.5
Filing Fees. The Board shall collect filing fees as prescribed in this Act. The fees shall be deposited in the Pollution Control Board Fund....
- Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 7.6
Electronic posting of permit information. Beginning January 1, 2014, the Agency shall maintain the following information on its website: (1) a description of each type...
Last modified: February 18, 2015