Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 Environmental Safety: Article -

• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 1
  This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Illinois Groundwater Protection Act". (Source: P.A. 85-863.)
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 2
  (a) The General Assembly finds that: (i) a large portion of Illinois' citizens rely on groundwater for personal consumption, and industries use a significant...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 3
  As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (b) "Aquifer" means saturated (with...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 4
  (a) There shall be established within State government an interagency committee which shall be known as the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Groundwater. The Committee shall...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 5
  (a) There shall be established a Groundwater Advisory Council. The Council shall be composed of 9 public members appointed by the Governor, including 2...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 6
  (a) The Department with the cooperation of the Agency, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture and others as needed, shall develop,...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 7
  (a) The Department, with the advice of the Committee and the Council, shall develop a coordinated groundwater data collection and automation program. The collected...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 8
  (a) The Agency, after consultation with the Committee and the Council, shall propose regulations establishing comprehensive water quality standards which are specifically for the...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 9
  (a) As used in this Section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Community water system" means a public water system which serves at...
• Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 55, Section 9.1
  Notification of actual or potential contamination. (a) Whenever the Agency identifies any volatile organic compound in excess of the Board's Groundwater Quality Standards or...

Last modified: February 18, 2015