| TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | |||||||||||||||
| SUBTITLE F: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES | |||||||||||||||
| CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD | |||||||||||||||
| PART 603 | |||||||||||||||
| OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL | |||||||||||||||
| Section | |||||||||||||||
603.101 |
Ownership |
603.102 |
Responsible Personnel |
603.103 |
Certified Operator |
603.104 |
Registered Person in Responsible Charge |
603.105 |
Notification of Change of Ownership or Responsible Personnel |
Appendix: |
References to Former Rules |
| AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 17 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/17 and 27]. | |||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Filed with Secretary of State January 1, 1978; amended and codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 11497, effective September 14, 1982; amended in R96-18 at 21 Ill. Reg. 6558, effective May 8, 1997. | |||||||||||||||
Section 603.101 Ownership
| a) | To assure the continued maintenance and operation of public water supplies, each supply shall be under the individual direct supervision of a municipal or private corporation, individual private ownership, or a regularly organized body governed by a constitution and by-laws requiring regular election of officers. |
| b) | The body exercising such direct supervision shall file with the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) a statement of ownership before commencing construction of any public water supply facility. Public water supplies in existence on December 21, 1974, shall file a statement of ownership with the Agency no later than ninety days after that date. |
| c) | The body filing such a statement shall be considered to be the owner until such time as a notification of change of ownership is received, in accordance with Section 603.105. |
| d) | The owner or official custodian and individual designated in responsible charge pursuant to Sections 603.103 or 603.104 shall be jointly accountable for the proper operation of the supply. |
(Source: Amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 11497, effective September 14, 1982)
| Section 603.102 | Responsible Personnel | ||||||||||||||
| Each public water supply shall have designated an individual in responsible charge of the operation of that supply properly qualified and registered pursuant to Public Water Supply Operations Act [415 ILCS 45], with all provisions of the Public Water Supply Operations Act complied with. | |||||||||||||||
| (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 6558, effective May 8, 1997.) | |||||||||||||||
| Section 603.103 | Certified Operator | ||||||||||||||
| a) | Each public water supply, unless exempted under Section 603.104, shall have a certified operator, qualified and registered in accordance with the Public Water Supply Operations Act, designated in responsible charge of the supply's operation. | ||||||||||||||
| b) | The owner or official custodian and the certified operator designated in responsible charge shall file a signed statement identifying the certified operator in responsible charge on forms provided by the Agency. | ||||||||||||||
| 1) | Both the treatment and distribution facilities of each supply must have responsible personnel indicated. | ||||||||||||||
| 2) | One properly certified operator may supervise both the treatment and distribution facilities of the supply. | ||||||||||||||
| c) | Completion of the above forms shall indicate acceptance of the duties and responsibilities for the proper operation and maintenance of the public water supply facilities by both owner or official custodian and certified operator. | ||||||||||||||
| (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 6558, effective May 8, 1997.) | |||||||||||||||
| Section 603.104 | Registered Person in Responsible Charge | ||||||||||||||
| a) | A public water supply may seek an exemption from the requirement of a certified operator in responsible charge. | ||||||||||||||
| b) | Each public water supply seeking such exemption shall so request in writing to the Agency. | ||||||||||||||
| c) | Each public water supply exempted from the certified operator requirement by the Agency, pursuant to the Public Water Supply Operations Act, shall have either a certified operator or person registered in accordance with the Public Water Supply Operations Act, designated in responsible charge of the supply's operation. | ||||||||||||||
| d) | Each public water supply exempted by the Agency and retaining a registered person in responsible charge shall file with the Agency a signed statement identifying the registered person in responsible charge on forms provided by the Agency. Such statement shall also be signed by the registered person in responsible charge. | ||||||||||||||
| 1) | Both the treatment and distribution facilities of each supply must have responsible personnel indicated. | ||||||||||||||
| 2) | One properly registered person in responsible charge may supervise both the treatment and distribution facilities of the supply. | ||||||||||||||
| e) | Completion of the above forms shall indicate acceptance of the duties and responsibilities for the proper operation and maintenance of the public water supply facilities by both owner or official custodian and registered person in responsible charge. | ||||||||||||||
| (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 6558, effective May 8, 1997.) | |||||||||||||||
Section 603.105 Notification of Change of Ownership or Responsible Personnel
| a) | The Agency shall be notified within fifteen days, on forms supplied by the Agency, by the owner of a public water supply of changes in ownership. |
| b) | The Agency shall be notified within fifteen days, on forms supplied by the Agency, of changes in responsible personnel and who may be contacted in the event such contact is required. |
| c) | No notification shall be considered valid unless the new owner or responsible personnel indicates acceptance of these responsibilities and duties in the notification document. |
(Source: Amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 11497, effective September 14, 1982)
Section 603.APPENDIX References to Former Rules
The following table is provided to aid in referencing former Board rule numbers
to section numbers pursuant to codification.
Chapter 6: Public Water Supplies |
35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 603 |
Part III: Operation and Maintenance |
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Rule 301 |
Section 603.101 |
New |
Section 603.102 |
Rule 302 |
Section 603.103 |
New |
Section 603.104 |
Rule 303 |
Section 603.105 |