HB3046 EngrossedLRB103 29657 CPF 56059 b HB3046 Engrossed LRB103 29657 CPF 56059 b
HB3046 Engrossed LRB103 29657 CPF 56059 b
1 AN ACT concerning safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5 adding Section 14.8 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/14.8 new)
7 Sec. 14.8. Recycled sewage treatment plant effluent reuse.
8 By January 1, 2024, the Agency shall propose and, within one
9 year after receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall
10 adopt:
11 (1) amendments to the Board's primary drinking water
12 standards that will repeal the prohibition on the use of
13 recycled sewage treatment plant effluent set forth in
14 subsection (c) of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 611.231 and that will
15 make any other revisions to those rules that are necessary
16 to facilitate water reuse in the State; and
17 (2) rules establishing programs for both direct
18 potable and nonpotable reuse of treated wastewater,
19 including rules establishing permitting standards and a
20 permit application process.
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.
HB3046 Engrossed LRB103 29657 CPF 56059 b