Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 ILCS 50 — Wastewater Land Treatment Site Regulation Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wastewater Land Treatment Site Regulation Act." (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

Definitions

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. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

"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

"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.)

"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. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

"Wastewater" means sewage, sludge, effluent or industrial waste, but does not mean digested sludge

"Wastewater" means sewage, sludge, effluent or industrial waste, but does not mean digested sludge. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

"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 wastewater through bacterial action and natural soil filters if such site is located outside of the county in w…

"Digested sludge" means the biologically stabilized product resulting from the aerobic or heated anaerobic digestion of solids generated in wastewater treatment processes

"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.)

"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; or any other area or facility related to the application of digested sludge to land, if such site is…

"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, or their legal representative, agent or assigns. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

"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 Regulations, Section 130.2, paragraph (m). (b) "designated area-wide water quality planning agency" as…

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 maintain such a system on a continuing basis, concurrently to the Illinois Environmental Protect…

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 of 15 members appointed as follows: (1) 5 members appointed by the County Board of the County within…

Appointments shall be made within 30 days after notice by the applicant to each of the appointing authorities

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 appointments to each other appointing authority. In the event any appointing authority does not appoint wit…

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

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 within the time specified, the program shall be deemed to be acceptable as submitted. (Source: P.A. 7…

The steering committee shall act solely as an advisory body to the applicant, the county and other interested persons

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.)

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 person who has both obtained such permit and obtained zoning approval of the project to be served by the…

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 established. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

Penalty

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 upon conviction be guilty of a business offense and subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000. Ea…

(a) The county board shall adopt by ordinance or resolution all necessary standards, rules and regulations for the management or establishment of a wastewater land treatment site and may in addition to any other penalty which may be authorized by this Act suspend or revoke any certificate of authorization issued under…

Judicial review)

Judicial review). Any person aggrieved by any final order, decision or determination of the county board or its duly appointed hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the matter under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as now or hereafter amended and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant th…

The provisions of Sections 4 through 7 of this Act are not applicable to the establishment, operation, management or maintenance of digested sludge utilization sites

The provisions of Sections 4 through 7 of this Act are not applicable to the establishment, operation, management or maintenance of digested sludge utilization sites. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)

Any person who establishes, operates, manages or maintains a digested sludge utilization site must monitor said site and report its findings, not less than quarterly, to the County Department of Public Health, or such other agency as the County Board might direct. The County Department of Public Health, or such other a…

This Act does not apply within the jurisdiction of any home rule county

This Act does not apply within the jurisdiction of any home rule county. (Source: P.A. 78-350.)