(70 ILCS 2205/14) (from Ch. 42, par. 260)
Sec. 14.
The Board of Trustees shall have power to lay out, locate,
establish, construct, maintain and operate one or more drains, conduits,
treatment plants, pumping plants, works, ditches, channels or outlets of
such capacity and character as may be required for the treatment,
carrying-off and disposal of swamp, stagnant or overflow water, sewage,
industrial wastes and other drainage of such district, and to lay out,
establish, construct, maintain and operate all such adjuncts or auxiliary
improvements or works as may be necessary or proper for the accomplishment
of the purposes intended; and to such end the Board of Trustees shall have
power to straighten, enlarge, divert or change the location, course or
outlet of any stream or water course or divide the waters thereof and any
part thereof by means of new channels, ditches or otherwise and to lay and
construct such conduits, drains and pipes and to extend the same in and to
the incorporated limits of any city, village or town for the purpose of
connecting the same with the drains, mains, outlets or conduits constructed
or maintained by such city, village or town, for the carrying-off of the
sewage and industrial wastes of such city, village or town, through the
drains and conduits and into treatment plants, pumping plants and works of
such district and to enter into contract or agreement with any such city,
village or town, thereby granting permission for the use of such conduits,
drains, treatment plants, pumping plants, and works of such district in the
matter of treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes of said
city, village or town, for a reasonable compensation therefor to be paid by
such city, village or town, and in case the costs of such conduits, drains,
treatment plants, pumping plants or works is increased by reason of
providing for the treatment, carrying-off and disposal of the sewage or
industrial wastes of any city, village or town, then the increased cost
thereof and the increased cost of operating and maintaining the same shall
be borne by such city, village or town; and the said board of trustees
shall have power to receive payment of such compensation, and to do any and
all things by them deemed necessary and proper in the furtherance of said
purposes; and shall have power thereafter to maintain, repair, change,
enlarge and add to such drains, ditches, channels, conduits, treatment
plants, pumping plants, works, outlets and other improvements and work, as
may be necessary or proper, to meet the future requirements for the
purposes aforesaid, and when necessary for such purposes, any such work may
extend beyond the limits of such district and the rights and powers of said
Board of Trustees over any stream or water course, or work thereon, lying
outside such district, shall to this extent, be the same as within said
district: Provided, no taxes shall be levied upon any property outside of
such district: And provided further, that the district shall be liable for
all damages sustained beyond its limits in consequence of any work or
improvement authorized hereunder. And provided that nothing in this Act
contained shall be construed as superseding or in any manner limiting the
provisions of the "Environmental Protection Act", enacted by the 76th
General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 76-2436.)
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