(415 ILCS 30/6b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116b)
Sec. 6b.
Assurance of potable water supply.
Except as provided in
Section 14.2 of the Environmental Protection Act, the owner of every
potable water supply well which has been
contaminated due to the actions of the owner or operator of a
potential primary or potential secondary source or potential route shall be
provided an
alternative source of
potable water of sufficient quality and quantity, or treatment of the
waters from such well to achieve
a sufficient level of quality and quantity appropriate to protection of the
public health, or such other remedy as may be mutually agreed upon by the
well owner and the owner or operator of the potential source or potential
route. For purposes of this Section, contamination shall mean
such alteration of the physical, chemical or biological qualities of the water
as to render it unfit for human consumption, or to otherwise render it
unfit for use as potable water as measured by
applicable groundwater quality standards
which are adopted by the Pollution Control Board. All costs of
providing alternative or treated potable
water supplies under this Section shall be borne by the responsible owners
and operators of the contamination source and route. This Section shall
apply only to actions of an owner or operator which occur after the
effective date of this Section and for which there is adequate reason to
believe that a relationship exists between the potential source or potential route and the
contaminated well.
(Source: P.A. 85-863.)
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