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 1        AN ACT to amend the Public Water Supply Operations Act.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Public Water  Supply  Operations  Act  is
 5    amended  by  changing Sections 1, 9, 9.1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
 6    16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 22 and adding Section 9.3 as follows:

 7        (415 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 501)
 8        Sec. 1.  In order to safeguard the health and well  being
 9    of  the  populace,  every  community  public  water supply in
10    Illinois shall have on its operational  staff  at  least  one
11    natural  person  certified  as  competent  as  a water supply
12    operator under the provisions of this Act.
13        Except for exempt  community  public  water  supplies  as
14    specified  in  Section  9.1  of  this  Act, all portions of a
15    community public water  supply  system  shall  be  under  the
16    direct  supervision  of  a properly certified community water
17    supply operator.
18             (a)  Each  community  public  water   supply   which
19        includes coagulation, lime softening, or sedimentation as
20        a  part of its primary treatment shall have in its employ
21        at least one natural person certified as competent  as  a
22        Class  A  community  water supply operator. This includes
23        all surface water community water supplies.
24             (b)  Each non-exempt community public  water  supply
25        which  includes  filtration,  aeration and filtration, or
26        ion exchange equipment as a part of its primary treatment
27        shall have in its employ  at  least  one  natural  person
28        certified  as competent as a Class B or Class A community
29        water supply operator.
30             (c)  Each non-exempt community public  water  supply
31        which  utilizes  chemical  feeding only shall have in its
 
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 1        employ at least one natural person certified as competent
 2        as a Class C, Class B, or Class A community water  supply
 3        operator.
 4             (d)  Each  Those  non-exempt  community public water
 5        supply supplies in which the facilities  are  limited  to
 6        pumpage, storage, or distribution shall have in its their
 7           employ  at  least  one  natural  person  certified  as
 8        competent as a Class D, Class C,  Class  B,  or  Class  A
 9        community water supply operator.
10             (e)  A community water supply that cannot be clearly
11        grouped  according  to  this  Section  will be considered
12        individually and  designated  within  one  of  the  above
13        groups  by  the Agency.  This determination will be based
14        on the nature of the community water supply  and  on  the
15        education and experience necessary to operate it.
16          A   community  public  water  supply  may  satisfy  the
17    requirements of this Section 1 of this Act by contracting the
18    services of a properly qualified certified  operator  of  the
19    required  class  or higher, as specified in this Section 1 of
20    this Act. A written agreement contract to this effect must be
21    on file with the Agency certifying  that  such  an  agreement
22    exists,  and  delegating  responsibility and authority to the
23    contracted party. This written agreement shall be  signed  by
24    both   the  certified  operator  to  be  contracted  and  the
25    responsible  community  water  supply   owner   or   official
26    custodian  owners and operators, shall be duly notarized, and
27    must be approved in writing by the Agency.
28    (Source: P.A. 82-393; revised 10-31-98.)

29        (415 ILCS 45/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 509)
30        Sec. 9. "Owner or Official Custodian Operator" means  any
31    person who owns, leases, controls, or supervises a community
32    public water supply.
33    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)
 
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 1        (415 ILCS 45/9.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 509.1)
 2        Sec.  9.1.   "Exempt Community Public Water Supply" means
 3    any community public water supply  which  meets  all  of  the
 4    following requirements: of (1), (2), (3) or (4) below.
 5        (1)  consists only of distribution and storage facilities
 6    and  does not have any collection and treatment facilities; A
 7    state-owned or operated community public water  supply  which
 8    includes  only  a service connection from a non-exempt public
 9    water supply to a  single  building  or  drinking  fountains.
10    Individual  state-owned or operated buildings, each part of a
11    single state institution,  but  each  with  its  own  service
12    connection  to a non-exempt community water supply main, with
13    no other water supply connections  between  buildings,  shall
14    qualify under this paragraph.
15        (2)  obtains  all  of its water from, but is not owned or
16    operated by, a community water supply  that  is  required  to
17    employ  a  Class  A,  Class  B, Class C, or Class D community
18    water supply operator; A state-owned or operated public water
19    supply which serves only one state-owned  facility  which  is
20    used as a single family residence.
21        (3)  does  not  sell  water  to  any person; and A public
22    water supply which meets all of the following conditions:
23             (a)  Consists  only  of  distribution  and   storage
24        facilities and does not have any collection and treatment
25        facilities;
26             (b)  Obtains all of its water from, but is not owned
27        or  operated  by  a  public  water  supply  to which such
28        regulations apply;
29             (c)  Does not sell water to any person; and
30             (d)  Is not an interstate carrier watering point.
31        (4)  is  not  a  carrier  that  conveys   passengers   in
32    interstate  commerce.  A  community public water supply which
33    meets all of the following conditions:
34             (a)  Pumps not more than 100 gallons  of  water  per
 
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 1        capita per day, averaged annually;
 2             (b)  Has  no  more  than three miles of distribution
 3        piping for delivery of water to consumers;
 4             (c)  Has as its only source of raw water one or more
 5        property  constructed  wells   into   confined   geologic
 6        formations not subject to contamination;
 7             (d)  Has  no  history  of  persistent  or  recurring
 8        contamination,  as  indicated  by  sampling results which
 9        show violations of finished water  quality  requirements,
10        for the most recent five-year period;
11             (e)  Does   not   have   any  treatment  other  than
12        hypochlorination   and    fluoridation,    except    that
13        domestic-type  equipment  such  as ion exchange softeners
14        and  iron  removal  filters,   properly   installed   and
15        maintained  by  a  qualified service organization, may be
16        used;
17             (f)  Has an active program approved by the Agency to
18        educate water supply consumers on preventing the entry of
19        contaminants into the water system.
20    (Source: P.A. 82-393.)

21        (415 ILCS 45/9.3 new)
22        Sec. 9.3.  Grandparenting means  the  exemption  for  the
23    existing  operator in responsible charge, as of the effective
24    date of this amendatory Act of  the  91st  General  Assembly,
25    from   meeting   the   initial   education   and  examination
26    requirements for the class  of  certification  the  community
27    water supply has been assigned.

28        (415 ILCS 45/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 510)
29        Sec.   10.   The  Agency  shall  exercise  the  following
30    functions, powers, and duties with respect to community water
31    supply operator certification:
32        (a)  Conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications
 
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 1    of applicants for certificates  of  competency  as  community
 2    water  supply  operators, and pass upon the qualifications of
 3    applicants for reciprocal certificates;
 4        (b)  Determine the qualifications of  each  applicant  on
 5    the  basis  of written examinations, and upon a review of the
 6    requirements stated in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act;
 7        (c)  (Blank); May exempt those State-owned  public  water
 8    supplies  meeting  the  requirements listed in Sec. 6 of this
 9    Act;
10        (d)  May  suspend,  revoke,  or  refuse  to   issue   any
11    certificate  of  competency for any one or any combination of
12    the following causes:
13             1)  The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining
14        or attempting to obtain, renew, or restore a  certificate
15        of competency;
16             2)  Any    gross    negligence,   incompetency,   or
17        misconduct, or falsification of reports in the  operation
18        of a water supply;
19             3)  Being  declared  to  be  a  person  under  legal
20        disability  by  a court of competent jurisdiction and not
21        thereafter having been lawfully declared to be  a  person
22        not under legal disability or to have recovered; or
23             4)  Failure   to   comply  with  any  of  the  Rules
24        pertaining to the operation of a water supply;
25        (e)  Shall issue a Certificate to any applicant  who  has
26    satisfactorily met all the requirements of the Act pertaining
27    to a certificate of competency as a water supply operator;
28        (f)  Shall  notify every certified community water supply
29    operator and  every  registrant  at  the  last  address  last
30    theretofore   specified   by   the   operator   in  his  last
31    notification to the Agency, and at least one month in advance
32    of the expiration of the certificate or registration, of  the
33    date of expiration of the his certificate or registration and
34    the amount of fee required for its renewal for 3 years; and
 
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 1        (g)  Shall May, upon its own motion, or and shall, upon a
 2      the  sworn  written  complaint  in  writing  of any persons
 3    setting  forth  charges  which  if  proved  would  constitute
 4    grounds  for  refusal,  suspension,  or   revocation   of   a
 5    certificate   or   registration  as  hereinabove  set  forth,
 6    investigate the action of any person holding or  claiming  to
 7    hold  a  certificate  or  registration,  and take appropriate
 8    action.
 9        (h)  The Agency is authorized  to  adopt  reasonable  and
10    necessary  rules to set forth procedures and criteria for the
11    administration of this Act.
12    (Source: P.A. 83-706.)

13        (415 ILCS 45/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 511)
14        Sec. 11.  "Advisory  Board"  means  the  community  water
15    supply operator's advisory board to assist in the formulation
16    of  and  to  review the policies and program of the Agency as
17    developed  under  authority  of  this  Act,   and   to   make
18    recommendations  thereon  and to provide the Agency with such
19    technical advice and assistance as may be requested.
20        The Advisory Board shall consist of the  Director  and  5
21    other  members  to  be  appointed by the Governor one of whom
22    shall be  the  chief  executive  officer  of  a  municipality
23    operating its own municipal water plant. The 5 five appointed
24    members  shall  be persons having an active interest and with
25    wide background in water supply management and operation from
26    a practical and technical standpoint.
27        The 5 appointed four appointive members of  the  Advisory
28    Board  serving  at  the  effective  date  of  this  Act shall
29    continue  in  the  same  capacity  until   their   previously
30    designated  term  expires. At the effective date of this Act,
31    the Governor shall appoint a fifth Advisory Board  Member  to
32    serve  until September 1, 1977. On the expiration of the term
33    of any member the Governor shall appoint  for  a  term  of  5
 
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 1    years   a   person   having  the  qualifications  hereinabove
 2    specified to take the place of  the  member  whose  term  has
 3    expired,  and  who  shall hold office until the expiration of
 4    the term for which he is appointed and until a his  successor
 5    has been appointed and qualified.
 6        The   Director   of   the   Agency   or   an   authorized
 7    representative   shall   serve   as   secretary   and  active
 8    administrator of the Advisory Board  without  any  additional
 9    compensation.   The   Director   He,  or  an  his  authorized
10    representative shall attend  all  meetings  of  the  Advisory
11    Board,  keep  minutes,  and  take part in its discussion, but
12    shall not be entitled to vote.
13        The Advisory Board shall select, at  its  first  meeting,
14    one  of  its  members  to serve as Chairman, and at the first
15    regular meeting in each calendar year thereafter the Chairman
16    for the ensuing year shall be selected.
17        The Advisory  Board  shall  meet  annually  and  at  such
18    intervals as may be necessary to transact business which  may
19    come  before  it upon call of the Agency, the Chairman of the
20    Advisory Board, or any 3 of its members. Any 3 members  shall
21    constitute a quorum.
22        The Secretary shall see that accurate minutes are kept of
23    all duly constituted meetings of the Advisory Board.
24        Members   of  the  Advisory  Board  shall  serve  without
25    compensation, but shall be reimbursed for  expenses  incurred
26    while  traveling  and  performing duties under this Act. Such
27    expenses shall be paid from funds of the Agency  appropriated
28    therefor.
29        The  Advisory  Board  shall  have the authority to review
30    contested Agency reciprocity  determinations.   The  Advisory
31    Board must provide applicants who are denied reciprocity with
32    an  opportunity  to  appear  before  the Board.  The Advisory
33    Board shall review the decision to deny reciprocity and  must
34    provide a recommendation to the Agency.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

 2        (415 ILCS 45/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 512)
 3        Sec. 12.  (a) The Pollution Control Board shall, upon the
 4    sworn   written  request  of  the  applicant,  registrant  or
 5    certificate holder, conduct hearings or proceedings  for  the
 6    Agency's  refusal to issue, suspension, revocation, or denied
 7    renewal of certificates or registration of  persons  applying
 8    for  or  holding  certification  or  registration  under  the
 9    provisions of this Act.
10        (b)  Hearings   shall   be   conducted  under  Rules  and
11    Regulations adopted by the Pollution Control Board  outlining
12    the procedures to be followed in conducting a hearing.
13    (Source: P.A. 82-393.)

14        (415 ILCS 45/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 513)
15        Sec.  13.  Community  Water  Supply  Operators  shall  be
16    certified in accordance with the following classifications:
17        (a)  A  "Class A" Water Supply Operator Certificate shall
18    be issued to  those  persons  who,  in  accordance  with  the
19    provisions of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate
20    the  necessary  skills,  knowledge,  ability,  and judgment a
21    practical working knowledge of the chemical, biological,  and
22    physical  sciences  essential  to  the practical mechanics of
23    coagulation,   lime   softening,   and   sedimentation,   and
24    distribution in a manner which  will  provide  safe,  potable
25    water  for human consumption. This includes all surface water
26    community  water  supplies.   The  operators  He  will   also
27    demonstrate  the  necessary  skills,  knowledge, ability, and
28    judgment  of  the  treatment  processes  have  fulfilled  the
29    requirements as outlined in Sections 13 (b), 13 (c),  and  13
30    (d) of this Act.
31        (b)  A  "Class B" Water Supply Operator Certificate shall
32    be issued to  those  persons  who,  in  accordance  with  the
 
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 1    provisions  of  Section 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate
 2    the necessary skills,  knowledge,  ability,  and  judgment  a
 3    practical  working knowledge of the chemical, biological, and
 4    physical sciences essential to  the  practical  mechanics  of
 5    filtration,   aeration   and  filtration,  and  ion  exchange
 6    systems, and distribution in  a  manner  which  will  provide
 7    safe,  potable  water for human consumption. The operators He
 8    will  also  demonstrate  the  necessary  skills,   knowledge,
 9    ability,   and  judgment  of  the  treatment  processes  have
10    fulfilled the requirements as outlined in Sections 13 (c) and
11    13 (d) of this Act.
12        (c)  A "Class C" Water Supply Operator Certificate  shall
13    be  issued  to  those  persons  who,  in  accordance with the
14    provisions of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate
15    the necessary skills,  knowledge,  ability,  and  judgment  a
16    practical  working knowledge of the chemical, biological, and
17    physical sciences essential to  the  practical  mechanics  of
18    chemical  feeding  and  disinfection  and  distribution  in a
19    manner which will  provide  safe,  potable  water  for  human
20    consumption.  The  operators  He  will  also  demonstrate the
21    necessary skills, knowledge, ability,  and  judgment  of  the
22    treatment   processes  have  fulfilled  the  requirements  as
23    outlined in Section 13 (d) of this Act.
24        (d)  A "Class D" Water Supply Operator Certificate  shall
25    be  issued  to  those  persons  who,  in  accordance with the
26    provisions of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate
27    the necessary skills,  knowledge,  ability,  and  judgment  a
28    practical  working knowledge of the chemical, biological, and
29    physical sciences essential to  the  practical  mechanics  of
30    pumpage,  storage,  and  distribution  in a manner which will
31    provide safe, potable water for human consumption.
32    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

33        (415 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 514)
 
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 1        Sec. 14. Every community water supply operator  certified
 2    by  the  Agency  shall  be  capable  of performing his or her
 3    duties without endangering the health and well being  of  the
 4    populace;  shall be able to read and write English; and shall
 5    produce evidence acceptable to the Agency as to  his  or  her
 6    character  and  his  or  her  ability to maintain and operate
 7    properly  the  structures  and  equipment  entrusted  to  the
 8    operator's his care.  In  addition,  water  supply  operators
 9    shall  be certified as Class "A", Class "B", Class "C", Class
10    "D" operators in accordance with classes based on  the  level
11    of  competency  determined  by  examination and in accordance
12    with educational and experience levels as follows:
13        (a)  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  Water  Supply  Operator
14    Certificates require:  1.  graduation  from  high  school  or
15    equivalent  and  not  less  than 3 years of acceptable study,
16    training,  and  responsible  experience   in   water   supply
17    operation or management as described in Sections 13 and 14 of
18    this Act.
19        2.  Grammar  school completion or equivalent and not less
20    than 4 years of acceptable study, training,  and  responsible
21    experience   in  water  supply  operation  or  management  as
22    described in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act.
23        (b)  Class "C" Water Supply Operator Certificates require
24      Certificate:  1.  graduation  from  high  school   or   the
25    equivalent  and  not  less than one year of acceptable study,
26    training,  and  responsible  experience   in   water   supply
27    operation or management as described in Sections 13 and 14 of
28    this Act.
29        2.  Grammar  school completion or equivalent and not less
30    than 2 years of acceptable study, training,  and  responsible
31    experience   in  water  supply  operation  or  management  as
32    described in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act.
33        (c)  Class "D" Water Supply Operator Certificates require
34      Certificate:       1.  graduation  from  high   school   or
 
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 1    equivalent  and  not  less than 6 months of acceptable study,
 2    training,  and  responsible  experience   in   water   supply
 3    operation or management as described in Sections 13 and 14 of
 4    this Act.
 5        2.  Grammar  school completion or equivalent and not less
 6    than one year of acceptable study, training, and  responsible
 7    experience   in  water  supply  operation  or  management  as
 8    described in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act.
 9        (d)  The requirement for graduation from high  school  or
10    the  equivalent  shall  be  waived for community water supply
11    operators certified prior  to  the  effective  date  of  this
12    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly and for community
13    water  supply operators certified under Section 19(a) of this
14    Act.
15    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

16        (415 ILCS 45/16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 516)
17        Sec. 16. Applications for certification shall:
18        (a)  Be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Agency;
19        (b)  Contain   statements   made   under   oath   showing
20    applicant's education and experience;
21        (c)  Contain not less than 3 references; and
22        (d)  Be accompanied by  the  proper  fee  as  hereinafter
23    provided in Section 22 of this Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

25        (415 ILCS 45/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 517)
26        Sec.  17. Examinations provided for in Section 10 of this
27    Act  shall  be  given  to  community  water  supply  operator
28    certification applicants for the purpose  of  determining  if
29    said   applicants   can  demonstrate  the  necessary  skills,
30    knowledge,  ability,  and  judgment   a   practical   working
31    knowledge  of  the  sciences  and  mechanics  of water supply
32    operation as outlined in Section 13 of this Act.
 
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 1        (a)  Examinations shall be of separate classifications as
 2    outlined in Section 13 of this Act.
 3        (b)  Examinations  shall  be  conducted  under  Technical
 4    Releases as provided by the Agency, and  shall  be  held  not
 5    less frequently than annually, at times and places prescribed
 6    by  the  Agency, of which applicants shall be notified by the
 7    Agency in writing.
 8        (c)  Unless issued under grandparenting in Section 19  of
 9    this  Act, or under reciprocity in Section 20 of this Act, no
10    certificate shall be issued prior to successful completion of
11    the applicable examination.
12    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

13        (415 ILCS 45/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 518)
14        Sec. 18.  The Water  Supply  Operator  Certificate  shall
15    certify  the  competency of the applicant within the class of
16    certificate issued, and shall  show  the  full  name  of  the
17    applicant,  have  a  serial  number,  and  be  signed  by the
18    Director.
19        (a)  Certificates shall be  issued  for  a  period  of  3
20    years,  with  the  expiration date being three years from the
21    first  day  of  July  of  the  calendar  year  in  which  the
22    certificate is issued.
23        (b)  Every 3 years, on or before the July 1 expiration, a
24    certified community water supply operator shall renew his  or
25    her  certificate  of  competency and pay the required renewal
26    fee. A grace period for renewal will be granted until  August
27    1  of  that  year  before  the  restoration fee reinstatement
28    penalty is assessed as provided in Section 22 15 of this Act.
29        (c)  A certified water supply operator may renew  his  or
30    her  certificate  every  3  years  upon  a  showing, prior to
31    certificate renewal, that:  At  the  time  of  a  certificate
32    renewal,   no   additional  examination  shall  be  required,
33    providing certificate holder requests  renewal  in  the  same
 
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 1    classification without a revision in certificate class.
 2             (1)  in  the  case  of  a  Class  "A"  or  Class "B"
 3        operator, he or she has completed a minimum of  30  hours
 4        of  training  as determined by the Agency for certificate
 5        renewal during the period of 3 years; or
 6             (2)  in the  case  of  a  Class  "C"  or  Class  "D"
 7        operator,  he  or she has completed a minimum of 15 hours
 8        of training as determined by the Agency  for  certificate
 9        renewal during the period of 3 years.
10        (d)  An  individual  A  certified  Water  Supply Operator
11    whose certificate of competency has  been  expired  for  less
12    than  2 5 years may have his or her certificate restored only
13    upon payment of  all  lapsed  renewal  fees,  and  also  upon
14    payment  of  the  required restoration fee and upon a showing
15    that the individual has completed the required  training.  An
16    individual A water supply operator whose certificate has been
17    expired  for  more  than  2  5  years  may  must  reapply for
18    certification as a water supply operator.
19        (e)  Any certified Community Water Supply Operator  whose
20    certificate  of  competency has expired while the operator he
21    was engaged in Federal Service on Active Duty with the  Armed
22    Forces of the United States, including United States Merchant
23    Marines, or in training or education under the supervision of
24    the  United States preliminary to induction into the military
25    service, may  have  his  or  her  certificate  of  competency
26    restored without paying any lapsed renewal fee or restoration
27    fee or passing any additional examination if, within one year
28    after  termination  of  such service, training, or education,
29    other  than  by  dishonorable  discharge,  the  operator   he
30    furnishes the Agency with an affidavit to the effect that the
31    operator  he  was  so  engaged  and  that his or her service,
32    training, or education was so terminated.
33        (f)  Registration of a person in responsible charge of an
34    exempt community public water supply shall  be  valid  for  a
 
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 1    period  of  three years, with the expiration date being three
 2    years from the first day of January of the calendar  year  in
 3    which the registration is issued.
 4        (g)  Every  three  years,  on  or  before  the  January 1
 5    expiration, a registered person in responsible  charge  shall
 6    renew  his  registration.  A grace period for renewal will be
 7    granted until February 1 of that year before the registration
 8    is declared to have expired.
 9    (Source: P.A. 82-393.)

10        (415 ILCS 45/19) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 519)
11        Sec. 19. (a)  The registered person in responsible charge
12    of  a  previously  exempt  community  water  supply  on   the
13    effective  date  of  this  amendatory Act of the 91st General
14    Assembly may be issued a certificate of competency,  with  no
15    fee required, after the effective date of this amendatory Act
16    of  the  91st General Assembly for the community water supply
17    for which the individual is registered. The  community  water
18    supply  owner must make application for grandparenting of the
19    operator  in  responsible  charge  within  2  years  of   the
20    effective  date  of  this  amendatory Act of the 91st General
21    Assembly.  This   certificate   is   non-transferable,   site
22    specific,   and   is   not  valid  if  the  water  system  is
23    reclassified to a higher level.
24        (b)  Each individual  who  is  issued  a  certificate  of
25    competency  under  Section  19(a)  of  this Act may renew the
26    certificate every 3 years  in  accordance  with  the  renewal
27    requirements of Sections 18 and 22 of this Act.
28        At  the  effective  date of this Act, all certificates in
29    effect issued under "An Act to Regulate the  Operating  of  a
30    Public  Water  Supply",  approved  June 25, 1963, as amended,
31    shall  remain  valid  until  the  July  1   expiration   date
32    previously  designated  for  that  certificate,  and upon its
33    surrender shall be exchanged for a  new  certificate  in  the
 
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 1    class  for  which  his experience, education, and examination
 2    records show him to be qualified for under Sections 13 and 14
 3    of this Act.  The  appropriate  renewal  fee,  designated  in
 4    Section 22 of this Act, shall be required for issuance of the
 5    new  certificate, and the expiration date of that certificate
 6    shall be 3 years from the expiration date of the  surrendered
 7    certificate.
 8    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

 9        (415 ILCS 45/20) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 520)
10        Sec. 20. The Agency shall, upon application therefor and
11    the  payment  of  the  proper  fee,  issue  a  certificate of
12    competency to any person who holds an  unexpired  certificate
13    of  competency  issued  to  him  by any state or territory or
14    possession of the United States or of any country, if:
15        (a)  the requirements for the certificate  of  competency
16    under  which  the certificate of competency was issued do not
17    conflict with and are substantially equal to those  specified
18    by Sections 1 through 23 of this Act;, and:
19        (b)  the  particular  state or territory or possession of
20    the United States or country extends  similar  privileges  to
21    persons certified under Sections 1 through 23 of this Act.
22    (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

23        (415 ILCS 45/22) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 522)
24        Sec.  22.  Fees for the issuance, renewal, or restoration
25    of an Illinois Water Supply Operator Certificate shall be  as
26    follows:
27        (a)  The  fee  to be paid by an applicant for an who does
28    not hold a valid Illinois certificate  of  competency  or  is
29    applying for classification revision is $30.
30        (b)  The fee to be paid by an applicant for the following
31    transactions is $10:
32             (1)  examination  to  determine fitness to receive a
 
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 1        certificate of competency;
 2             (2)  issuance  of  a   reciprocal   certificate   of
 3        competency under Section 20 of this Act;
 4             (3)  (Blank);   issuance   of   a   certificate   of
 5        competency under Section 21 of this Act;
 6             (4)  renewal  of  a  certificate of competency other
 7        than a certificate issued under Section 21 of this Act;
 8             (5)  restoration of a certificate of competency; or
 9             (6)  issuance  of   a   duplicate   certificate   of
10        competency.
11        (c)  All  fees collected by the Agency under this Section
12    shall be deposited into the Environmental  Protection  Permit
13    and  Inspection  Fund  in accordance with Section 22.8 of the
14    Environmental Protection Act.
15    (Source: P.A. 85-250.)

16        (415 ILCS 45/9.2 rep.)
17        (415 ILCS 45/21 rep.)
18        Section 10.  The Public Water Supply  Operations  Act  is
19    amended by repealing Sections 9.2 and 21.

20        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
21    becoming law.

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