Bill Text: IL HB4295 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding lead service line replacement and notification, provides that as lead service lines are replaced in accordance with the provisions, an owner or operator of a community water supply shall, when practicable, comply with specified provisions of the Illinois Plumbing Code. Provides that when doing so will create an undue hardship due to excessive structural or mechanical difficulty, or impracticability, the owner or operator of the community water supply shall automatically be granted a variance by the Department of Public Health and be exempt from the separation requirements of the specified provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4295 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4295-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4295 Introduced , by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/17.12
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding lead service line replacement and notification, provides that as lead service lines are replaced in accordance with the provisions, an owner or operator of a community water supply shall, when practicable, comply with specified provisions of the Illinois Plumbing Code. Provides that when doing so will create an undue hardship due to excessive structural or mechanical difficulty, or impracticability, the owner or operator of the community water supply shall automatically be granted a variance by the Department of Public Health and be exempt from the separation requirements of the specified provisions. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
changing Section 17.12 as follows:
(415 ILCS 5/17.12)
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
delayed effective date)
Sec. 17.12. Lead service line replacement and
notification.
(a) The purpose of this Act is to: (1) require the owners
and operators of community water supplies to develop,
implement, and maintain a comprehensive water service line
material inventory and a comprehensive lead service line
replacement plan, provide notice to occupants of potentially
affected buildings before any construction or repair work on
water mains or lead service lines, and request access to
potentially affected buildings before replacing lead service
lines; and (2) prohibit partial lead service line
replacements, except as authorized within this Section.
(b) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) There is no safe level of exposure to heavy metal
lead, as found by the United States Environmental

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Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
(2) Lead service lines can convey this harmful
substance to the drinking water supply.
(3) According to the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency's 2018 Service Line Material Inventory, the State
of Illinois is estimated to have over 680,000 lead-based
service lines still in operation.
(4) The true number of lead service lines is not fully
known because Illinois lacks an adequate inventory of lead
service lines.
(5) For the general health, safety and welfare of its
residents, all lead service lines in Illinois should be
disconnected from the drinking water supply, and the
State's drinking water supply.
(c) In this Section:
"Advisory Board" means the Lead Service Line Replacement
Advisory Board created under subsection (x).
"Community water supply" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.145 of this Act.
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Emergency repair" means any unscheduled water main, water
service, or water valve repair or replacement that results
from failure or accident.
"Fund" means the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund
created under subsection (bb).

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"Lead service line" means a service line made of lead or
service line connected to a lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or
other lead fitting.
"Material inventory" means a water service line material
inventory developed by a community water supply under this
Act.
"Noncommunity water supply" has the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 3.145 of the Environmental Protection Act.
"NSF/ANSI Standard" means a water treatment standard
developed by NSF International.
"Partial lead service line replacement" means replacement
of only a portion of a lead service line.
"Potentially affected building" means any building that is
provided water service through a service line that is either a
lead service line or a suspected lead service line.
"Public water supply" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.365 of this Act.
"Service line" means the piping, tubing, and necessary
appurtenances acting as a conduit from the water main or
source of potable water supply to the building plumbing at the
first shut-off valve or 18 inches inside the building,
whichever is shorter.
"Suspected lead service line" means a service line that a
community water supply finds more likely than not to be made of
lead after completing the requirements under paragraphs (2)
through (5) of subsection (h).

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"Small system" means a community water supply that
regularly serves water to 3,300 or fewer persons.
(d) An owner or operator of a community water supply
shall:
(1) develop an initial material inventory by April 15,
2022 and electronically submit by April 15, 2023 an
updated material inventory electronically to the Agency;
and
(2) deliver a complete material inventory to the
Agency no later than April 15, 2024, or such time as
required by federal law, whichever is sooner. The complete
inventory shall report the composition of all service
lines in the community water supply's distribution system.
(e) The Agency shall review and approve the final material
inventory submitted to it under subsection (d).
(f) If a community water supply does not submit a complete
inventory to the Agency by April 15, 2024 under paragraph (2)
of subsection (d), the community water supply may apply for an
extension to the Agency no less than 3 months prior to the due
date. The Agency shall develop criteria for granting material
inventory extensions. When considering requests for extension,
the Agency shall, at a minimum, consider:
(1) the number of service connections in a water
supply; and
(2) the number of service lines of an unknown material
composition.

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(g) A material inventory prepared for a community water
supply under subsection (d) shall identify:
(1) the total number of service lines connected to the
community water supply's distribution system;
(2) the materials of construction of each service line
connected to the community water supply's distribution
system;
(3) the number of suspected lead service lines that
were newly identified in the material inventory for the
community water supply after the community water supply
last submitted a service line inventory to the Agency; and
(4) the number of suspected or known lead service
lines that were replaced after the community water supply
last submitted a service line inventory to the Agency, and
the material of the service line that replaced each lead
service line.
When identifying the materials of construction under
paragraph (2) of this subsection, the owner or operator of the
community water supply shall to the best of the owner's or
operator's ability identify the type of construction material
used on the customer's side of the curb box, meter, or other
line of demarcation and the community water supply's side of
the curb box, meter, or other line of demarcation.
(h) In completing a material inventory under subsection
(d), the owner or operator of a community water supply shall:
(1) prioritize inspections of high-risk areas

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identified by the community water supply and inspections
of high-risk facilities, such as preschools, day care
centers, day care homes, group day care homes, parks,
playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, and confirm service
line materials in those areas and at those facilities;
(2) review historical documentation, such as
construction logs or cards, as-built drawings, purchase
orders, and subdivision plans, to determine service line
material construction;
(3) when conducting distribution system maintenance,
visually inspect service lines and document materials of
construction;
(4) identify any time period when the service lines
being connected to its distribution system were primarily
lead service lines, if such a time period is known or
suspected; and
(5) discuss service line repair and installation with
its employees, contractors, plumbers, other workers who
worked on service lines connected to its distribution
system, or all of the above.
(i) The owner or operator of each community water supply
shall maintain records of persons who refuse to grant access
to the interior of a building for purposes of identifying the
materials of construction of a service line. If a community
water supply has been denied access on the property or to the
interior of a building for that reason, then the community

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water supply shall attempt to identify the service line as a
suspected lead service line, unless documentation is provided
showing otherwise.
(j) If a community water supply identifies a lead service
line connected to a building, the owner or operator of the
community water supply shall attempt to notify the owner of
the building and all occupants of the building of the
existence of the lead service line within 15 days after
identifying the lead service line, or as soon as is reasonably
possible thereafter. Individual written notice shall be given
according to the provisions of subsection (jj).
(k) An owner or operator of a community water supply has no
duty to include in the material inventory required under
subsection (d) information about service lines that are
physically disconnected from a water main in its distribution
system.
(l) The owner or operator of each community water supply
shall post on its website a copy of the most recently submitted
material inventory or alternatively may request that the
Agency post a copy of that material inventory on the Agency's
website.
(m) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
service lines to be unearthed for the sole purpose of
inventorying.
(n) When an owner or operator of a community water supply
awards a contract under this Section, the owner or operator

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shall make a good faith effort to use contractors and vendors
owned by minority persons, women, and persons with a
disability, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
Disabilities Act, for not less than 20% of the total
contracts, provided that:
(1) contracts representing at least 11% of the total
projects shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses, as
defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for
Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act;
(2) contracts representing at least 7% of the total
projects shall be awarded to women-owned businesses, as
defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for
Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; and
(3) contracts representing at least 2% of the total
projects shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons
with a disability.
Owners or operators of a community water supply are
encouraged to divide projects, whenever economically feasible,
into contracts of smaller size that ensure small business
contractors or vendors shall have the ability to qualify in
the applicable bidding process, when determining the ability
to deliver on a given contract based on scope and size, as a
responsible and responsive bidder.
When a contractor or vendor submits a bid or letter of
intent in response to a request for proposal or other bid

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submission, the contractor or vendor shall include with its
responsive documents a utilization plan that shall address how
compliance with applicable good faith requirements set forth
in this subsection shall be addressed.
Under this subsection, "good faith effort" means a
community water supply has taken all necessary steps to comply
with the goals of this subsection by complying with the
following:
(1) Soliciting through reasonable and available means
the interest of a business, as defined in Section 2 of the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
with Disabilities Act, that have the capability to perform
the work of the contract. The community water supply must
solicit this interest within sufficient time to allow
certified businesses to respond.
(2) Providing interested certified businesses with
adequate information about the plans, specifications, and
requirements of the contract, including addenda, in a
timely manner to assist them in responding to the
solicitation.
(3) Meeting in good faith with interested certified
businesses that have submitted bids.
(4) Effectively using the services of the State,
minority or women community organizations, minority or
women contractor groups, local, State, and federal
minority or women business assistance offices, and other

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organizations to provide assistance in the recruitment and
placement of certified businesses.
(5) Making efforts to use appropriate forums for
purposes of advertising subcontracting opportunities
suitable for certified businesses.
The diversity goals defined in this subsection can be met
through direct award to diverse contractors and through the
use of diverse subcontractors and diverse vendors to
contracts.
(o) An owner or operator of a community water supply shall
collect data necessary to ensure compliance with subsection
(n) no less than semi-annually and shall include progress
toward compliance of subsection (n) in the owner or operator's
report required under subsection (t-5). The report must
include data on vendor and employee diversity, including data
on the owner's or operator's implementation of subsection (n).
(p) Every owner or operator of a community water supply
that has known or suspected lead service lines shall:
(1) create a plan to:
(A) replace each lead service line connected to
its distribution system; and
(B) replace each galvanized service line connected
to its distribution system, if the galvanized service
line is or was connected downstream to lead piping;
and
(2) electronically submit, by April 15, 2024 its

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initial lead service line replacement plan to the Agency;
(3) electronically submit by April 15 of each year
after 2024 until April 15, 2027 an updated lead service
line replacement plan to the Agency for review; the
updated replacement plan shall account for changes in the
number of lead service lines or unknown service lines in
the material inventory described in subsection (d);
(4) electronically submit by April 15, 2027 a complete
and final replacement plan to the Agency for approval; the
complete and final replacement plan shall account for all
known and suspected lead service lines documented in the
final material inventory described under paragraph (3) of
subsection (d); and
(5) post on its website a copy of the plan most
recently submitted to the Agency or may request that the
Agency post a copy of that plan on the Agency's website.
(q) Each plan required under paragraph (1) of subsection
(p) shall include the following:
(1) the name and identification number of the
community water supply;
(2) the total number of service lines connected to the
distribution system of the community water supply;
(3) the total number of suspected lead service lines
connected to the distribution system of the community
water supply;
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connected to the distribution system of the community
water supply;
(5) the total number of lead service lines connected
to the distribution system of the community water supply
that have been replaced each year beginning in 2020;
(6) a proposed lead service line replacement schedule
that includes one-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year,
25-year, and 30-year goals;
(7) an analysis of costs and financing options for
replacing the lead service lines connected to the
community water supply's distribution system, which shall
include, but shall not be limited to:
(A) a detailed accounting of costs associated with
replacing lead service lines and galvanized lines that
are or were connected downstream to lead piping;
(B) measures to address affordability and prevent
service shut-offs for customers or ratepayers; and
(C) consideration of different scenarios for
structuring payments between the utility and its
customers over time; and
(8) a plan for prioritizing high-risk facilities, such
as preschools, day care centers, day care homes, group day
care homes, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, as
well as high-risk areas identified by the community water
supply;
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expected to be found and the sequence with which those
areas will be inventoried and lead service lines replaced;
(10) measures for how the community water supply will
inform the public of the plan and provide opportunity for
public comment; and
(11) measures to encourage diversity in hiring in the
workforce required to implement the plan as identified
under subsection (n).
(r) The Agency shall review final plans submitted to it
under subsection (p). The Agency shall approve a final plan if
the final plan includes all of the elements set forth under
subsection (q) and the Agency determines that:
(1) the proposed lead service line replacement
schedule set forth in the plan aligns with the timeline
requirements set forth under subsection (v);
(2) the plan prioritizes the replacement of lead
service lines that provide water service to high-risk
facilities, such as preschools, day care centers, day care
homes, group day care homes, parks, playgrounds,
hospitals, and clinics, and high-risk areas identified by
the community water supply;
(3) the plan includes analysis of cost and financing
options; and
(4) the plan provides documentation of public review.
(s) An owner or operator of a community water supply has no
duty to include in the plans required under subsection (p)

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information about service lines that are physically
disconnected from a water main in its distribution system.
(t) If a community water supply does not deliver a
complete plan to the Agency by April 15, 2027, the community
water supply may apply to the Agency for an extension no less
than 3 months prior to the due date. The Agency shall develop
criteria for granting plan extensions. When considering
requests for extension, the Agency shall, at a minimum,
consider:
(1) the number of service connections in a water
supply; and
(2) the number of service lines of an unknown material
composition.
(t-5) After the Agency has approved the final replacement
plan described in subsection (p), the owner or operator of a
community water supply shall submit a report detailing
progress toward plan goals to the Agency for its review. The
report shall be submitted annually for the first 10 years, and
every 3 years thereafter until all lead service lines have
been replaced. Reports under this subsection shall be
published in the same manner described in subsection (l). The
report shall include at least the following information as it
pertains to the preceding reporting period:
(1) The number of lead service lines replaced and the
average cost of lead service line replacement.
(2) Progress toward meeting hiring requirements as

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described in subsection (n) and subsection (o).
(3) The percent of customers electing a waiver
offered, as described in subsections (ii) and (jj), among
those customers receiving a request or notification to
perform a lead service line replacement.
(4) The method or methods used by the community water
supply to finance lead service line replacement.
(u) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order
to provide for costs associated with lead service line
remediation and replacement, the corporate authorities of a
municipality may, by ordinance or resolution by the corporate
authorities, exercise authority provided in Section 27-5 et
seq. of the Property Tax Code and Sections 8-3-1, 8-11-1,
8-11-5, 8-11-6, 9-1-1 et seq., 9-3-1 et seq., 9-4-1 et seq.,
11-131-1, and 11-150-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code. Taxes
levied for this purpose shall be in addition to taxes for
general purposes authorized under Section 8-3-1 of the
Illinois Municipal Code and shall be included in the taxing
district's aggregate extension for the purposes of Division 5
of Article 18 of the Property Tax Code.
(v) Every owner or operator of a community water supply
shall replace all known lead service lines, subject to the
requirements of subsection (ff), according to the following
replacement rates and timelines to be calculated from the date
of submission of the final replacement plan to the Agency:
(1) A community water supply reporting 1,200 or fewer

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lead service lines in its final inventory and replacement
plan shall replace all lead service lines, at an annual
rate of no less than 7% of the amount described in the
final inventory, with a timeline of up to 15 years for
completion.
(2) A community water supply reporting more than 1,200
but fewer than 5,000 lead service lines in its final
inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead
service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 6% of the
amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline
of up to 17 years for completion.
(3) A community water supply reporting more than 4,999
but fewer than 10,000 lead service lines in its final
inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead
service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 5% of the
amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline
of up to 20 years for completion.
(4) A community water supply reporting more than 9,999
but fewer than 99,999 lead service lines in its final
inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead
service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 3% of the
amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline
of up to 34 years for completion.
(5) A community water supply reporting more than
99,999 lead service lines in its final inventory and
replacement plan shall replace all lead service lines, at

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an annual rate of no less than 2% of the amount described
in the final inventory, with a timeline of up to 50 years
for completion.
(w) A community water supply may apply to the Agency for an
extension to the replacement timelines described in paragraphs
(1) through (5) of subsection (v). The Agency shall develop
criteria for granting replacement timeline extensions. When
considering requests for timeline extensions, the Agency
shall, at a minimum, consider:
(1) the number of service connections in a water
supply; and
(2) unusual circumstances creating hardship for a
community.
The Agency may grant one extension of additional time
equal to not more than 20% of the original replacement
timeline, except in situations of extreme hardship in which
the Agency may consider a second additional extension equal to
not more than 10% of the original replacement timeline.
Replacement rates and timelines shall be calculated from
the date of submission of the final plan to the Agency.
(x) The Lead Service Line Replacement Advisory Board is
created within the Agency. The Advisory Board shall convene
within 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
The Advisory Board shall consist of at least 28 voting
members, as follows:

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(1) the Director of the Agency, or his or her
designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
(2) the Director of Revenue, or his or her designee;
(3) the Director of Public Health, or his or her
designee;
(4) fifteen members appointed by the Agency as
follows:
(A) one member representing a statewide
organization of municipalities as authorized by
Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code;
(B) two members who are mayors representing
municipalities located in any county south of the
southernmost county represented by one of the 10
largest municipalities in Illinois by population, or
their respective designees;
(C) two members who are representatives from
public health advocacy groups;
(D) two members who are representatives from
publicly-owned water utilities;
(E) one member who is a representative from a
public utility as defined under Section 3-105 of the
Public Utilities Act that provides water service in
the State of Illinois;
(F) one member who is a research professional
employed at an Illinois academic institution and
specializing in water infrastructure research;

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(G) two members who are representatives from
nonprofit civic organizations;
(H) one member who is a representative from a
statewide organization representing environmental
organizations;
(I) two members who are representatives from
organized labor; and
(J) one member representing an environmental
justice organization; and
(5) ten members who are the mayors of the 10 largest
municipalities in Illinois by population, or their
respective designees.
No less than 10 of the 28 voting members shall be persons
of color, and no less than 3 shall represent communities
defined or self-identified as environmental justice
communities.
Advisory Board members shall serve without compensation,
but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties from funds appropriated for that
purpose. The Agency shall provide administrative support to
the Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board shall meet no less than once every 6
months.
(y) The Advisory Board shall have, at a minimum, the
following duties:
(1) advising the Agency on best practices in lead

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service line replacement;
(2) reviewing the progress of community water supplies
toward lead service line replacement goals;
(3) advising the Agency on other matters related to
the administration of the provisions of this Section;
(4) advising the Agency on the integration of existing
lead service line replacement plans with any statewide
plan; and
(5) providing technical support and practical
expertise in general.
(z) Within 18 months after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Advisory
Board shall deliver a report of its recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly concerning opportunities for
dedicated, long-term revenue options for funding lead service
line replacement. In submitting recommendations, the Advisory
Board shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
(1) the sufficiency of various revenue sources to
adequately fund replacement of all lead service lines in
Illinois;
(2) the financial burden, if any, on households
falling below 150% of the federal poverty limit;
(3) revenue options that guarantee low-income
households are protected from rate increases;
(4) an assessment of the ability of community water
supplies to assess and collect revenue;

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(5) variations in financial resources among individual
households within a service area; and
(6) the protection of low-income households from rate
increases.
(aa) Within 10 years after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Advisory
Board shall prepare and deliver a report to the Governor and
General Assembly concerning the status of all lead service
line replacement within the State.
(bb) The Lead Service Line Replacement Fund is created as
a special fund in the State treasury to be used by the Agency
for the purposes provided under this Section. The Fund shall
be used exclusively to finance and administer programs and
activities specified under this Section and listed under this
subsection.
The objective of the Fund is to finance activities
associated with identifying and replacing lead service lines,
build Agency capacity to oversee the provisions of this
Section, and provide related assistance for the activities
listed under this subsection.
The Agency shall be responsible for the administration of
the Fund and shall allocate moneys on the basis of priorities
established by the Agency through administrative rule. On July
1, 2022 and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the Agency shall
determine the available amount of resources in the Fund that
can be allocated to the activities identified under this

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Section and shall allocate the moneys accordingly.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Lead
Service Line Replacement Fund is not subject to sweeps,
administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that
would in any way transfer any amounts from the Lead Service
Line Replacement Fund into any other fund of the State.
(cc) Within one year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102 General Assembly, the Agency shall
design rules for a program for the purpose of administering
lead service line replacement funds. The rules must, at
minimum, contain:
(1) the process by which community water supplies may
apply for funding; and
(2) the criteria for determining unit of local
government eligibility and prioritization for funding,
including the prevalence of low-income households, as
measured by median household income, the prevalence of
lead service lines, and the prevalence of water samples
that demonstrate elevated levels of lead.
(dd) Funding under subsection (cc) shall be available for
costs directly attributable to the planning, design, or
construction directly related to the replacement of lead
service lines and restoration of property.
Funding shall not be used for the general operating
expenses of a municipality or community water supply.
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receiving grant funding under subsection (cc) shall bear the
entire expense of full lead service line replacement for all
lead service lines in the scope of the grant.
(ff) When replacing a lead service line, the owner or
operator of the community water supply shall replace the
service line in its entirety, including, but not limited to,
any portion of the service line (i) running on private
property and (ii) within the building's plumbing at the first
shut-off valve. Partial lead service line replacements are
expressly prohibited. Exceptions shall be made under the
following circumstances:
(1) In the event of an emergency repair that affects a
lead service line or a suspected lead service line, a
community water supply must contact the building owner to
begin the process of replacing the entire service line. If
the building owner is not able to be contacted or the
building owner or occupant refuses to grant access and
permission to replace the entire service line at the time
of the emergency repair, then the community water supply
may perform a partial lead service line replacement. Where
an emergency repair on a service line constructed of lead
or galvanized steel pipe results in a partial service line
replacement, the water supply responsible for commencing
the repair shall perform the following:
(A) Notify the building's owner or operator and
the resident or residents served by the lead service

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line in writing that a repair has been completed. The
notification shall include, at a minimum:
(i) a warning that the work may result in
sediment, possibly containing lead, in the
buildings water supply system;
(ii) information concerning practices for
preventing the consumption of any lead in drinking
water, including a recommendation to flush water
distribution pipe during and after the completion
of the repair or replacement work and to clean
faucet aerator screens; and
(iii) information regarding the dangers of
lead to young children and pregnant women.
(B) Provide filters for at least one fixture
supplying potable water for consumption. The filter
must be certified by an accredited third-party
certification body to NSF/ANSI 53 and NSF/ANSI 42 for
the reduction of lead and particulate. The filter must
be provided until such time that the remaining
portions of the service line have been replaced with a
material approved by the Department or a waiver has
been issued under subsection (ii).
(C) Replace the remaining portion of the lead
service line within 30 days of the repair, or 120 days
in the event of weather or other circumstances beyond
reasonable control that prohibits construction. If a

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complete lead service line replacement cannot be made
within the required period, the community water supply
responsible for commencing the repair shall notify the
Department in writing, at a minimum, of the following
within 24 hours of the repair:
(i) an explanation of why it is not feasible
to replace the remaining portion of the lead
service line within the allotted time; and
(ii) a timeline for when the remaining portion
of the lead service line will be replaced.
(D) If complete repair of a lead service line
cannot be completed due to denial by the property
owner, the community water supply commencing the
repair shall request the affected property owner to
sign a waiver developed by the Department. If a
property owner of a nonresidential building or
residence operating as rental properties denies a
complete lead service line replacement, the property
owner shall be responsible for installing and
maintaining point-of-use filters certified by an
accredited third-party certification body to NSF/ANSI
53 and NSF/ANSI 42 for the reduction of lead and
particulate at all fixtures intended to supply water
for the purposes of drinking, food preparation, or
making baby formula. The filters shall continue to be
supplied by the property owner until such time that

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the property owner has affected the remaining portions
of the lead service line to be replaced.
(E) Document any remaining lead service line,
including a portion on the private side of the
property, in the community water supply's distribution
system materials inventory required under subsection
(d).
For the purposes of this paragraph (1), written notice
shall be provided in the method and according to the
provisions of subsection (jj).
(2) Lead service lines that are physically
disconnected from the distribution system are exempt from
this subsection.
(gg) Except as provided in subsection (hh), on and after
January 1, 2022, when the owner or operator of a community
water supply replaces a water main, the community water supply
shall identify all lead service lines connected to the water
main and shall replace the lead service lines by:
(1) identifying the material or materials of each lead
service line connected to the water main, including, but
not limited to, any portion of the service line (i)
running on private property and (ii) within the building
plumbing at the first shut-off valve or 18 inches inside
the building, whichever is shorter;
(2) in conjunction with replacement of the water main,
replacing any and all portions of each lead service line

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connected to the water main that are composed of lead; and
(3) if a property owner or customer refuses to grant
access to the property, following prescribed notice
provisions as outlined in subsection (ff).
If an owner of a potentially affected building intends to
replace a portion of a lead service line or a galvanized
service line and the galvanized service line is or was
connected downstream to lead piping, then the owner of the
potentially affected building shall provide the owner or
operator of the community water supply with notice at least 45
days before commencing the work. In the case of an emergency
repair, the owner of the potentially affected building must
provide filters for each kitchen area that are certified by an
accredited third-party certification body to NSF/ANSI 53 and
NSF/ANSI 42 for the reduction of lead and particulate. If the
owner of the potentially affected building notifies the owner
or operator of the community water supply that replacement of
a portion of the lead service line after the emergency repair
is completed, then the owner or operator of the community
water supply shall replace the remainder of the lead service
line within 30 days after completion of the emergency repair.
A community water supply may take up to 120 days if necessary
due to weather conditions. If a replacement takes longer than
30 days, filters provided by the owner of the potentially
affected building must be replaced in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations. Partial lead service line

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replacements by the owners of potentially affected buildings
are otherwise prohibited.
(hh) For municipalities with a population in excess of
1,000,000 inhabitants, the requirements of subsection (gg)
shall commence on January 1, 2023.
(ii) At least 45 days before conducting planned lead
service line replacement, the owner or operator of a community
water supply shall, by mail, attempt to contact the owner of
the potentially affected building serviced by the lead service
line to request access to the building and permission to
replace the lead service line in accordance with the lead
service line replacement plan. If the owner of the potentially
affected building does not respond to the request within 15
days after the request is sent, the owner or operator of the
community water supply shall attempt to post the request on
the entrance of the potentially affected building.
If the owner or operator of a community water supply is
unable to obtain approval to access and replace a lead service
line, the owner or operator of the community water supply
shall request that the owner of the potentially affected
building sign a waiver. The waiver shall be developed by the
Department and should be made available in the owner's
language. If the owner of the potentially affected building
refuses to sign the waiver or fails to respond to the community
water supply after the community water supply has complied
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notify the Department in writing within 15 working days.
(jj) When replacing a lead service line or repairing or
replacing water mains with lead service lines or partial lead
service lines attached to them, the owner or operator of a
community water supply shall provide the owner of each
potentially affected building that is serviced by the affected
lead service lines or partial lead service lines, as well as
the occupants of those buildings, with an individual written
notice. The notice shall be delivered by mail or posted at the
primary entranceway of the building. The notice may, in
addition, be electronically mailed. Written notice shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) a warning that the work may result in sediment,
possibly containing lead from the service line, in the
building's water;
(2) information concerning the best practices for
preventing exposure to or risk of consumption of lead in
drinking water, including a recommendation to flush water
lines during and after the completion of the repair or
replacement work and to clean faucet aerator screens; and
(3) information regarding the dangers of lead exposure
to young children and pregnant women.
When the individual written notice described in the first
paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of
planned work other than the repair or replacement of a water
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shall provide the notice not less than 14 days before work
begins. When the individual written notice described in the
first paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of
emergency repairs other than the repair or replacement of a
water meter, the owner or operator of the community water
supply shall provide the notice at the time the work is
initiated. When the individual written notice described in the
first paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of
the repair or replacement of a water meter, the owner or
operator of the community water supply shall provide the
notice at the time the work is initiated.
The notifications required under this subsection must
contain the following statement in the Spanish, Polish,
Chinese, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, German, Urdu, and Gujarati:
"This notice contains important information about your water
service and may affect your rights. We encourage you to have
this notice translated in full into a language you understand
and before you make any decisions that may be required under
this notice."
An owner or operator of a community water supply that is
required under this subsection to provide an individual
written notice to the owner and occupant of a potentially
affected building that is a multi-dwelling building may
satisfy that requirement and the requirements of this
subsection regarding notification to non-English speaking
customers by posting the required notice on the primary

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entranceway of the building and at the location where the
occupant's mail is delivered as reasonably as possible.
When this subsection would require the owner or operator
of a community water supply to provide an individual written
notice to the entire community served by the community water
supply or would require the owner or operator of a community
water supply to provide individual written notices as a result
of emergency repairs or when the community water supply that
is required to comply with this subsection is a small system,
the owner or operator of the community water supply may
provide the required notice through local media outlets,
social media, or other similar means in lieu of providing the
individual written notices otherwise required under this
subsection.
No notifications are required under this subsection for
work performed on water mains that are used to transmit
treated water between community water supplies and properties
that have no service connections.
(kk) No community water supply that sells water to any
wholesale or retail consecutive community water supply may
pass on any costs associated with compliance with this Section
to consecutive systems.
(ll) To the extent allowed by law, when a community water
supply replaces or installs a lead service line in a public
right-of-way or enters into an agreement with a private
contractor for replacement or installation of a lead service

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line, the community water supply shall be held harmless for
all damage to property when replacing or installing the lead
service line. If dangers are encountered that prevent the
replacement of the lead service line, the community water
supply shall notify the Department within 15 working days of
why the replacement of the lead service line could not be
accomplished.
(mm) The Agency may propose to the Board, and the Board may
adopt, any rules necessary to implement and administer this
Section. The Department may adopt rules necessary to address
lead service lines attached to noncommunity water supplies.
(nn) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section,
no requirement in this Section shall be construed as being
less stringent than existing applicable federal requirements.
(oo) All lead service line replacements financed in whole
or in part with funds obtained under this Section shall be
considered public works for purposes of the Prevailing Wage
Act.
(pp) As lead service lines are replaced in accordance with
this Section, an owner or operator of a community water supply
shall, when practicable, comply with paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a) of Section 890.1150 of the Illinois Plumbing
Code. When doing so will create an undue hardship due to
excessive structural or mechanical difficulty, or
impracticability, the owner or operator of the community water
supply shall automatically be granted a variance by the

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Department of Public Health and be exempt from the separation
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of
Section 890.1150 of the Illinois Plumbing Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-613, eff. 1-1-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.