Bill Text: IL HB4702 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2025, the owner or operator of each community water system, community wastewater system, and nontransient, noncommunity water system shall conduct monitoring for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), using standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling, and shall conduct additional monitoring for the presence of PFAS contaminants under specified circumstances. Provides that, if monitoring results confirm the presence of any PFAS contaminants, individually or in combination in excess of 20 nanograms per liter, then the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall direct the owner or operator of the community water system, community wastewater system, or nontransient, noncommunity water system to issue a notice to all users of the system to inform them of the detected PFAS concentration and potential risk to public health until the level is below 20 nanograms per liter. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of the provisions. Grants rulemaking powers to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4702 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4702-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4702 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 170/5
415 ILCS 170/35
415 ILCS 170/45 new
Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2025, the owner or operator of each community water system, community wastewater system, and nontransient, noncommunity water system shall conduct monitoring for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), using standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling, and shall conduct additional monitoring for the presence of PFAS contaminants under specified circumstances. Provides that, if monitoring results confirm the presence of any PFAS contaminants, individually or in combination in excess of 20 nanograms per liter, then the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall direct the owner or operator of the community water system, community wastewater system, or nontransient, noncommunity water system to issue a notice to all users of the system to inform them of the detected PFAS concentration and potential risk to public health until the level is below 20 nanograms per liter. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of the provisions. Grants rulemaking powers to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Defines terms.
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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 PFAS Reduction Act is amended by changing
Sections 5 and 35 and by adding Section 45 as follows:
(415 ILCS 170/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency.
"Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
"Class B firefighting foam" means foam designed to
extinguish flammable liquid fires or prevent the ignition of
flammable liquids.
"Community wastewater system" means a single system of
wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal owned and
operated by a sanitary district, metropolitan sewage district,
water and sewer authority, county or municipality, or public
utility.
"Community water system" means a public water system that
serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round
residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round
residents.
"Fire department" means the duly authorized fire

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protection organization of a unit of local government, a
Regional Fire Protection Agency, a fire protection district,
or a volunteer fire department.
"Local government" means a unit of local government or
other special purpose district that provides firefighting
services.
"Manufacturer" means a person that manufactures Class B
firefighting foam and any agents of that person, including an
importer, distributor, authorized servicer, factory branch, or
distributor branch.
"Nontransient, noncommunity water system" means a public
water system that is not a community water system and that
regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months
per year.
"Perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance" or
"PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals
containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, association,
public or private corporation, limited liability company, or
any other type of legal or commercial entity, including, but
not limited to, members, managers, partners, directors, or
officers.
"Public water system" means a system for the provision to
the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system
has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an
average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days per

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year."Public water system" includes any collection, treatment,
storage, and distribution facilities under control of the
operator of the system and used primarily in connection with
that system and any collection or pretreatment storage
facilities not under the operator's control that are used
primarily in connection with the system.
"Testing" means calibration testing, conformance testing,
and fixed system testing.
(Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)
(415 ILCS 170/35)
Sec. 35. Civil penalties. A manufacturer who violates this
Act or an owner or operator of a community water system,
community wastewater system, or nontransient, noncommunity
water system who violates this Act is subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation and a
civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent
violation. Civil penalties collected under this Section must
be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund to
be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental
Protection Trust Fund Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)
(415 ILCS 170/45 new)
Sec. 45. PFAS monitoring at water systems.
(a) On or before December 31, 2025, the owner or operator

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of each community water system, community wastewater system,
or nontransient, noncommunity water system shall conduct
monitoring for the level of PFAS detectable using standard
laboratory methods established by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of
sampling. Monitoring under this subsection must be conducted
for all PFAS contaminants, including, but not limited to, PFAS
included in the list of analytes in the standard laboratory
methods established by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling.
(b) After completion of initial monitoring under
subsection (a), the owner or operator of each community water
system, community wastewater system, or nontransient,
noncommunity water system shall conduct continued monitoring
for the presence of PFAS contaminants in drinking water
supplied by the water system as follows:
(1) If initial monitoring under subsection (a) detects
the presence of any PFAS contaminants individually or in
combination at or above 20 nanograms per liter, the owner
or operator of the community water system, community
wastewater system, or nontransient, noncommunity water
system shall conduct continued quarterly monitoring until
the presence of the PFAS contaminants is below 20
nanograms per liter.
(2) If initial monitoring under subsection (a) detects
the presence of any PFAS contaminants at or above each

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