Bill Text: IL HB1051 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Provides that the minimum lateral setback distance between a closed-loop well and a storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer, or any other potential source of contamination is 5 feet. Specifies that setbacks from footing drains and pits, crawl spaces, and basements do not apply to closed-loop wells.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1051 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1051-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1051 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 30/9.3 new
Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Provides that the minimum lateral setback distance between a closed-loop well and a storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer, or any other potential source of contamination is 5 feet. Specifies that setbacks from footing drains and pits, crawl spaces, and basements do not apply to closed-loop wells.
LRB104 03206 BDA 13227 b
A BILL FOR
HB1051 LRB104 03206 BDA 13227 b
AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Water Well Construction Code is
amended by adding Section 9.3 as follows: