WATER USE-HIGH CAPACITY WELLS Senate SponsorsSen. Susan Garrett and Emil Jones, III House Sponsors(Rep. Elaine Nekritz-Dave Winters-Naomi D. Jakobsson, Sara Feigenholtz and Patricia R. Bellock) 8/10/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0222 525 ILCS 45/3from Ch. 5, par. 1603525 ILCS 45/4from Ch. 5, par. 1604525 ILCS 45/5from Ch. 5, par. 1605525 ILCS 45/5.1from Ch. 5, par. 1605.1525 ILCS 45/5.3 newAmends the Water Use Act of 1983. Provides that a high-capacity well is a well located on a parcel of property where the rate or capacity of water withdrawals of all wells on the property is in excess of 70 gallons per minute or 100,000 gallons during any 24-hour period. Provides that a high-capacity surface water intake is a surface water intake located on a parcel of property where the rate or capacity of water withdrawals is the same as that of a high-capacity well. Requires persons who are interested in developing a high-capacity well to notify the District before constructing the well (now, only when "the withdrawals from the new point can reasonably be expected to" exceed 100,000 gallons on any day). Requires existing and proposed high-capacity wells to register with the District. Provides that the District may recommend that the Department of Agriculture restrict the quantity of water that a person may extract from high-capacity wells (now, under certain circumstances, from other wells). Requires a person or land occupier who is responsible for a high-capacity well, high-capacity intake, or public water supply to participate in the Illinois Water Inventory Program, but exempts high-capacity intakes used for agricultural irrigation and high-capacity wells used for agricultural irrigation from this requirement for 5 years. Effective January 1, 2010.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Water Use Act of 1983. Defines "Geological Survey", "surface water", "water authority", and "water survey". Replaces the provision concerning water use reporting with a provision that contains the provisions of the introduced bill as well as a provision allowing a person or land occupier that is responsible for a point of withdrawal classified as a high-capacity well or high-capacity intake used for irrigation that lies within certain boundaries to estimate irrigation withdrawals through a method deemed acceptable by the Illinois State Water Survey. 2/20/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 2/20/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 3/4/2009SenateAssigned to Environment 3/12/2009SenateDo Pass Environment; 008-000-000 3/12/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 3/17/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 3/17/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/18/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment 3/19/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 007-000-000 3/24/2009SenateSecond Reading 3/24/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett 3/24/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009 4/1/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/2/2009HouseArrived in House 4/2/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/2/2009HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters 4/2/2009HouseFirst Reading 4/2/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/20/2009HouseAssigned to Environment & Energy Committee 4/22/2009HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz 4/22/2009HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters 4/29/2009HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/29/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 4/29/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/30/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/30/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2009HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 5/18/2009HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 5/19/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/19/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 5/19/2009SenatePassed Both Houses 5/19/2009HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 6/17/2009SenateSent to the Governor 8/10/2009SenateGovernor Approved 8/10/2009SenateEffective Date January 1, 2010 8/10/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0222