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Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 45/10. Functions, powers and duties of Agency

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 10. The Agency shall exercise the following functions, powers, and duties:

(a) The Agency shall conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications of applicants for certificates of competency as community water supply operators, and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for reciprocal certificates.

(b) The Agency shall determine the qualifications of each applicant on the basis of written examinations, and upon a review of the requirements stated in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act.

(c) (Blank).

(d) The Agency may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue any certificate of competency for any one or any combination of the following causes:

(1) the practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain, renew, or restore a certificate of competency;

(2) any gross negligence, incompetency, misconduct, or falsification of reports in the operation of a water supply;

(3) being declared to be an individual under legal disability by a court of competent jurisdiction and not thereafter having been lawfully declared to be an individual not under legal disability or to have recovered; or

(4) failure to comply with any of the Rules pertaining to the operation of a water supply.

(e) The Agency shall issue a Certificate to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of the Act pertaining to a certificate of competency as a water supply operator.

(f) The Agency shall notify every certified community water supply operator at the last address specified by the operator to the Agency, and at least one month in advance of the expiration of the certificate, of the date of expiration of the certificate and the amount of fee required for its renewal for 3 years.

(g) The Agency shall, upon its own motion, or upon a written complaint, investigate the action of any individual holding or claiming to hold a certificate, and take appropriate action.

(h) The Agency is authorized to adopt reasonable and necessary rules to set forth procedures and criteria for the administration of this Act.

(i) The Agency may investigate violations of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act.

(j) The Agency may issue administrative citations as provided in Section 23.1 of this Act.

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