The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest to better manage and conserve water, to establish a mechanism for restricting withdrawals of groundwater in emergencies, and to provide for public notice of planned substantial withdrawals of water after the effective date of this Act from new points of withdrawal before water is withdrawn.
525 ILCS 45/2
Declaration of Policy
Known as the Water Use Act
The act spans §§ 525-45-1 to 525-45-7 (10 sections).
P.A. 85-483.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.