With respect to territory outside its corporate limits which is not held by it for reservoir purposes but which territory is within the watershed that feeds a reservoir of the authority, the authority may, by ordinance, prevent pollution of waters which feed its reservoir for a distance of 5 miles upstream from the headwaters of its reservoir and may abate any cause of pollution within that area as a nuisance.
70 ILCS 3715/26
Known as the Water Authorities Act
The act spans §§ 70-3715-0-01 to 70-3715-9 (35 sections).
Laws 1957, p. 1599.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.