Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 32 — PLUMBING - RECLAIMED WATER

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that, if a unit of local government regulates reclaimed water systems, then those reclaimed water systems must meet specific requirements. Effective immediately.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 32 adds clarity around definitions related to plumbing, specifically for roles like "agent" and "apprentice plumber," ensuring that only licensed professionals supervise apprentices. Additionally, it establishes guidelines for reclaimed water systems, outlining the responsibilities of local governments in regulating these systems. These changes are important because they help improve plumbing practices and promote responsible management of water resources. By ensuring proper supervision and regulation, the amendment aims to protect public safety and promote effective use of reclaimed water.

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*LRB09602854ASK12868b* SB0032 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2010 SB0032 Introduced 1/30/2009, by Sen.
SB0032 Engrossed LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
Susan Garrett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 320/35.5 new local government regulates reclaimed water systems, then those reclaimed water systems must meet specific requirements.
Effective immediately.
LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b A BILL FOR SB0032 LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by adding Section 35.5 as follows:
The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by changing Sections 2 and 35 as follows:
(225 ILCS 320/35.5 new) Sec.
(225 ILCS 320/2) (from Ch.
35.5.
111, par.
Reclaimed water recycling systems;
1102) Sec.
exemption for governmental units.
2.
(a) For purposes of this Act, "reclaimed water" means a combination of harvested storm (raw) water, domestic potable water, and condensated water from air conditioning systems.
When used in this Act:
(b) If a unit of local government regulates reclaimed water systems, then those reclaimed water systems must meet the requirements of this Section.
"Agent" means a person designated by a sponsor as responsible for supervision of an apprentice plumber and who is also an Illinois licensed plumber.
(c) Reclaimed water systems must meet all of the following requirements:
"Apprentice plumber" means any licensed person who is learning and performing plumbing under the supervision of a sponsor or his agent in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(1) All reclaimed water recycling systems must comply with the provisions of the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill.
"Approved apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program approved by the U.S.
Adm.
Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and the Department under rules.
Code 890.
"Board" means the Illinois State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
(2) Above-ground drain, waste, and vent piping for reclaimed water systems must conform to accepted standards listed in Table A of Appendix A of 77 Ill.
"Building drain" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of a building and conveys it to 5 feet beyond the foundation walls SB0032 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b where it is connected to the building sewer.
Adm.
"Building sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain, receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer or private sewage disposal system.
Code 890.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Reclaimed water, underground building drainage, and vent SB0032 - 2 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b pipe must conform to one of the standards listed in Table A of Appendix A of 77 Ill.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Adm.
"Governmental unit" means a city, village, incorporated town, county, or sanitary or water district.
Code 890.
"Irrigation contractor" means a person who installs or supervises the installation of lawn sprinkler systems subject to Section 2.5 of this Act, other than a licensed plumber or a licensed apprentice plumber.
(3) The drain, waste, and vent piping for any reclaimed water system must be tested in accordance with 77 Ill.
"Irrigation employee" means a person who is employed by a registered irrigation contractor or a licensed plumber, and who designs, repairs, alters, maintains, or installs lawn sprinkler systems that are subject to Section 2.5 of this Law.
Adm.
"Lawn sprinkler system" means any underground irrigation system of lawn, shrubbery and other vegetation from any potable water sources;
Code 890.1910.
and from any water sources, whether or not potable.
(4) All reclaimed water systems must be inspected in accordance with 77 Ill.
"Lawn sprinkler system" includes without limitation the water supply piping, valves, control systems, low voltage wiring, sprinkler heads or other irrigation outlets, and moisture or rainfall sensing equipment, but does not include SB0032 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b the backflow prevention device.
Adm.
"Lawn sprinkler system" does not include an irrigation system used primarily for agricultural purposes.
Code 890.1910.
"Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.
(5) Only connections in accordance with this Section may be made between a reclaimed water system and a potable water system.
"Plumber" means any licensed person authorized to perform plumbing as defined in this Act, but does not include retired plumbers as defined in this Act.
(6) Reclaimed water systems must receive only the water discharge of gutters, downspouts, roof drains, AC condensate drains, and potable water system.
"Plumbing" means the actual installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of a plumbing system by any person.
(7) Reclaimed water must be collected in a reservoir constructed of durable, nonabsorbent, and corrosion-resistant materials.
"Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of water for all purposes, including without limitation lawn sprinkler systems and backflow prevention devices connected to lawn sprinkler systems, from the source of a private water supply on the premises or from the main in the street, alley or at the curb to, within and about any building or buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble.
The reservoir must be a closed and vented vessel.
"Plumbing" includes rainwater harvesting distribution systems for indoor use only.
Access openings must be provided to allow inspection and cleaning of the reservoir interior.
"Plumbing" does not include any rainwater harvesting distribution system or rainwater harvesting collection system used for lawn sprinkler systems.
(8) Harvested rain water entering the reservoir must pass through an approved filter, such as a media, or mesh screen.
Rainwater harvesting distribution systems shall be constructed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code.
(9) An air gap must be installed downstream of the potable water fill line connection to the collection reservoir.
"Plumbing" includes all piping, from discharge of pumping SB0032 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b units to and including pressure tanks in water supply systems.
(10) The collection reservoir must be equipped with an overflow pipe having the same or larger diameter as the SB0032 - 3 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b influent pipe for the harvested storm water.
"Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system of any building or buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble from the point of connection of such building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system 5 feet beyond the foundation walls.
The overflow pipe must be indirectly connected to drainage swale or storm sewer.
"Plumbing" does not mean or include the trade of drain-laying, the trade of drilling water wells which constitute the sources of private water supplies, and of making connections between such wells and pumping units in the water supply systems of buildings served by such private water supplies, or the business of installing water softening equipment and of maintaining and servicing the same, or the business of manufacturing or selling plumbing fixtures, appliances, equipment or hardware, or to the installation and servicing of electrical equipment sold by a not-for-profit corporation providing electrification on a cooperative basis, that either on or before January 1, 1971, is or has been financed in whole or in part under the federal Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to its members for use on farms owned by individuals or operated by individuals, nor does it mean or include minor repairs which do not require changes in the piping to or from plumbing fixtures or involve the removal, SB0032 Engrossed - 5 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b replacement, installation or re-installation of any pipe or plumbing fixtures.
(11) The reservoir must be provided with a vent sized in accordance with Department requirements and based on the diameter of the reservoir influent pipe.
Plumbing does not include the installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of building sewers, or the installation, repair, or maintenance of rainwater harvesting collection systems.
(d) Systems for flushing water closets and urinals must meet all of the following requirements:
"Plumbing contractor" means any person who performs plumbing, as defined in this Act, for another person.
(1) The holding capacity of the reservoir must be a minimum of twice the volume of water required to meet the daily flushing requirements of the fixtures supplied with reclaimed water, but not less than 50 gallons (189 Liters).
"Plumbing contractor" shall not include licensed plumbers and licensed apprentice plumbers who either are employed by persons engaged in the plumbing business or are employed by another person for the performance of plumbing solely for that other person, including, but not limited to, a hospital, university, or business maintenance staff.
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(2) Reclaimed water must be disinfected by a method approved by the Department that employs one or more disinfectants such as chlorine, iodine, or ozone.
"Plumbing fixtures" means installed receptacles, devices or appliances that are supplied with water or that receive or discharge liquids or liquid borne wastes, with or without discharge into the drainage system with which they may be directly or indirectly connected.
(3) Potable water must be supplied as a source of makeup water for the reclaimed water system.
"Plumbing system" means the water service, water supply and distribution pipes;
The potable water supply must be protected against backflow in accordance with 77 Ill.
plumbing fixtures and traps;
Adm.
soil, waste and vent pipes;
Code 890.1110.
building drains;
(4) The reclaimed water must be dyed blue or green with a food grade vegetable dye before such water is supplied to the fixtures.
including their respective connections, devices and appurtenances.
(5) Distribution piping must conform to one of the standards listed in Table A of Appendix A of 77 Ill.
"Plumbing system" does not include building sewers as defined in this Act.
Adm.
"Rainwater harvesting collection system" is a system for the capture, diversion, and storage of rainwater and consists SB0032 Engrossed - 6 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b of a cistern(s), pipe, fittings, and appurtenances required for or used to harvest rainwater for non-potable purposes.
Code 890.
These systems must be constructed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code.
(6) Distribution piping and reservoirs must be SB0032 - 4 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b identified as containing non-potable water.
"Rainwater harvesting distribution system" is a system for the distribution of rainwater collected by an approved rainwater harvesting collection system.
Distribution fittings to be identified with signs.
This system consists of pumps, pipe, fittings or other plumbing appurtenances and must be constructed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code.
Piping identification must be in accordance with 77 Ill.
"Retired plumber" means any licensed plumber in good standing who meets the requirements of this Act and the requirements prescribed by Department rule to be licensed as a retired plumber and voluntarily surrenders his plumber's license to the Department, in exchange for a retired plumber's license.
Adm.
Retired plumbers cannot perform plumbing as defined in this Act, cannot sponsor or supervise apprentice plumbers, and cannot inspect plumbing under this Act.
Code 890.1120.
A retired plumber cannot fulfill the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 3 of this Act.
(e) Surface landscape irrigation systems must meet all of the following requirements:
"Supervision" with respect to first and second year licensed apprentice plumbers means that such apprentices must perform all designing and planning of plumbing systems and all plumbing as defined in this Act under the direct personal supervision of the sponsor or his or her agent who must also be an Illinois licensed plumber, except for maintenance and repair SB0032 Engrossed - 7 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b work on existing plumbing systems done by second year apprentice plumbers;
(1) Reservoirs must be sized to maintain a 2-day supply of irrigation water.
provided that before performing any maintenance and repair work without such supervision, such apprentice has received the minimum number of hours of annual classroom instruction recommended by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for apprentice plumbers in a Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training approved plumber apprenticeship program or its equivalent.
(2) The reservoir must be identified as containing non-potable water.
"Supervision" with respect to all other apprentice plumbers means that, except for maintenance and repair work on existing plumbing systems, any plumbing done by such apprentices must be inspected daily, after initial rough-in and after completion by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also an Illinois licensed plumber.
(3) A check valve and a full-open valve located on the discharge side of the check valve must be installed on the effluent pipe of the collections reservoir.
In addition, all repair and maintenance work done by a licensed apprentice plumber on an existing plumbing system must be approved by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also an Illinois licensed plumber.
(4) Makeup water is not required for surface landscape irrigation systems.
"Sponsor" is an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship program that has accepted an individual as an Illinois licensed apprentice plumber for education and training in the field of plumbing and whose name and license number or apprenticeship program number shall appear on the individual's application for an apprentice plumber's license.
Where makeup water is provided, the installation must be in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of this Section.
"Sponsored" means that each Illinois licensed apprentice plumber has been accepted by an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship program for apprenticeship training.
(5) Disinfection is not required for reclaimed water used for surface landscape irrigation systems.
SB0032 Engrossed - 8 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b "Telecommunications carrier" means a telecommunications carrier as defined in the Public Utilities Act.
(6) Reclaimed water used for surface landscape irrigation systems is not required to be dyed.
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(7) The system must be sized in accordance with standards set by the Department.
P.A.
(f) Nothing in this Act prohibits the State or any governmental unit from installing and using a reclaimed water recycling system, including systems for flushing of water SB0032 - 5 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b closets and urinals and surface landscape irrigation systems.
94-101, eff.
However, any reclaimed water recycling system must be in accordance with the requirements of this Section.
1-1-08.) (225 ILCS 320/35) (from Ch.
Section 99.
111, par.
1133) Sec.
35.
The Department shall promulgate and publish and may from time to time amend a minimum code of standards for plumbing and the fixtures, materials, design and installation methods of plumbing systems based upon the findings of the sciences of pneumatics and hydraulics, after consideration of the recommendations of the Plumbing Code Advisory Council.
The Department may promulgate and publish rules in the State's minimum code of standards for the minimum number of plumbing fixtures required for the comfort and convenience of workers and the public not inconsistent with, but not limited to, the requirements of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equitable Restrooms Act, and the U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of Safety and Health Administration.
The Department shall promulgate and publish a minimum code of standards for rainwater harvesting collection systems and rainwater harvesting distribution systems by January 1, 2010.
The minimum code of standards for plumbing and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the Secretary of State as a public record.
In preparing plumbing code standards and amendments thereto the Department may give consideration to the recommendations contained in nationally recognized plumbing codes and SB0032 Engrossed - 9 - LRB096 02854 ASK 12868 b recommendations of nationally recognized material and equipment testing laboratories.
The plumbing code promulgated by the Department under authority of this Act shall remain in effect as the minimum code authorized by this Act until the Department promulgates a new code under authority of this Act.
At least 20 days' notice of a public hearing shall be given by the Department in a manner which the Department considers adequate to bring the hearing to the attention of persons interested in plumbing code standards.
Notice of any public hearing shall be given by the Department to those who file a request for a notice of hearings.
(Source:
P.A.
87-885.) Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Sponsor Removed Sen. Dan Duffy

  3. Re-assigned to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  5. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  6. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John E. Bradley

  7. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009

  8. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009

  9. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy

  10. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  11. Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009

  12. Assigned to Executive Committee

  13. Referred to Rules Committee

  14. First Reading

  15. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  17. Arrived in House

  18. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett

  22. Second Reading

  23. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett

  27. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  29. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2009

  30. Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-000-000

  31. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  32. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  33. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  34. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett

  35. Postponed - Licensed Activities

  36. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  37. Referred to Assignments

  38. First Reading

  39. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Millner — Not Voting
Noland — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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What does SB 32 do?
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that, if a unit of local government regulates reclaimed water systems, then those reclaimed water systems must meet specific requirements. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 32?
SB 32 is sponsored by Susan Garrett.
What is the current status of SB 32?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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