70 ILCS 2905/2-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 2 - Powers Of District

 (from Ch. 42, par. 502-3)Sec. 2-3.             To lay out, locate, establish, construct, maintain and operate one or  more drains, conduits, treatment plants, pumping plants, works, ditches,  channels or outlets of such capacity and character as may be required for  the treatment, carrying-off and disposal of swamp, stagnant or overflow  water, sewage, industrial wastes and other drainage of such district, and  to lay out, establish, construct, maintain and operate all such adjuncts or  auxiliary improvements or works as may be necessary or proper for the  accomplishment of the purposes intended; and to such end, to straighten,  enlarge, divert or change the location, course or outlet of any stream or  water course or divide the waters thereof and any part thereof by means of  new channels, ditches or otherwise and to lay and construct such conduits,  drains and pipes and to extend the same in and to the incorporated limits  of any city, village or town for the purpose of connecting the same with  the drains, mains, outlets or conduits constructed or maintained by such  city, village, or town, for the carrying-off of the sewage and industrial  wastes of such city, village or town, through the drains and conduits and  into treatment plants, pumping plants and works of such district and to  enter into contract or agreement with any such city, village or town,  thereby granting permission for the use of such conduits, drains, treatment  plants, pumping plants, and works of such district in the matter of  treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes of said city,  village or town, for a reasonable compensation therefor to be paid by such  city, village or town, and in case the costs of such conduits, drains,  treatment plants, pumping plants or works is increased by reason of  providing for the treatment, carrying-off and disposal of the sewage or  industrial wastes of any city, village or town, then the increased cost  thereof and the increased cost of operating and maintaining the same shall  be borne by such city, village or town; and to receive payment of such  compensation, and to do any and all things deemed necessary and proper in  the furtherance of said purposes; and thereafter to maintain, repair,  change, enlarge and add to such drains, ditches, channels, conduits,  treatment plants, pumping plants, works, outlets and other improvements and  work, as may be necessary or proper, to meet the future requirements for  the purposes aforesaid, and when necessary for such purposes, any such work  may extend beyond the limits of such district and the rights and powers of  the district over any stream or water course, or work thereon, lying  outside such district, shall to this extent, be the same as within said  district: Provided, no taxes shall be levied upon any property outside of  such district: And provided further, that the district shall be liable for  all damages sustained beyond its limits in consequence of any work or  improvement authorized hereunder. And provided that nothing in this Act  contained shall be construed as superseding or in any manner limiting the  provisions of the "Environmental Protection Act", enacted by the 76th  General Assembly.    (Source: P.A. 78-1017.)