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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 556 - QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE › Section 556.90 - Information Sheet Filings to Amend the QIP Surcharge

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a) The amount of qualifying infrastructure
			 investment shall be shown on an Information Sheet supplemental to the QIP surcharge
			 tariff and filed with the Commission monthly or some other time period at the option
			 of the utility. The Information Sheet shall be accompanied by data showing the
			 calculation of the qualifying infrastructure investment adjustment. Unless otherwise
			 ordered by the Commission, each qualifying infrastructure investment adjustment
			 shown on an Information Sheet shall become effective pursuant to the utility's
			 approved QIP surcharge tariffs. [220
			 ILCS 5/9-220.3(e)(1)]
b) After a QIP surcharge tariff is in effect, the
			 QIP surcharge percentage shall be filed with the Commission or postmarked on an
			 information sheet with supporting data no later than the
			 20th day of the month preceding the effective date of the
			 QIP surcharge percentage. An information sheet with supporting data filed after that
			 date, but prior to the effective date, shall be accepted only if it corrects an
			 error or errors from a timely filed information sheet for the same effective date.
			 Any other information sheet with supporting data shall be accepted only if it is
			 submitted as a special permission request to become effective on less than 45 days'
			 notice under Section 9-201(a) of the Act.
c) A new QIP surcharge percentage may become
			 effective on the first day of the billing cycle or the first day of the calendar
			 month, with a new R component becoming effective, if required, on the first billing
			 cycle effective for April or the first day of April. A QIP surcharge percentage
			 shall continue in effect until replaced by a subsequent information sheet filing
			 pursuant to subsection (a).
d) A utility
			 shall file an information sheet each period in accordance with the utility's tariff
			 and shall reflect the continuing aggregation of qualifying infrastructure investment
			 costs, regardless of whether the QIP surcharge percentage changes.
e) A utility shall submit with each information
			 sheet the following documentation:
1) A
			 calculation of the QIP surcharge percentage, PTR and GRCF;
2) A detailed schedule providing the following
			 information for each completed QIP-eligible project:
A) Plant account number and title;
B) Category of project;
C) Project name;
D) Description of project;
E) Dollar amount in the month of closing;
			 and
F) Month and year of
			 closing;
3) A schedule
			 showing the calculation of accumulated depreciation on associated QIP;
4) A schedule showing the calculation of
			 accumulated deferred income taxes associated with QIP; and
5) A detailed schedule showing the calculation of
			 depreciation expense.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 556 - QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE › Section 556.100 - Annual Reconciliation

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a) A utility
			 that has a QIP surcharge in effect shall file with the Commission an annual petition
			 to initiate a reconciliation proceeding. The petition shall comply with the
			 following provisions:
1) For each calendar year in
			 which a surcharge tariff is in effect, the natural gas utility shall file a petition
			 on or before March 20 of the following year with the Commission to initiate hearings
			 to reconcile amounts billed under each surcharge authorized with the actual
			 prudently incurred costs recoverable under this tariff in the preceding year. The
			 petition filed by the natural gas utility shall include testimony and schedules that
			 support the accuracy and the prudence of the qualifying infrastructure investment
			 for the calendar year being reconciled. [220 ILCS
			 5/9-220.3(e)(2)]
2) The petition filed shall also include the
			 number of jobs attributable to the qualifying infrastructure investments whose costs
			 are recovered through the QIP surcharge tariff. [220 ILCS 5/9-220.3(e)(2)] The
			 utility shall describe in its petition how it determined the number of
			 jobs.
3) As required by this Section,
			 the annual reconciliation shall include a calculation of the R component necessary
			 to adjust revenue collected under the QIP surcharge in effect during the
			 reconciliation year to an amount equivalent to the actual level of
			 prudently-incurred qualified infrastructure investment for the reconciliation
			 year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 556 - QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE › Section 556.110 - Annual Internal Audit

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The utility shall submit annually to the Commission's Manager of the
				Accounting Department, no later than July 31 for the previous calendar year, an
				internal audit report that determines whether the QIP surcharge and information
				provided under the Annual Reconciliation in Section
				556.100 have
				been calculated in accordance with this Part and Section 9-220.3 of the Act. The
				initial internal audit shall be submitted no later than July 31 of the year
				following the effective date of the QIP surcharge tariff. Internal audits conducted
				under this Part shall determine whether:
a)
			 Internal controls are effectively preventing the double recovery of costs through
			 the QIP surcharge and other approved tariffs;
b) The QIP surcharge percentage is being properly
			 billed to customer bills;
c) QIP
			 surcharges are properly calculated;
d)
			 Costs recovered through the QIP surcharge are recorded in the appropriate accounts;
			 and
e) Costs recovered through the QIP
			 surcharge are properly reflected in the calculation of the QIP surcharge percentage
			 and the annual reconciliation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 556 - QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE › Section 556.120 - Gas Utility Commitments

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A natural gas utility that has in effect a QIP surcharge tariff
				shall:
a) Recognize that the General
			 Assembly identifies improved public safety and reliability of natural gas facilities
			 as the cornerstone upon which Section 9-220.3 of the Act is designed, and qualifying
			 projects should be encouraged, selected, and prioritized based on these factors; and
			 [220 ILCS
			 5/9-220.3(d)(1)]
b) Provide information to the Commission as
			 requested to demonstrate that:
1) The projects
			 included in the QIP surcharge tariff are indeed qualifying projects; and
2) The projects are selected and prioritized
			 taking into account improved public safety and reliability. [220 ILCS
			 5/9-220.3(d)(2)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 556 - QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE › Section 556.130 - Annual QIP Plan Update

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Beginning in 2015, a utility with an approved QIP surcharge tariff
				shall file with the Commission by April 1 of each year an annual QIP plan update on
				e-Docket in the docket that approved the utility's QIP surcharge tariff, with copies
				provided to the Commission's Director of the Financial Analysis Division and
				Director of the Safety and Reliability Division. The annual QIP plan update shall
				provide the specific plan for that calendar year's qualified infrastructure
				investment, including planned replacements of underground natural gas facilities
				during the year. The initial annual QIP plan update shall be submitted no later than
				April 1 of the year following the effective date of the initial QIP surcharge
				tariff. The annual QIP plan update shall include the following information for
				projects included in the update for which costs are anticipated to be incurred
				during the calendar year of the update:
a)
			 A schedule showing each QIP project included in the update by the classification of
			 the project as defined in Section
			 556.40(a),
			 with the following information:
1) The project
			 title;
2) The priority of the
			 project;
3) The accumulated cost of the
			 project at the beginning of the calendar year;
4) The projected cost to be incurred during the
			 calendar year;
5) The anticipated total
			 cost of the project to have been incurred by the end of the calendar year;
			 and
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 590 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GAS AND FOR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Section 590.10 - Standards

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a) Incorporations by
			 Reference
1) The Illinois Commerce Commission
			 (Commission) adopts the standards contained in
			 49 CFR
			 191.1,
			 191.3,
			 191.5,
			 191.7,
			 191.9,
			 191.11,
			 191.13,
			 191.15,
			 191.17,
			 191.22,
			 191.23,
			 191.25,
			 191.29,
			 192 (excluding Section 192.12) , 193 and 199 as of April 29, 2021, as its minimum
			 safety standards for the transportation of gas and for gas pipeline
			 facilities.
2) Reports otherwise
			 required under 49 CFR 191, as incorporated by subsection (a)(1), that pertain only
			 to the downhole portion of an "underground natural gas storage facility", as that
			 term is defined in
			 49 CFR
			 192.3 as of April 29, 2021, need not be filed with
			 the Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 590 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GAS AND FOR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Section 590.20 - Submission of Federal Reports to the Commission

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Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or
				operates pipeline facilities shall file with the Commission any report filed with
				the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pursuant to
				49 CFR
				191.11,
				191.13,
				191.17,
				and
				191.25,
				except that reports otherwise required to be filed with the Commission under this
				Section that pertain only to the downhole portion of an "underground natural gas
				storage facility", as that term is defined in
				49 CFR
				192.3 as of April 29, 2021, need not be filed with
				the Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 590 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GAS AND FOR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Section 590.30 - Submission of Plans, Procedures and Programs

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a)
			 Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates
			 pipeline facilities shall make electronically available to the Commission any plans,
			 procedures and programs required by or necessary to implement requirements of
			 Section
			 590.10(a).
b) Each person identified in subsection (a) shall
			 make all necessary documents electronically available to the Commission by either:
1) requesting an external user account with the
			 Commission; or
2) posting the documents
			 on a technology platform hosted by the person and providing to the Commission
			 password-protected access to the platform.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 590 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GAS AND FOR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Section 590.40 - External User Accounts

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a) Each person
			 seeking to make electronic documents available to the Commission in the manner
			 prescribed by Section
			 590.30(b)(1)
			 must have an active external user account.
b) The application for an external user account is
			 available on the Commission's website or can be obtained by calling or e-mailing the
			 Chief Clerk's office.
c) The external
			 user account application requires the following information:
1) First name and last name;
2) Primary mailing address and phone
			 number;
3) Preferred user
			 name;
4) Password;
5) Challenge question and answer; and
6) Notarized signature.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 595 - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR WHO OWN OR OPERATE GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 595.10 - Exemption from 83 Ill. Adm. Code 220

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a) All
				persons engaged in the transportation of gas, or who own or operate pipeline
				facilities, shall report accidents or incidents under the provisions of this
				Part.
b) Public utilities required to
				report accidents under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 220 shall report all accidents or
				incidents, as defined in Section
				595.110, under the
				provisions of this Part in lieu of the report required by 83 Ill. Adm. Code
				220.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 595 - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR WHO OWN OR OPERATE GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Subpart B - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS › Section 595.110 - Definitions

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"Accident or incident", for the purposes of this Part, shall mean
				  any or all of the events listed in
				  49 CFR
				  191.3 as of January 1, 2011, the cause of which is
				  gas escaping from pipeline facilities or liquefied natural gas facilities. No later
				  amendment or editions are incorporated by this definition.
"Commission" shall mean the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Gas" shall mean natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic
				  or corrosive.
"Liquefied natural gas facility" means a pipeline facility that is
				  used for liquefying natural gas or synthetic gas or transferring, storing, or
				  vaporizing liquefied natural gas.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, joint venture,
				  partnership, corporation, association, municipalities, cooperative association, and
				  includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof.
"Pipeline facilities" shall include new and existing pipe,
				  rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of
				  gas or the treatment of gas during the course of such transportation.
"Transportation of gas" shall mean the gathering, transmission or
				  distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage within this state and not subject to
				  the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas
				  Pipeline Safety Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 595 - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR WHO OWN OR OPERATE GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Subpart B - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS › Section 595.120 - Reporting of Accidents or Incidents

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a) A
				report of each accident or incident shall be filed with the Commission not later
				than 30 days after the accident or incident occurred. The report shall be made on
				the appropriate U.S. Department of Transportation Incident Report Form for Gas
				Distribution Systems or for Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems. If the accident
				investigation is incomplete after the expiration of the 30 day period, an additional
				report will be filed upon its completion, or every 90 days until the investigation
				is completed. Reports required under this Part shall be filed with the Commission in
				electronic form by a person who has an external user account provided under 83 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				590.40.
b) Information required by this form must be
				provided to comply with Section 6 of the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act [ 220 ILCS
				20 ]. Failure to do so may result in penalties pursuant to Section 7 or 7.5 of the
				Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 595 - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR WHO OWN OR OPERATE GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES › Subpart B - REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS › Section 595.130 - Immediate Reports

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The Commission shall be notified of all such accidents or
				  incidents as soon as possible, consistent with the public welfare and safety. Such
				  notification shall include the location and time of the accident or incident, a
				  brief description of what occurred, the individual in charge of the repair
				  operation, and the individual to be contacted by the Commission should the
				  Commission request additional information. Such immediate reports shall be made by
				  telephone by calling 217-782-5050, which is available on a 24-hour basis. This
				  telephone number is to be used only for the reporting of accidents or incidents as
				  defined in Section
				  595.110.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 596 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION › Section 596.10 - Definitions

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"Commission" shall mean the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Gas" shall mean natural gas, flammable gas or gas that is toxic or
				corrosive.
"Inspection information" shall include all information that has come
				to the Commission in the course of any inspection or other activity performed by any
				agent or employee of the Commission under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Gas
				Pipeline Safety Act [220 ILCS 20 ] (Act), including, without limitation, any
				account, record, memorandum, book, paper, document, plan, report, plant, facility,
				equipment or other property of any person subject to Commission jurisdiction under
				the Act, including any evaluation and associated evaluation documentation of such
				inspections or other activity by any agent or employee of the Commission
				irrespective of the medium in which the information exists.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, joint venture,
				partnership, corporation, association, municipality, or cooperative association and
				includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative.
"Pipeline facilities" shall include new and existing pipe,
				rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of
				gas or the treatment of gas during the course of that transportation.
"Transportation of gas" shall mean the gathering, transmission or
				distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage within this State and not subject to
				the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas
				Pipeline Act (
				49 USC
				60101 et seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 596 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION › Section 596.20 - Public Availability of Inspection Information

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Any inspection information regarding any person who either engages
				in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities within this
				State under the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Illinois Gas Pipeline
				Safety Act, except to the extent that information is confidential or proprietary,
				shall be made available to the public by the Commission and may be posted on the
				Commission's website.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 596 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION › Section 596.30 - Confidential or Proprietary Information

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Any person, as set forth in Section
				596.20, who believes that
				any inspection information is confidential or proprietary shall request that the
				Commission enter an order to protect the confidential or proprietary information
				pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code
				200.430. For purposes of
				this Section, a "proceeding" shall mean the docketed proceeding established by the
				Commission to consider the request of any person that the Commission enter an order
				to protect confidential or proprietary information. Any party granted the right to
				intervene in the proceeding shall be given an opportunity to respond to any person
				requesting an order protect confidential or proprietary information. The petitioning
				party shall be given an opportunity to reply to such response. All response and
				replies shall be filed and served as provided in 83 Ill. Adm. Code
				200.190(e).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 596 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION › Section 596.40 - Pre-Existing Inspection Information

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To the extent that the Commission seeks to make inspection
				information gathered previous to October 1, 2012 available to the public or post
				that inspection information to the Commission's website, it shall make available
				copies of all inspection information to be posted or otherwise made available to the
				public to the affected person to review for a period of at least 60 days. The person
				shall be permitted to request that the Commission enter an order to protect the
				confidential or proprietary information prior to the information being posted to the
				Commission's website or any other public dissemination pursuant to Section
				596.30.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 596 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION › Section 596.50 - Inspection Information Posted on Commission Website

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In all cases other than those addressed in Section
				596.40, any
				affected person shall be given 14 days to review all inspection information
				attributed to the person, prepared based on information provided by the person, or
				otherwise gathered from the person prior to it being posted to the Commission's
				website for review, or otherwise being made available to the
				public.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.10 - Statutory

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"An Act concerning public utilities" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch.
				  ch. 1112/3, pars. 1 et seq.) contains the following provisions:
a) Article I, Section 10.15, Definitions
"Service" is used in its broadest and most inclusive sense, and
				  includes not only the use or accommodation afforded consumers or patrons, but also
				  any product or commodity furnished by any public utility and the plant, equipment,
				  apparatus, appliances, property and facilities employed by, or in connection with,
				  any public utility in performing any service or in furnishing any product or
				  commodity and devoted to the purposes in which such public utility is engaged and to
				  the use and accommodation of the public.
b) Article IV, Section 54, Standards of Service
The Commission shall have power to ascertain, determine and fix
				  for each kind of public utility suitable and convenient standard commercial units of
				  service, product or commodity, which units shall be lawful units for the purposes of
				  this Act; to ascertain, determine and fix adequate and serviceable standards for the
				  measurements of quantity, quality, pressure, initial voltage or other condition
				  pertaining to the performing of its service or to the furnishing of its product or
				  commodity by any public utility, and to prescribe reasonable regulations for
				  examining, measuring and testing such service, product, or commodity, and to
				  establish reasonable rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the
				  accuracy of all meters and appliances for examining, measuring, or testing such
				  service, product or commodity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.20 - Authorization of Rules

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In accordance with the statutory provisions in Section 54 of "An
				  Act concerning public utilities" above, the attached revised rules for water service
				  applicable to public water utilities have been prepared and approved by the
				  Commission to be effective January 1, 1975.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.30 - Application of Rules

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a) Except as hereinafter
				otherwise provided, this Part sets forth the minimum general requirements and shall
				apply to any public utility defined as such by the Illinois Public Utilities Act,
				which is now or hereafter may be engaged in providing public water service and which
				comes under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
b) This Part shall supersede any rate, rule,
				regulation or condition of service which any water utility presently has on file
				with the Commission. Any rate, rule, regulation or condition of service which fails
				to meet the minimum general requirements in this Part shall be considered null and
				void and the utility shall refile such rate, rule, regulation or condition of
				service to conform with the provisions of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.40 - Saving Clause

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The adoption of this Part shall in no way preclude the Commission
				  from altering or amending it, in whole or in part, or from requiring or permitting
				  any other or additional service, equipment, facility or standard, either upon
				  complaint, upon its own motion, or upon the application of any utility; and,
				  furthermore, this Part shall in no way relieve any utility from any of its duties
				  under the laws of this state.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.50 - Definitions

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The word "Commission," used in this Part, shall be construed to
				  mean the Illinois Commerce Commission.
The word "customer," used in this Part, shall be construed to mean
				  any person, firm, or corporation, municipality or other political subdivision of the
				  state taking water service from any such utility.
The word "utility," used in this Part, shall be construed to mean
				  public utility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY › Section 600.60 - Modification or Exemption from Rules

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If hardship results from the application of any rule herein
				  prescribed, or if unusual difficulty is involved in complying with any rule or
				  otherwise upon good cause shown, a formal application or written request, as may be
				  appropriate under the circumstances, may be made to the Commission for the
				  modification of the particular rule or for an exemption from its provision. Upon
				  good cause shown the Commission may then modify that rule or provide an exemption
				  for that utility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.110 - Records and Reports

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a) Attention is invited
				to the requirements of Section 16 of "An Act concerning public utilities," which
				presently reads as follows:
"Each public utility shall have an office in one of the cities,
				  villages or incorporated towns in this State in which its property or some part
				  thereof is located, and shall keep in said office all such books, accounts, papers,
				  records and memoranda as shall be ordered by the Commission to be kept within the
				  State. The address of such office shall be filed with the Commission. No books,
				  accounts, papers, records or memoranda ordered by the Commission to be kept within
				  the State shall be at any time removed from the State, except upon such conditions
				  as may be prescribed by the Commission."
b) All records required by this Part shall be kept
				within the state and shall be available for inspection by the Commission or its
				staff, except as permitted by order of the Commission.
c) The rules prescribed in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 615
				(General Order 189), as revised from time to time, will govern the destruction of
				records of water utilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.120 - System Records

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Each utility shall keep daily records which shall substantially
				  reflect and provide for continuity of operations of its plant. The utility shall
				  also keep, insofar as practicable, a record of such details of system operation as
				  may be necessary to substantially reproduce its operation. Such records shall show
				  the quantities of water pumped from each source of supply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.130 - Pressure Record

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a) Each utility
				furnishing service within a given contiguous service area to 300 or more customers
				or a population equivalent of 1,000 persons shall maintain a graphic pressure gauge
				located at its plant or at some central point in the distribution system where
				continuous records shall be made of the pressure in the mains at that point. All
				records or charts shall be identified, dated and filed chronologically and shall be
				open to inspection by the public.
b)
				Each utility shall furnish and place other recording pressure gauges at such
				locations and for such periods as may be determined by the Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.140 - Maps and Records

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a) Each utility
				shall maintain reasonably accurate up-to-date maps which shall show the area for
				which certificates of convenience and necessity have been issued by the Commission.
				Where applicable, the maps shall indicate each area by Docket Number.
b) Each utility shall also maintain reasonably
				accurate up-to-date supply diagrams and distribution maps. The supply diagram shall
				contain a plot plan of the supply facilities showing equipment, capacities, and flow
				directions. The distribution map shall show all mains indicating their general
				location and size, all hydrants and all valves. Such maps and other such information
				as necessary shall enable the utility to promptly and accurately advise interested
				individuals as to the location of mains and services.
c) Separate valve, hydrant and service connection
				records shall be kept for each valve, hydrant and service connection. Each record
				shall give the date of installation, size, make and model (if known), location,
				number and history of maintenance where applicable.
d) Maps showing the certificated area of the
				utility (when the Commission has issued a certificate for a specific area) and the
				principal transmission and distribution mains shall be submitted to the Commission
				by March 31, 1975. Maps showing additions and changes thereto in each calendar year
				shall be submitted by March 31 of each succeeding year. If there are no changes in
				such calendar year, the utility shall so notify the Commission in writing of this
				fact and, in those cases, it will not be necessary to refile such maps. Because of
				the necessity of such maps, any utility not possessing same shall begin an immediate
				program to permit the preparation and filing thereof. In the event such maps cannot
				be filed within the period above stated, the utility shall request Commission
				approval for additional time.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.150 - Customer Meter Test Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each utility shall keep a record for each meter showing the make,
				  size, style, number and date of purchase of the meter. Such record shall also
				  reflect at all times the results of the latest test conducted on the meter, the
				  reason for the test and the testing method used.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.160 - Meter Bills

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Except as hereinafter
				set forth, bills rendered periodically to customers for metered service shall show
				the date and the reading of the meter at the beginning and the end of the period for
				which the bill is rendered, the due date of the bill, the volume of water used, the
				amount of the bill and a condensed statement of the principal rates.
b) In cases, however, whereby reason of the use of
				postal or other card form of billing, or for other good reasons, the information set
				forth in the preceding paragraph cannot reasonably be placed on such bills, any
				utility shall present for filing with the Commission, in conjunction with its rules,
				a proposed form of billing. Upon the said proposed form being approved or passed to
				the files by the Commission, billing shall be made in accordance therewith. The
				Commission may reject or require modification of any such proposed form of billing,
				or at its discretion, require a hearing thereon.
c) In those cases where the principal rates are
				not shown on the bill, the utility shall provide each customer a copy of the rates
				at least once each year and following a change in the rates. Said notice may
				accompany the regular bill for service.
d) In addition to the above, each utility shall
				file with the Commission Water Engineering Staff within 30 days from the date of
				this order, two copies of the bill form presently in use. Each time said form is
				changed, the utility shall file 2 copies of the new form with the staff and, if
				required, file a copy with the Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart B - RECORDS › Section 600.170 - Complaint Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A full and prompt
				investigation shall be made of each complaint received. The word "complaint," as
				used in this Section, shall be construed to mean substantial objection made to a
				utility by a customer as to its charges, facilities, or service, the disposal of
				which complaint requires investigation or analysis. The receipt of all written
				complaints shall be acknowledged in writing or by personal contact.
b) A record shall be kept of each complaint,
				showing the name and address of the complainant, the time of day and date received,
				the nature of the complaint, the result of the investigation, when and by whom
				conducted, the final disposition of the complaint and the date of such
				disposition.
c) Complaints shall be
				summarized at least quarterly by each operating office. Said summaries shall
				categorize complaints by type and number and shall be kept for 3 years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.210 - Quality of Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each utility shall furnish a safe water supply suitable for
				  drinking and free of any hazards to health in adequate quantities to meet the needs
				  of its customers. The water should be free from objectionable odor and taste and
				  should be colorless. It shall conform to the standards for drinking water as
				  established by the State of Illinois, Environmental Protection Agency or any
				  successor agency or organization.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.220 - Interruptions of Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each utility shall
				make all reasonable efforts to prevent interruptions of service. When interruption
				occurs, the utility shall re-establish service with the shortest possible delay
				consistent with general safety and public welfare. The Commission shall be notified
				promptly if service is interrupted for a period of 12 hours or more in any major
				portion of the distribution system.
b)
				Whenever service is to be interrupted for the purpose of working on the system, this
				work shall be done at a time which will cause the least inconvenience to customers
				and those customers who will be most seriously affected by such interruption shall,
				so far as practical, be notified in advance. The utility shall also notify the
				proper officer of the fire department at least 6 hours in advance, if at all
				possible, as to the extent of the interruption. At the completion of repairs, the
				same officer shall be notified that service has been restored.
c) Each utility shall keep a record of all
				interruptions affecting service to the entire system and to any major portion of the
				distribution system. This record shall show the date, time of day, duration, extent
				and cause of the interruption.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.230 - Adequacy of Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each utility shall
				furnish and maintain sufficient facilities to provide a continuous and adequate
				supply of water at reasonable pressure. Unless other acceptable provisions are made
				to insure continuous service, the utility should be able to meet the maximum daily
				demand with its largest well and/or pump out of service.
b) An average pressure of at least 35 pounds per
				square inch (psi) is recommended at the customer's service connection. Under normal
				operating conditions, pressure below 20 psi at the customer's service connection
				will not be considered reasonable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.240 - Inspection and Maintenance of Valves and Hydrants

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each utility shall establish a valve and hydrant inspection
				  program. Valves and hydrants shall be kept in good operating condition and should be
				  inspected at least annually. Valves and hydrants found to be inoperable shall be
				  repaired or replaced. Valve covers shall be maintained at grade level and not paved
				  over. Each inspection and all maintenance performed shall be properly noted on the
				  valve or hydrant record card.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.250 - Emergency Telephone Number

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In addition to a toll
				free phone number available during normal working hours, each utility shall maintain
				a toll free number available 24 hours a day for emergency situations. Said numbers
				shall be published in the telephone directory in each area served by the
				utility.
b) Within 30 days from the
				effective date of this Part each utility shall notify the Commission Water
				Engineering Staff of such numbers and promptly advise said staff of any changes in
				the numbers. In cases where the numbers are changed the utility shall notify its
				customers in printing. Said notice may accompany the next regular billing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart C - QUALITY OF SERVICE › Section 600.260 - Metered Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
All general water service furnished within the State of Illinois
				  shall be by metered measurement, unless otherwise approved by the
				  Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.300 - Testing Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each utility furnishing water service to any of its customers on a
				  metered basis shall, unless specifically excused by the Commission, make provision
				  for a suitable meter testing laboratory and equipment or apparatus as may be
				  necessary to make the tests required by this Part and other orders of this
				  Commission. Meter testing equipment shall, at all reasonable hours, be accessible
				  for inspection and use by authorized representatives of the
				  Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.310 - Test and Allowable Error

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				accuracy of a water meter shall be tested by comparing the actual amount of water
				passing through it with the amount indicated on the dial.
b) The test shall be conducted in accordance with
				the standards for testing Cold Water Meters as prescribed by the American Water
				Works Association (AWWA C705-60) with quantities and flows for positive displacement
				meters as follows:
TEST FLOWS (G.P.M.) & QUANTITY
MINIMUM
INTERMEDIATE
MAXIMUM
Size of
Flow
QUANTITY
FLOW
QUANTITY
FLOW
QUANTITY
meter
G.P.M.
Gal.
Cu.Ft.
G.P.M.
Gal.
Cu.Ft.
G.P.M.
Gal.
Cu.Ft.
5/8"
1/4
10
1
2
10
1
15
100
10
3/4"
1/2
10
1
3
10
1
25
100
10
1"
3/4
10
1
4
10
1
40
100
10
11/2"
11/2
100
10
8
100
10
80
1000
100
2"
2
100
10
15
100
10
120
1000
100
3"
4
100
10
20
100
10
250
1000
100
4"
7
100
10
40
100
10
350
1000
100
6"
12
100
10
60
100
10
700
1000
100
No meters shall be placed in service when the accuracy is
				  different than follows:
NEW METERS
REPAIRED METERS
MINIMUM RANGE
95-101.5%
90-101.5%
INTERMEDIATE RANGE
98.5 -101.5%
98.5-101.5%
MAXIMUM RANGE
98.5-101.5%
98.5-101.5%
c) The
				utility may make such additional tests as it may deem necessary but in a manner that
				will not unreasonably inconvenience the customer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.320 - Meter Tests on Premises

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Tests may be made at the place the meter is installed, provided
				  the method employed by the utility for so testing a meter has been submitted to and
				  has received the approval of the Commission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.330 - Installation of Meters

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
No meter shall be placed in service unless it has been tested
				  previous to its installation and found accurate within the limits prescribed in
				  Section
				  600.310. This test shall be
				  made either by the utility or the meter manufacturer. If made by the latter, the
				  utility must obtain a copy of the result of the manufacturer's
				  test.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.340 - Frequency of Tests

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise approved by the Commission, each service water
				  meter shall be periodically inspected and tested in accordance with the following
				  schedule, or as often as the results may warrant, to insure that the meter accuracy
				  is maintained within the limits set out in Section
				  600.310:
5/8 inch meter - 10 years or for each 100,000 cubic feet
				  registered
3/4 inch meter - 6 years or for each 300,000 cubic feet
				  registered
1 inch meter - 6 years or for each 300,000 cubic feet
				  registered
Meter 11/2 inch and over - 4 years
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.350 - Meter Tests Requested by Customer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Each utility furnishing metered water service shall, without charge, test the
				accuracy of any meter upon request by the customer served by such meter, provided
				that the meter in question has not been tested by the utility or by the Commission
				within two years previous to such request. If the customer so desires, he or his
				representatives shall have the privilege of witnessing the test. A written report,
				giving the results of the test, shall be made to the customer.
b) When a meter which has been in service less
				than two years since its last test is found to be accurate within the limits
				specified in Section
				600.310, the customer shall
				pay a fee to the utility not to exceed the following:
1) 1 inch meter or smaller - $7.50
2) 11/2 inch or 2 inch meter - $15.00
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart D - METER TESTING › Section 600.360 - Commission Referee Tests

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Upon written
				application to the Commission by any customer, a test will be made of the customer's
				meter by a representative of the Commission. For such a test a fee as provided for
				in Section
				600.350 must
				accompany the application.
b) If the
				meter is found to be registering more than
				1.5 percent fast on the average
				when tested as prescribed in Section
				600.310, the utility shall
				refund to the customer the amount of the fee.
c) The utility shall in no way disturb the meter
				after a customer has made an application for a referee test until authority to do so
				is given by the Commission or the customer in writing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart E - GENERAL › Section 600.400 - Sale of Water

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
No utility shall furnish, transmit, sell or deliver water except
				  at the rates shown in the tariff schedule of the utility on file with the Commission
				  in accordance with the provisions of the Public Utilities Act as
				  amended.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 600 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR WATER UTILITIES (GENERAL ORDER 24) › Subpart E - GENERAL › Section 600.410 - Credit Deposits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
No utility shall demand, attempt to collect or collect credit
				  deposits except under conditions allowed by rules of the Commission as may be in
				  effect from time to time.