ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS

Springfield, Ill., City Code tit. IX, ch. 96, art. II

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Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.015 Sewage disposal.

§ 96.015. - Sewage disposal. No toilet, water closet, urinal, privy, cesspool, septic tank, sewer, or other means for the depositing, storing, retaining, or disposing of sewage or sink or bathroom wastes shall be built or maintained within zones A, B, C, or D, and only in zone E after a written permit has been granted by the Sangamon County department of public health and the general manager of public utilities based on a written application disclosing the location and specifications therefor, and means for the treatment or disposal of such sewage or sink or bathroom wastes in such manner as may be approved so as not to pollute or threaten pollution of the reservoir or tend to create a nuisance, and the construction and maintenance thereof shall be subject to supervision by the office of public utilities and the Sangamon County department of public health. (Ord. No. 208-3-96, § 1(Exh. A), 3-20-96; Ord. No. 585-10-03, § 1(Exh. 1), 10-21-03; Ord. No. 333-08-19, § 1(Exh. A), 8-7-19)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.016 Private sewage disposal system termination.

§ 96.016. - Private sewage disposal system termination. (a) Whenever a sewer system becomes available, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, to a premises on the marginal lands of Lake Springfield served by a private sewage disposal system, then the use of the private sewage disposal system shall be terminated and the premises shall be connected with the sewer system in accordance with this Code and the following provisions, whichever occurs earliest: (1) Connection shall occur as soon as practicable in a case of system failure or in the event that alteration or other construction requiring a permit would be needed; or (2) Connection shall occur within six months of a lake lease assignment, transfer or a property sale; or (3) Connection shall occur within a maximum five-year period. (b) A sewer system shall be deemed available when a public sewer line is in place within any street, alley, right-of-way, or easement that adjoins or abuts the premises for which the permit is requested, or is located in or under the premises for which the permit is requested, or when the premises to be served is located within a reasonable distance from a public sewer to which a connection is practical and is permitted by the controlling authority for the public sewer. A reasonable distance from the public sewer to the closest boundary line of the premises for the purpose of this provision shall be deemed to be not greater than 200 feet for a single-family residence and not greater than 1,000 feet for a commercial establishment or a multi-family dwelling. (c) Private sewage disposal systems approved for open discharge shall be permitted on the marginal lands of Lake Springfield only when conventional subsurface seepage systems can be demonstrated to be infeasible due to economic constraints, physical site considerations, such as excessive land slope, insufficient land area, or other limiting factor. (d) Open discharges from permitted and approved systems on the marginal lands of Lake Springfield shall be directed to, in order of preference: (1) The ground surface within the leased property as remote from the lake as practical, where such discharge shall not create a nuisance condition; (2) The ground surface of a common area in compliance with the Land Use Plan for Lake Springfield and its marginal properties, as amended and with subsection (d), where such discharge shall not create a nuisance condition; (3) The lake surface or adjacent watercourse, where such discharge shall not create a nuisance condition. (Ord. No. 518-10-98, § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-6-98; Ord. No. 91-02-04, § 2, 2-17-04; Ord. No. 333-08-19, § 1(Exh. A), 8-7-19)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.017 Protection of sewers.

§ 96.017. - Protection of sewers. Only sewage and normal sink and bathroom drainage shall be discharged into any sewer of the city within the general lake reservoir area. No other solids or liquids, either organic or inorganic shall be permitted to enter directly or indirectly into any such sewers.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.018 Connection to utility services.

§ 96.018. - Connection to utility services. (a) No person, not an authorized employee of the city, shall make any connection with, uncover, alter, or disturb any water pipe or main, conduit, electric wire or line, sewer, or other utility constructed or maintained by the city, or open any manhole, intercepting chamber, or any appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the general manager of public utilities based on a written application setting forth the location and nature of the work to be done, together with a description thereof or copy of plans or specifications of the contemplated connection or alteration, and depositing with the city such a sum of money as the general manager shall estimate will fully cover all damage of any kind which may be caused by the connection or alteration or filing an appropriate bond guaranteeing restoration, in the form and amount and with surety, as approved by the city if requested by the general manager to do so. (b) After such alteration or connection has been completed, the sewer, water pipe or main, conduit, electric wire or line, manhole, or intercepting chamber shall be immediately restored to as good a state or condition as prior to the doing of such work, to the satisfaction of the general manager if the completion of the restoration be without expense to the city and to its satisfaction, the sum deposited shall be refunded, but if any of the work be done by the city, the city shall certify the actual expense incurred and shall refund to the holder of the permit the difference, if any, between the amount deposited and the amount certified. In the event the amount so certified shall be in excess of the deposit the holder of the permit shall immediately pay such excess to the city. (c) All sewers connected directly or indirectly with any city sewer shall be constructed in a manner and with materials approved by the general manager of public utilities and be reasonably free from leakage and impervious to groundwater infiltration, exclude storm and surface water, and shall be used to carry only domestic sewage and interior basement drainage. No inlet for storm water or land or surface drainage into any sewer shall be made. (Ord. No. 208-3-96, § 1(Exh. A), 3-20-96)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.019 Pollution of waters and watercourses.

§ 96.019. - Pollution of waters and watercourses. No person shall within zone F, or in any other part of the drainage area, place, throw, discharge, or cause to be discharged, any sewage, garbage, decayed or fermented fruit or vegetables, offal, dead body, manure, polluted, filthy, decaying, fermenting, putrescible, or oily matter or liquid or industrial waste, or any substance defined as a water pollutant by the regulations of the state pollution control board into, or so as to reach, any natural or artificial watercourse or open or covered sewer, ditch, tile, or drain flowing directly or indirectly, continuously or intermittently, into and so as to pollute or tend to pollute the reservoir or other waters from which the city obtains a water supply. No person shall construct in zone F or in any other part of the drainage area any open or covered sewer, ditch, tile, or drain, or make any change or connection so as to cause any pollution or polluted or oily water to flow into or reach more quickly, such reservoir or water supply of the city. No person shall within zone F or in any other part of the drainage area construct or cause to be constructed or use any toilet, water closet, urinal, sink, cesspool, privy, garage, slaughterhouse, or other structure, establishment, or place, which is so situated that polluted or oily liquid therefrom may continuously or intermittently so flow as to ultimately reach and pollute or tend to pollute the waters of such reservoir or other waters from which the city obtains or may obtain a water supply unless there is constructed, maintained, and operated sewage treatment and disposal units and facilities for the treatment or disposal thereof, approved by the city, whereby such polluted or oily liquid is treated, or cause to be treated, so as not to pollute or tend to pollute or threaten pollution of the waters of the reservoir or water supply of the city. No connection for water service shall be installed or water service furnished by the city at any place in the drainage area (being that entire area of land which drains into the artificial water supply lake of the city known as Lake Springfield, or into Sugar Creek, Lick Creek, or any tributary or other stream above the impounding dam of the public water supply lake), unless there are constructed and satisfactorily maintained and operated such approved sewage treatment and disposal units and facilities for the treatment or disposal of the sewage from such premises.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.020 Disposal of waste, garbage; use of manure and fertilizer.

§ 96.020. - Disposal of waste, garbage; use of manure and fertilizer. No house slop, sink waste, garbage, decayed or fermented fruit or vegetables or other fruit or vegetable refuse, offal, swill, carcass, filthy, decaying, fermenting, or putrescible matter of any kind or insanitary waste product or polluted or oily liquid or solid or biocide shall be thrown into the reservoir or placed, piled, or discharged in any manner in zones A, B, C, D, or E, but shall be kept in watertight closed containers, approved by the city, and at regular intervals to be buried under the ground at least 150 feet from the reservoir or be destroyed by fire or removed from zone E in time or manner as required by the city. However, manure and commercial fertilizer may be used for horticultural purposes in zone E, but no manure, commercial fertilizer, or biocide shall be placed, spread, or used on or in the grounds, within zone E, in such quantities or in such a manner as to cause or threaten any pollution of the reservoir or bring about any public or private nuisances.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.021 Interments prohibited.

§ 96.021. - Interments prohibited. No interment of a human body shall be made within zones A, B, C, D, or E.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.022 Regulation of livestock and poultry.

§ 96.022. - Regulation of livestock and poultry. No livestock or poultry shall be kept in zone E. No person shall cause or permit any domestic livestock or poultry to run at large in zone E. Any livestock or poultry found at large in zones A, B, C, D, or E, may be taken up by the city and sold to pay the expense of taking, keeping, advertising, and selling such livestock or poultry and all damages caused to the city or its property by such livestock or poultry. No animal or poultry shall be allowed to stand, wallow, wade, or swim or be washed or watered in the reservoir. No person shall bring, drive, or lead any domestic livestock in zone E, except in lawful use of the public highway and except horses and draft animals while engaged in work or ridden on such portions of zone E as may be designated for riding or driving. No person shall cause or permit any horse or other animal to stand in any street, road, or parkway unless securely hitched or under control of some responsible person. (Ord. No. 333-08-19, § 1(Exh. A), 8-7-19)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.023 Washing clothes.

§ 96.023. - Washing clothes. No clothing, bedding, carpet, vehicle, receptacle, utensils, or article that tends to pollute water shall be washed in the reservoir.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.024 Maintaining premises so as to pollute water or continue nuisances.

§ 96.024. - Maintaining premises so as to pollute water or continue nuisances. No person shall cause or permit any part of zone A, B, C, D, or E, or the waters thereof to be used, kept, or maintained so as to cause the pollution of any part of the waters in the reservoir or so as to create, continue, or contribute to the creation or continuance of any public or private nuisance in such zones.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.025 Creation of unsanitary condition.

§ 96.025. - Creation of unsanitary condition. The violation of any provisions of this chapter whereby any unsanitary condition is created is declared to be a public nuisance.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.026 Underground and above ground storage tanks.

§ 96.026. - Underground and above ground storage tanks. All storage tanks, both underground and above ground, shall meet the requirements of the current rules and regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal (41 III. Adm. Code Parts 160 through 200, as amended). All storage tanks shall be inspected annually for compliance. The owner of the tank shall provide for inspection and provide a copy to the general manager or designee. (Ord. No. 333-08-19, § 1(Exh. A), 8-7-19)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.026.01 Registration of underground storage tanks.

§ 96.026.01. - Registration of underground storage tanks. All owners of residential petroleum underground storage tanks in zone E that are less than 1,100 gallons, shall register such tanks with the office of public utilities, environmental affairs office, prior to September 1, 1991. (Ord. No. 493-5-91, 5-21-91; Ord. No. 333-08-19, § 1(Exh. A), 8-7-19)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.027 Notification of underground storage tank installation.

§ 96.027. - Notification of underground storage tank installation. No petroleum underground storage tank shall be installed or removed in or from zone E without notifying the office of public utilities, water resources department and the Springfield Fire Department, Fire Safety Division. (Ord. No. 493-5-91, 5-21-91; Ord. No. 330-06-02, § 1, 6-18-2002)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.028 Requirements for underground storage tanks.

§ 96.028. - Requirements for underground storage tanks. All new residential underground storage tanks less than 1,100 gallons in size, installed after September 1, 1991, in zone E, shall meet the following requirements: (a) All tanks must be protected from corrosive conditions by one of the following methods: (1) The use of an engineered, properly installed and maintained cathodic protection system; or (2) The use of tanks constructed from approved corrosion-resistant materials such as special alloys, non-metallic reinforced plastic coatings, composites, or equivalent systems. (b) The tanks must be UL or FM approved. (c) Dispensing devices which discharge by gravity flow are prohibited. (d) A permanently-mounted pump, UL or FM approved, must be installed which controls the flow of liquid and prevents leakage or accidental discharge. (e) Devices which contain spills and overfills must be installed and operational. (f) A leak detection system, such as the use of monitoring wells or other approved method(s), is required for both the tank and piping. (g) Any pressurized piping systems must have either an automatic flow restrictor, automatic shutoff device, or a continuous alarm system. (h) All piping must be double-walled and constructed of either coated and cathodically protected steel or fiberglass. (i) All tanks must be setback a minimum of 30 feet from the shoreline, and 20 feet from septic systems, sewers, wells, buildings, basements, and property lines. (j) Fuel dispensers must be set back a minimum of ten feet from the shoreline. The maximum hose length allowed on the fuel dispenser is 18 feet; 30 feet if the hose is installed on a retractable reel. (Ord. No. 493-5-91, 5-21-91)

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 96.029 Upgrading or removal of underground storage tanks.

§ 96.029. - Upgrading or removal of underground storage tanks. Any existing tank in zone E which is not upgraded to comply with the standards set forth in section 96.028 must be removed by December 31, 1993. (Ord. No. 493-5-91, 5-21-91)

Source: City of Springfield, Illinois, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/il/springfield/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIXGERE_CH96LASP_ARTIIENPRFetched: 11/8/2026