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525 ILCS 45/2 (2026)

Declaration of Policy

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: 525 ILCS 45/2 (2026)
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(525 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 1602)
    Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest to better manage and conserve water, to establish a mechanism for restricting withdrawals of groundwater in emergencies, and to provide for public notice of planned substantial withdrawals of water after the effective date of this Act from new points of withdrawal before water is withdrawn.
(Source: P.A. 85-483.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Citizens Opposing Pollution v. Exxonmobil Coal U.S.A.
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Citizens Opposing Pollution v. Exxonmobil Coal U.S.A. (2012) ill “525 ILCS 45/2 (West 2008). The Water Use Act also follows the doctrine of reasonable use for groundwater withdrawals.”
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