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70 ILCS 2605/1 (2026)

The corporate limits of the Sanitary District of Chicago, heretofore organized under the provisions of this Act, within the territorial limits of Cook County, may be extended in such manner as may be provided by law to include any area of contiguous territory within the limits of said Cook County wherein the construction, maintenance and operation of sewers and sewage treatment plants and the construction, enlargement and maintenance of outlets for the drainage of the territory will conduce to the preservation of the public health

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(70 ILCS 2605/1) (from Ch. 42, par. 320)
    Sec. 1. The corporate limits of the Sanitary District of Chicago, heretofore organized under the provisions of this Act, within the territorial limits of Cook County, may be extended in such manner as may be provided by law to include any area of contiguous territory within the limits of said Cook County wherein the construction, maintenance and operation of sewers and sewage treatment plants and the construction, enlargement and maintenance of outlets for the drainage of the territory will conduce to the preservation of the public health.
    The Governor and either branch of the Legislature of this state shall have the right to examine the books of the trustees and all expenditures made by or in any such district, by committee or otherwise, and to call for further reports, accounts, items and copies of all contracts made by or documents held in the possession of any such trustee; and upon the failure refusal or neglect of any such trustees to accurately and completely furnish any and all such items, accounts, documents and reports of contracts as provided in this act, any and all trustees of any such sanitary district shall forfeit their office and by proceedings in quo warranto be ousted and removed therefrom; all such actions may be brought in the county where any such trustees may reside or wherein the major portion of any such sanitary district may be situated.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: Vill. of Frankfort v. Env't Prot. Agency, 852 N.E.2d 522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006).
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Vill. of Frankfort v. Env't Prot. Agency, 852 N.E.2d 522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “Section 7 of the MWRD Act expressly grants to the MWRD the following exclusive powers: (1) to provide for the drainage of the district of surface water and sewage; (2) establish treatment plants and works; (3) prevent pollution of waters (section 7a); (4) prevent pollution in…”
Town of Cicero v. Metro. Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chicago, 2012 IL App (1st) 112164 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶2 BACKGROUND ¶3 The issues in this case arise from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (the Act) (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 2010)), which was passed in 1889, as “An Act to create sanitary districts and to remove obstructions in the Des Plaines and Illinois…”
South Holland Metal Finishing Co. v. Carol Browner, Adm'r, United States Env't Prot. Agency, 97 F.3d 932 (7th Cir. 1996). · cites it 2× “70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. The Act provides that the District shall be incorporated within the contiguous territory of Cook County, Illinois to operate in a manner which will “conduce to the preservation of the public health.”
Bergman v. Water Reclamation Dist., 654 N.E.2d 606 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the actions of the defendants violated the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (the Act) (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 1992)) and a consent decree entered by the circuit court of Cook County on June 8, 1988, in the case…”
People v. Elec. Plating Co., 683 N.E.2d 465 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “When EPC discharges industrial wastewaters into the public sewer system, it is subject to the provisions of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 1994)) and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago sewage and waste…”
Metro. Water Reclamation Dist. v. Civil Serv. Bd. of the Metro. Water Reclamation Dist., 358 Ill. App. 3d 347 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “JUSTICE HALL delivered the opinion of the court: The central issue in this case is whether relevant sections of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 1994)), together with Personnel Rule 7.”
Metro. Water Reclamation v. Civil Serv. Bd., 832 N.E.2d 835 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court: The central issue in this case is whether relevant sections of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 1994)), together with Personnel Rule 7.”
The Vill. of Frankfort v. Illinois Env't Prot. Agency (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “Section 7 of the MWRD Act expressly grants to the MWRD the following exclusive powers: (1) to provide for the drainage of the district of surface water and sewage; (2) establish treatment plants and works; (3) prevent pollution of waters (section 7a); (4) prevent pollution in…”
Taylor v. Metro. Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2020). “See 70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. Defendant maintains Anti-Harassment, Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Policies and Reporting Procedures (“Administrative Procedure 10.”
Koppers Inc. v. City Wide Disposal, Inc., 2024 IL App (1st) 232399-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “BACKGROUND ¶4 The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the District) is an independent unit of local government created by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 2022)). Pursuant to the Act, the District is…”
People v. Elec. Plating Co. (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “When EPC discharges industrial wastewaters into the public sewer system, it is subject to the provisions of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act (70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (West 1994)) and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Sewage and Waste…”
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