Illinois EPA announces new online permit portal to assist drinking
water and wastewater treatment plant operators
Announcement part of IEPA's ongoing mission to ensure clean water
for everyone in Illinois
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[May 11, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- This week
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Bonnett
announced the launch of a new online portal that will help drinking
water and wastewater treatment plant operators more easily update
their certification records and manage their ongoing training
requirements. The announcement coincides with National Drinking
Water Week, May 5-11, which highlights the value of water to each of
us in our everyday lives.
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"I'm very proud that IEPA has made major strides in streamlining our
permit and certification processes," Bonnett said. "This portal will
not only help plant operators stay up-to-date with their training,
it will also save time and money by decreasing costly mailings. We
will continue using technology to better accomplish our mission of
protecting Illinois' environment for generations to come."
The new portal,
http://dataservices.epa.illinois.gov/
operatorcertification/OpCertWelcome.aspx, is part of an ongoing
effort to make government more streamlined, efficient and
transparent. To ensure the safety of the state's drinking water
supplies and the water quality of rivers and streams, the Illinois
EPA requires individuals to be properly credentialed with ongoing
training requirements.
The new Web application will allow operators to search for their
operator ID number, update contact information, manage and update
training credit hours for drinking water certification renewal,
search the examination schedule and locations, and search approved
training courses and training providers.
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While individuals will still be able to work with the Illinois
EPA as they have previously, the agency anticipates that by
increasing the use of technology innovations like the operator Web
service, Illinois taxpayers will benefit from the cost savings while
improving stakeholder service.
For more information about the IEPA's ongoing efforts to protect
Illinois' water supply, visit the Bureau of Water's website at
http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/.
[Text from
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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