# 17 Ill. Adm. Code 3708.10: Section 3708.10 Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 17 Ill. Adm. Code 3708.10
- **Heading:** Section 3708.10 Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 17 CONSERVATION / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / Part 3708 FLOODWAY CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS / Section 3708.10 Purpose

## Text

Section 3708
Section 3708.10  Purpose
The purpose of this Part is to
provide rules governing construction and filling in the regulatory floodway of
rivers, lakes and streams of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will
Counties, excluding the City of Chicago so that
periodic inundation
will
not:
a)
Pose a danger to the general health and welfare of the user
;
b)
Require the expenditure of public funds
;
c)         Require
the provision of public resources or disaster
relief services
(Section 18g of the Rivers, Lakes and Streams Act [615 ILCS
5]); and
d)         Result singularly or cumulatively in greater flood damages or
potential flood damages due to increases in flood stage or velocities or loss
of flood storage.

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