HB 493 -- Public Water Supply Districts Sponsor: Scavuzzo Currently, any territory included in a water supply district that is not being served by the district may be removed by the filing of a petition with the circuit court in which the district was incorporated, either by the district acting through the board of directors or by resident voters or landowners in the territory to be detached. If the petition is not submitted by the district acting through its board of directors, this bill: (1) Requires the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition upon the district by certified or registered mail with a return receipt requested within 10 days of the filing; (2) Requires the circuit court clerk to give the district notice of the hearing date by certified or registered mail with a return receipt requested; and (3) Authorizes the district to file exceptions or objections to the detachment.