{
 "topic": "FOIA section 7(1)(x) - Utility facility location/security maps",
 "statute": "5 ILCS 140/7(1)(x)",
 "family": "FOIA exemptions (section 7)",
 "page": "https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-7-1-x/",
 "note": "Determination letters are non-binding. Verify against the source PDF before citing.",
 "counts": {
  "violation_found": 0,
  "no_violation": 2,
  "no_determination": 0,
  "other": 0
 },
 "challenge_notes": null,
 "issues": [
  {
   "issue": "Denial of maps showing water shut-off valve locations",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "Maps showing the location of a municipal water utility's distribution facilities, including residential shut-off valves, are exempt from disclosure under section 7(1)(x).",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Maps of residential water shutoff valve locations",
    "date": "2024-08-13",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-81197/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 77360, issued September 27, 2023",
     "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-77360/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "issue": "Withholding CSO point location data under section 7(1)(x)",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "CSO point locations are exempt as maps and records regarding the location of utility-owned transmission and treatment facilities.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "GIS shapefiles of Combined Sewer Outfall points",
    "date": "2023-09-27",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-77360/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Southern Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Public Health, 218 Ill. 2d 390, 415 (2006)",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "Lieber v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, 176 Ill. 2d 401, 407 (1997)",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}