[Added 11-20-1990]
In addition to the definitions contained in
the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code,[1] the Illinois Water Well Construction Code,[2] the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code,[3] and the Illinois Drinking Water Systems Code,[4] the following definitions shall apply to the following
words or phrases when used within this article:
A public water system which serves at least 15 service connections
used by residents or regularly serves at least 25 residents at least
60 days a year.
A water supply system consisting solely of a water storage
tank used to hold water that is obtained from another source.
A public water system that is not a community water system,
that has at least 15 service connections used by nonresidents, or
regularly serves 25 or more nonresident individuals daily for at least
60 days a year.
A system for the provision to the public of piped water for
human consumption, if the system has at least 15 service connections
or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at
least 60 days per year. The term "public water system" includes any
collection, treatment, storage and distribution facilities under control
of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with
such system and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities
not under such control which are used primarily in connection with
such system.
A water supply which is not a public water system, yet which
serves a segment of the public other than an owner-occupied single-family
dwelling.
Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven,
dug, jetted or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such
excavation is for the location, division, diversion, artificial recharge
or acquisition of groundwater, but does not include wells and excavation
for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas,
minerals or products or of mining or quarrying or for inserting media
to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations or for storing
petroleum, natural gas or other products, or for observation or any
other purpose in connection with the development or operation of a
gas storage project monitoring wells.
[Amended 11-20-2007]
[Amended 6-20-2017]
The Health Department may refuse to grant a
permit for the installation or deepening of a water well where a public
or community water system is available. The governing authority of
the public or community system shall determine, in accordance with
its local codes or regulations, when the public or community system
is available and if connection to the public or community system is
required.
All individuals who construct water wells and
install well pumps shall be licensed by the Illinois Department of
Public Health in accordance with the Water Well and Pump Installation
Contractor's License Act, 225 ILCS 345/1 et seq.
Except as otherwise herein provided, the location,
construction, repair and disinfection of water wells, and the installation
of water well pumps, shall be in accordance with the requirements
set forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Water
Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 920) and Illinois Water
Well Pump Installation Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 925). Wells that
are abandoned shall be sealed in a manner prescribed by the Illinois
Water Well Construction Code.
[Amended 11-20-2007; 6-20-2017]
Owners of newly constructed wells or other types
of water supplies which supply a semi-private water system shall have
the water from their semi-private water supply analyzed and approved
by either the laboratory of the Illinois Department of Public Health
or a laboratory approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health
before the well or other water supply is placed into service. A copy
of the analysis shall be filed with the Health Department. The water
obtained from a surface supply shall meet the nitrate, turbidity,
and bacteriological requirements contained in Sections 611.301, 611.250
and 611.325 of the Primary Drinking Water Standards (35 Ill. Admin.
Code 611), and the water obtained from a well shall meet the nitrate
and bacteriological requirements of Section 611.301 and 611.325 of
the Primary Drinking Water Standards.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
No water well shall be constructed, deepened,
modified or sealed in this County, except in accordance with these
regulations, and it shall be unlawful to proceed with the construction,
deepening, modification or sealing of a water well without first obtaining
a permit from the Health Department.
A.
Additional requirement for non-community public water
systems. A non-community public water supply shall not be constructed
without first obtaining a permit from the Illinois Department of Public
Health.
B.
Exemptions. This requirement for a permit to construct,
deepen, modify or seal shall not be applicable to wells intended to
serve community public water supply systems, monitoring wells, and
to holding tank systems.
[Amended 10-16-2001; 11-20-2007; 6-20-2017]
Applications for permits shall be in writing
and in such form as shall be prescribed by the Health Department.
Every such application shall be completed and signed by the installer.
A.
The application shall be accompanied by a plan including:
(1)
A
drawing indicating lot size, direction of slope, location of property
lines and distances from proposed well construction to septic tanks,
abandoned wells, property lines, seepage fields, sewers, and all other
sources of contamination, and an indication of the type of contamination
source;
(2)
Water
well driller's license number and name;
(3)
Estimate
daily pumping capacity if greater than 100,000 gallons per day;
(4)
The
location of the water well, including county, city, street address
or lot number, township, range, directions to the site (i.e., subdivision
lot number, highway number, secondary roads, signs to follow, etc.),
and section;
(5)
Name
and address of the owner of the well;
(6)
Type
of well to be constructed (bored, dug, drilled or driven);
(7)
An
estimate of the depth of the well;
(8)
Type
of well (i.e., nonpotable-use well, such as an irrigation, livestock
or industrial water well, private water well, semi-private water well,
or non-community public water well); and
(9)
Proposed
aquifer.
B.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Health Department,
at its discretion, may require additional information and/or inspect
the property.
[Amended 10-16-2001; 2-17-2015]
Each application for the construction or deepening of a well shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth in Chapter 205, Fees, payable to the McLean County Health Department. This fee shall not be refundable in the event that an individual decides not to construct or deepen the water well.
[Amended 10-16-2001; 2-17-2015; 6-20-2017]
If, upon receipt of the application and permit
fee, the Health Department finds that the requirements of this article
have been satisfied, the permit shall be issued.
A.
The permit is valid for a period of 12 months from
the date of issuance.
B.
If construction or deepening of the water well has
not been started within this period, the permit is void.
C.
Any modification from the submitted plan approved
with the permit application must be submitted to the Health Department
in writing before construction begins.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
The Health Department shall be notified by telephone
or in writing at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of any work
to construct or deepen a water well for which a permit has been issued
or to seal a water well, boring, or monitoring well.
A.
Access to property. The Health Department shall be
allowed access to any property for the purpose of performing an inspection
of the water well construction or to inspect the sealing of wells
or to investigate abandoned wells.
B.
Recommendations. If it is found that the permit holder
or licensed contractor has violated any provisions hereof, the Health
Department shall make any necessary recommendations for reconstruction
so that the intent and purpose of this article are satisfied.
