(A) Water wells.
(1) It shall be unlawful to drill a water well within the village without securing the prior approval of the Village Administrator and Village Council, which approval shall be granted only on such terms and conditions as will be consistent with the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the village, the welfare of all users of the municipal water system and the security of the municipal water system.
(2) It shall be unlawful to use or consume water from any well drilled in violation of this division (A).
(3) It shall be unlawful to use or consume within the village, or supply for use or consumption within the village, water which is derived from wells located outside the corporate limits of the village without securing the prior approval of the Village Administrator and Village Council, which approval shall be granted only on such terms and conditions as will be consistent with the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the village, the welfare of all users of the municipal water system and the security of the municipal water system.
(B) Geothermal wells. It shall be unlawful to drill a geothermal well for heating and cooling purposes, unless the following conditions are fulfilled.
(1) An application for the drilling of a geothermal well for heating and cooling of residences and commercial and industrial buildings shall be submitted, in writing, to the Village Administrator, setting forth the location of the receiving and return wells, the location of the building to be heated or cooled, the person making the application and the person and/or business receiving the benefit of the system.
(2) Drilling of a geothermal well cannot commence without the approval of the Village Administrator.
(3) All water which is removed from the ground for the geothermal system shall be returned to the ground with a return well. No water from this system shall be discharged into the village sanitary or storm sewer system.
(4) The property which receives the benefit of the geothermal system must use the village water system for its domestic or industrial water consumption.
(Ord. 82-55, passed 10-4-1982) Penalty, see § 51.99