(A) It shall be unlawful to drill or otherwise construct or install any new well or to redrill, reconstruct or reinstall any existing well for the purpose of securing water for use at any premises within the village where connection to the village system is feasible as declared herein and/or the premises are actually connected to the system. Where a private well is allowed as described below, the well and appurtenances may be maintained.
(B) In all instances where a building or structure is connected to the public water supply it shall be unlawful to use any existing private well, semi-private well or other supply of water at or upon any dwelling, residence, structure, premise, building, place of business, or system for any indoor plumbing purpose. If all other ordinances of the village are complied with, and the private well is functioning at the time of connection to the public water supply, such well may be used for outdoor purposes such as vegetation irrigation and washing vehicles.
(C) Cross connections between a private well and the public water supply are prohibited. In cases where a private well is permitted after connection to the public water supply, an annual permit and an annual cross connection inspection are required. The annual permit fee of $100 shall be paid to the village until such well is abandoned. Reasonable inspections may be made more frequently at the discretion of the Director of Public Works to ensure compliance. Each additional inspection shall result in a charge of $65. The inspection of the plumbing system of the dwelling, residence, structure, premise, building, or place of business shall be performed by village staff or any other qualified cross connection control device inspector as designated by the village. The permit form shall be signed by the cross connection control device inspector and the occupant of the property. Failure to allow reasonable inspections shall be considered cause to revoke the well permit and require abandonment of the well.
(D) Whenever any private well becomes non-functioning due to contamination or lowered groundwater elevation and it is feasible to connect to the public water supply (including those structures which are already connected to the public water supply), the non-functioning well shall be abandoned in a manner as set forth by law, ordinance, or administrative regulation. At any time, should the plumbing system of the dwelling, residence, structure, premise, building or place of business be altered to allow the use of the private well for other than purposes expressed in division (B) above, the private well shall be disconnected and abandoned immediately.
(E) After the effective date of this section, in all cases where a private well is permitted to exist after connection to the public water supply, there must be a properly installed residential double check valve and an expansion tank. In cases where wells were previously lawfully allowed to exist after connection to the public water supply, the customer shall cause such residential double check valve and expansiontank to be installed on or before April 1, 2002.
(Ord. 858, passed 8-7-95; Am. Ord. 915, passed 7-15-96; Am. Ord. 1059-W, passed 8-16-99; Am. Ord. 1167, passed 3-19-01; Am. Ord. 1845, passed 4-18-16) Penalty, see § 52.999