(A) Except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section, the use or attempt to use groundwater from within the corporate limits of the village as a potable water supply by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes the installation of any village owned or operated well as a potable water supply.
(B) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns.
POTABLE WATER. Any water used for human or domestic consumption, including, but not limited to, water used for drinking, bathing, swimming, washing dishes, or preparing foods.
(C) Memorandum of Understanding. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois EPA”) in which the village assumes responsibility for tracking all sites that have received no further remediation determinations from the Illinois EPA, notifying the Illinois EPA of changes to this section, and taking certain precautions when siting public potable water supply wells.
(Ord. 2160, passed 5-8-2014) Penalty, see § 50.99