(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dig, drill, or construct a water well or test hole within the service area of the village water system, for use for any reason, except that the Village Board may grant written permission to operate an irrigation well, in the Alluvium (shallow) aquifer, but not in the Ogallala (deep) aquifer, for commercial irrigation purposes, for a parcel of land which shall not be less than five acres in size. No such water well shall be allowed to limit the location of any potable water well for human consumption, which is intended to become a part of the village water system.
(B) No cross-connections shall be allowed from a non-municipal water well or from the village water system, to or from the sanitary or storm sewer. The Utility Superintendent may inspect a premises when necessary to determine that no such cross-connection or cross-connections exist. If the Utility Superintendent of the village finds that a cross-connection exists, he or she shall order the use of the private water well to be permanently discontinued and the installation of a backflow preventer or backsiphonage device. The owner, tenant, and lessee shall be liable severally or jointly for all damages to the village water system and users caused by such cross-connections.
(C) All water wells presently existing within the service area of the village water system shall be registered with the Village Clerk within 60 days of the effective date of this regulation. All registration forms shall be in writing and shall set forth:
(1) Location of well;
(2) Use of water from well or use of the well hole;
(3) Depth of well;
(4) Size and kind of casing installed; and
(5) Pumping equipment used.
(D) No existing private water well shall be modified in any manner, including capping, without written permission from the Village Utility Superintendent and the Village Board.
(1991 Code, § 3-124) (Ord. 2001-599, passed 8-16-2001) Penalty, see § 10.99