(A) Any person, individual, municipality, or other entity shall be prohibited from drilling any wells within a four-mile radius of the village without first filing a written application therefor and without first obtaining written permission from the President and Board of Trustees of the village.
(B) The application for a permit to drill a well within the aforesaid four-mile radius of the village shall be accompanied with an impact statement. The impact statement shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer in the state, licensed by the Department of Education, and showing, in detail, the type of well construction, including, but not limited to, the depth, the proposed formation into which it is expected to drill, the amount of water it is expected to pump, whether or not the well will be cased, how the water is intended to be used, and the amount of water expected to be pumped daily, weekly, monthly, and annually.
(C) Within 30 days following the completion of such a well, any person or entity obtaining a permit to drill a well within that area shall report to the President and Board of Trustees of the village all data concerning the drilling of said well, including, but not limited to, its depth, capacity, water level, draw down, and any other relevant information requested by said President and Board of Trustees of the village.
(D) The President and Board of Trustees of the village may at any time require any person drilling a well within the proscribed area to cease drilling said well or, in the event said well has been drilled and is in production, may require the cessation of use of said well if, in the opinion of the President and Board of Trustees of the village supported by objective evidence, the drilling of said well or the continued use of said well will diminish or will pollute the water supply of the village.
(Ord. 1-89, passed 4-18-1989)