(A) General.
(1) Title. This subchapter shall be known as the “Well Ordinance of the County of Lake”, hereinafter referred to as “this subchapter.”
(2) Intent. This subchapter is enacted in order to ensure minimum standards for the location, construction, modification and use of water wells and closed loop wells and closed loop well systems; the installation of water well pumps or equipment used in withdrawing water from a water well; the proper sealing of wells; the monitoring of private, semi-private, and non-community water systems to protect the groundwater of the county from contamination, and to protect the citizens of the county from the transmission of disease.
(B) Applicability.
(1) General. The provisions of these regulations shall cover all matters relating to wells, and private, semi-private, and non-community water systems as set forth by this subchapter.
(2) Continued use. The continued use of a private, semi-private, or non-community water system, or other water well, closed loop well or closed loop well system, or part thereof, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed a violation, and subject to the penalties prescribed in §§ 170.09 through 170.12.
(3) Matters not provided for. Any well or private, semi-private, or non-community water system requirement essential for the sanitary safety of an existing or proposed property, building, or structure, or essential for the health or safety of the occupants thereof, and which is not specifically covered by this subchapter, shall be determined by the Health Officer.
(4) Referenced materials. This subchapter adopts by reference the Water Well Construction Code, the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code, the Illinois Drinking Water Systems Code, and the Illinois Public Area Sanitary Practice Code, three copies of which are on file with the Clerk of the county (details, see § 170.17).
(5) Selected terms. The terms "well" and "water well," while defined in materials adopted by reference in this subchapter, shall be applied and used for the purposes of enforcement of this subchapter as follows:
(a) The term "water well" shall include, but not be limited to the following types or categories of water wells: private, semi-private, non-community, irrigation, supplemental irrigation, extraction, dewatering (20 feet or greater in depth), test and geothermal heat exchange water wells.
(b) The term "well" shall include, but not be limited to the following types or categories of wells: all types or categories of water wells (including community water wells), monitoring wells, closed loop wells and injection wells (where the depth is greater than the largest surface dimension).
(1977 Code, § 2:1-15) (Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. XV] passed 11-13-2007; Am. Ord. 15-1242, passed 12-8-2015)