(A) Scope.
(1) Water well and closed loop well construction, water well pump installation, sealing wells, and the operation of water systems shall be regulated in accordance with the Water Well Construction Code, the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code, the Illinois Drinking Water Systems Code, the Illinois Public Area Sanitary Practice Code, copies of which are on file with the Secretary of State.
(2) Three copies of 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 shall be on file at the office of the Lake County Clerk.
(B) Authority. The Health Officer, in order to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of Lake County, and other affected communities, is authorized and directed to develop procedures, practices, and policies; to interpret and enforce these rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for water well and closed loop well location, installation, modification, sealing, operation, maintenance, the sealing of wells and for monitoring of all private, semi-private, and non-community water systems so as to protect groundwater and other natural resources within the county from impairment, pollution, or destruction; to minimize the risk of spreading communicable diseases, and to prevent and avoid other health and ecologic hazards attributable to bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths, as well as chemical contamination of groundwater.
(C) Minimum standards. This subchapter establishes minimum standards to ensure that wells:
(1) Will not contaminate the groundwater supply;
(2) Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing control of groundwater pollution; and
(3) Will not create a public nuisance.
(1977 Code, § 2:1-15) (Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. XV] passed 11-13-2007; Am. Ord. 15-1242, passed 12-8-2015)