A. Public Water Supply Use: In those locations where a public water supply is reasonably available unless public health significance allows otherwise as determined by the Lee County Health Department, that supply shall be the sole source of water for drinking and culinary purposes. A public water supply shall be deemed reasonably available when the subject property is located within three hundred feet (300') of the public water supply to which connection is practical and is permitted by the controlling authority for said water supply unless public health significance allows otherwise as determined by the Lee County Health Department.
B. Potable Water Supply Required: All premises intended for human habitation or occupancy shall be provided with a potable water supply. The potable water supply shall not be connected to nonpotable water and shall be protected against backflow and back siphonage in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Plumbing Code. Each potable water supply shall provide quantities of water that are sufficient for the drinking, culinary, and sanitary needs of the dwelling or premises served. A minimum system pressure of twenty (20) pounds per square inch shall be maintained throughout each potable water supply.
C. Surface Water Supplies: All water systems which receive their source of water from ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, or other surface collectors of water shall be designed, constructed, and operated in accordance with the surface water treatment code. No surface water shall be utilized as a potable water supply unless the health authority has reviewed and approved the supply and its components.
(Ord., 9-20-1994; amd. Ord. 09-97-009, 9-16-1997; Ord. 2023-06-003, 6-22-2023)