A. Contents Of Permit: All applications for permits under the provisions of this chapter shall be made in writing and in such form as prescribed by the health authority. Sufficient data shall be included to determine whether the proposed application for the permit meets the requirements of this chapter.
Location of the well in relation to two adjacent lot lines
Lot boundaries
Private sewage disposal systems or sanitary sewer lines, and adjoining lot’s sewage disposal system
Buildings
Driveways, sidewalks, decks, and patios
B. Site Evaluation: It shall be the applicant’s responsibility that a site evaluation shall be conducted by a licensed well contractor for the determination of site suitability, and identification of possible sources of contamination (i.e., cistern, septic systems, abandoned well, feedlot, etc.). This information shall be submitted in a site plan diagram with the written application prior to any construction.
C. Permit Fee: A permit fee in the amount allowable in the Illinois Water Well Construction Code shall accompany each application to construct, deepen, seal, or modify a water well or closed loop well.
D. An additional fee established by the Lee County Board of Health will be applied for the review of the well site plan, obtaining water sample, and other needed inspection-related activities of all potable wells, and shall be paid to the department prior to the issuance of a well permit.
E. An additional fee established by the Lee County Board of Health will be applied for the review of the well site plan, and other needed inspection-related activities of all non-potable wells, and shall be paid to the department prior to the issuance of a well permit.
(Ord., 9-20-1994; amd. Ord. 07-14-002, 7-15-2014; Ord. 2023-06-003, 6-22-2023)