(A) Use of groundwater as a potable water supply is prohibited except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section. The use of, or attempted use of, groundwater from within the corporate limits of the city, as a potable water supply, by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited. This prohibition does not include the city.
(B)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined according to the Uniform Fine Schedule in § 10.99.
(C) The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Illinois EPA") in which the city assumes responsibility for tracking all sites that have received no further remediation determinations from the Illinois EPA, notifying the Illinois EPA of changes to this section and taking certain precautions when siting public potable water supply wells.
(Ord. 1240, passed 2-15-06; Am. Ord. 1326, passed 2-20-08
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