A. Title. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as “The McHenry County Private, Semi-Private, Closed Loop and Non-Community Water Supplies Ordinance” (hereinafter the “Ordinance”).
B. Purpose. It is hereby declared that there exists within McHenry County, Illinois, the need for a system of controls over the site review, design, construction, materials, installation, operation and maintenance of County Private, Semi-Private, Closed Loop and Non-Community Water Supplies. Therefore, the purpose of this Ordinance is to protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare by providing those controls.
C. General Rule. Construction of a water well shall not be permitted on property where a community public water supply is reasonably available. If a community public water supply is not reasonably available, then every residence, business, building, or enterprise shall be provided with a water supply in conformance with the provisions set forth in this Ordinance.
(Ord. O-201711-51-031, passed 11-14-2017)