(A) General.
(1) All components of a new water well construction and/or modification shall be thoroughly disinfected with a strong chlorine solution which will yield a dosage of at least 100 parts per million to the water in the well and piping system. After purging the water system of any chlorine residual, a water sample shall be taken and analyzed by a certified laboratory and satisfactory results obtained prior to utilizing the water system for drinking and culinary purposes. The copy of the analysis shall be filed with the Health Department. The water obtained from a semi-private water supply shall meet the nitrate/nitrite chemical and bacteriological requirements of the Primary Drinking Water Standards (35 Ill. Adm. Code 611), and the water obtained from a private well shall meet the bacteriological and nitrate/nitrite requirements of the Primary Drinking Water Standards (35 Ill. Adm. Code 611). The water from a private water system, having surface water as its source, shall meet the nitrate/nitrite, bacteriological, and turbidity requirements of the Primary Drinking Water Standards (35 Ill. Adm. Code 611). A CERTIFIED LABORATORY shall mean a laboratory operated by the Illinois Department of Public Health or a laboratory given certification approval by the aforementioned agency for the processing of official samples of water.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to assure that a bacteriologically satisfactory water sample is obtained and to provide the Health Authority with the laboratory report as documentation. This sampling requirement is waived by the Health Authority for irrigation or other non-potable water wells.
(B) Sampling of new water wells. The Health Authority shall have the authority to collect water samples from new or modified water wells as provided in § 50.07.
(Ord. passed - -2016)