A. Construction of Private Well in Lieu of Connecting to Waterworks System, Eligibility and Procedure.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Board of Trustees shall have the discretion to permit a property owner to construct a private well in lieu of obtaining water service from the Village’s waterworks system when, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees, it is determined that connection to the Village’s waterworks system is impossible or impractical.
2. Consideration shall be primarily given to the distance between the property at issue and the Village water mains. Property within six hundred linear feet of a Village of San Jose, Illinois water main shall not be eligible for relief from the obligation to connect to the Village’s waterworks system under this Chapter in any circumstance.
3. No well shall be constructed within the Village of San Jose except after having first obtained written approval from the Village of San Jose Board of Trustees at an open public meeting. Approval shall require the affirmative vote of 4 trustees.
B. Additional Permits Required. Following approval from the Board of Trustees of the Village of San Jose, the person seeking to construct the well shall be obligated to obtain a permit from Imperial Valley Water Authority, if such a permit is required by the aforesaid water authority.
C. Maintenance and Repair of Well. In the event a private well is constructed pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the property owner shall be responsible at all times for maintenance and repair of the well and its appurtenances.
D. Cross Connection Prohibited, Disconnection from Waterworks System.
1. No cross connection shall be permitted between a private well and the Village waterworks system.
2. If a property owner obtains permission pursuant to the provisions of this Section to construct a private well, the property owner shall be responsible at his or her sole and exclusive expense to disconnect the premises from the Village’s waterworks system.
(Ord. 22-581, 1-1-2022)