The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and supervise the construction of water wells including closed loop wells; to require permits to construct, modify, abandon, or deepen water wells and closed loop wells; to establish a fee schedule for water well and closed loop well related charges; to offset the cost of issuance of such permits; to regulate the inspection of new, modified and deepened water wells and closed loop wells; to regulate the inspection of the sealing of abandoned water wells and closed loop wells; to provide for the incorporation by reference of the standards of the Illinois Department of Public Health as set forth in its rules and regulations entitled Public Area Sanitary Practice Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 895), Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890), Illinois Ground Water Protection Act (ILCS Ch. 415, Act 55), Illinois Water Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 920), Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 925), Surface Source Water Treatment Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 930), Drinking Water Systems Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 900), Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors License Act ILCS Ch. 225, Act 345, issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health and as may be hereafter amended or revised and/or as may be amended by the County Board.
(1980 Code, § 53.02) (Ord. 09-291, adopted 9-17-2009; Ord. 12-327, adopted 10-18-2012; Ord. 15-49, adopted 2-19-2015)