(A) The County Health Department regulates the covering or sealing of wells and cisterns with regulations detailed in Chapter 53 of this Code. These regulations are based on ILCS Ch. 415, Act 35, §§ 1 et seq., and ILCS Ch. 415, Act 30, §§ 1 et seq. incorporated herein by reference.
(B) It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to permit a water well, located on property owned by him or her, to be in an unplugged condition at any time after the abandonment of the well for obtaining water.
(C) No well is in an unplugged condition, however, that is plugged in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Department of Natural Resources issued under ILCS Ch. 225, Act 725, §§ 1a et seq. This section does not apply to a well drilled or used for observation or any other purpose in connection with the development or operation of a gas storage project.
(1980 Code, § 93.006) (Res. 99-210, passed 5-20-1999) Penalty, see § 93.999