A. Duty To Connect To Combined System:
1. At such time that a private potable water supply well serving any building within the corporate limits of the Village is determined to be inadequate as a source of potable water by the DuPage County Department of Health and/or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or their successor organizations, and these regulatory agencies bar installation of a replacement private potable water supply well in accordance with their regulations, and a public water supply is available, the building shall be connected directly with the public water main in accordance with the provisions of Village ordinances. The term "available" as used herein shall mean that the water main is located adjacent to the property in a public right-of-way or easement. Operation and maintenance of any private well shall be discontinued upon connection of the building to the public water main, except as provided elsewhere in this subsection. When a private water supply well becomes unsuitable and a public water main becomes available, the building shall be connected to said system within one hundred eighty (180) days, and the private well shall be disconnected from the building's plumbing in an approved manner. Prior to and following the disconnection of the well, a representative of the Village shall inspect the system for compliance. Failure to notify the Village for inspection shall cause the property owner to unearth the system, at the owner's expense, to show the inspector that the owner has complied with the provisions of this subsection. Former private wells may be maintained for nonpotable purposes.
2. At such time that a private septic field serving any building within the corporate limits of the Village is determined to be inadequate as a means of disposing of sanitary waste by the DuPage County Department of Health and/or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or their successor organizations, and these regulatory agencies bar installation of a replacement private septic field, and a public sanitary sewer collection system is available, the building shall be connected directly to the sanitary sewer main. The term "available" as used herein shall mean that the sanitary sewer main is located adjacent to the property in a public right-of-way or easement and the sewer or service stub can be reached without tunneling or boring for a distance of more than forty feet (40') under a roadway, building, or flowing stream or combination of them. The septic field shall be abandoned in accordance with the DuPage County Department of Public Health or its successor organization's regulations. Prior to and following the disconnection of the septic field, a representative of the Village shall inspect the system for compliance. Failure to notify the Village for inspection shall cause the property owner to unearth the system, at the owner's expense, to show the inspector that the owner has complied with the provisions of this subsection.
B. Permits Required; Fees:
1. No connection shall be made with the combined waterworks and sewerage system without the signed permit of the Village Code Enforcement Official. Any connection or opening made with the waterworks and sewerage system without such signed permit or in any manner different from the mode prescribed for such opening or connection shall subject the maker to a penalty as hereinafter provided.
2. No person shall install or repair any sanitary building sewer or water main without first obtaining written permit for such work from the Waterworks and Sewerage Department.
3. The fees to be charged for a permit to tap or otherwise make a connection with any water or sewer main shall be determined in such manner and amounts as shall be prescribed by ordinance adopted by the President and Board of Trustees from time to time.
C. Application To Use Or Connect: Any person or corporation desiring to make any connection with the waterworks and sewerage system or have the use thereof shall first make application to the Village Code Enforcement Official upon a blank form or forms furnished by the Village. Said application shall contain an agreement on the part of the applicant that all the rules, regulations, conditions and provisions of any ordinance relating to the waterworks and sewerage system will be complied with; that all rates, assessments and rents and all fines and penalties assessed, charged or imposed against said applicant upon the property described in the application will be paid. When the applicant hereunder has complied with all of the provisions of the ordinances of the Village, a permit shall then be issued by the Village Code Enforcement Official authorizing the connection to be made and specifying the size thereof and material used. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-16-2017)
D. Specifications And Rules: The President and Board of Trustees are hereby authorized to make such rules and regulations consistent with this chapter for the connections to the waterworks and sewerage system, specifying the types and sizes of pipes and all the other appurtenances and extensions thereto, and amend the same from time to time as may be deemed necessary. All service pipes and connections to the combined waterworks and sewerage system shall comply with the said specifications and rules for connection to the waterworks and sewerage system or shall be subject to a penalty as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 256, 4-27-1961)
E. Use Of Wells For Nondomestic Water Purposes: Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that: 1) approval has been obtained from all appropriate regulatory authorities, whether County, State or Federal, for operation of the well; 2) the Superintendent of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department annually inspects the private well system and certifies that there is no cross connection between the private well water supply and the Village water supply; 3) the owner annually certifies that there is no cross connection between the private well water supply and the Village water supply system; and 4) the owner pays for the cost of each annual inspection and certification by the Superintendent, the following wells are permitted:
1. A private well which has been in existence on or before July 1, 1996, may be used for nondomestic water purposes, such as lawn sprinkling.
2. For a property of not less than twenty (20) acres being used for nonresidential purposes, which is owned by a single legal entity, private water wells may be constructed solely for the purpose of providing a supplementary water supply for irrigation purposes of sports fields on the premises. (Ord. 2010-06-18, 6-3-2010)