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ORDINANCE NO. 91 e e'
uATER SUPPLIES/WELLS
WHEREAS, the Kane County Health Dept. has sufficient capabilities and resources to
inspect water wells within the County of Kane, and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Hoard has deemed it necessary and desirable to regulate
water supplies for health purposes, and ground eater protection, and accordingly has
recommended adoption of the following Ordinance,
NOV, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Kane County Board that Sec. 6-92 Wells and
Vatter Supply of the Kane County Code be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the
following and shall serve as the amended Sec. 6-92 of the Kane County Code.
• Section 1: SCOPE
An Ordinance regulating water supplies, the construction and modification of water
wells, the sealing of abandoned water yells, and the inspection of Water supplies and
their components within Kane County, Illinois.
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Section 2: DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this >
Ordinance:
1) ABANDONED WELL means a water well which is no longer'used to provide water which
is in such state of disrepair that continued use for the purpose of accessing
groundwater is unsafe or impractical.
2) APPLICANT means the owner as defined herein or his or its authorized agent.
3) COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM means a public water system which serves at least
15 service connections used by residents, or regularly serves 25 or more residents
for at least 60 days per year.
4) HEALTH DEPARTMENT means the Kane County Health Department.
5) HEALTH OFFICERS means the Director of, the Health Department or his authorized
representative.
6) MODIFICATION means any change, replacement, or other alteration of a water veil. .
This includes, but"•is not limited to deepening of ••••a well,-replacing or repairing`'a
casing, repair•;ox.replacement of well..streen installation of a pitless adapter and
any other changes of a yell structure.
7) NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM means a public water system which is not e
community water system, and has at least 15 service connections used by
nonresidents, or regularly serves 25 or more nonresident individuals daily for at
least 60 days per year. '
8) OWNER means the person in whose name legal title has been recorded.
9) PERSON means individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust estate, municipality or any
other entity.
10) POTABLE WATER means water that is suitable for human consumption and which
meets public health standards for drinking water.
11) PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM means any supply which provides water for drinking,
culinary, and sanitary purposes and serves an owner-occupied single family
dwelling.
12) SEMI-PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM means a water supply which is not a public water,
system, yet which serves a segment of the public other .thus an owner-occupied
single family dwelling. •
13) WATER WELL means any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven,
dug, jetted or otherwise constructed when the intended use is for the location,
diversion, artificial recharge, or acquisition of groundwater, except monitoring
wells.
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ion 5.3: PRE•EBISIING WATER WELLS
al water wells constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply
with any provision of this Ordinance deemed necessary by the Health Officer to protect
groundwater and the public health.
section 6: ABANDONED WELLS . •
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Wells that are abandoned shall be sealed in a manner prescribed by the Health Officer
and the "Illinois Vater Aell Construction Code". It.shall be the responsibility of the
water well contractor to insure that a permit has been issued and the Health Officer
notified prior to sealing of an abandoned well. The Health Officer shall inspect .
abandoned wells at the time of sealing to determine compliance with the Ordinance. Zn
questionable cases, the Health Officer shall make the determination as to whether a
water well is considered abandoned, based upon the definition of an "abandcfed veil"
and the fact$ in each particular case.
Section 7: PERMIT REQUIRED
No water well shall be constructed or"deepened, or abandoned well sealed except in
accordance with this Ordinance,-and it :;hill--be unlawful to proceed with such work
unless a permit.haa first been obtained from the Health Officer. A non-community public
water supply shall not be operated- without first obtaining a permit from the Illinois
. Department of Public Health.
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Section 7.1: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
All applications for permits under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be made in
writing and in such form as prescribed by the 3eal.th Officer. Sufficient data shall be
included to determine whether the proposed application for permit meets the
recuirenetts of this Ordinance.
Section 7.2: ISSUANCE OF PERMIT
Upon submission of the application for permit, including the plans and specifications
of the proposed water well or component thereof, the Health Officer shall review said
appl.Scatioa prior to issuance of a permit. The Health Officer may require additional
information, which may include the location of private-sewage disposal systems=and/or.
• water *veils on adjacent properties. It shall be the responsibility of the. applicant or
an authorized agent of the applicant to obtain all necessary data • and to design a .
system which shall meet the requirements'•of this Ordinance. If the Eaalth Officer upaa
review of said application, finds that such application meets the requirements of this
Ordinance, and upon payment of the required fen, a permit shall he issued to the
applicant. Such permit shall include specifications specific to each proposed water
well and shall include a statenent as to any restrictions relating to the location,
materials, components, or type of water vcli to be constructed.
Section 7.3: PROPERTY O'!1ER'S RESPONSIBILITY
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to obtain a permit before any
construction or deepening of a water veil . is begun. Failure of the property owner to
obtain a permit before construction or dccpc-onS of a water well is begun shad
constitute a violation of this Ordinance.
Section 7.4: VAT= WELL AND/OP. PUMP INSTALLATIION CONTRACTOR'S R SPONEIBILITY
It shall be the responsibility of the Water sell Contractor to Insure that a permit has
been issued before any construction or deepening of a water well is begun and to follow
the conditions of said permit. Failure of the Water Well Contractor to insure said
permit shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. All water walls 'shall be
constructed in accordance with the Illinois Slater Ve11 Construction
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action 8.3: SUSPENSION OF PAtfhT
Upon inspection by the Health Officer, if it is found that any provision of this
Ordinance or any permit specification for a stated property have been violated, the
Health Officer shall notify the installer to make such specified changes in the work to •
allow compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the permit. If such changes
are not made within a period of tine specified by the Health Officer, said permit shall
be suspended, and it shall be unlawful to place the water well into operation.
When the Health Department discovers a violation of this Ordinance that pertains to the
actions or inactions of a person who constructs or modifies a water well, it shall
notify the Illinois Department of Public Health of the violation and the person •
responsible.
Section 9: DISINFECTION AND ANALYSES
All components of a new water well construction and/or modification shall be thoroughly
disinfected with a chlorine solution which will yield a dosage of at least 100 parts
per million to the water in the well. After purging the system of any chlorine
residual, a water sample shall be taken.
Owners of newly constructed wells or other types of water supplies which supply a
private or semi-private water system shall have the water from their semi-private water
supply analyzed and approved by either the laboratory at the Illinois Department of
Public Health or a laboratory approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health,
before the well or other water supply is placed into service. A copy of the analysis
shall be filed viih the Health 'Department. The water obtained from a surface oupply
shall meet the nitrate, turbidity, and bacteriological requirements contained in
Sections 900.50, 900.60, and 900.70 of the Illinois Department of Public Health
Drinking Water Systems Code (77 Ill, Adm. Code 900), and the water obtained from a well
shall meet the bacteriological requirements of Section 900.70 of the Drinking Water
Systems Code.
Section 10: PENALTIES
Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance, upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than •fifty dollars (350.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
(5500.00). Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense.
Section I1: REPEAL AND DATE OF EFFECT
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed, and these rules and regulations shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon its adoption and publication as provided by law.
Section 12: UNCONSTITUTIONALITY CLAUSE
Should any section, pardgraph, oantance, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this ordinance shall not
be affected hereby.
Passed by the Kane County Board on ' //�'�.�,� !6; ' 57,
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Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
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