Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a)
Approval
1) A unit of local government or
local health department may issue water well construction, deepening,
modification or sealing permits and closed loop well permits if:
A) the unit of local government or local
health department adopts an ordinance that:
i)
requires the unit of local government or local health department to issue water
well and closed loop well permits; and
ii) establishes a system for the inspection
of water well construction and regulation; and
B) the ordinance is approved by the
Department.
2) The unit
of local government or local health department shall charge a water well
construction, deepening, modification or sealing permit fee not to exceed $100.
The unit of local government or local health department shall charge a closed
loop well construction, modification or sealing permit fee as required in
Section
920.200(d).
b) To receive approval of an
ordinance, the unit of local government or local health department shall submit
to the Department a request for approval and submit a copy of the ordinance,
including all amendments. The Department will approve the ordinance if the
ordinance:
1) Has been adopted by the unit of
local government or local health department and is in effect;
2) Adopts this Part and the Illinois Water
Well Pump Installation Code; and
3)
Requires the unit of local government or local health department to inspect
each water well for which a permit is issued and each closed loop well system
for which a permit is issued, and the sealing of each abandoned water well or
monitoring well within its jurisdiction. The unit of local government or local
health department shall enter into a written agreement with the Department to
conduct inspections.
c)
Required Information. An approved unit of local government or local health
department that has an ordinance approved by the Department in accordance with
subsection (a) of this Section shall submit to the Department the information
listed in Section
920.130(b)
for each water well permit issued. This information shall be submitted within
30 days after the date of issuance of the permit and shall be submitted on
forms provided by the Department.
