Chapter 7 - Water and Sewer
Division 18 - Potable Water Supply Wells
SEC. 7.18-1 DEFINITIONS. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Division shall be as follows:
Person is any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any other legal entity or such entities’ legal representative, agent, or assign.
Potable Water is any water used for human or domestic consumption, including, but not limited to, water used for drinking, bathing, swimming, washing dishes, preparing foods, or watering gardens in which product intended for human consumption is grown.
Prohibited Property means all properties listed in Schedule A Identifying Property from which the use of ground water as a potable water supply is prohibited. Said Schedule A shall be kept in the Office of the Water Department Director, Town Engineer, and Town Clerk.
SEC. 7.18-2 PROHIBITATION ON THE USE OF POTABLE WATER SUPPLY WELLS.
- Use of Ground Water as a Potable Water Supply is Prohibited.
The use or attempt to use as a potable water supply, ground
water from Prohibited Property by the installation or drilling
of wells on or at the Prohibited Property, or by any other
method on or at the Prohibited Property, is hereby prohibited.
- Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be
subject to a fine of up to $500.00 for each violation. Each day
a violation continues shall be considered a separate and
distinct offense subject to a penalty of up to $500.00 for each
day the violation exists.
- Injunctive Relief. The Director of the Water Department is
hereby authorized to seek injunctive relief in the form of a
restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction
prohibiting any violation of this Section. The Director of the
Water Department may institute injunctive relief without first
seeking the imposition of a monetary penalty pursuant to this
Section.
- Restrictions Binding on the Town of Normal. Except for the provisions set forth in the penalty Section and the Section for injunctive relief, the restrictions contained in this Ordinance shall be binding on the Town of Normal, Illinois.
SEC. 7.18-3 SCHEDULE “A” PROHIBITED PROPERTY.
The following exhibits [PDF] the Prohibited Property identified in this division from which the installation or use of potable water supply wells is prohibited.
(Entire Division 18 Added 5/7/07 by Ord. No. 5131)