Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 675 - GROUNDWATER USE GUIDELINES › Subpart A - NOTIFICATION TO DISTRICT OF INCOMING SUBSTANTIAL USERS OF GROUNDWATER › Section 675.20 - Notifying the District of Incoming Substantial Users of Groundwater

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any land
				occupier or person who is planning to develop a new high capacity well for the
				purpose of withdrawing groundwater shall provide written notification to the
				county soil and water conservation district in which the proposed well is to be
				located, before water is withdrawn. The notification requirement applies to all
				counties in Illinois, except those counties (i.e., Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage,
				Will and Kane Counties) governed by the provisions of "AN ACT in relation to
				the regulation and maintenance of the levels in Lake Michigan and to the
				diversion and apportionment of water from the Lake Michigan Watershed" (Ill.
				Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 19, par. 119 et seq.). Written notification given to the
				Soil and Water Conservation District of a permit application, which is made in
				accordance with The Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (Ill.
				Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 96½, par. 4501 et seq.), shall be considered as
				meeting the notification requirements of this Section.
b) The land occupier or person planning to
				develop a high capacity well shall provide written notification to the
				District. The notification shall require the following information:
1) Name, address, and phone number of
				proposed well owner;
2) Date of
				notification;
3) Legal description
				of the proposed well location, including county, township, range, and section
				(quarter/quarter);
4) General
				location description (e.g., nearby buildings or landmarks);
5) Proposed well identification (i.e., name
				or number if assigned);
6) Proposed
				well depth in feet;
7) Proposed
				well casing diameter (inches), depth to bottom (feet), weight and
				thickness;
8) Proposed well screen
				length (feet), diameter (inches), and depth to bottom (feet);
9) Proposed well pump type, gallons per
				minute capacity, head rating, motor horse power, and power source;
10) Type of aquifer (e.g., consolidated,
				unconsolidated, water table, or artesian);
11) Predicted static water level;
12) Anticipated maximum daily withdrawal and
				total annual withdrawal anticipated;
13) Planned use of well:
A) If for agricultural use, the number of
				people and farm animals served. If used for irrigation, the total acres, crop
				rotation, acres to be irrigated, type of irrigation equipment, travel speed,
				maximum capacity in gallons per minute, and total number of additional wells in
				use;
B) If for domestic use, the
				number of people served and total number of additional wells in use;
C) If for municipal or non-community (e.g.,
				seasonal resort) use, the total population, average daily withdrawal, the total
				number of additional wells in use; or
D) If for industrial use, purpose for which
				water is used, average daily withdrawal, and total number of additional wells
				in use.
14) Name,
				address, and phone number of drilling contractor;
15) Names of landowners or occupiers within a
				one mile radius, except in villages or municipalities in which case only the
				total number of residents within a one mile radius; and
16) Names of local units of government with
				public water supply systems within a one mile radius.