Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 675 - GROUNDWATER USE GUIDELINES › Subpart B - GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL IN KANKAKEE, IROQUOIS, TAZEWELL, AND MCLEAN COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › Section 675.90 - Investigating a Complaint

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A
				land occupier or person whose well fails to produce a normal, uninterrupted
				supply of water due to the water level in the source aquifer falling below the
				critical groundwater level elevation may file a complaint with the District in
				which the affected well is located. If the affected well is located in a
				District adjacent to Kankakee, Iroquois, Tazewell, or McLean and the high
				capacity well is located in one of those Districts, then the complaint may be
				filed in the District where the high capacity well is located. What constitutes
				a normal supply of water shall be determined by information on the well
				provided by the land occupier or person filing the complaint and scientific
				data on the aquifer, hydrology, and geology of the area provided by the
				Illinois State Water Survey and Illinois State Geological Survey. The complaint
				shall be filed in writing.
b) The
				written complaint shall contain the following information concerning the
				complainant's own well:
1) Complainant's
				name, address, and phone number;
2)
				Date the complaint is filed;
3)
				Legal description of the location of the effected well, including county,
				township, range, and section (quarter/quarter);
4) General location description (e.g., nearby
				buildings or landmarks);
5) Well
				identification (i.e., name or number if assigned);
6) Well depth (in feet);
7) Well causing diameter (inches), depth to
				bottom (feet), weight and thickness;
8) Well screen length (feet), diameter
				(inches), and depth to bottom (feet);
9) Well pump type, gallons per minute
				capacity, head rating, horse power, and power source;
10) Type of aquifer utilized (e.g.,
				consolidated, unconsolidated, confined, or unconfined);
11) Present static water level and original
				static water level, along with the dates measured, name of the person who
				obtained these measurements, and the method used to obtain the measurement;
				and
12) A description of the kind
				of access available at the well head through which the well water level can be
				measured and when access to the well can be made. Access to the well's head for
				measurement purposes shall be made available by the well owner before any
				measurements can be taken.
13) Use
				of the well:
A) If for domestic use, the
				number of people served and total number of additional wells in use;
B) 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;
C) If for municipal or
				non-community (e.g., seasonal resort) use, the total population, average daily
				withdrawal, and 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 the contractor who drilled the well;
15) Normal yield in gallons per minute,
				pumping water level, and date measured;
16) Description of the problem;
17) Suspected cause of the problem;
18) Past well problems
19) Estimated number of gallons required per
				day; and
20) A copy of the well log
				with pump performance curve (if available). The Illinois State Water Survey and
				Illinois State Geological Survey can be contacted for a copy of the well record
				if one exists in their files.