Illinois Administrative Code

Section 920.120 Abandoned Wells a) Abandonment of Wells 1) The owner of a water well, boring, or monitoring well shall assure that a well is sealed within 30 days after it is abandoned and when the well is no longer used to supply water or is in such a state of disrepair that the…

Section 920.130 Water Well Permit Requirements a) Permit. A permit to construct a new water well, modify an existing water well or seal an abandoned water well shall be obtained from the Department or approved local health department prior to start of work. b) Application. Applic…

Section 920.140 Administrative Hearings All administrative hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Department's Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings. (Source: Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 19676, effective November 25, 2013)

Section 920.15 Incorporated and Referenced Materials The following rules, standards and statutes are incorporated or referenced in this Part. a) The following standards are incorporated by reference: 1) National Sanitation Foundation International/American National Standards Inst…

Section 920.150 Designation of Agents of the Department a) The Department may designate and use full-time municipal, district, county or multi-county health departments as its agents for the purpose of performing inspections of water well and closed loop well system construction,…

Section 920.160 Issuance of Water Well and Closed Loop Well Permits by Units of Local Government or Local Health Departments a) Approval 1) A unit of local government or local health department may issue water well construction, deepening, modification or sealing permits and clos…

Section 920.170 Monitoring Wells This Section shall apply to all monitoring wells, except those wells installed to monitor chemicals leaking from underground storage tanks which are installed within the excavation made for the installation of the underground storage tank. a) Casi…

Section 920.180 Closed Loop Wells a) Construction. For each closed loop well, the borehole, containing the heat exchanger piping, shall be grouted from the bottom of the borehole to the bottom of the header-piping trench and, in the case of directional bores, the surface of the g…

Section 920.190 Assurance of Potable Water Supply Except as provided in Section 14.2 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/14.2], the owner of a potable well, which has been contaminated due to the actions of the owner or operator of a potential primary or potential sec…

Section 920.20 Scope This Part provides minimum standards for the location, construction and modification of water wells, monitoring wells and closed loop wells that are not otherwise subject to regulation under the Environmental Protection Act, Title IV, Public Water Supplies . …

Section 920.200 Closed Loop Well System Permit Requirements a) Permit. A permit to construct, modify or seal a closed loop well system shall be obtained from the Department, approved local health department or approved unit of local government prior to performing the work. b) App…

Section 920.210 Examination for Closed Loop Well Contractor Certification and Fees a) Applications 1) Each person who desires to apply for admittance to the examination for closed loop contractor certification shall file an application for examination on forms provided by the Dep…

Section 920.220 Closed Loop Contractor Registration, Renewal and Fees a) Registration Required. All closed loop well contractors shall hold a certificate of registration as a closed loop well contractor issued by the Department. All registered certified closed loop well contracto…

Section 920.230 Registered Closed Loop Well Contractor Responsibility a) Closed Loop Well Construction. An individual who is not registered under the Act may perform labor and services in connection with the installation of a closed loop well, provided that the labor and services…

Section 920.240 Closed Loop Well Continuing Education Sessions a) Approval of Continuing Education Sessions. Each entity that has established or proposes to present a continuing education session under the Act shall request Department approval by submitting its continuing educati…

Section 920.250 Approval of Closed Loop Well Third Party Organizations a) Approval of Third Party Organizations as Described in 920.220(c). The Department, with the advice of the Closed Loop Well Contractor's Advisory Board, shall make the decision to approve organizations dedica…

Section 920.30 General Requirements a) Authorized Constructor. Water wells subject to this Part shall be constructed only by persons having a valid license under the Illinois Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License Act unless exempt under that Act. b) Reports. Withi…

Section 920.40 Design Factors The design of each well shall include the following: a) Natural Protection. Location of the well shall include use of every natural protection available to promote sanitary conditions. b) Geologic Formations. The well construction shall be adapted to…

Section 920.50 Location a) General. In establishing the location of a well, the constructor shall consider sources of contamination that exist on or adjacent to the location of the well. As far as possible, the well shall be located on ground that is higher than sources of contam…

Section 920.60 Drilled Wells in Unconsolidated Formations a) General. Unconsolidated formations such as sand and gravel may extend to or near the ground surface. Generally, however, they lie below the ground surface at varying depths and are covered by an overburden of earth. The…

Section 920.70 Drilled Well Construction in Consolidated Formations a) Drift or Earth Cover Less Than 30 Feet in Thickness 1) The well casing shall extend to a depth of at least 40 feet below finished ground surface. The diameter of the drill hole shall be a minimum of 3 inches g…

Section 920.80 Special Type Wells a) General. Wells in this classification are dug, bored, driven, and radial collector. The choice of any one of these as opposed to a drilled well is largely dictated by the characteristics of the water bearing formations or aquifers in the local…

Section 920.90 Construction Materials and Other Requirements a) Casing and Liner Pipe. In selection of casing and liner pipe, consideration shall be given to the stress to which the pipe will be subjected during construction and the corrosiveness of the water with which it comes …

Section 920.ILLUSTRATION E Creviced Formations: Earth Mantle Cover Over 30 Feet Thick – Oversized Drill Hole 1. When a tremie pipe is used to grout, the diameter of the drill hole must be at least 3" larger than the outer diameter of the casing or coupling, whichever is greater. …

Section 920.TABLE B Plastic Casing and Liner Pipe Specifications SIZE SDR EXTERNAL DIAMETER MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS (Inches) (Inches) (Inches) 2 - 2.375 0.154 2½ - 2.875 0.203 3 - 3.500 0.216 3½ - 4.000 0.226 4 - 4.500 0.237 4½ - 4.950 0.248 5 21 5.563 0.265 6 21 6.625 0.316 8 26 …

Section 925.10 Definitions "Approved Basement" means a room below ground surface, under a building and having adequate drainage not subject to backflow of liquid waste. "Backflow Preventer" means a device that prevents backflow into a water well. The purpose of a backflow prevent…

Section 925.15 Incorporated Materials The following federal and State regulations, standards, and statutes are incorporated or referenced in various Sections of this Part: a) The following standards are incorporated by reference: 1) Pitless Well Adapters Standard 56, November 199…

Section 925.20 Scope a) This Part, hereby prescribed, provides minimum standards for installation of water well pumps or equipment employed in withdrawing or obtaining water from a well for any use, except monitoring wells, and includes such seals and safeguards as may be necessa…

Section 925.30 General Requirements a) Installation Contractor. Installation of pumps or equipment shall be made only by or under supervision of persons, firms or corporations holding a valid license under the Illinois Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License Code [4…

Section 925.40 Pump Installation a) Upper Well Terminal. Well casing and pitless well adapters shall terminate not less than 8 inches above the finished ground surface or pump house floor and at least 24 inches above maximum high water level in areas where flooding is likely to o…

Section 925.50 Disinfection and Samples a) General. When a pump or equipment installation is made on a well which has a use which results that the water meet bacterial quality standards for human consumption, the well, pump, piping and pressure tank shall be disinfected by the co…

Section 925.ILLUSTRATION A Backflow Preventer Check Valve For Agricultural Wells (Source: Added at 15 Ill. Reg. 18227, effective January 1, 1992)

Section 925.TABLE A Approved Materials for Water Service Pipe MATERIAL STANDARD 1) Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Pipe Joints Solvent Cement1 ASTM D 1527-1988 ASTM D 2282-1988 ASTM D 2235-1988 ASTM D 2235-1988 2) Brass Pipe ASTM B 43-1988 3) Cast Iron (ductile iron) Water …

Section 930.10 Definitions "Approved Certification Agency" means an organization that has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute and found to meet the requirements specified in ANSI Z 34.1 (1993), Third Party Certification Program to evaluate drinking water …

Section 930.15 Incorporated Materials a) The following regulations and materials are incorporated or referenced in this Part: 1) Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890) Illinois Department of Public Health 2) Illinois Water Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 920) Il…

Section 930.20 Treatment Plant A non-community water system, semi-private water system, or a private water system which obtains water from a surface source, shall treat water by utilizing a water treatment plant with either slow sand filtration or cartridge filtration, and disinf…

Section 930.30 Treatment Plant Operation a) Slow sand filtration plants shall comply with the following. 1) Disinfection of Storage Tank. The walls and bottom of the storage tank must be free of dirt and debris prior to operation. The side and bottom must then be washed with a ch…

Section 930.40 Treatment Plant Maintenance a) Slow sand filtration treatment plants shall be maintained as follows: 1) Cleaning. Whenever the design flow can no longer be achieved the filter must be cleaned. In order to clean the filter, the water level must be lowered to 2 to 3 …

Section 930.5 Applicability The rules of this Part are promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health to implement Section 9 of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act [415 ILCS 55]. These rules apply to private, semi-private and non-community public water systems obtain…

Section 930.EXHIBIT A Daily Water Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 27 Ill. Reg. 15998, effective October 1, 2003)

Section 930.ILLUSTRATION A Slow Sand Filter Water Treatment Plant (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 15998, effective October 1, 2003)

Section 930.TABLE B Daily Water Requirements TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT FARM HOME: Each person................. 50 gals. Each hog.................... 5 gals. Each beef cow............ 15 gals. Each sheep................. 3 gals. Each milk cow........... 35 gals.* Each 100 chickens....…

Section 935.10 Administration The administration of this Act is the responsibility of the Department of Public Health. The Act, along with this Part, provide for the licensing and regulation of migrant labor camps. (Source: Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 12633, effective July 20, 1990)

Section 935.100 Fire Protection a) Codes. All buildings in which people sleep or eat shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the Fire Investigation Act, [425 ILCS 2510] and local fire safety laws. (A) b) Means of Egress. In housing units of one story construction, …

Section 935.105 Communicable Disease Reporting The licensee shall report any known cases of suspected food poisoning or unusual prevalence of any illness in which fever, diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting or jaundice is a prominent symptom. This information shall be reported by tele…

Section 935.110 Exempt Establishments Establishments that provide housing for less than 10 migrant workers or 4 families containing migrant workers shall meet the requirements of this Part but shall not be required to be licensed. (Source: Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 12633, effective…

Section 935.120 Variances The Department shall grant a variance to a specific regulation when the operator or owner of a migrant labor camp submits a written request for such variance to the Department with drawings, specifications, documents, data, or calculations showing that t…