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How is a ground water ordinance enforced? How do property owners know that <br /> they cannot drill potable water wells areas covered by a Ground Water Ordinance? <br /> Enforcement is a difficult issue and one that the IEPA does not directly address. With the <br /> vast majority of Decatur being served by its municipal water system, potable water wells <br /> are not common in the City although they are present at various locations. The City is <br /> not involved with licensing or permitting potable water well installation. <br /> The Macon County Health Department authorizes all potable water wells that are <br /> installed in Macon County. However, the Health Department does not currently check <br /> well permit requests against the well prohibitions put in place by the Ground Water <br /> Ordinances issued by the City. The Health Department is willing to work with the City <br /> in identifying well prohibition areas to help the City enforce its numerous Ground Water <br /> Ordinances. <br /> The Health Department is also concerned that wells are occasionally installed without <br /> proper permits. The City's Ground Water Use Ordinance specifies a $500 per violation <br /> fine for any potable water wells drilled in a prohibited area. As the number of Ground <br /> Water Ordinances enacted by the City increases (at this writing it is approaching 10), it <br /> becomes increasingly desirable, from an enforcement standpoint, to enact an ordinance <br /> prohibiting any new potable water wells within the City limits. This is a topic for further <br /> review. <br /> II', <br /> I <br /> Appendix A, Page 4 <br />