Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, pt. 900, tbl. A

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Table A - Sources of Pollution in Location to Wells and/or Finished Water Storage Facilities

Source of Pollution	Minimum Distance in Feet
Cesspools	150
Leaching Pit	100
Pit Privy	75
Subsurface Seepage Tile	75
Manure Piles	75
Septic Tank	50
Barnyard	50
Sewers	50
Footing Drainings (no connections to a sewer or sump handling sewage)	10
Pump House Floor Drain (cast-iron with watertight joint and having free fall discharge to ground surface)	2
Lakes, Ponds, or Streams	25

NOTE: Distances listed above apply only in clay and loam soils. In gravel and sand formations safe distances will be variable, being greater than for clay and loam soils. The necessary minimum distances listed will depend upon ground surface conditions, depth of water table, the location of sources of contamination and the ability of the soil to remove bacteria.