Bill > HB4792

This bill amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code to provide that the minimum lateral setback distance between a closed-loop well and a storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer, or any other potential source of contamination is 5 feet. It also specifies that setbacks from footing drains and pits, crawl spaces, and basements do not apply to closed-loop wells. This change aims to establish specific setback requirements for closed-loop wells, which are a type of geothermal heating and cooling system that circulates a fluid through a closed underground loop to transfer heat.