ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 31, Schedule A of the CODE of the City of Peoria Prohibiting the Use of Groundwater as a POTABLE WATER SUPPLY by the Installation or Use of Potable Water Supply Wells or by Any Other Method to Include Properties Along NORTH GALE AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND:
As part of the State's Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remediation Program (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Incident #911231), Midwest Environmental of Tremont, IL, on behalf of the owners of 2205 North University, seeks a Groundwater Ordinance for the former Miller Automotive near the intersection of University Street & Gale Avenue.
The purpose of this ordinance is to prohibit the use of groundwater as a potable water supply by the installation or use of potable water supply wells or by any other method. The theory of the program is that the cost of remedying the potential harm far exceeds any harm done by leaving the property in its present condition.
Attached are the proposed Ordinance and a Location Map.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The use of groundwater as a potable water source will be prohibited at 2205 North University Street and 2221 North Gale and its environs, thereby providing safeguards for the public that the water there is not suitable for human consumption.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Private companies and individuals may use the contaminated water at the site for potable water.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL'S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Safe Peoria
2. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
2. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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