Except as indicated in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not drill a well in this State unless the Department issues a permit to drill the well. A person who has not been issued a permit by the Department may, after having notified the county board of health and a municipality if the temporary dewatering device will be located inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the temporary dewatering device will be located 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line, install a temporary dewatering device to facilitate the installation of underground utilities if the device: Is installed 30 feet or less below the ground surface; Is not located in any trench used for the installation of underground utilities; Contains no mechanical pumping equipment below the surface; and Is removed no more than 30 days after installation. A person installing a temporary dewatering device under subsection (b) of this section shall restore the subsurface conditions of the installation area as nearly as possible to the conditions that existed before the installation.