(a) No water well may be drilled within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a permit from the City Inspector, and such permit, when obtained, shall be affixed to a stake or other suitable marker at the well site.
(b) The application and permit shall specify the location of the well, depth and size of hole to be drilled; type, diameter and length of inner casing and well screen; type, diameter and length of outer steel casing (surface casing); and size and type of sanitary well seal. Such application shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the well and the name, address and telephone number of the well driller. The City Inspector shall, before approving the permits, inspect drilling sites and verify the location of the well site in compliance with the foregoing requirements by on-site observation. Permits may be revoked by the Inspector for any deviation from the permit.
(c) Permits shall not be issued unless a Texas licensed water well driller is named as the driller. The water well shall be drilled in accordance with the Texas Well Drillers Act.
(d) Applications shall be submitted to the City Secretary at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the commencement of drilling activity, and drilling shall not occur until the permit is granted. The fee for a water well permit shall be as provided in § 16.09 of the Fee Schedule. (Appendix 1 of this Code)
(Ord. 6-00-1, passed 6-6-00)