(A) The City Council finds and determines that certain contaminants have, for many years, existed in certain areas of the groundwater in and near the city, and that certain legislation is necessary and appropriate for the purpose of supplementing the various measures undertaken by the city and others, aimed at reducing or eliminating the possibility that humans will come into contact with such contaminants.
(B) It is the intention of the city that existing water wells within the area where contaminated groundwater exists, which area shall be hereafter known as the city’s institutional control area, shall be allowed to remain in existence only if reasonable safeguards are implemented so that there is no reasonable likelihood of human contact with the contaminants in the groundwater.
(C) It is the intention of the city that owners of existing water wells (i.e., domestic, irrigation and the like) within the area where contaminated groundwater exists shall be notified that such condition exists and imposes a potential health risk.
(D) It is also the intention of the city that no new water wells shall be installed within the city’s institutional control area.
(Prior Code, § 52.141)