Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, no underground tank for the storage of any type of chemical, gasoline, fuel, oil or other petroleum product shall be constructed within 500 feet of a well owned or operated by the City of Corona which supplies drinking water. Reconstruction or replacement of any underground storage tank, basin, or skimming pond existing within 500 feet of a well supplying drinking water as of the effective date of this chapter shall be subject to the review and approval of the General Manager of the Department of Water and Power, or his or her designee. The General Manager shall require:
(A) Testing of the tank site to ascertain whether contamination exists, and at what depth;
(B) That all testing and analysis be performed in accordance with California Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Environment Protection Agency standards and methods by a qualified person, with laboratory certification of the test results; and
(C) That the removal or reconstruction of the existing tank and installation of any new tank be undertaken in strict compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, standards, and requirements.
(Ord. 2971 § 1 (part), 2009.)