For the purpose of this article, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
WATER WELL. Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for groundwater, monitoring groundwater, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground or extracting water from or injecting water into the underground water reservoir. WATER WELLS shall not include any excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals or products mined or quarried or inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas-bearing formations.
(Ord. 464, passed 5-3-1994)