A. Authorized Officers: The county officers are hereby authorized to take all action necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this chapter.
B. Administration:
1. The policies and procedures for administration of any drinking water source protection zone established under this chapter, including nonconforming uses, exceptions, enforcement and penalties, shall be the same as provided in the existing zoning ordinance, as presently enacted and as may be amended after the effective date hereof. Exception: The applicable land use authority cannot grant a variance to the requirements of this chapter until the request is reviewed and the culinary water authority and public drinking water system provide a recommendation. If it is necessary to have additional expertise to evaluate the variance, it shall be at the expense of the entity requesting the variance.
2. If there are noncompliant potential contamination sources found in the drinking water source protection zones that cannot be resolved by the public drinking water system, such matters shall be referred to the applicable regulatory agency for enforcement.
C. Enforcement By Court: The public drinking water system may seek enforcement of this chapter in district court if:
1. After providing notice of a violation to the county, the county notifies the public drinking water system within ten (10) working days that it will not seek enforcement of this chapter; or
2. The county does not seek enforcement within two (2) days of notice of violation stating that the violation may cause irreparable harm to the groundwater source. (Ord. 09-273, 4-13-2009)