(A) Registration of wells. Every owner or occupant of real estate within the corporate limits of the city, or real estate from which there is a lateral sewer or other means or path of direct or indirect flow into the sewage system, shall report the existence of a well to the Superintendent on a form supplied by the Council. The information on the form shall include the name of the owner or occupant of the real estate, the location of the real estate, the size of the well pipe, the size (voltage, amperage, and horsepower where ascertainable) of the well pump motor, and the purpose for which the well water is used by the owner, occupant, or others.
(B) Metering of well water. The Council shall determine the flow of the well in order to determine the amount of sewage entering the sewage system. The owner or occupant of the real estate shall pay for the metering device used to measure the flow. The metering device shall be approved by the Council and shall remain the property of the owner or occupant of the real estate. However, tampering with the metering device shall be prohibited. In the case of wells for household use only, the Council may, in lieu of metering or timing the use of the well, provide for use of reasonable estimates regarding water volume.
(C) Inspection of wells. The Council may direct the Superintendent, Inspector, or any other employee of the sewage system to enter upon private property for the purpose of inspecting to determine the existence of private wells, to oversee or to direct the installation of metering or timing devices, and to read the meters and devices.
(D) Well digging. No person shall dig or drive a well within the city without first obtaining an application to do so from the Superintendent. The application shall be on a form approved by the Council and shall show all pertinent data regarding size and flow. The application shall be signed by both the installer of the well (the contractor or other person doing the work) and the owner or his or her agent.
(Prior Code, § 36-9-23-1-3) (Ord. 2-1981, passed 2-24-1981; Ord. 3-1982, passed 7-6-1982) Penalty, see § 54.999