For the purpose of this subchapter, 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 ground water, monitoring ground water, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, or extracting water from or injecting water into the underground water reservoir. WATER WELL 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.
(Prior Code, § 4-402)