(A) In the drilling of a water well, the driller shall fix, install or set a minimum of ten feet of steel surface pipe or casing and shall use throughout, standard acceptable pipe or casing which shall meet the minimum requirements established by the State Department of Health and the State Water Resources Board.
(B) (1) The driller shall drill over a four-section baffling box so as to keep the mud and shale on the property where the well is being drilled. After completion of drilling, the street shall be washed down with a minimum of 1,000 gallons of clear water, which water shall enter the street at the precise location as did the drilling water.
(2) The driller shall not use city water during stage I or stage II water emergencies, as defined in the city’s water emergency ordinance. The driller shall haul all drilling mud and shale from the premises permitting none to escape on the street. Alternatively, the driller can use any other method of containing the mud and shale on the property whereon the well is being drilled, if the method is a generally accepted method within the water well drilling industry.
(C) If a well is not productive of water, the driller shall satisfactorily plug and cap the well so that it will not be dangerous to persons or animals or contaminate useful underground water.
(D) If a well is productive of water, but is later abandoned, the owner shall satisfactorily plug and cap the well so that it will not be dangerous to persons or animals or contaminate useful underground water.
(E) No water well shall be drilled closer than ten feet to any residence.
(F) All completed water wells shall be concreted between the casing and dirt for a depth of ten feet below the surface. Each well shall have a surface pipe extending above ground and shall be sealed with a sanitary well seal. All completed wells shall be chlorinated to kill any bacteria that may be present in the water.
(`90 Code, § 4-177) (Ord. 2702, passed 5-4-82)