(A) Registration of wells. Every owner or occupant of real estate within the city or real estate from which there is a lateral sewer into the sewerage system shall, on a form provided by the Board, report the existence of such well to the Clerk-Treasurer. The information furnished on such form by the owner or occupant shall include, among other items, the name of the owner and occupant of such real estate, the location on said real estate of such well, the size of the well pipe, the size (voltage, amperage, and horsepower where ascertainable) of the well pump motor, and purpose for which the well water is used by the owner, occupant, or others.
(B) Inspection of wells. The Board may direct the Superintendent, Inspector, or any other employee 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 such meters and devices.
(C) Well digging. A person shall not hereafter dig or drive a well within the city limits without first making application therefor to the city’s Building Department, which application shall be on a form approved by the Board and showing 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 (other than the installer). The failure to file such an application shall be a violation of this chapter.
(2003 Code, § 13.12.140) (Ord. 80-2, passed 1-14-1980)