The boundaries of the Aquifer Protection Overlay District are shown upon the map which has been made a part hereof by reference. The map shall be signed by the Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners and filed with the county’s Register of Deeds. The map shall have the same force and effect as if it were all fully set forth herein. The shallow/surficial aquifer boundary was mapped using data from the state’s Geological Survey and the United States Geological Survey. The map only serves as a general guide to the locations and depths of the mapped aquifer units. Boundaries shown are general in nature and may be modified in the future as site/area specific information is obtained. Additional information shall be used whenever available to more precisely determine aquifer locations and depths. Actual site-specific aquifer boundaries and depths may differ from those shown on the map. The mapped boundaries are drawn at the discretion of geologists and hydrologists based on best available information. Site-specific hydrogeologic information may be necessary to verify the location of a proposed use in relation to an underlying shallow aquifer. Any applicant that is identified as being within the aquifer protection overlay zone, as denoted on the map, can provide drilling logs from soil borings on and/or near the site of the proposed use to conclusively prove that it is not located above a shallow/surficial aquifer area. The standards utilized by the state’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources for soil borings will be followed.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)