§ 51.003 GROUND WATER AS POTABLE WATER SUPPLY.
   (A)   Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      PERSON. Any individual partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision or any other legal entity or their legal representatives, agents or assigns.
      POTABLE WATER. Any water used for human or domestic consumption, including, but not limited to, water used for drinking, bathing, swimming, washing dishes or preparing foods.
   (B)   Use of ground water as a potable water supply prohibited. Except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section, the use or attempt to use as a potable water supply ground water from within the corporate limits of the city by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited, including at points of withdrawal by the city.
(Ord. 98-O-1644, passed 6-17-1998) Penalty, see § 51.999