The purpose of this Chapter is to protect public health and groundwater quality by establishing minimum standards for quality, quantity, location, construction, alteration, or decommissioning of water wells and water well installation; also, to require a permit for the construction of a well, including production wells, test wells, test borings, and monitoring wells, the installation of pumping equipment and other appurtenances, and the drilling of boreholes used for the installation of ground source heat pump equipment. After the effective date of adoption of this Chapter, no well (either private, public, or geothermal borehole) shall be constructed, repaired, maintained or modified or any pump installed, repaired or replaced, contrary to the provisions of this Chapter.
(Ord. 613, 5/11/2015)