(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
(1) PERSONS. 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.
(2) 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) Prohibition. Except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section, the use or attempt to use a potable water supply groundwater from all depths within the hatched marked area, as shown on Figure 1 in the appendix following this chapter, (hereinafter referred to as the “groundwater limitation area”), by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited. This limitation applies to the Village of Maryville or any other person’s construction or attempt to construct a well.
(Ord. 2011-05, passed 2-2-11; Am. Ord. 2014-22, passed 9-17-14)