(A) Except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section, the use or attempt to use groundwater from all depths as a potable water supply within the area depicted on Exhibit A (referred to therein as the “groundwater Ordinance Area”) attached to the ordinance codified herein and incorporated herein, by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes the City of Metropolis.
(B) 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.
(Ord. 2011-27, passed 10-24-2011; Am. Ord. 2015-03, passed 2-23-2015; Am. Ord. 2018-01, passed 1-8-2018) Penalty, see § 53.99