If after 30 days of abandonment, the owner of an abandoned well has not declared to DEHS the well for proposed reuse per § 33.0644, then the well shall be destroyed per § 33.0631 of this Article. If any well is found by DEHS to be a hazard, whereby its continued existence is likely to cause damage to groundwater, or to the public health and safety, DEHS shall direct the owner to destroy the well within a stated period. At the time of removal of a pump, the casing shall be provided with an adequate cap at the surface and shall be maintained so that it will not be a hazard to health or safety until such time that the abandoned well is properly sealed from the bottom to the top.
(Ord. 3105, passed - -1986)