For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases are defined and shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A. "Abandoned well" and "abandonment" apply to a well which has not been declared for reuse by the legal owner with the director. Test holes and exploratory holes shall be considered abandoned twenty-four hours after construction and testing work has been completed. A well whose original or functional purpose and use have been permanently discontinued or which is in such a state of disrepair that it cannot be made functional for its original purpose or any other function regulated by this Chapter shall be considered an abandoned well.
B. "Agricultural well" is any water well used to supply water for irrigation or other agricultural purposes, including so-called "stock wells."
C. "Cathodic protection well" means any artificial excavation in excess of fifty feet constructed by any method for the purpose of installing equipment or facilities for the protection electrically of metallic equipment in contact with the ground, commonly referred to as cathodic protection.
D. "Community water supply well" means any well which provides water for domestic water supply systems.
E. "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of water of the City by wastes or other degrading elements to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through the possibility of poisoning or through the possibility of the spreading of disease.
F. "Cross-connection" means any unprotected connection between any part of a water system used or intended to supply water for domestic purposes and any source or system containing water or other substance that is not or cannot be approved as safe, pure, wholesome, and potable for human consumption.
G. "Customer system" means those parts of the facilities beyond the termination of the distribution system which are utilized in conveying water to points of use beyond point of delivery.
H. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Health Services of the county.
I. "Director" means the Director of Environmental Health Services for the county or his duly authorized representative.
J. "Distribution system" includes the facilities, conduits, or any other means used for the delivery of water from the source facilities to the customer's system.
K. "Domestic water supply system" means any water system serving two or more places of human habitation where the places are connected by an integrated pipe system owned and operated by the supplier, and all motels, hotels, mobile home parks, campgrounds, resorts and any other places that provide domestic water to their consumers, tenants, renters or customers from a water source other than a water utility operating under a valid permit.
L. "Individual domestic well" means any well used to supply water for domestic needs of an individual residence or commercial establishment.
M. "Lateral (horizontal) well" means a well drilled or constructed horizontally or at an angle with the horizon as contrasted with the common vertical well and does not include horizontal drains or "wells" constructed to remove subsurface water from hillsides, cuts, or fills.
N. "Observation well" means a well used for monitoring or sampling the conditions of a water-bearing aquifer, such as water pressure, depth, movement or quality.
O. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, or governmental agency.
P. "Pollution" means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the City by waste to a degree which affects:
1. such waters for beneficial uses, or
2. facilities which serve such beneficial uses.
"Pollution" may include "contamination.
Q. "Source facilities" includes wells, stream diversion works, infiltration galleries, springs, reservoirs, tanks and all other facilities used in the production, treatment, disinfection, storage or delivery of water to the distribution system.
R. "Test hole" or "exploratory hole" means an excavation used for determining the nature of underground geological or hydrological conditions, whether by seismic investigation, direct observation or any other means.
S. "User" means any individual, firm, corporation or governmental agency using water for domestic purposes except that "user" shall not be defined to include any individual, firm, corporation, or governmental agency furnishing or supplying water to the public in any manner.
T. "Well" or "water well" means any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from, or injecting water into the ground. This definition shall not include:
1. Oil and gas wells, or geothermal wells constructed under the jurisdiction of the California State Department of Conservation, except those wells converted to use as water wells; or
2. Wells used for the purpose of:
a. Dewatering excavation during construction, or
b. Stabilizing hillsides or earth embankments.
(Ord. 3475, 1-22-75)