Any well or other opening located inside the area defined in § 154.02 which penetrates the underground water supply and which pollutes or contaminates any other wells or the city’s water supply, is declared a nuisance, and on notice to the owner of the well, or to the operator therefor, or to his or her agent in charge of the well or of the property on which it is situated, issued by the City Council or its agent the nuisance shall be abated by the owner within ten days from the date of the notice by filling an plugging the well or opening in the manner provided for in this chapter for abandoned wells; and if he or she shall fail to abate the nuisance within the time, or if owner or his or her agent, the Council or its agent shall have the right to go on the land or property upon which the well is situated and abate the nuisance in the manner provided and the owner thereof shall be liable to the city for the cost of the work and shall pay the cost upon demand.
(Ord. 103-91, passed 12-18-90) Penalty, see § 10.99