(A) Use of groundwater as a potable water supply prohibited. Except for such uses or methods in existence before the effective date of this section, the use or attempt to use as a potable water supply groundwater from within the limits of the city set forth herein, as a potable water supply, by the installation or drilling of wells or by any other method is hereby prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes the city. This section pertains to the properties and rights-of-ways adjoining. A map of the limits and a list of the properties potentially affected for this section are shown in Attachment A of Ord. 2018-MC16.
(B) Definitions. As used in this section:
PERSON. 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.
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.
(C) Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $750 for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 2018-MC16, passed 11-13-2018)