“Well” shall mean any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting liquid from, or injecting liquid into, the underground. “Well” shall include the following:
(a) Water supply well. “Water supply well” shall mean a well constructed for the extraction of ground water and shall include:
(1) Individual domestic wells which supply an individual residence or duplex;
(2) Public wells which serve three (3) or more residences or a school, employee housing facility, or commercial establishment;
(3) Community domestic wells which supply domestic water supply systems;
(4) Industrial wells which supply industry on an individual basis; and
(5) Irrigation wells which supply water for agricultural and landscape uses.
(b) Observation well. “Observation well” shall mean a well constructed to monitor or sample ground water conditions, such as water quality and water level.
(c) Recharge or injection well. “Recharge or injection well” shall mean a well constructed for the introduction of water into an aquifer to replenish the ground water or otherwise contribute to ground water quantity or quality.
(d) Electrolytic protection well. "Electrolytic protection well" shall mean a well constructed at least twenty-five (25') feet deep for the purposes of installing facilities to electrically protect metal in contact with the ground. (§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. October 7, 1976; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)