It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the public water supply of the City by regulating the locations and types of construction of certain structures or facilities which may be potential sources of contamination of the publicly-owned water supply wells. (Ord. 944, 3-4-91).

The definitions of words used herein shall be those found in textbooks of Civil Engineering, except a shallow well is a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn. (Ord. 944, 3-4-91; and. Ord. 2406, 3-2-2020).

No structure or facility shall be located within the distances as outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 567 Chapter 43, from a publicly-owned shallow well within the City. (Ord. 2406, 3-2-2020).

No structure or facility shall be located within the distances as outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 567 Chapter 43, from a publicly-owned deep well within the City (Ord. 2406, 3-2-2020).

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all publicly-owned wells existing within the City, except former publicly-owned wells which have been abandoned and from which the pumping equipment has been removed. (Ord. 944, 3-4-91).

The use of structures and facilities existing on the effective date hereof may be continued even though such use may not conform with the regulations of this chapter. Such structure shall not be enlarged, extended, reconstructed or substituted subsequent to the effective date hereof. † (Ord. 944, 3-4-91)