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Anyone failing to comply with the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred ($200.00). Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this article occurs or continues shall be a separate offense, and upon conviction shall be punishable as herein provided.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 6)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to drill or attempt to drill any water well within the corporate limits of this city except in compliance with the provisions of this article.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect in any manner a private water well system to the city’s water supply or distribution system.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful to sell or give water to anyone for use on any property that is not owned by the permittee for a private well. Joint ownership of a single well for use on two properties shall also be prohibited.
(d) 
Use of water from private wells shall be restricted to irrigation or livestock water supply purposes.
(e) 
The total depth of any well permitted by this article shall not exceed 900 feet from natural ground surface.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 1)
(a) 
Required.
No water well may be drilled without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city administrator.
(b) 
Application.
The application for a water well permit shall include a drawing or plat showing the location of the well with regard to property lines; name, address, and telephone number of the owner; name, address, state license number, and telephone number of the well driller; depth of proposed well; and proposed production rate.
(c) 
Plat required.
The person receiving a permit for drilling a well inside the city limits will be required to present a plat with a surveyor’s certified seal at the time of requesting the permit.
(d) 
Annual water sample report required.
The owner and operator of a well drilled inside the city limits will be required to file an annual water sample report with the city from a certified lab.
(e) 
Fee.
The fee for a water well permit shall be listed in the city's adopted fee schedule.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 2; Ordinance 09-2022C adopted 9/20/2021)
(a) 
Private water wells shall be so located that there will be no danger of pollution from flooding or from unsanitary surroundings, such as cesspools, privies, sewage, livestock and animal pens, solid waste disposal sites, or abandoned and improperly sealed wells.
(b) 
No well site which is within fifty (50) feet of a tile or concrete sanitary sewer, septic tank, or storm sewer, or which is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a cesspool or septic tank with open-jointed drainfield, will be acceptable for the development of a well.
(c) 
No well site shall be allowed within five hundred (500) feet of a sewage treatment plant or within three hundred (300) feet of a sewage wet well, a sewage pumping station, or a drainage ditch which contains industrial waste discharges or the wastes from sewage treatment systems.
(d) 
No water wells shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of animal feedlots, solid waste disposal sites, or lands irrigated by sewage plant effluent.
(e) 
Livestock in pastures shall not be allowed within fifty (50) feet of water supply wells.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 3)
(a) 
The premises, materials, tools, and drilling equipment shall be maintained so as to minimize contamination of the underground water during the drilling operation. All private water wells drilled, operated or abandoned and all water well drillers shall comply with the current state commission on environmental quality (TCEQ) water well drillers rules.
(b) 
Abandonment of the well at a future date will require plugging consistent with TCEQ rules and documentation filed with the city.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 4)
Authorized representatives of the city shall be allowed access at any time to inspect the premises of a private well and any piping or appurtenances connected to the well to determine compliance with the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance adopted 10/19/99, sec. 5)