The purpose of this article is to protect public health, safety
and welfare and to prevent contamination of groundwater by assuring
that unused, unsafe or noncomplying wells or wells which may act as
conduits for contamination of groundwater or wells which may be illegally
cross-connected to the municipal water system are properly maintained
or abandoned.
This article applies to all wells located on premises served by the City of New Lisbon municipal water system. Utility customers outside the jurisdiction of the municipal system may be required under contract agreement or utility rule to adopt and enforce equivalent ordinances within their jurisdictions for the purpose stated in §
467-10 above.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
A community water system owned by a city, village, county,
town, town sanitary district, utility district, public inland lake
and rehabilitation district, municipal water district or a federal,
state, county, or municipal owned institution for congregate care
or correction, or a privately owned water utility serving the foregoing.
NONCOMPLYING
A well or pump installation which does not comply with Chapter
NR 812, Subchapter IV, Standards for Existing Installations, § NR
812.42, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and which has not been
granted a variance pursuant to § NR 812.43 of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code.
PUMP INSTALLATION
The pump and related equipment used for withdrawing water
from a well, including the discharge piping, the underground connections,
pitless adapters, pressure tanks, pits, sampling faucets and well
seals or caps.
UNSAFE WELL OR PUMP INSTALLATION
One which produces water which is bacteriologically contaminated
or contaminated with substances which exceed the drinking water standards
of Ch. NR 140 or NR 809, Wis. Adm. Code, or for which a health advisory
has been issued by the Department of Natural Resources.
WELL
A drill hole or other excavation or opening deeper than it
is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface constructed
for the purpose of obtaining groundwater.
WELL ABANDONMENT
The proper filling and sealing of a well according to the
provisions of § NR 812.26, Wis. Adm. Code.
All wells on premises served by the municipal water system shall be properly abandoned in accordance with §
467-15 of this article not later than 90 days from the date of connection to the municipal water system, unless a valid well operation permit has been issued to the well owner by the City of New Lisbon under the terms of §
467-14 of this article.
Any well owner violating any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction, be punished by forfeiture of not less than $40 nor
more than $150 and the cost of prosecution. Each day of violation
is a separate offense. If any person fails to comply with this article
for more than 30 days after receiving written notice of the violation,
the municipality may impose a penalty and cause the well abandonment
to be performed and the expense to be assessed as a special tax against
the property.