No person shall hereafter install or operate
any new or additional private well in the City of Glen Cove, to withdraw
water from underground sources for any purposes whatsoever, without
first having obtained a permit therefor from the City of Glen Cove.
[Amended 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Every person seeking a private well permit shall
make written application to the Director, setting forth the purpose
of the new or additional private well, the proposed size and depth,
the capacity of the pump or pumps to be attached thereto, the manner
and the extent by which the water is to be recharged into the underground
sources, if any, and the maximum amount of water to be withdrawn from
said well, to be computed at the rate of gallons per minute. A permit
fee as set forth from time to time by the City Council shall be filed
with each application.
The application, together with the decision
of the Director, shall be heard and passed by the City Council upon
the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be liable to a penalty set in accordance with Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.