This chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Wellhead
Protection Ordinance" (hereinafter referred to as "WHP Ordinance").
The following terms shall have the following meanings:
AQUIFER
A saturated, permeable, geologic formation that contains
and will yield significant quantities of water.
EXISTING FACILITIES
Current facilities, practices and activities which may cause
or threaten to cause environmental pollution within that portion of
the City's wellhead protection area that lies within the corporate
limits of the City. Existing facilities include but are not limited
to the type listed in the Department of Natural Resources Form 3300-215,
Public Water Supply Potential Contaminant Use Inventory Form, which
is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
That portion of the recharge area for the City wells that
lies within the City limits and in the City's extraterritorial
plat approval jurisdiction as shown in the map attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
RECHARGE AREA
The land area which contributes water to a well by infiltration
of water into the subsurface and movement with groundwater toward
the well. This area extends beyond the corporate limits of the City
of Waterloo.
WELL FIELD
A piece of land used primarily for the purpose of supplying
a location for construction of wells to supply a municipal water system.
In the event any lands located within the City's extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction as provided for in § 236.02(5), Wis. Stats, are proposed for subdivision, and in the further event such subdivision would permit land uses contrary to the terms of this Chapter
383, there in such events, the proposed subdivision shall be denied as being in conflict with the land use provisions of this chapter.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph or phrase
of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, or other applicable
administrative or governing body, such decision shall not affect the
validity of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph
or phrase or portion thereof. The Common Council of the City of Waterloo
hereby declares that they would have passed this chapter and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph or phrase thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, paragraphs or phrases may be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
All ordinances in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed
or amended to read consistent with this chapter.