[Adopted 9-15-2014 by Ord. No. 522]
To protect public health, safety and welfare and to prevent
contamination of water supplies 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 properly filled
and sealed.
This article applies to all wells located on premises served by the City of Hayward municipal water system. Communities outside the jurisdiction of a supplying municipal system are also required by code, contract agreement, or utility rule to adopt and enforce equivalent ordinances within their jurisdictions for purpose stated in §
456-1 above.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMUNITIES SERVED
Any jurisdiction having customers supplied by a municipal
water system as retail or wholesale customers, including those outside
the jurisdiction of the supplying system.
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 § NR
812.42, Wisconsin Administrative Code, Standards for Existing Installations,
and which has not been granted a variance pursuant to § NR
812.43, 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.
SERVED BY
Any property having a water supply pipe extending onto it
which is connected to the municipal water system.
UNSAFE
A well or pump installation which produces water which is
bacteriologically contaminated or contaminated with other substances
exceeding the drinking water standards of Chs. NR 140 or 809, Wisconsin
Administrative Code, or for which a health advisory has been issued
by the Department of Natural Resources.
UNUSED
A well which does not have a functional pumping system or
other complying means of withdrawing water.
WELL
A drilled 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 or decommissioning of a well
according to the provisions of § NR 812.26, Wisconsin Administrative
Code.
All wells on premises served by the municipal water system shall be properly filled and sealed in accordance with §
456-6 of this article not later than one year from the date of connection to the municipal water system, or discovery or construction of a well, unless a valid well operation permit has been issued to the well owner by City Public Works Director under terms of §
456-5 of this article.
Owners of wells on premises served by the municipal water system
shall make application for a well operation permit for each well no
later than one year after connection to the municipal water system
or date of discovery or construction of a well. The City Public Works
Director shall grant a permit to a well owner to operate a well for
a period not to exceed five years, providing all conditions of this
section are met. A well operation permit may be renewed by submitting
an application verifying that the conditions of this section are met.
The City Public Works Director or its agent may conduct inspections
and water quality tests or require inspections and water quality tests
to be conducted at the applicant's expense to obtain or verify
information necessary for consideration of a permit application or
renewal. Permit applications and renewals shall be made on forms provided
by the Clerk/Treasurer. The following conditions must be met for issuance
or renewal of a well operation permit:
A. The well and pump installation shall comply with the Standards for
Existing Installations described in § NR 812.42, Wisconsin
Administrative Code, or repaired to comply with current standards.
Compliance shall be verified by inspection for initial issuance of
a permit and every 10 years thereafter. Inspections shall be conducted
by a Wisconsin licensed well driller or pump installer and documented
on inspection report form DNR #3300-221, to be submitted to the Clerk/Treasurer.
B. The well and pump shall have a history of producing safe water evidenced
by a certified lab report for at least one coliform bacteria sample
collected within prior 30 days and submitted to the Clerk/Treasurer.
In areas where the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has determined
that groundwater aquifers are contaminated with substances other than
bacteria, additional chemical tests may be required to document the
safety of the water.
C. There shall be no cross connections or interconnection between the
well's pump installation or distribution piping and the municipal
water system unless approved by the utility and DNR.
D. The water from the private well shall not discharge into a drain
leading directly to a public sewer utility unless properly metered
and authorized by the sewer utility.
E. The private well shall have a functional pumping system or other
complying means of withdrawing water.
F. The proposed use of the private well shall be justified as reasonable
in addition to water provided by the municipal water system.
[Adopted 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 395]
This article shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Wellhead
Protection Ordinance" (hereafter "WHP Ordinance").
The regulations specified in this WHP Ordinance shall apply
only within the City's corporate limits.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EXISTING FACILITIES WHICH MAY CAUSE OR THREATEN TO CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION
Existing facilities which may cause or threaten to cause
environmental pollution within the corporate limits of the City's
well field recharge area which include, but are not limited to, the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' draft, "Inventory of Sites
or Facilities Which May Cause or Threaten to Cause Environmental Pollution,"
Department of Safety and Professional Services (hereafter "SPS") list
of underground storage tanks (hereafter "USTs") and list of facilities
with hazardous, solid waste permits. There are currently no such facilities
within the jurisdiction of this article.
RECHARGE AREA
Area in which water reaches the zone of saturation by surface
infiltration and encompasses all areas or features that supply groundwater
recharge to a well.
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.