[Adopted 2-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-1]
This article shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Wellhead
Protection Ordinance" (WHPO).
A.
The users of the Town of Lawrence Utility District's water supply
system depend in part on groundwater for a safe drinking water supply.
Certain land use practices and activities can threaten or degrade
groundwater quality. The purpose of the WHPO is to institute land
use regulations and restrictions to protect the Town of Lawrence Utility
District's municipal water supply, and to promote the public health,
safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town of Lawrence
Utility District and the Town of Lawrence.
B.
These regulations are established pursuant to the authority granted
the Town by Ch. 60, Wis. Stats., including but not limited to § 60.61,
Wis. Stats., which provide for groundwater protection in municipal
planning and zoning.
A.
The regulations specified in the WHPO shall apply within the corporate
limits of the Town of Lawrence.
B.
No new use or change in use of any structure, or land shall be located,
extended, converted or structurally altered and no development shall
commence without full compliance with the terms of this article and
other applicable regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A water-bearing layer of soil or rock that will yield water
in a usable quantity to a well or spring.
The depression of the water table, around a pumping well
caused by the withdrawal of water.
Any location, within the local groundwater flow system, that
water will flow away from a well or sampling point due to pressure
variation below the water table towards its ultimate discharge point.
The water contained in the interconnected pores located below
the water table.
Has a recharge area at a topographic high area and its discharge
area at an adjacent topographic low.
The capacity of the rock or the permeable medium to transmit
water.
The slope of the water table over a given distance.
The complete cycle through which water passes from the atmosphere
to the earth and back to the atmosphere.
The area of land that is directly involved in the addition
of water to the saturated zone and encompasses all areas or features
that supply groundwater to a well.
That part of a water-bearing layer of rock or soil in which
all spaces, large or small, are filled with water.
The yield of the well in gal/min. divided by the drawdown
in feet = GPM/ft.
Any location, within the local groundwater flow system, in
which water infiltrates or recharges into the land surface and flows
toward the well or sampling point.
The level below which the soil or rock is saturated with
water, sometimes referred to as the upper surface of the saturated
zone.
The surface or subsurface area surrounding a well or wellfield,
supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably
likely to move toward and reach such well or wellfield. A legally
designated area having land-use controls designed to prevent or minimize
well contamination.
The physical area contributing water to the well.
The area of drawdown around the well.
A.
Within the WHPA the following uses are prohibited:
(1)
Disposal of garbage, refuse, trash, demolition material and construction
material.
(2)
Asphalt product manufacturing plants.
(3)
Motor vehicle laundries, service stations, dealerships, sales, painting
or bodywork facilities.
(4)
Building materials and product sales.
(5)
Chemical storage, sale, processing or manufacturing plants.
(6)
Dry cleaning establishments.
(7)
Electroplating plants.
(8)
Exterminating shops.
(9)
Fertilizer manufacturing or storage.
(10)
Highway salt storage.
(11)
Industrial liquid or solid waste storage or processing.
(12)
Scrap metal or inoperable motor vehicle junkyards.
(13)
Mining and quarrying operations, including sand and gravel extraction.
(14)
Motor and machinery service and assembly shops.
(15)
Paint products storage and processing.
(16)
Pulp and paper manufacturing, including the storage, debarking
or processing of wood, pulp, processing materials or agents.
(17)
Residential dwelling units on lots less than one acre in area;
provided, in any residence district, on a lot of record on the effective
date of this article, a single-family dwelling may be established
regardless of the size of the lot, provided other applicable zoning
and use requirements are complied with.
(18)
Sept age disposal sites.
(19)
Sludge disposal sites.
(20)
Storage, manufacturing, use or disposal of toxic or hazardous
materials as defined and regulated by the Hazardous Substances Act,
§ 100.37, Wis. Stats., and regulations thereunder as may
be amended from time to time.
(21)
Underground petroleum products storage tanks for industrial,
commercial, residential, or other uses.
B.
Within the WHPA the following uses may be permitted, provided the
minimum separation distances below are provided between the installations
and Well No. 1.
|
Potent Contamination Source
|
Minimum Separation
Distance (feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Storm sewer main
|
50
|
|
Sanitary sewer main
|
200
|
|
Lift station
|
200
|
|
Single-family residential fuel oil tank
|
200
|
|
Septic tank (less than 12,000 gallons per day)
|
400
|
|
Cemetery
|
400
|
|
Stormwater drainage pond
|
400
|
|
Gasoline or fuel oil storage tank installation (DILHR approved)
|
600
|
|
Land application of municipal, commercial or industrial waste
|
1,000
|
|
Industrial, commercial or municipal wastewater lagoons or storage
structures
|
1,000
|
|
Manure stacks or storage structures
|
1,000
|
|
Septic tanks (less than 12,000 gallons per day)
|
1,000
|
|
Solid waste storage, transportation, transfer, incineration,
air curtain destructor, processing,wood burning, one-time disposal
or small demolition facility
|
1,200
|
|
Sanitary landfill
|
1,200
|
|
Coal storage area
|
1,200
|
|
Salt or deicing material storage area
|
1,200
|
|
Gasoline or fuel oil storage tank without DILHR approval
|
1,200
|
|
Bulk fuel storage facilities
|
1,200
|
|
Pesticide or fertilizer handling or storage facilities
|
1,200
|
D.
Any person proposing to commence use of property located within either
area which use was not in existence at the time of enactment of this
article, and any person proposing to change the size or character
of the existing use, shall make application to the Town for a permit
to initiate the proposed use or change of use. The application shall
be in a form acceptable to the Town and shall include the following:
(1)
Identification of the user, including lessee, if any.
(2)
Address of user.
(3)
Description of property to be used.
(4)
Description of use.
(5)
Drawing of site, indicating location of structures, access roads
or driveways, and contemplated site work.
(6)
Measures proposed to minimize groundwater contamination risk, if
any.
E.
The Board
may set such conditions to the issuance of the permit as may be reasonable
and necessary to the protection of the groundwater supply for the
Lawrence Sanitary District No. I.
Wellhead Protection Area described as follows:
A.
The following portions of Section 30, Township 23 North, Range 20
East, Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin:
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be
subject to a forfeiture of up to $1,000 per violation. Each day of
a continuing violation shall be a separate violation. This forfeiture
shall be in addition to any federal or state remedy, enforcement or
regulatory order.
