This article shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Wellhead
Protection Ordinance" (WHPO).
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AQUIFIER
A water-bearing layer of soil or rock that will yield water
in a usable quantity to a well or spring.
CONE OF DEPRESSION
The depression of the water table, around a pumping well
caused by the withdrawal of water.
DOWNGRADIENT
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.
GROUNDWATER
The water contained in the interconnected pores located below
the water table.
HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
The complete cycle through which water passes from the atmosphere
to the earth and back to the atmosphere.
RECHARGE AREA
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.
SATURATED ZONE
That part of a water-bearing layer of rock or soil in which
all spaces, large or small, are filled with water.
SPECIFIC CAPACITY
The yield of the well in gal/min. divided by the drawdown
in feet = GPM/ft.
UPGRADIENT
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.
WATER TABLE
The level below which the soil or rock is saturated with
water, sometimes referred to as the upper surface of the saturated
zone.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA (WHPA)
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.
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:
(1) The southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter.
(2) All of the southeast quarter.
(3) The southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter.
(4) The southeast quarter of the northwest quarter.
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.