(a) 
This article sets forth uniform requirements for the users and the construction of facilities in or on land within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the wells in order to promote sanitary conditions in and around such wells, to secure all such land from pollution hazards, and to enable the city to comply with all applicable state and local regulations.
(b) 
The objective of this article is to prevent certain uses and the construction of facilities in or on land surrounding the wells, which might create a danger of pollution to the water produced from such wells.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
City council.
The city council of the City of Saint Jo, Texas.
City.
The City of Saint Jo, Texas.
Ordinance.
This article establishing rules and regulations regarding sanitary and pollution control of the area in proximity to the city’s public water supply wells.
Person.
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity, or its legal representatives, agents, successors, or assigns.
Wells.
The water wells owned and operated by the city, which are more specifically identified and described in exhibit A attached to Ordinance 86-02-13-19 and made a part hereof.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)
(a) 
Construction and/or operation of any underground petroleum and/or chemical storage tank, liquid transmission pipeline, stock pen, feedlot, dump grounds, privy, cesspool, septic tank, sewage treatment plant, sewage wet well, sewage pumping station, drainage ditch which contains industrial waste discharges or the wastes from sewage treatment systems, solid waste disposal site, land on which sewage plant or septic tank sludge is applied, land irrigated by sewage plant effluent, septic tank perforated drain field, absorption bed, evapotranspiration bed, area irrigated by low dosage, low angle spray-on site sewage facility, military facility, industrial facility, wood treatment facility, class 1, 2, 3, and/or 4 injection well, pesticide storage and/or mixing facility, abandoned well, inoperative well, improperly constructed water well of any depth, and all other construction or operation that could create an unsanitary condition is prohibited within, upon, or across all areas of land within a 150-foot radius of the wells. For the purposes of this article, “improperly constructed water wells” are those wells that do not meet the surface and subsurface construction standards for a public water supply well.
(b) 
Construction and/or operation of tile or concrete sanitary sewers, sewer appurtenances, septic tanks, storm sewers, and cemeteries is specifically prohibited within, upon, or across any area of land within a 50-foot radius of the wells.
(c) 
Construction of homes or building upon any area of land within a 150-foot radius of the wells is permitted, provided the restrictions described in subsections (a) and (b) above are met.
(d) 
Normal farming and ranching operations are not prohibited by this section; provided, however, livestock shall not be allowed within a 50-foot radius of the wells.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)
City employees, or authorized representatives of the city, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to immediately enter upon any premises located within a 150-foot radius of any well to conduct any inspection or observation necessary to enforce this article.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Each continuing days’ violation under this article shall constitute a separate offense. The penal provisions imposed under this article shall not preclude the city from filing suit to enjoin the violation. The city retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and federal law.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be required to remove the prohibited construction or potential source of contamination within ten (10) days after notification that they are in violation of this article.
(Ordinance 86-02-13-19 adopted 2/13/19)