(a) 
The Texas Water Code states in pertinent part that a city has the power to prohibit the pollution of any stream, drain, or tributaries thereof which may constitute the source of water supply of any city, and to provide policing of same, as well as to provide for the protection of any watersheds.
(b) 
The city council has expressed its desire for the city to regulate the drilling of water wells within the city’s jurisdiction.
(c) 
The city council has reviewed and examined the proposed wellhead protection/water well drilling regulations as set out herein to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the city.
(d) 
Therefore, the city council does hereby ordain the following.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.01)
(a) 
It has been determined that potential sources of contamination exist which may threaten the integrity of the city’s public water supply, and, consequently, the health, safety, commerce, public services, property, and the general welfare of the public.
(b) 
These potential sources of contamination are created by a cumulative effect of anthropogenic and/or natural activities taking place within sufficient proximity to the city’s public water supply or source of said supply as to pose a threat of contamination.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.02)
It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to contamination of the public water supply, to maximize groundwater protection/pollution abatement control procedures, and minimize land use restrictions that:
(1) 
Protect human life and health;
(2) 
Minimize expenditure of public money for costly pollution remediation projects;
(3) 
Minimize regulations on land use;
(4) 
Minimize business interruptions;
(5) 
Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water mains, sewer lines, and treatment facilities;
(6) 
Insure that the public is provided with a safe potable water supply now and for future generations;
(7) 
Protect the natural resources of the state.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.03)
In order to accomplish its purposes, this article shall employ the following methods:
(1) 
Establish a wellhead protection area (WHPA) based on a five-year time of travel.
(2) 
Restrict or prohibit uses within the WHPA that pose risks of contamination to the public water supply.
(3) 
Control anthropogenic activities within the WHPA that may increase the threat of potential contamination of the public water supply.
(4) 
Frequent monitoring of existing and future anthropogenic activities within the WHPA that have been identified as potential sources of contamination.
(5) 
Enforcement of all applicable laws governing pollution abatement and control, storage and transport of hazardous or toxic materials, and collection, storage, and transport and treatment of municipal and industrial sewage.
(6) 
Develop contingency plans for alternative drinking water supplies to help mitigate contamination of the current public water supply.
(7) 
Inventory all potential sources of contamination within designated WHPA(s) every 2 to 5 years.
(8) 
Enforcement of state and local laws regulating on-site sewage systems.
(9) 
Prohibition of storage of hazardous or toxic materials within the WHPA that is an upgrade of the PWS well.
(10) 
Enclosure of the PWS well within a roofed structure located inside a fenced enclosure accessible only via a locked gate. The well number shall be posted on the fence and a raised impermeable barrier or berm shall be constructed around the wellhead to prevent infiltration of the well bore by surface runoff.
(11) 
Posting of signs that state “Ground Water Protection Area, City of Jourdanton” around the perimeter of the WHPA(s) with references to this article and other applicable ordinances plus emergency telephone numbers.
(12) 
Regulation of the construction, operation, correction and abandonment of water wells within both the city limits and the ETJ.
(13) 
Develop and implement an emergency response plan to respond to potential contamination events.
(14) 
Public education.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.04)